Education
Ph.D in Biology, University of Orleans, France in 1984
Current Position
Full Professor at University Grenoble Alpes, France
Publications
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Rocha, J., Ciceron, F., de Sanctis, D., Lelimousin, M., Chazalet, V., Lerouxel, O. and Breton, C. (2016). Structure of Arabidopsis thaliana FUT1 Reveals a Variant of the GT-B Class Fold and Provides Insight into Xyloglucan Fucosylation. Plant Cell 28(10): 2352-2364.
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Ciceron, F., Rocha, J., Kousar, S., Hansen, S. F., Chazalet, V., Gillon, E., Breton, C. and Lerouxel, O. (2016). Expression, purification and biochemical characterization of AtFUT1, a xyloglucan-specific fucosyltransferase from Arabidopsis thaliana. Biochimie 128-129: 183-192.
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Rocha, J., Ciceron, F., Lerouxel, O., Breton, C. and de Sanctis, D. (2016). The galactoside 2-alpha-L-fucosyltransferase FUT1 from Arabidopsis thaliana: crystallization and experimental MAD phasing. Acta Crystallogr F Struct Biol Commun 72(Pt 7): 564-568.
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Rocha, J., Sarkis, J., Thomas, A., Pitou, L., Radzimanowski, J., Audry, M., Chazalet, V., de Sanctis, D., Palcic, M. M., Block, M. A., Girard-Egrot, A., Marechal, E. and Breton, C. (2016). Structural insights and membrane binding properties of MGD1, the major galactolipid synthase in plants. Plant J 85(5): 622-633.
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Bastien, O., Botella, C., Chevalier, F., Block, M. A., Jouhet, J., Breton, C., Girard-Egrot, A. and Marechal, E. (2016). New Insights on Thylakoid Biogenesis in Plant Cells. Int Rev Cell Mol Biol 323: 1-30.
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Perez, S., Sarkar, A., Rivet, A., Breton, C. and Imberty, A. (2015). Glyco3D: a portal for structural glycosciences. Methods Mol Biol 1273: 241-258.
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Saliba, M., Ramalanjaona, N., Gulberti, S., Bertin-Jung, I., Thomas, A., Dahbi, S., Lopin-Bon, C., Jacquinet, J. C., Breton, C., Ouzzine, M. and Fournel-Gigleux, S. (2015). Probing the acceptor active site organization of the human recombinant beta1,4-galactosyltransferase 7 and design of xyloside-based inhibitors. J Biol Chem 290(12): 7658-7670.
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Jorgensen, R., Batot, G., Mannerstedt, K., Imberty, A., Breton, C., Hindsgaul, O., Royant, A. and Palcic, M. M. (2014). Structures of a human blood group glycosyltransferase in complex with a photo-activatable UDP-Gal derivative reveal two different binding conformations. Acta Crystallogr F Struct Biol Commun 70(Pt 8): 1015-1021.
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Sarkis, J., Rocha, J., Maniti, O., Jouhet, J., Vie, V., Block, M. A., Breton, C., Marechal, E. and Girard-Egrot, A. (2014). The influence of lipids on MGD1 membrane binding highlights novel mechanisms for galactolipid biosynthesis regulation in chloroplasts. FASEB J 28(7): 3114-3123.
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Rocha, J., Audry, M., Pesce, G., Chazalet, V., Block, M. A., Marechal, E. and Breton, C. (2013). Revisiting the expression and purification of MGD1, the major galactolipid synthase in Arabidopsis to establish a novel standard for biochemical and structural studies. Biochimie 95(4): 700-708.
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Voxeur, A., Andre, A., Breton, C. and Lerouge, P. (2012). Identification of putative rhamnogalacturonan-II specific glycosyltransferases in Arabidopsis using a combination of bioinformatics approaches. PLoS One 7(12): e51129.
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Breton, C., Fournel-Gigleux, S. and Palcic, M. M. (2012). Recent structures, evolution and mechanisms of glycosyltransferases. Curr Opin Struct Biol 22(5): 540-549.
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Benevides, R. G., Ganne, G., Simoes Rda, C., Schubert, V., Niemietz, M., Unverzagt, C., Chazalet, V., Breton, C., Varrot, A., Cavada, B. S. and Imberty, A. (2012). A lectin from Platypodium elegans with unusual specificity and affinity for asymmetric complex N-glycans. J Biol Chem 287(31): 26352-26364.
