Welcome to the RNA Sequence, Structure and Function Lab
Contact information
Institut de Génétique et Microbiologie - UMR CNRS 8621
Université Paris-Sud - Bâtiment 400
91405 Orsay Cedex - France
Phone : (33 1) 69 15 69 16 - Fax : (33 1) 69 15 46 29
Laboratory members
Daniel GAUTHERET, Professor, University Paris-Sud 11
Claire TOFFANO-NIOCHE, CNRS Researcher
Jean LEHMANN, Maître de Conférences, University Paris-Sud 11
Antonin MARCHAIS, PhD student
Magali NAVILLE, PhD student
Chongjian CHEN, PhD student
Muriel DECRAENE, Secretary, University Paris-Sud
Research: Computational Rnomics
Our lab's main research area is computational RNomics. This means we use computers to study the fascinating RNA molecules. These widely diverse molecules are involved in multiple aspects of gene expression and regulation. They can encode protein coding genes (mRNA), act as independent non-coding genes (tRNA, rRNA, miRNA) or form functional motifs in larger genes (riboswitches, UTR regulatory elements). Our laboratory is interested in different aspects of the RNA world. We develop bioinformatics tools to identify noncoding RNAs in genomic sequences and analyze their function. We also study post-transcriptional variations that affect polyadenylation and splicing patterns in eukaryotic mRNAs.
Publication list from Pubmed...
Former Lab members
Dominique JEANNIN, Engineer