Frédéric Joliot Institute for Life Sciences - On the same theme https://joliot.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2022/Metaproteomics-Community.aspx Website of the Frédéric-Joliot Institute of Life Sciences which includes 4 departments: I2BC, DMTS, NeuroSpin and Service hospitalier Frédéric Joliot (SHFJ). The teams are mainly located at the CEA Paris-Saclay center and at the Orsay hospital. en-US https://www.cea.frhttps://www-cea-fr.admsite.extra.cea.fr/Style%20Library/Themes/drf/instituts/images/logo-cea-joliot.png Frédéric Joliot Institute for Life Sciences - On the same theme https://joliot.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en Deciphering microbiota: multiplex proteotyping speeds up identification of microbial isolates https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2023/Multiplex-proteotyping-for-identification-microbial-isolates.aspx Researchers at SPI are proposing an innovative multiplexing method for rapid identification of several microbial isolates in a single mass spectrometry analysis. This approach opens up prospects for the large-scale identification of microorganisms resulting from culturomics programs. High-throughput screening ; Methodologies for life sciences ; Proteomics ; Bacteria SPI Scientific result Fri, 24 Nov 2023 11:00:00 GMT Cardiac transplantation: better graft eligibility criteria thanks to metabolomics? https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2023/Cardiac-Transplantation--metabolomics.aspx In a study conducted by a team from the Marie Lannelongue Hospital, SPI researchers have established a difference between the metabolomic profiles of heart grafts harvested from pigs in a state of encephalic death or dead after controlled circulatory arrest. This work contributes to the exploration and validation of the use of hearts taken from people who have died after controlled circulatory arrest as a new source of grafts. Large-scale biology ; Diagnosis and innovative treatment Researchers SPI Scientific result ; Article preclinical studies; Wed, 15 Nov 2023 11:00:00 GMT Identification of metabolomic signatures of high-grade breast tumors https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2023/Metabolomic-signatures-high-grade-breast-tumors.aspx The TIRO laboratory of the SHFJ (Nice) identifies for the first time discriminating biomarkers of high-grade invasive breast tumors, using a non-targeted metabolomics approach performed on surgical specimens and cytoponctions from patients at different stages of malignancy. Metabolomics ; Cancer ; Biomarkers SHFJ Scientific result Fri, 04 Aug 2023 10:00:00 GMT Creatine transporter deficiency: use of two original models to characterize this rare genetic disease https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2023/Proteins-involved-pathogenesis-creatine-transporter-deficiency.aspx Researchers at SPI (DMTS) have identified by mass spectrometry and bioinformatics analysis several biomarkers linked to the creatine transporter deficiency disorder (CTD) using two original models : mice with the clinical characteristics of CTD subjects and brain organoids derived from CTD patient cells. Mass spectrometry ; Genetic diseases ; Biomarkers ; Proteomics SPI Scientific result Thu, 22 Jun 2023 10:00:00 GMT Genetic variations in evolutionarily acquired DNA regulatory regions affect the morphology of certain sulci in the human cerebral cortex https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2023/Genetic-variations-regulatory-regions-morphology-brain-sulci.aspx Using UK Biobank imaging-genetics data, a collaborative study led by NeuroSpin found that variation in genomic regions, known as enhancers, could affect the morphology of cortical sulci and be associated with the evolution of locomotion in primates and bipedalism in our hominin ancestors. MRI ; Genomics ; Brain Neurospin Scientific result Mon, 27 Feb 2023 11:00:00 GMT Rapid and large-scale identification of the cystic fibrosis lung microbiota by metaproteomics https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2023/Identification-cystic-fibrosis-lung-microbiota-metaproteomics.aspx A Li2D (SPI/DMTS) team used tandem mass spectrometry to identify microorganisms in sputum samples from cystic fibrosis patients. A promising proteotyping approach that provides an expanded and unbiased view of the cystic fibrosis microbiota and could be complementary to microbiological monitoring of patients. Large-scale biology ; Methodologies for life sciences ; Proteomics SPI Scientific result Tue, 14 Feb 2023 11:00:00 GMT From a marine toxin to a melanocortin receptor antagonist, a therapeutic target for energy metabolism disorders https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2023/Cone-marine-toxin-melanocortin-receptor-antagonist.aspx