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Gaetan Cornilleau

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

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Cell Biology· 1 Genomics· 1 Molecular Biology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Assay:cryo-EM· 1 Assay:Hi-C· 1 Organism:multiple species· 1 Organism:non-human primate· 1 Approach:simulation· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Architecture and Function of Holocentric CENP-A-Independent Kinetochores

Christine Yu, Sundar Ram Sankaranarayanan, Gaetan Cornilleau, Anna C. Howes, Caleigh M. Azumaya, Eric S. Day, Inna Zilberleyb, Bobby Brillantes, Tommy K. Cheung, Léonie Dec, Damarys Loew, Phong Thanh Tran, Christopher M. Rose, Ines Anna Drinnenberg, Claudio Ciferri, Stanislau Yatskevich

The paper determines the cryo-EM structure of the holocentric CCAN from Bombyx mori, revealing a self-contained dimer that forms a point-centromere-like architecture and incorporates novel Centromeric Subunit proteins.

Science Advances · Jun 19, 2026Peer-reviewedCell Biology

Unique territorial and compartmental organization of chromosomes in the holocentric silkworm

José Gil, Emily Navarrete, Clio B. Hockens, Neil Chowdhury, Sameer Abraham, Gaetan Cornilleau, Elissa P. Lei, Julien Mozziconacci, Edward J. Banigan, Leah F. Rosin, Leonid A. Mirny, Héloïse Muller, Ines Anna Drinnenberg

The paper discovers a novel chromatin folding structure, compartment S, in the silkworm Bombyx mori using Hi-C, showing unique loop extrusion and contact patterns.

The EMBO Journal · Feb 2, 2026Peer-reviewedGenomics

CenH3-independent kinetochore assembly in Lepidoptera requires CENP-T

Nuria Cortes-Silva, Jonathan Ulmer, Takashi Kiuchi, Emily Hsieh, Gaetan Cornilleau, Ilham Aboulfath-Ladid, Florent Dingli, Damarys Loew, Susumu Katsuma, Ines Anna Drinnenberg

This study identifies CENP-T as essential for CenH3-independent kinetochore assembly in Lepidoptera, showing its role in recruiting the Mis12 complex and supporting mitotic progression.

Current Biology · Feb 1, 2020Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology