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Yves Barral

Yves Barral

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
48
Citations
10333
World Ranking
18291
National Ranking
351

Research.com Recognitions

  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Yves Barral is affiliated with ETH Zurich in Switzerland and has a research focus primarily within the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their work spans multiple subfields including Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Materials Chemistry, Immunology, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

The key research topics associated with their publications cover areas such as:

  • Microtubule and mitosis dynamics
  • Fungal and yeast genetics research
  • RNA research and splicing
  • Nuclear structure and function
  • Genomics and chromatin dynamics
  • Cellular mechanics and interactions
  • Genetic neurodegenerative diseases

Yves Barral has contributed to a number of recent papers, including:

  • Mapping bilayer thickness in the ER membrane (2020, Science Advances)
  • Multivalency ensures persistence of a +TIP body at specialized microtubule ends (2022, Nature Cell Biology)
  • DNA circles promote yeast ageing in part through stimulating the reorganization of nuclear pore complexes (2022, univOAK - Université de Strasbourg, Université de Haute Alsace, INSA Strasbourg, Bibliothèque Nationale et Universitaire de Strasbourg)
  • Asymmetric cell division shapes naive and virtual memory T-cell immunity during ageing (2021, Nature Communications)
  • Global analysis of aging-related protein structural changes uncovers enzyme-polymerization-based control of longevity (2023, Molecular Cell)

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Sandro M. Meier
  • Sung Sik Lee
  • Michel O. Steinmetz
  • Anne C. Meinema
  • Juha Saarikangas

The primary publication venues for Yves Barral include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Molecular Cell
  • The Journal of Cell Biology
  • Mathematical Methods in the Applied Sciences
  • eLife

Yves Barral is a member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO), recognizing their involvement in the molecular biology community.

Best Publications

  • Nim1-related kinases coordinate cell cycle progression with the organization of the peripheral cytoskeleton in yeast

    Yves Barral;Macarena Parra;Scott Bidlingmaier;Michael Snyder

  • Compartmentalization of the cell cortex by septins is required for maintenance of cell polarity in yeast.

    Yves Barral;Valerie Mermall;Mark S Mooseker;Michael Snyder

  • A Role for Codon Order in Translation Dynamics

    Gina Cannarozzi;Gina Cannarozzi;Nicol N. Schraudolph;Mahamadou Faty;Peter von Rohr

  • The septin family of GTPases: architecture and dynamics.

    Christine Shannon Weirich;Jan P Erzberger;Yves Barral

  • Spatial Coordination of Cytokinetic Events by Compartmentalization of the Cell Cortex

    Jeroen Dobbelaere;Yves Barral

  • Septins and the lateral compartmentalization of eukaryotic membranes.

    Fabrice Caudron;Yves Barral

  • A mechanism for asymmetric segregation of age during yeast budding

    Zhanna Shcheprova;Sandro Baldi;Stephanie Buvelot Frei;Gaston Gonnet

  • Asymmetric loading of Kar9 onto spindle poles and microtubules ensures proper spindle alignment.

    Dimitris Liakopoulos;Justine Kusch;Sandrine Grava;Jackie Vogel

  • The NoCut Pathway Links Completion of Cytokinesis to Spindle Midzone Function to Prevent Chromosome Breakage

    Caren Norden;Manuel Mendoza;Jeroen Dobbelaere;Chitra V. Kotwaliwale

  • Phosphorylation-dependent regulation of septin dynamics during the cell cycle.

    Jeroen Dobbelaere;Matthew S. Gentry;Richard L. Hallberg;Yves Barral

  • G1 cyclin turnover and nutrient uptake are controlled by a common pathway in yeast.

    Yves Barral;Stefan Jentsch;Carl Mann

  • A Cascade of Histone Modifications Induces Chromatin Condensation in Mitosis

    Bryan J. Wilkins;Nils A. Rall;Yogesh Ostwal;Tom Kruitwagen

  • Spindle orientation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae depends on the transport of microtubule ends along polarized actin cables

    Eric Hwang;Justine Kusch;Yves Barral;Tim C. Huffaker

  • Budding yeast as a model organism to study the effects of age

    Annina Denoth Lippuner;Thomas Julou;Yves Barral

  • Septin-dependent compartmentalization of the endoplasmic reticulum during yeast polarized growth

    Cosima Luedeke;Stéphanie Buvelot Frei;Ivo Sbalzarini;Heinz Schwarz

  • Microtubule capture by the cleavage apparatus is required for proper spindle positioning in yeast

    Justine Kusch;Anne Meyer;Michael P. Snyder;Yves Barral

  • A Super-Assembly of Whi3 Encodes Memory of Deceptive Encounters by Single Cells during Yeast Courtship

    Fabrice Caudron;Yves Barral

  • Polarized growth controls cell shape and bipolar bud site selection in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

    Yi-Jun Sheu;Yves Barral;Michael Snyder

  • The Caenorhabditis elegans septin complex is nonpolar

    Corinne M John;Richard K Hite;Christine S Weirich;Daniel J Fitzgerald

  • Septins: a ring to part mother and daughter.

    Mahamadou Faty;Michel Fink;Yves Barral

Frequent Co-Authors

Michel O. Steinmetz
Michel O. Steinmetz Paul Scherrer Institute
Michael Snyder
Michael Snyder Stanford University
Anne Spang
Anne Spang University of Basel
Howard Riezman
Howard Riezman University of Geneva
Matthias Peter
Matthias Peter ETH Zurich
Jörg Stelling
Jörg Stelling ETH Zurich

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