A SIMoS team discovered a toxin in the venom of a marine cone that it engineers into a high affinity antagonistic peptide for the melanocortin receptor, a major regulator of energy homeostasis. A step towards the development of innovative treatments for certain eating disorders Pharmacology ; High-throughput screening ; Proteomics ; Transcriptomics SIMOPRO Scientific result Thu, 09 Feb 2023 11:00:00 GMT PeakForest, a digital infrastructure for metabolomic analysis and metabolite identification https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2022/PeakForest-digital-infrastructure-metabolomic-analysis.aspx A consortium of researchers, including SPI/DMTS metabolomics specialists, presents PeakForest, a database of NMR and mass spectra, which provides storage and annotation services for spectra of reference compounds and metabolic profiles of biological matrices. An open resource to address the evolving needs of the discipline. Large-scale biology ; Metabolomics ; Bioinformatic SPI Scientific result Tue, 22 Nov 2022 11:00:00 GMT A possible link between changes in gut microbiota and fecal SARS-CoV-2 load ? https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2022/Link-intestinal-microbiota-Covid-19.aspx A team from SPI used mass spectrometry to analyze the degree of alteration of the intestinal microbiota of Covid-19 patients and to look for signatures of intestinal infection by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The level of the observed gut dysbiosis would be an indicator of the stage and extent of the infection. Mass spectrometry ; Proteomics ; Biomarkers ; Infectious diseases SPI Scientific result ; Article Thu, 12 May 2022 10:00:00 GMT ptairMS software: real-time study of biomarkers in exhaled breath https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2022/ptairMS-COVs-biomarkers.aspx The ptairMS software, developed in the framework of a collaboration led by the CEA-Joliot, allows the processing and analysis of proton transfer mass spectrometry data, an ideal method for the real-time study of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) present in exhaled breath. Bioinformatic ; Biomarkers Researchers List Scientific result Tue, 26 Apr 2022 10:00:00 GMT ProMetIS: open bioinformatics data and tools for multi-omics phenotyping of mouse models https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2022/ProMetIS-open-database-multi-omics-phenotyping.aspx A consortium of researchers, led by SPI/DMTS, presents ProMetIS, a pilot study for the deep phenotyping of murine models by combining proteomic and metabolomic approaches. A significant advance for the functional characterization of genes and the development of bioinformatics integration approaches. Mass spectrometry ; Large-scale biology ; Bioinformatic SPI Scientific result Mon, 04 Apr 2022 10:00:00 GMT The genetic architecture of language functional connectivity revealed https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2022/Genetic-architecture-language-functional-connectivity.aspx Using data from the UK Biobank, the world's largest general population imaging-genetics cohort, a collaboration led by a team at BAOBAB (NeuroSpin) has identified genes involved in the genetic architecture of language functional connectivity. These genes could be a priority for studying natural language. Brain ; MRI ; Cognition ; Genomics Neurospin Scientific result Mon, 14 Feb 2022 11:00:00 GMT Metaproteomics: together to be stronger! https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2022/Metaproteomics-Community.aspx Metaproteomics provides valuable snapshots of the functional state of microbiota. But the protocols used are still very diverse and the results not always easily comparable. The actors of the discipline, including the LI2D (Marcoule), are organizing themselves to be able to make the technique even more powerful. Large-scale biology Researchers SPI Scientific result microbiome;LC-MS; Mon, 31 Jan 2022 11:00:00 GMT Metaproteomics and data science for an eco-health diagnosis of soil microbiota https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2021/Metaproteomics-data-science-soil-microbiota.aspx Researchers from Li2D (SPI/DMTS, Marcoule) and LSCE have developed an innovative methodology for analyzing soil microbiota based on an optimal computational interpretation of metaproteomic databases, which should lead to a better understanding of the impact of pollutants on soil quality and to the prediction of their restoration potential. Environment ; Proteomics ; Mass spectrometry ; Bacteria Scientific result Thu, 07 Oct 2021 10:00:00 GMT Brain sulci imaging and genetics: the UK Biobank cohort has