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Genetics and Molecular Biology
France
2024

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Molecular Biology

D-Index
80
Citations
22290
World Ranking
1003
National Ranking
28

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in France Leader Award
  • 1998 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Patrick Charnay is affiliated with the École Normale Supérieure in France. Their research focuses on the interdisciplinary areas of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Key subfields of study in their work include biomedical engineering, molecular biology, epidemiology, molecular medicine, and neurology.

The main topics addressed in their research include:

  • 3D Printing in Biomedical Research
  • Bone Tissue Engineering Materials
  • Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications
  • Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
  • Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Hepatitis B Virus Studies

Patrick Charnay has contributed to several scholarly publications, including:

  • "Tuning Physicochemical Properties of a Macroporous Polysaccharide-Based Scaffold for 3D Neuronal Culture" (2021), published in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "Neural tube-associated boundary caps are a major source of mural cells in the skin" (2023), published in eLife
  • "Biographical Feature: In memoriam Pierre Tiollais (1934-2024)" (2025), published in the Journal of Virology
  • "Pierre Tiollais (1934-2024), un pionnier du génie génétique et une vie consacrée au virus de l'hépatite B" (2025), published in médecine/sciences

They have collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Gaspard Gerschenfeld
  • Piotr Topilko
  • Christian Bréchot
  • Hugues de Thé
  • Anne Dejean

The most common venues for their publications are:

  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • eLife
  • Journal of Virology
  • médecine/sciences

Patrick Charnay has been recognized as a member of prestigious scientific organizations, including the Academia Europaea since 1998 and the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

Best Publications

  • Nucleotide sequence of the hepatitis B virus genome (subtype ayw) cloned in E. coli.

    Francis Galibert;Elisabeth Mandart;Françoise Fitoussi;Pierre Tiollais

  • A requirement for the immediate early gene Zif268 in the expression of late LTP and long-term memories.

    M. Jones;Michael L. Errington;Pim J. French;A. Fine

  • Krox-20 controls myelination in the peripheral nervous system.

    P. Topilko;S. Schneider-Maunoury;G. Levi;A. Baron-Van Evercooren

  • Neurofibromas in NF1: Schwann Cell Origin and Role of Tumor Environment

    Yuan Zhu;Pritam Ghosh;Patrick Charnay;Dennis K. Burns

  • Ablation of NF1 function in neurons induces abnormal development of cerebral cortex and reactive gliosis in the brain

    Yuan Zhu;Mario I. Romero;Pritam Ghosh;Zhengyi Ye

  • Two mouse genes encoding potential transcription factors with identical DNA-binding domains are activated by growth factors in cultured cells.

    Patrick Lemaire;Olivier Revelant;Rodrigo Bravo;Patrick Charnay

  • Segment-specific expression of a zinc-finger gene in the developing nervous system of the mouse.

    David G. Wilkinson;Sangita Bhatt;Philippe Chavrier;Rodrigo Bravo

  • Disruption of Krox-20 results in alteration of rhombomeres 3 and 5 in the developing hindbrain

    Sylvie Schneider-Maunoury;Piotr Topilko;Tania Seitanidou;Giovanni Levi

  • A gene encoding a protein with zinc fingers is activated during G0/G1 transition in cultured cells.

    P. Chavrier;M. Zerial;P. Lemaire;J. Almendral

  • Biology of hepatitis B virus.

    Pierre Tiollais;Pierre Tiollais;Patrick Charnay;Girish N. Vyas

  • Tangential Neuronal Migration Controls Axon Guidance: A Role for Neuregulin-1 in Thalamocortical Axon Navigation

    Guillermina López-Bendito;Aline Cautinat;Juan Antonio Sánchez;Franck Bielle

  • Detection of hepatitis B virus DNA in liver and serum: a direct appraisal of the chronic carrier state.

    Christian Brechot;Jacques Scotto;Patrick Charnay;Michelle Hadchouel

  • The zinc finger gene Krox20 regulates HoxB2 (Hox2.8) during hindbrain segmentation

    Mai Har Sham;Christine Vesque;Stefan Nonchev;Heather Marshall

  • Differences in human α- and β-globin gene expression in mouse erythroleukemia cells: The role of intragenic sequences

    Patrick Charnay;Richard Treisman;Pamela Mellon;Moses Chao

  • A dual role of erbB2 in myelination and in expansion of the schwann cell precursor pool.

    Alistair N. Garratt;Octavian Voiculescu;Piotr Topilko;Patrick Charnay

  • Multiple pituitary and ovarian defects in Krox-24 (NGFI-A, Egr-1)-targeted mice.

    Piotr Topilko;Sylvie Schneider-Maunoury;Giovanni Levi;Giovanni Levi;Alain Trembleau

  • Histone H2AX-dependent GABA A receptor regulation of stem cell proliferation

    Michael Andäng;Jens Hjerling-Leffler;Annalena Moliner;T. Kalle Lundgren

  • The serum-inducible mouse gene Krox-24 encodes a sequence-specific transcriptional activator.

    P Lemaire;C Vesque;J Schmitt;H Stunnenberg

  • Base sequence discrimination by zinc-finger DNA-binding domains

    Jeannette Nardelli;Toby J. Gibson;Christine Vesque;Patrick Charnay

  • Targeting of the EphA4 tyrosine kinase receptor affects dorsal/ventral pathfinding of limb motor axons

    F. Helmbacher;S. Schneider-Maunoury;P. Topilko;L. Tiret

Frequent Co-Authors

Pierre Tiollais
Pierre Tiollais Institut Pasteur
Sonia Garel
Sonia Garel École Normale Supérieure
David G. Wilkinson
David G. Wilkinson The Francis Crick Institute
Giovanni Levi
Giovanni Levi French National Museum of Natural History
Tom Maniatis
Tom Maniatis Columbia University
Robb Krumlauf
Robb Krumlauf Stowers Institute for Medical Research
Christine Pourcel
Christine Pourcel University of Paris-Saclay
Pamela L. Mellon
Pamela L. Mellon University of California, San Diego
Moses V. Chao
Moses V. Chao New York University

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