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Matthieu Piel

Matthieu Piel

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
74
Citations
21159
World Ranking
5559
National Ranking
156

Overview

Matthieu Piel is affiliated with the Institute Curie in France and specializes in the field of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their body of research demonstrates a particular emphasis on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Immunology, as well as emerging areas such as Biomedical Engineering and Physiology.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Cellular Mechanics and Interactions
  • Nuclear Structure and Function
  • Microtubule and Mitosis Dynamics
  • Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • 3D Printing in Biomedical Research
  • Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques

Matthieu Piel has published extensively in several high-profile scientific venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • eLife
  • Nature
  • Developmental Cell
  • Nature Communications

Some of the recent notable papers authored by Piel include:

  • "The nucleus acts as a ruler tailoring cell responses to spatial constraints," 2020, Science
  • "Cellular locomotion using environmental topography," 2020, Nature
  • "Compromised nuclear envelope integrity drives TREX1-dependent DNA damage and tumor cell invasion," 2021, Cell
  • "Genetic instability from a single S phase after whole-genome duplication," 2022, Nature
  • "Oncogenic Signaling Alters Cell Shape and Mechanics to Facilitate Cell Division under Confinement," 2020, Developmental Cell

Collaboration is an integral component of their research. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Nishit Srivastava
  • Alice Williart
  • G. Nader
  • Nicolas Manel
  • Mathieu Deygas

Through a combination of experimental and technological approaches, Matthieu Piel engages in multidisciplinary work that spans cellular mechanics, cellular structure, and advanced microscopy techniques. This integrative research strategy supports studies relevant to cell migration, nuclear dynamics, mechanotransduction, and cancer biology within constrained environments.

Best Publications

  • The extracellular matrix guides the orientation of the cell division axis

    Manuel Théry;Victor Racine;Anne Pépin;Matthieu Piel

  • ESCRT III repairs nuclear envelope ruptures during cell migration to limit DNA damage and cell death

    M Raab;M Gentili;H de Belly;H R Thiam

  • Confinement and Low Adhesion Induce Fast Amoeboid Migration of Slow Mesenchymal Cells

    Yan-Jun Liu;Maël Le Berre;Franziska Lautenschlaeger;Franziska Lautenschlaeger;Paolo Maiuri

  • Anisotropy of cell adhesive microenvironment governs cell internal organization and orientation of polarity

    Manuel Théry;Victor Racine;Matthieu Piel;Anne Pépin

  • ESCRT Machinery Is Required for Plasma Membrane Repair

    Ana Joaquina Jimenez;Ana Joaquina Jimenez;Paolo Maiuri;Paolo Maiuri;Julie Lafaurie-Janvore;Julie Lafaurie-Janvore;Séverine Divoux;Séverine Divoux

  • Directing cell migration with asymmetric micropatterns

    Xingyu Jiang;Derek A. Bruzewicz;Amy P. Wong;Matthieu Piel

  • The respective contributions of the mother and daughter centrioles to centrosome activity and behavior in vertebrate cells.

    Matthieu Piel;Pablo Meyer;Alexey Khodjakov;Conly L. Rieder

  • Centrosome-dependent exit of cytokinesis in animal cells.

    Matthieu Piel;Joshua Nordberg;Ursula Euteneuer;Michel Bornens

  • Microtubule minus-end anchorage at centrosomal and non-centrosomal sites: the role of ninein.

    M.M. Mogensen;A. Malik;M. Piel;V. Bouckson-Castaing

  • Actin Flows Mediate a Universal Coupling between Cell Speed and Cell Persistence

    Paolo Maiuri;Jean-François Rupprecht;Stefan Wieser;Verena Ruprecht

  • External forces control mitotic spindle positioning

    Jenny Fink;Nicolas Carpi;Timo Betz;Angelique Bétard

  • Microfluidic tools for cell biological research

    Guilhem Velve-Casquillas;Maël Le Berre;Matthieu Piel;Phong T. Tran;Phong T. Tran

  • The nucleus acts as a ruler tailoring cell responses to spatial constraints

    A. J. Lomakin;C. J. Cattin;D. Cuvelier;Z. Alraies

  • Perinuclear Arp2/3-driven actin polymerization enables nuclear deformation to facilitate cell migration through complex environments

    Hawa-Racine Thiam;Pablo Vargas;Nicolas Carpi;Carolina Lage Crespo

  • Contractility of the cell rear drives invasion of breast tumor cells in 3D Matrigel

    Renaud Poincloux;Olivier Collin;Floria Lizárraga;Maryse Romao

  • Regulation of dendritic cell migration by CD74, the MHC class II-associated invariant chain

    Gabrielle Faure-André;Pablo Vargas;Pablo Vargas;Maria Isabel Yuseff;Mélina Heuzé

  • Mitotic rounding alters cell geometry to ensure efficient bipolar spindle formation.

    Oscar M. Lancaster;Maël Le Berre;Andrea Dimitracopoulos;Daria Bonazzi

  • Adaptive force transmission in amoeboid cell migration

    Jörg Renkawitz;Kathrin Schumann;Michele Weber;Tim Lämmermann

  • Simple and rapid process for single cell micro-patterning

    Ammar Azioune;Marko Storch;Michel Bornens;Manuel Théry

  • Cortical Actomyosin Breakage Triggers Shape Oscillations in Cells and Cell Fragments

    Ewa Paluch;Matthieu Piel;Jacques Prost;Michel Bornens

Frequent Co-Authors

Michel Bornens
Michel Bornens Institute Curie
Yong Chen
Yong Chen École Normale Supérieure
Buzz Baum
Buzz Baum MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Manuel Théry
Manuel Théry Grenoble Alpes University
Nicolas Manel
Nicolas Manel PSL University
Jean-François Joanny
Jean-François Joanny Collège de France
Michael Sixt
Michael Sixt Institute of Science and Technology Austria
Philippe Bousso
Philippe Bousso Institut Pasteur
Franck Perez
Franck Perez PSL University
Jean-Baptiste Sibarita
Jean-Baptiste Sibarita Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS

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