spoken. https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2021/Brain-sulci-imaging-and-genetics.aspx Researchers from NeuroSpin and CNRGH (Jacob Institute) have studied, on a genome-wide scale, the potential associations of haplotypes (set of variants located side by side on a chromosome) with the opening value of imaged brain sulci, indicator of brain aging, from the UK Biobank neuroimaging-genetics cohort. MRI ; Genomics ; Brain Scientific result Mon, 19 Apr 2021 10:00:00 GMT Metabolomics for the clinician and the development of a neuroprotective strategy in acute stroke https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2021/Metabolomics-clinician-neuroprotective-strategy-stroke.aspx The TIRO team (SHFJ), in collaboration with the neurovascular clinicians of the Nice and Marseille University Hospitals, carried out analyses of the metabolome of cerebral clots at the origin of the occlusion of a cerebral artery responsible for a cerebral vascular accident (stroke). A pilot study that improved the understanding of the complex relationship between blood glucose levels and patients' functional prognosis. Metabolomics ; Brain ; Diseases Scientific result Thu, 04 Feb 2021 11:00:00 GMT SPI is committed to precision medicine for autoimmune and inflammatory diseases https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Institute/2021/SPI-ATRACTion-consortium.aspx Coordinated by the Imagine Institute for Genetic Diseases, the ATRACTion program is based on a consortium of 11 academic and industrial partners, including SPI (DMTS), and aims to develop a precision medicine for patients with autoimmune and inflammatory diseases associated with primary immune deficiencies. Metabolomics ; Mass spectrometry ; Autoimmune diseases News Thu, 14 Jan 2021 11:00:00 GMT Depression and gut microbiota: the endocannabinoid system makes the connection https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2020/Depression-gut-microbiota.aspx A study led by the Institut Pasteur and involving CEA-Joliot has shown, in a mouse model, that a modification of the intestinal microbiota caused by chronic stress is accompanied by modifications of the metabolome which induce a defect in the signaling pathway for endogenous cannabinoids in the hippocampus, which may explain the mood disorders observed. Metabolomics ; Molecular mechanisms Researchers SPI Scientific result Microbiology;neural circuits; Tue, 15 Dec 2020 11:00:00 GMT Composition of the microbiota of animals in natura: a challenge met by mass spectrometry https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2020/Composition-microbiota-animals-in-natura-mass-spectro.aspx A team from SPI in Marcoule, in collaboration with INRAE, characterized the intestinal microbiota of a small crustacean, Gammarus fossarum, used as a sentinel of water quality in France, by combining proteogenomics and metaproteomics approaches, thus opening up interesting perspectives for the analysis of host/microbiota interactions in other animal models. Mass spectrometry ; Bacteria ; Metagenomics ; Proteomics Scientific result Mon, 24 Aug 2020 10:00:00 GMT Ty1 retrotransposon: a short peptide sequence determines its insertion into the genome https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2020/Ty1-short-peptide-sequence-insertion-genome.aspx Researchers at the Institut de Recherche Saint Louis and I2BC identify a protein motif responsible for the specificity of insertion of retrotransposon Ty1 in the yeast genome. This motif could be used to adapt gene therapy vectors and limit their mutagenic potential. Genomics SBIGEM Scientific result integrase; Wed, 29 Jul 2020 10:00:00 GMT Venomics library: discovery of two toxins regulating the activity of melanocortin receptors https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2020/Venomics-2-toxines-MC4R.aspx In an article published in the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, the Venomics consortium led by a SIMoS team shows the interest of creating toxin banks to identify molecules regulating therapeutic targets. High-throughput screening ; Proteomics ; Transcriptomics SIMOPRO Scientific result Thu, 23 Jul 2020 10:00:00 GMT Bacteria and archaea: a new taxonomy to better describe the unknowns? https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2020/New-taxonomy-bacteria-archea.aspx The discovery of myriads of new species of bacteria and archaea, linked to the explosion of metagenomics, is leading microbiologists to consider rethinking how to map certain branches of life. Tools, such as the phylopeptidomics developed at Li2D, could help them do so. Mass spectrometry ; Bacteria ; Proteomics Researchers SPI Mon, 20 Jul 2020 10:00:00 GMT Proteomic analysis of SARS-CoV-2 infected cells