Endocytosis and epithelial differentiation
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Group Leader Pierre J. Courtoy Christophe Pierreux Contact Pierre J. Courtoy de Duve Institute and Université catholique de Louvain CELL 75-41, 75 avenue Hippocrate B-1200 Brussels phone (direct) : 32 (0)2 764 75 69 phone (secretary) : 32 (0)2 764 75 41 fax : 32 (0)2 764 75 43 e-mail: Pierre Courtoy Christophe Pierreux de Duve Institute and Université catholique de Louvain CELL 75-41, 75 avenue Hippocrate B-1200 Brussels phone (direct) : 32 (0)2 764 65 22 phone (secretary) : 32 (0)2 764 75 41 fax : 32 (0)2 764 75 43 e-mail: Christophe Pierreux Group members > |
Research topics
This group focuses on two topics related to the control of membrane trafficking : endocytosis and epithelial differentiation.
1. Endocytosis : Our goal is to better understand the regulation of membrane dynamics, both at distinct domains of the plasma membrane and during endocytic trafficking, using live cell and vital organ imaging by multiphoton microscopy, electron microscopy and subcellular fractionation.
2. Epithelial differentiation : This new project addresses the formation of epithelial tubules in developing pancreas and salivary glands, as complementary models of controlled opposite transitions between non-polarized cell masses and polarized epithelial monolayers.
