Julien Colombani

Julien Colombani

Associate Professor


  1. Coordination of organ growth: principles and outstanding questions from the world of insects

    Andersen, Ditte Skovaa, Colombani, Julien & Léopold, P., Jul 2013, In: Trends in Cell Biology. 23, 7, p. 336-44 9 p.

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  2. The Drosophila TNF receptor Grindelwald couples loss of cell polarity and neoplastic growth

    Andersen, Ditte Skovaa, Colombani, Julien, Palmerini, V., Chakrabandhu, K., Boone, E., Röthlisberger, M., Toggweiler, J., Basler, K., Mapelli, M., Hueber, A. & Léopold, P., 25 Jun 2015, In: Nature. 522, 7557, p. 482-6 5 p.

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  3. Drosophila growth and development: keeping things in proportion

    Andersen, Ditte Skovaa, Colombani, Julien & Léopold, P., 15 Aug 2012, In: Cell Cycle. 11, 16, p. 2971-2 2 p.

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  4. Drosophila MCRS2 associates with RNA polymerase II complexes to regulate transcription

    Andersen, Ditte Skovaa, Raja, S. J., Colombani, Julien, Shaw, R. L., Langton, P. F., Akhtar, A. & Tapon, N., Oct 2010, In: Molecular and Cellular Biology. 30, 19, p. 4744-55 12 p.

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  5. Drosophila Lk6 kinase controls phosphorylation of eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E and promotes normal growth and development

    Arquier, N., Bourouis, M., Colombani, Julien & Léopold, P., 11 Jan 2005, In: Current biology : CB. 15, 1, p. 19-23 5 p.

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  6. Published

    A Dilp8-dependent time window ensures tissue size adjustment in Drosophila

    Blanco-Obregon, D., Marzkioui, K. E., Brutscher, F., Kapoor, V., Valzania, L., Andersen, Ditte Skovaa, Colombani, Julien, Narasimha, S., McCusker, D., Léopold, P. & Boulan, L., 2022, In: Nature Communications. 13, 10 p., 5629.

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  7. Des insulines pour orchestrer la croissance

    Boone, E., Boulan, L., Andersen, D. S., Romero, N., Léopold, P. & Colombani, Julien, 11 Oct 2017, In: Medecine Sciences. 33, 6-7, p. 637-641 5 p.

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  8. The Hippo signalling pathway coordinates organ growth and limits developmental variability by controlling dilp8 expression

    Boone, E., Colombani, Julien, Andersen, Ditte Skovaa & Léopold, P., 22 Nov 2016, In: Nature Communications. 7, p. 13505

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  9. Inter-Organ Growth Coordination Is Mediated by the Xrp1-Dilp8 Axis in Drosophila

    Boulan, L., Andersen, Ditte Skovaa, Colombani, Julien, Boone, E. & Léopold, P., 2019, In: Developmental Cell. 49, 5, p. 811-818, e1-e4

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  10. Published

    Drosophila activins adapt gut size to food intake and promote regenerative growth

    Christensen, Christian Fokdal, Laurichesse, Quentin Charles B, Loudhaief, Rihab, Colombani, Julien & Andersen, Ditte Skovaa, 2024, In: Nature Communications. 15, 1, 12 p., 273.

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  11. Antagonistic actions of ecdysone and insulins determine final size in Drosophila

    Colombani, Julien, Bianchini, L., Layalle, S., Pondeville, E., Dauphin-Villemant, C., Antoniewski, C., Carré, C., Noselli, S. & Léopold, P., 28 Oct 2005, In: Science (New York, N.Y.). 310, 5748, p. 667-70 4 p.

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  12. Drosophila Lgr3 Couples Organ Growth with Maturation and Ensures Developmental Stability

    Colombani, Julien, Andersen, Ditte Skovaa, Boulan, L., Boone, E., Romero, N., Virolle, V., Texada, Michael James & Léopold, P., 19 Oct 2015, In: Current biology : CB. 25, 20, p. 2723-9 7 p.

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  13. Secreted peptide Dilp8 coordinates Drosophila tissue growth with developmental timing

    Colombani, Julien, Andersen, Ditte Skovaa & Léopold, P., 4 May 2012, In: Science (New York, N.Y.). 336, 6081, p. 582-5 4 p.

