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Pierre Cosson is affiliated with the University of Geneva in Switzerland and has contributed extensively to the fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, as well as medicine. Their research spans various subfields including molecular biology, endocrinology, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, cell biology, and immunology.

The scientist's work focuses on several main topics, including:

  • Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
  • Monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies research
  • Vibrio bacteria research studies
  • Legionella and Acanthamoeba research
  • Cellular mechanics and interactions
  • Glycosylation and glycoproteins research
  • Cellular transport and secretion

Pierre Cosson has published multiple papers that address different aspects of host-pathogen interactions and cellular biology. Notable recent publications include:

  • "How Phagocytic Cells Kill Different Bacteria: a Quantitative Analysis Using Dictyostelium discoideum," 2021, mBio
  • "Transcriptional Responses of Dictyostelium discoideum Exposed to Different Classes of Bacteria," 2020, Frontiers in Microbiology
  • "Identification of Anti-Mycobacterium and Anti-Legionella Compounds With Potential Distinctive Structural Scaffolds From an HD-PBL Using Phenotypic Screens in Amoebae Host Models," 2020, Frontiers in Microbiology
  • "The multifarious lysozyme arsenal of Dictyostelium discoideum," 2020, Developmental & Comparative Immunology
  • "Intracellular targeting of Cisd2/Miner1 to the endoplasmic reticulum," 2021, BMC Molecular and Cell Biology

The scientist frequently publishes in various venues, with several publications appearing in:

  • Antibody Reports
  • Revue Médicale Suisse
  • Molecular Microbiology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature

Collaboration is a clear aspect of Pierre Cosson's research profile. Frequent co-authors include Wanessa C Lima, Otmane Lamrabet, Tania Jauslin, Anna Marchetti, and Philippe Hammel.

Best Publications

  • Coatomer is essential for retrieval of dilysine-tagged proteins to the endoplasmic reticulum

    François Letourneur;Erin C. Gaynor;Silke Hennecke;Corinne Démollière

  • Coatomer interaction with di-lysine endoplasmic reticulum retention motifs

    Pierre Cosson;François Letourneur

  • Anthrax toxin triggers endocytosis of its receptor via a lipid raft–mediated clathrin-dependent process

    Laurence Abrami;Shihui Liu;Pierre Cosson;Stephen H. Leppla

  • Separation and Characterization of Late Endosomal Membrane Domains

    Toshihide Kobayashi;Toshihide Kobayashi;Marie-Hélène Beuchat;Julien Chevallier;Asami Makino

  • Late endosome motility depends on lipids via the small GTPase Rab7.

    Cécile Lebrand;Michela Corti;Holly Goodson;Holly Goodson;Pierre Cosson

  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa virulence analyzed in a Dictyostelium discoideum host system

    Pierre Cosson;Laurence Zulianello;Olivier Join-Lambert;François Faurisson

  • Colocalized transmembrane determinants for ER degradation and subunit assembly explain the intracellular fate of TCR chains

    Juan S. Bonifacino;Pierre Cosson;Richard D. Klausner

  • Direct interaction between the envelope and matrix proteins of HIV-1.

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  • Membrane protein association by potential intramembrane charge pairs.

    Pierre Cosson;Scott P. Lankford;Juan S. Bonifacino;Richard D. Klausner

  • From the Cover: STIM1-induced precortical and cortical subdomains of the endoplasmic reticulum

    Lelio Orci;Mariella Ravazzola;Marion Le Coadic;Wei-wei Shen

  • Eat, kill or die: when amoeba meets bacteria.

    Pierre Cosson;Thierry Soldati

  • Mitofusin-2 independent juxtaposition of endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondria: an ultrastructural study

    Pierre Cosson;Anna Marchetti;Mariella Ravazzola;Lelio Orci

  • Phg1p is a nine-transmembrane protein superfamily member involved in dictyostelium adhesion and phagocytosis.

    Sophie Cornillon;Emmanuel Pech;Mohammed Benghezal;Kissia Ravanel

  • Role of transmembrane domain interactions in the assembly of class II MHC molecules.

    Pierre Cosson;Juan S. Bonifacino

  • Role of potentially charged transmembrane residues in targeting proteins for retention and degradation within the endoplasmic reticulum.

    J S Bonifacino;P Cosson;N Shah;R D Klausner

  • Interaction of Endocytic Signals from the HIV-1 Envelope Glycoprotein Complex with Members of the Adaptor Medium Chain Family

    Hiroshi Ohno;Ruben C Aguilar;Marie-Christine Fournier;Silke Hennecke

  • The genetic basis of a craniofacial disease provides insight into COPII coat assembly.

    J. Christopher Fromme;Mariella Ravazzola;Susan Hamamoto;Mohammed Al-Balwi

  • Coatomer (COPI)-coated vesicles: role in intracellular transport and protein sorting.

    Pierre Cosson;Francois Letourneur

  • Delta- and zeta-COP, two coatomer subunits homologous to clathrin-associated proteins, are involved in ER retrieval.

    P Cosson;C Démollière;S Hennecke;R Duden

  • Association of Hemolytic Activity of Pseudomonas entomophila, a Versatile Soil Bacterium, with Cyclic Lipopeptide Production

    Isabelle Vallet-Gely;Alexey Novikov;Luis Augusto;Peter Liehl

Frequent Co-Authors

Thierry Soldati
Thierry Soldati University of Geneva
Hubert Hilbi
Hubert Hilbi Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Lelio Orci
Lelio Orci University of Geneva
Thilo Köhler
Thilo Köhler University of Geneva
Leonardo Scapozza
Leonardo Scapozza University of Geneva
Matthias Leippe
Matthias Leippe Kiel University
Nicolas Demaurex
Nicolas Demaurex University of Geneva
Mariella Ravazzola
Mariella Ravazzola University of Geneva
James E. Rothman
James E. Rothman Yale University
Jean Pieters
Jean Pieters University of Basel

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