Publications

1. Saarikangas J, Barral Y. (2011) The emerging functions of septins in metazoans. EMBO Rep. Oct 28;12(11):1118-26.
2. Valero A, Braschler T, Rauch A, Demierre N, Barral Y, Renaud P. (2011) Tracking and synchronization of the yeast cell cycle using dielectrophoretic opacity. Lab Chip. May 21;11(10):1754-60.
3. Neurohr G, Naegeli A, Titos I, Theler D, Greber B, Díez J, Gabaldón T, Mendoza M, Barral Y. (2011) A midzone-based ruler adjusts chromosome compaction to anaphase spindle length. Science. Apr 22;332(6028):465-8
4. Zanolari B, Rockenbauch U, Trautwein M, Clay L, Barral Y, Spang A. (2011) Transport to the plasma membrane is regulated differently early and late in the cell cycle in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. J Cell Sci. Apr 1;124:1055-66
5. Barral Y. (2010) Cell biology. Septins at the nexus. Science. Sep 10;329(5997):1289-90
6. Hotz M, Barral Y. (2010) Cytokinesis: the Ubc of positioning. Curr Biol. Jul 27;20(14):R602-4.
7. Chadrin A, Hess B, San Roman M, Gatti X, Lombard B, Loew D, Barral Y, Palancade B, Doye V. (2010) "Pom33, a novel transmembrane nucleoporin required for proper nuclear pore complex distribution." J Cell Biol. May 31;189(5):795-811.
8. Cannarozzi G, Schraudolph NN, Faty M, von Rohr P, Friberg MT, Roth AC, Gonnet P, Gonnet G, Barral Y. (2010) "A role for codon order in translation dynamics." Cell. Apr 16;141(2):355-67.
9. Barral Y, Liakopoulos D. (2009) "Role of spindle asymmetry in cellular dynamics."

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10. Mendoza, M., Norden, C., Durrer, K., Rauter, H., Uhlmann, F. and Y. Barral,
    (2009) “A mechanism for chromosome segregation sensing by the NoCut
    checkpoint”, Nat. Cell Biol. 11: 477-83
    
11. Caudron F, Barral Y. (2009) Septins and the lateral compartmentalization of eukaryotic membranes. Dev Cell. 2009 Apr;16(4):493-506.
12. Barral, Y. and J. Knoblich, (2008) “Editorial overview: Cell division, growth and death” Curr. Opin. Cell Biol. 20: 647-9
13. Leisner C, Kammerer D, Denoth A, Britschi M, Barral Y, Liakopoulos D. (2008) "Regulation of Mitotic Spindle Asymmetry by SUMO and the Spindle-Assembly Checkpoint in Yeast. 2008 Aug 26;18(16):1249-55
14. Shcheprova Z, Baldi S, Frei SB, Gonnet G, Barral Y. (2008) "A mechanism for asymmetric segregation of age during yeast budding" . 2008 Aug 7;454(7205):728-34
15. Mendoza M, Barral Y (2008) "Cytokinesis: keeping ring and membrane together" Curr Biol. 2008 Jun 3;18(11):R479-80
    
16. Mendoza M, Barral Y (2008) "Co-ordination of cytokinesis with chromosome segregation" Biochem Soc Trans. 2008 Jun;36(Pt 3):387-90
    
17. Weirich CS, Erzberger JP, Barral Y (2008) "The septin family of GTPases: architecture and dynamics" Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol. 2008 Jun;9(6):478-89
    
18. Fiechter V, Cameroni E, Cerutti L, De Virgilio C, Barral Y, Fankhauser C. (2008) "The evolutionary conserved BER1 gene is involved in microtubule stability in yeast" Curr Genet. 2008 Feb;53(2):107-15
    
19. Barral Y, Kinoshita M. (2008) "Structural insights shed light onto septin assemblies and function" Curr Opin Cell Biol. 2008 Feb;20(1):12-8
    
20. Schöner D, Kalisch M, Leisner C, Meier L, Sohrmann M, Faty M, Barral Y, Peter, M, Gruissem W, Bühlmann P. (2008) "Annotating novel genes by integrating synthetic lethals and genomic information" BMC Syst Biol. 2008 Jan 14;2:3
    