https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2020/Proteomic-analysis-SARS-CoV-2-infected-cells.aspx In order to optimize the amplification of quality inactivated virus, for the manufacture of a vaccine, a team from SPI (CEA Marcoule) used mass spectrometry to analyze the dynamics of the proteome of SARS-CoV-2 infected cells, at two multiplicities of infection. With more than 3,220 identified host proteins, researchers are also starting to decipher the processes and cellular networks impacted by this virus. Virus ; Mass spectrometry ; Proteomics News Mon, 06 Jul 2020 10:00:00 GMT Tracking down SARS-CoV-2 signature peptides is launched ! https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2020/Proteomics-SARS-CoV-2-signature-peptides.aspx SPI researchers (Marcoule) used proteomics to identify signature peptides of the SARS-CoV-2 virus expressed in vitro. A "short list" of 14 identified and characterized peptides allows to consider developments in targeted mass spectrometry, making this direct and rapid large-scale approach, implantable in hospitals, a potential tool of choice in the detection of the virus responsible for Covid-19. Proteomics ; Virus Scientific result Fri, 05 Jun 2020 10:00:00 GMT How the identification of attenuated forms of the SARS-CoV-2 virus could help to control the current epidemic ? https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Institute/2020/Identification-attenuated-covid-virus-variants.aspx An opinion article, published in Environmental Microbiology, and written by an international consortium initiated by three researchers of Joliot Institute, proposes an original way of research on Covid-19 through the identification by sequencing of attenuated variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in populations at risk with little or no symptoms. Virus ; Genomics ; Vaccine Tue, 12 May 2020 10:00:00 GMT A mobile laboratory to study the genetic material of extinct…or emerging species https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2020/Mobile-laboratory-study-genetic-material-extinct-species.aspx A collaboration between researchers from I2BC@Saclay, the french Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle and owners of prehistoric sites shows the possibility of using a mobile laboratory to quickly identify DNA of archaeological specimens. Evolution ; DNA Scientific result Wed, 08 Apr 2020 10:00:00 GMT Phylopeptidomics: a new tool for microbiota analysis https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2020/Phylopeptidomics-analysis-microbiota.aspx ​Researchers at the "Laboratoire Innovations technologiques pour la Détection et le Diagnostic" (LI2D, in Marcoule) of the Department of Medicines and Technologies for Health (DMTS) have developed a mathematical method to identify in a metaproteomics dataset the contribution of each of the organisms that make up a microbiota. This robust method, called phylopeptidomics, is described in the journal Microbiome. Proteomics ; Biodiversity SPI Scientific result Microbiology; Mon, 06 Apr 2020 10:00:00 GMT MRI and AI to develop a virtual brain biopsy tool https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2019/MRI-and-AI-to-develop-virtual-brain-biopsy-tool.aspx ​Imaging the brain of a patient at the microscopic scale is as of yet not possible but might turn into a reality thanks to a new tool for creating virtual biopsies. This algorithm has been developed by a team of NeuroSpin (CEA-Joliot) in collaboration with the Institute of NeuroScience and Medicine of Juelich as part of the European Human Brain Project. A first study demontrsating the potentiel of the algorithm ot simulate white matter samples has been published in NeuroImage. Brain ; MRI ; Bioinformatic Neurospin Scientific result IA;algorithme;intelligence artificielle;IRM de diffusion;Human Brain Project;HBP; Wed, 03 Apr 2019 10:00:00 GMT The identification of biomarkers by metabolomics should allow a better follow-up of cirrhotic patients https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2019/Biomarkers-metabolomics-follow-up-cirrhotic-patients.aspx Researchers from SPI, in collaboration with teams from an European foundation, EF Clif, carried out global and targeted metabolomic analyzes which made possible to highlight, in cirrhotic patients, an activation of the kynurenine metabolic pathway (tryptophan degradation pathway). The imbalance of this pathway is probably the cause of the symptoms observed during cirrhotic decompensation, when the body can no longer compensate for liver dysfunctions. Metabolomics ; Biomarkers ; Diseases Scientific result Thu, 07 Feb 2019 11:00:00 GMT A new mutated protein interface in premature aging syndromes https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2018/new-protein-interface.aspx ​A SB2SM Research Team (I2BC@Saclay) solved by crystallography the structure of a ternary protein complex at the interface between the nuclear envelope (emerin and lamin A / C) and the genome (BAF). In collaboration with Teams from Paris-Sud and Paris-Diderot Universities, the structure analysis, as well as in vitro interaction and proximity experiments in cellulo, suggests that a lack of interaction between the lamina A / C (nucleoskeleton) and chromatin-associated protein (BAF) may be one of the mechanisms responsible for premature aging syndromes. Proteomics Scientific result Thu, 20 Sep 2018 10:00:00 GMT A server to predict the structure of protein complexes, based on coevolution data https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2018/server-predict-structure-protein-complexes.aspx A team from I2BC@Saclay (SB2SM), in collaboration with the RPBS platform, has put online a server for structural prediction of interactions between proteins. This server, designed for biologists, uses the information provided by the coevolution of protein sequences and predicts the structure of protein complexes, essential information for understanding their functional role. Proteomics Scientific result Thu, 07 Jun 2018 10:00:00 GMT An advance in the understanding of exchanges between DNA molecules during recombination https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2018/advance-exchanges-recombination.aspx Collaborative work between the SBIGeM (I2BC@Saclay) and the Marseille Cancer Research Center, published in Molecular Cell, illuminates the mechanistic basis and genetic control of homologous recombination, a mechanism for repairing DNA breaks responsible for chromosome exchange during meiosis. However, canonical models do not explain the complexity of meiotic recombination profiles and this study, which reconstructs reaction intermediates, constitutes a major advance in the understanding of this mechanism. DNA ; Genomics News Tue, 15 May 2018 10:00:00 GMT Metabolomic analysis facilitated by very high resolution mass spectrometry https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2018/metabolomic-analysis-facilitated-by-mass-spectrometry.aspx In a study published in Analytical Chemistry, the Mass Spectrometry Research Team of the Laboratory Drug Metabolism Research Laboratory (SPI) demonstrated the interest of Orbitrap Fusion, a state-of-the-art mass spectrometer for the identification of relevant metabolites based on their masses and isotopes measured with high accuracy. Chemistry ; Metabolomics ; Mass spectrometry Scientific result Wed, 25 Apr 2018 10:00:00 GMT The first CEA functional genomics symposium https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Institute/2018/first-cea-functional-genomics-symposium.aspx ​The first CEA functional genomics symposium was held on April 4-5. The meeting, led by the CNRGH (National Center for Research in Human Genomics), took place on the CEA site in Fontenay-aux-Roses. Many researchers from the Frédéric Joliot Institute were invited. Institutional ; Genomics News Mon, 09 Apr 2018 10:00:00 GMT The ghosts of fluorescence https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2018/ghosts-of-fluorescence.aspx Cell biology uses fluorescent labeling, an essential technique to follow the life of the cell. But fluorescent proteins have their limits, which researchers from IBS and I2BC @ Saclay (SB2SM) are trying to repel. Structural biology ; Proteomics Scientific result Wed, 28 Mar 2018 10:00:00 GMT The protein interactome of nanoparticles and its role in their cellular impact https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2017/Protein_interactome_of_nanoparticles_and_its_role_in_cellular_impact.aspx Two Research Teams led by Odette Prat of the Institute of Biosciences and Biotechnologies (BIAM) and Jean Armengaud of the Frédéric Joliot Institute (LI2D, Marcoule) have joined forces thanks to an ANR funding to deepen knowledge of the importance of the nature of protein crowns on the cellular impact of nanoparticles. The results from their three recent publications reveal a new concept: "the protein interactome applied to the corona of nanoparticles". Health & life sciences ; Proteomics ; Nanosciences Scientific result Fri, 20 Oct 2017 10:00:00 GMT A new biomarker of senescence in humans https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2017/A_new_biomarker_of_senescence_in_humans.aspx In an article published the 10th of May in Nature Communications, some Research Teams of the Frédéric Joliot Institute (SBIGeM, SPI) discovered that a new histone variant called H2A.J accumulates in human fibroblasts in senescence. Health & life sciences ; Genomics ; Biomarkers Scientific result Wed, 14 Jun 2017 10:00:00 GMT