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Thierry Lorca is affiliated with the University of Montpellier in France. Their research primarily focuses on areas within biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with an emphasis on molecular biology and cell biology. Lorca's scientific contributions cover topics such as microtubule and mitosis dynamics, ubiquitin and proteasome pathways, photosynthetic processes and mechanisms, genetics related to aging and longevity, pancreatic function and diabetes, mitochondrial function and pathology, and ATP synthase and ATPases research.

Among their recent published papers are:

  • PP2A-B55: substrates and regulators in the control of cellular functions (2021, Oncogene)
  • Bora phosphorylation substitutes in trans for T-loop phosphorylation in Aurora A to promote mitotic entry (2021, Nature Communications)
  • PP2A-B55 Holoenzyme Regulation and Cancer (2020, Biomolecules)
  • The study of the determinants controlling Arpp19 phosphatase-inhibitory activity reveals an Arpp19/PP2A-B55 feedback loop (2021, Nature Communications)
  • Structural, enzymatic and spatiotemporal regulation of PP2A-B55 phosphatase in the control of mitosis (2022, Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology)

Lorca has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including Anna Castro, Suzanne Vigneron, Jean Claude Labbé, Benjamin Lacroix, and Lionel Pintard. These collaborations have contributed to a significant body of work particularly in molecular and cell biology domains.

Their publications have appeared in notable scientific venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nature Communications, The EMBO Journal, Oncogene, and Biomolecules. Most of their work is concentrated in highly specialized journals related to cell biology, molecular biology, and cancer research.

Their interdisciplinary expertise encompasses the study of cellular regulation mechanisms, especially concerning mitosis and phosphatase activity, potentially intersecting with cancer biology and aging research. Lorca's work on PP2A-B55 phosphatase and associated regulatory pathways is a recurring subject in their publications.

Best Publications

  • Partial inhibition of Cdk1 in G2 phase overrides the SAC and decouples mitotic events

    Rachael A McCloy;Samuel Rogers;C Elizabeth Caldon;Thierry Lorca

  • Loss of human Greatwall results in G2 arrest and multiple mitotic defects due to deregulation of the cyclin B-Cdc2/PP2A balance

    Andrew Burgess;Suzanne Vigneron;Estelle Brioudes;Jean-Claude Labbé

  • The MO15 gene encodes the catalytic subunit of a protein kinase that activates cdc2 and other cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) through phosphorylation of Thr161 and its homologues

    D Fesquet;J C Labbé;J Derancourt;J P Capony

  • Calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II mediates inactivation of MPF and CSF upon fertilization of Xenopus eggs

    Thierry Lorca;Francisco H. Cruzalegui;Didier Fesquet;Jean-claude Cavadore

  • Mps1 is a kinetochore-associated kinase essential for the vertebrate mitotic checkpoint.

    Ariane Abrieu;Laura Magnaghi-Jaulin;Jason A. Kahana;Marion Peter

  • The Substrate of Greatwall Kinase, Arpp19, Controls Mitosis by Inhibiting Protein Phosphatase 2A

    Aicha Gharbi-Ayachi;Jean-Claude Labbé;Andrew Burgess;Suzanne Vigneron

  • The anaphase-promoting complex: a key factor in the regulation of cell cycle.

    Anna Castro;Cyril Bernis;Suzanne Vigneron;Jean-Claude Labbé

  • Kinetochore Localization of Spindle Checkpoint Proteins: Who Controls Whom?

    Suzanne Vigneron;Susana Prieto;Cyril Bernis;Jean-Claude Labbé

  • Fizzy is required for activation of the APC/cyclosome in Xenopus egg extracts

    Thierry Lorca;Anna Castro;Anne‐Marie Martinez;Suzanne Vigneron

  • Greatwall maintains mitosis through regulation of PP2A

    Suzanne Vigneron;Estelle Brioudes;Andrew Burgess;Jean-Claude Labbé

  • Degradation of the proto-oncogene product p39mos is not necessary for cyclin proteolysis and exit from meiotic metaphase: requirement for a Ca(2+)-calmodulin dependent event.

    T. Lorca;S. Galas;D. Fesquet;A. Devault

  • APC/Fizzy-Related targets Aurora-A kinase for proteolysis

    Anna Castro;Yannick Arlot-Bonnemains;Suzanne Vigneron;Jean-Claude Labbé

  • Dephosphorylation of cdc2 on threonine 161 is required for cdc2 kinase inactivation and normal anaphase.

    T Lorca;J C Labbé;A Devault;D Fesquet

  • The APC is dispensable for first meiotic anaphase in Xenopus oocytes.

    Marion Peter;Anna Castro;Thierry Lorca;Christian Le Peuch

  • Alterations of anaphase-promoting complex genes in human colon cancer cells

    Qing Wang;Caroline Moyret-Lalle;Florence Couzon;Christine Surbiguet-Clippe

  • Interaction between cyclin T1 and SCF(SKP2) targets CDK9 for ubiquitination and degradation by the proteasome.

    Rosemary E. Kiernan;Stéphane Emiliani;Keiko Nakayama;Anna Castro

  • The proteolysis-dependent metaphase to anaphase transition: calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II mediates onset of anaphase in extracts prepared from unfertilized Xenopus eggs.

    N Morin;A Abrieu;T Lorca;F Martin

  • Greatwall is essential to prevent mitotic collapse after nuclear envelope breakdown in mammals

    Mónica Álvarez-Fernández;Ruth Sánchez-Martínez;Belén Sanz-Castillo;Pei Pei Gan

  • The D-Box-activating domain (DAD) is a new proteolysis signal that stimulates the silent D-Box sequence of Aurora-A.

    Anna Castro;Suzanne Vigneron;Cyril Bernis;Jean-Claude Labbé

  • Cyclin A-cdk1-Dependent Phosphorylation of Bora Is the Triggering Factor Promoting Mitotic Entry.

    Suzanne Vigneron;Lena Sundermann;Jean-Claude Labbé;Lionel Pintard

Frequent Co-Authors

Jean-Claude Labbé
Jean-Claude Labbé University of Montpellier
Marcel Dorée
Marcel Dorée Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Gilles Labesse
Gilles Labesse Grenoble Alpes University
Bernard Monsarrat
Bernard Monsarrat Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
Claude Prigent
Claude Prigent University of Rennes
Marc Piechaczyk
Marc Piechaczyk Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Anthony R. Means
Anthony R. Means Baylor College of Medicine
Frank Sicheri
Frank Sicheri Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute
Stephan J. Sigrist
Stephan J. Sigrist Freie Universität Berlin
Mathias Uhlén
Mathias Uhlén Royal Institute of Technology

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