21. Barral Y, Mansuy IM. (2007) "Septins: cellular and functional barriers of neuronal activity" Curr Biol. 2007 Nov 20;17(22):R961-3.
22. John CM, Hite RK, Weirich CS, Fitzgerald DJ, Jawhari H, Faty M, Schläpfer D, Kroschewski R, Winkler FK, Walz T, Barral Y, Steinmetz MO (2007) "The Caenorhabditis elegans septin complex is nonpolar" EMBO J. 25;26(14):3296-307
23. Paumi CM, Menendez J, Arnoldo A, Engels K, Iyer KR, Thaminy S, Georgiev O, Barral Y, Michaelis S, Stagljar I (2007) "Mapping protein-protein interactions for the yeast ABC transporter Ycf1p by integrated split-ubiquitin membrane yeast two-hybrid analysis" Mol Cell. 2007 Apr 13;26(1):15-25.
24. Buvelot Frei S, Rahl PB, Nussbaum M, Briggs BJ, Calero M, Janeczko S, Regan AD, Chen CZ, Barral Y, Whittaker GR, and Collins R (2006) "Bioinformatic and Comparative Localization of Rab Proteins Reveals Functional Insights into the Uncharacterized GTPases Ypt10p and Ypt11p" Mol. Cell. Biol. 2006;26 7299-7317
25. Rauter H, Barral Y. (2006) "Cytokinesis goes polo" Dev Cell. Aug;11(2):136-7
26. Norden C, Mendoza M, Dobbelaere J, Kotwaliwale CV, Biggins S, Barral Y. (2006) "The NoCut pathway links completion of cytokinesis to spindle midzone function to prevent chromosome breakage" Cell Apr 7;125(1):85-98
27. Grava S, Schaerer F, Faty M, Philippsen P, Barral Y. (2006) "Asymmetric recruitment of dynein to spindle poles and microtubules promotes proper spindle orientation in yeast" Dev Cell. Apr;10(4):425-39.
28. Mendoza M, Norden C, Barral Y. (2005) "Division-plane positioning: microtubules strike back" Curr Biol Aug 9;15(15):R595-7.
29. Luedeke C, Buvelot Frei S, Sbalzarini I, Schwarz H, Spang A, Barral Y. (2005) "Septin-dependent compartmentalization of the endoplasmic reticulum during yeast polarized growth" J Cell Biol Jun 20;169(6):897-908.
30. Blondel M, Bach S, Bamps S, Dobbelaere J, Wiget P, Longaretti C, Barral Y, Meijer L, Peter M. (2005) "Degradation of Hof1 by SCF(Grr1) is important for actomyosin contraction during cytokinesis in yeast" EMBO J. Apr 6;24(7):1440-52.
31. Dobbelaere J. and Y. Barral (2004) "Spatial Coordination of Cytokinetic Events by Compartmentalization of the Cell Cortex" Science, Jul 16;305(5682):393-6.
32. Barral Y. (2004) "Mitosis: FEAR Pulls Them Apart" Dev Cell, 6(5):608-10.
33. Norden, C., Liakopoulos, D., and Y. Barral (2004) "Dissection of septin-actin interactions using actin overexpression in Saccharomyces cerevisiae" Mol. Microbiol., Jul;53(2):469-83.
34. Barral Y. (2003) [Are mitotic spindles a cellular sensory organ?]. Med. Sci. (Paris), 19(11):1054-6.
35. Kusch J, Liakopoulos D, Barral Y (2003) "Spindle asymmetry: a compass for the cell" Trends Cell Biol., 13(11):562-9.
36. Hwang, E., Kusch, J., Barral, Y. and T.C. Huffaker (2003) "Spindle orientation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae depends on the transport of microtubule ends along polarized actin cables." J Cell Biol 161(3):483-8.
37. Liakopoulos, D., Kusch, J., Grava, S., Vogel, J., and Y. Barral, (2003) "Asymmetric Loading of Kar9 onto Spindle Poles and Microtubules Ensures Proper Spindle Alignment", Cell, 112(4):561-74.
38. Dobbelaere, J., M. Gentry, R. Hallberg, and Y. Barral, (2003) "Phosphorylation-Dependent Regulation of Septin Dynamics during the Cell Cycle ", Dev. Cell, 4(3):354-357.
39. Kusch, Y., Meier, A., Snyder, M., and Y. Barral, (2002) "Septin-dependent microtubule capture spatially coordinates the spindle and the cleavage apparatus in budding yeast", Genes & Dev. 16(13):1627-39.
40. Faty,M., Fink, M., and Y. Barral, (2002) "Septins: a ring to part mothers and daughters", Current Genetics, 41: 123-131.
41. Barral, Y., Mermall V., Mooseker S. M., and Snyder M., (2000) "Compartmentalization of the Cell Cortex by Septins Is Required for Maintenance of Cell Polarity in Yeast", Mol. Cell, 5, 841-851.
42. Bouquin, N., Barral, Y., Courbeyrette, N., Blondel, M., Snyder, M. and Mann, C., (2000). Regulation of cytokinesis by the Elm1 protein kinase in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. J. Cell Science, 113, 1435-45.
43. Sheu Y.J., Barral Y and Snyder M., (2000) "Polarized growth controls cell shape and bipolar bud site selection in Saccharomyces cerevisiae", Mol Cell Biol, 20: 5235-5247.
44. Barral Y., Parra M., Bidlingmeier S. and Snyder M., (1999). "Nim1-Related Kinases Coordinate Cell-Cycle Progression with the Organization of the Peripheral Cytoskeleton in Yeast", Genes & Dev. 13, 176-87.
45. Barral, Y. Jentsch, S. and Mann, C., (1995). G1 cyclin turnover and nutrient uptake are controlled by a common pathway in yeast. Genes & Dev. 9, 399-409.
46. Barral, Y. and Mann, C., (1995). G1 cyclin degradation and cellular differentiation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. C. R. Acad. Sci. 318, 43-50.