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Boudiere, L., Botte, C. Y., Saidani, N., Lajoie, M., Marion, J., Brehelin, L., Yamaryo-Botte, Y., Satiat-Jeunemaitre, B., Breton, C., Girard-Egrot, A., Bastien, O., Jouhet, J., Falconet, D., Block, M. A. and Marechal, E. (2012). Galvestine-1, a novel chemical probe for the study of the glycerolipid homeostasis system in plant cells. Mol Biosyst 8(8): 2023-2035, 2014.
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Both, P., Sobczak, L., Breton, C., Hann, S., Nöbauer, K., Paschinger, K., Kozmon, S., Mucha, J. and Wilson, I. B. (2011). Distantly-related plant and nematode core {alpha}1,3-fucosyltransferases display similar trends in structure-function relationships. Glycobiology 21: 1401-1415.
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Audry, M., Jeanneau, C., Imberty, A., Harduin-Lepers, A., Delannoy, P. and Breton, C. (2011). Current trends in the structure-activity relationships of sialyltransferases. Glycobiology 21(6): 716-726.
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Hansen, S. F., Bettler, E., Rinnan, A., Engelsen, S. B. and Breton, C. (2010). Exploring genomes for glycosyltransferases. Mol Biosyst 6(10): 1773-1781.
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Dubots, E., Audry, M., Yamaryo, Y., Bastien, O., Ohta, H., Breton, C., Marechal, E. and Block, M. A. (2010). Activation of the chloroplast monogalactosyldiacylglycerol synthase MGD1 by phosphatidic acid and phosphatidylglycerol. J Biol Chem 285(9): 6003-6011.
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Hansen, S. F., Bettler, E., Wimmerova, M., Imberty, A., Lerouxel, O. and Breton, C. (2009). Combination of several bioinformatics approaches for the identification of new putative glycosyltransferases in Arabidopsis. J Proteome Res 8(2): 743-753.
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Lescar, J., Sanchez, J. F., Audfray, A., Coll, J. L., Breton, C., Mitchell, E. P. and Imberty, A. (2007). Structural basis for recognition of breast and colon cancer epitopes Tn antigen and Forssman disaccharide by Helix pomatia lectin. Glycobiology 17(10): 1077-1083.
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Randriantsoa, M., Drouillard, S., Breton, C. and Samain, E. (2007). Synthesis of globopentaose using a novel β1,3-galactosyltransferase activity of the Haemophilus influenzae β1,3-N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase LgtD. FEBS Letters 581: 2652-2656.
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Heissigerova, H., Kocalka, P., Hlavackova, M., Imberty, A., Breton, C., Chazalet, V. and Moravcova, J. (2006). Synthesis of D-galactopyranosylphosphonic and (D-galactopyranosymethyl)phosphonic acids as intermediates of inhibitors of galactosyltransferases. Coll Czec Chem Commun 71: 1659-1672.
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Sanchez, J. F., Lescar, J., Chazalet, V., Audfray, A., Gagnon, J., Alvarez, R., Breton, C., Imberty, A. and Mitchell, E. P. (2006). Biochemical and structural analysis of Helix pomatia agglutinin. A hexameric lectin with a novel fold. J Biol Chem 281(29): 20171-20180.
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Imberty, A., Wimmerova, M., Koca, J. and Breton, C. (2006). Molecular modelling of glycosyltransferase. Methods Mol Biol. 347:145-156.
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Cioci, G., Mitchell, E. P., Chazalet, V., Debray, H., Oscarson, S., Lahmann, M., Gautier, C., Breton, C., Perez, S. and Imberty, A. (2006). Beta-propeller crystal structure of Psathyrella velutina lectin: an integrin-like fungal protein interacting with monosaccharides and calcium. J Mol Biol 357(5): 1575-1591.
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Breton, C., Snajdrova, L., Jeanneau, C., Koca, J. and Imberty, A. (2006). Structures and mechanisms of glycosyltransferases. Glycobiology 16(2): 29R-37R.
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Botté, C., Jeanneau, C., Snajdrova, L., Bastien, O., Imberty, A., Breton, C. and Maréchal, E. (2005). Molecular modelling and site directed mutagenesis of plant chloroplast MGDG synthase reveal critical residues for activity. J Biol Chem 280: 34691-34701.