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  14. Les mouches gardent la ligne: slimfast, le corps gras et le contrôle humoral de la croissance

    Colombani, Julien, Arquier, N. & Léopold, P., Feb 2004, In: Medecine Sciences. 20, 2, p. 141-3 3 p.

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  15. Atteindre la bonne taille…

    Colombani, Julien, Andersen, Ditte Skovaa & Leopold, P., Nov 2012, In: Medecine Sciences. 28, 11, p. 918-9 2 p.

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  16. Dmp53 activates the Hippo pathway to promote cell death in response to DNA damage

    Colombani, Julien, Polesello, C., Josué, F. & Tapon, N., 25 Jul 2006, In: Current biology : CB. 16, 14, p. 1453-8 6 p.

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  17. A nutrient sensor mechanism controls Drosophila growth

    Colombani, Julien, Raisin, S., Pantalacci, S., Radimerski, T., Montagne, J. & Léopold, P., 19 Sep 2003, In: Cell. 114, 6, p. 739-49 11 p.

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  18. Published

    Drosophila TNF/TNFRs: At the crossroad between metabolism, immunity, and tissue homeostasis

    Colombani, Julien & Andersen, Ditte Skovaa, 2023, In: FEBS Letters. 597, 19, p. 2416-2432 17 p.

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  19. Stéroïdes, insuline et croissance: les mouches dopent la recherche

    Colombani, Julien, Bianchini, L., Layalle, S. & Léopold, P., Mar 2006, In: Medecine Sciences. 22, 3, p. 241-3 3 p.

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  20. Published

    The Drosophila gut: a gatekeeper and coordinator of organism fitness and physiology

    Colombani, Julien & Andersen, Ditte Skovaa, 2020, In: Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Developmental Biology. 9, 6, 19 p., e378.

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  21. Published

    Control of metabolism and growth through insulin-like peptides in Drosophila

    Géminard, C., Arquier, N., Layalle, S., Bourouis, M., Slaidina, M., Delanoue, R., Bjordal, M., Ohanna, M., Ma, M., Colombani, Julien & Léopold, P., 1 Dec 2006, In: Diabetes. 55, SUPPL. 2, p. S5-S8

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  22. TOR coordinates bulk and targeted endocytosis in the Drosophila melanogaster fat body to regulate cell growth

    Hennig, K. M., Colombani, Julien & Neufeld, T. P., 19 Jun 2006, In: The Journal of Cell Biology. 173, 6, p. 963-74 12 p.

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  23. Drosophila ASPP regulates C-terminal Src kinase activity

    Langton, P. F., Colombani, Julien, Aerne, B. L. & Tapon, N., Dec 2007, In: Developmental Cell. 13, 6, p. 773-82 10 p.

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  24. The dASPP-dRASSF8 complex regulates cell-cell adhesion during Drosophila retinal morphogenesis

    Langton, P. F., Colombani, Julien, Chan, E. H. Y., Wepf, A., Gstaiger, M. & Tapon, N., 15 Dec 2009, In: Current biology : CB. 19, 23, p. 1969-78 10 p.

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  25. Published

    The Drosophila tumor necrosis factor receptor, Wengen, couples energy expenditure with gut immunity

    Loudhaief, Rihab, Jneid, Rouba, Christensen, Christian Fokdal, Mackay, Duncan John, Andersen, Ditte Skovaa & Colombani, Julien, 2023, In: Science Advances. 9, 23, 15 p., eadd4977.

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  26. Published

    Drosophila TNFRs Grindelwald and Wengen bind Eiger with different affinities and promote distinct cellular functions

    Palmerini, V., Monzani, S., Laurichesse, Quentin Charles B, Loudhaief, Rihab, Mari, S., Cecatiello, V., Olieric, V., Pasqualato, S., Colombani, Julien, Andersen, Ditte Skovaa & Mapelli, M., 2021, In: Nature Communications. 12, 12 p., 2070.

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  27. A Drosophila Tumor Suppressor Gene Prevents Tonic TNF Signaling through Receptor N-Glycosylation

    de Vreede, G., Morrison, H. A., Houser, A. M., Boileau, R. M., Andersen, Ditte Skovaa, Colombani, Julien & Bilder, D., 4 Jun 2018, In: Developmental Cell. 45, 5, p. 595-605.e4

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