Research interest
Our group is interested in the molecular mechanisms of cell division.
We are using a combination of genetics, live cell imaging and biochemical approaches.
Recent Publications
Dissecting the Multiple Functions of the Polo-Like Kinase 1 in the C. elegans Zygote.
Velez-Aguilera G*, Ossareh-Nazari B*, Pintard L. (*co-first authors). Methods Mol Biol. (2024)
Microtubule-binding domains in Katanin p80 subunit are essential for severing activity in C. elegans.
Beaumale E, et al. J Cell Biol (2024)
Mechanisms of nuclear pore complex disassembly by the mitotic Polo-like kinase 1 (PLK-1) in C. elegans embryos.
Nkombo Nkoula S*, Velez-Aguilera G*, et al. Sci Adv. (2023)
Velez-Aguilera G. et al. Elife (2022)
Tavernier N. et al. Nat Commun (2021)
Velez-Aguilera G et al. Elife (2020)
Joly et al. J Cell Biol. (2020)
Mitotic Cell Division in Caenorhabditis elegans.
Pintard & Bowerman Genetics (2019)