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Damien Avinens

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

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Developmental Biology· 2 Biophysics· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Organism:Drosophila· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Assay:imaging· 1 Assay:spatial transcriptomics· 1 Organism:zebrafish· 1

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Jérémy DufourtiD· 3 shared Cyril FavardiD· 2 shared Delphine M. MuriauxiD· 2 shared Maëlle BelleciD· 2 shared Antonello Trullo· 1 shared Didier Y. R. StainieriD· 1 shared Édouard BertrandiD· 1 shared Eric MartíneziD· 1 shared

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Real-time single-molecule imaging in zebrafish embryos uncovers non-canonical translation

Maëlle Bellec, Jie Liang, Kenny Mattonet, Tatsuya Morisaki, Margaux Lay, Hans‐Martin Maischein, Damien Avinens, Vincent Martinet, Delphine M. Muriaux, Timothy J. Stasevich, Jérémy Dufourt, Didier Y. R. Stainier

This study uses real-time single-molecule imaging in zebrafish embryos to reveal non-canonical translation mechanisms of bmp2b mRNA.

Science Advances · Oct 7, 2026Peer-reviewedDevelopmental Biology

SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein engages with viral RNA and ERGIC lipids to drive viral core assembly

Shovon Swarnakar, Jhili Mishra, Virgile Rat, Peggy Mérida, Louis Bunel, Damien Avinens, Jérôme Feuillard, Sébastien Lyonnais, Eric Martínez, Jitendriya Swain, Jérémy Dufourt, Mickaël Blaise, Cyril Favard, J. K. Basu, Delphine M. Muriaux

This study shows that SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein interacts with viral RNA and ERGIC lipids to drive viral core assembly through lipid clustering and RNP stabilization.

bioRxiv · Jul 23, 2026 · PreprintBiophysics

Boosting the toolbox for live imaging of translation

Maëlle Bellec, Ruoyu Chen, Jana Dhayni, Antonello Trullo, Damien Avinens, Hussein Karaki, Flavia Mazzarda, Hélène Lenden Hasse, Cyril Favard, Ruth Lehmann, Édouard Bertrand, Mounia Lagha, Jérémy Dufourt

The paper improves fluorescent tools for live imaging of translation in Drosophila embryos and mammalian cells, introducing new methods like ALFA-array and MCP-tdStaygold.

RNA · Jul 26, 2024Peer-reviewedDevelopmental Biology