Publications

Preprints

Structural Repetition Detector: multi-scale quantitative mapping of molecular complexes through microscopy.
Mendes A, Saraiva BM, Jacquemet G, Mamede JI, Leterrier C, Henriques R.
bioRxiv, 2024 Sep 16.
doi: 10.1101/2024.09.16.613204

Deciphering the nanoscale architecture of presynaptic actin using a micropatterned presynapse-on-glass model.
Tumminia S°, Mezache L°, Wiesner T, Vianay B, Thery M, Papandréou MJ*, Leterrier C*.
bioRxiv, 2024 Sep 5.
doi: 10.1101/2024.09.05.611287

Spectrin condensates provide a nidus for assembling the periodic axonal structure.
Boyer NP, Sharma R, Wiesner T, Delamare A, Pelletier F, Leterrier C*, Roy S*.
bioRxiv, 2024 June 5.
doi: 10.1101/2024.06.05.597638

Publications

2025

Han Y, Hacker D, Donders BC, Parperis C, Thuenauer R, Leterrier C, Grünewald K, Mikhaylova M.
Unveiling the cell biology of hippocampal neurons with dendritic axon origin.
Journal of Cell Biology, 2025 Jan 6;224(1):e202403141.
doi: 10.1083/jcb.202403141

2024

Super-resolution imaging of the neuronal cytoskeleton.
Butler-Hallissey C, Leterrier C.
npj Imaging, 2024;2(1):50.
doi: 10.1038/s44303-024-00054-y

The actin-spectrin submembrane scaffold restricts endocytosis along proximal axons.
Wernert F°, Moparthi SB°, Pelletier F, Lainé J, Moulay G, Simons E, Boroni-Rueda F, Jullien N, Benkhelifa-Ziyat S, Papandreou MJ, Leterrier C*, Vassilopoulos S.* (co-last authors)
Science, 2024;385(6711):eado2032.
doi : 10.1126/science.ado2032

Actomyosin-mediated inhibition of synaptic vesicle release under CB1R activation.
McFadden MH, Emeritt MB, Xu H, Cui Y, Leterrier C, Zala D, Venance L, Lenkei Z.
Translational Psychiatry, 2024;14(1):335.
doi: 10.1038/s41398-024-03017-4

Surpassing light inhomogeneities in structured-illumination microscopy with FlexSIM.
Soubies E, Nogueron A, Pelletier F, Mangeat T, Leterrier C, Unser M, Sage D.
Journal of Microscopy, 2024.
doi : 10.1111/jmi.13344

Stress balls for the brain: how beading protects axons from mechanical damage.
Leterrier C.
Journal of Cell Biology, 2024;223(8):e202407024.
doi: 10.1083/jcb.202407024

pHusion: A robust and versatile toolset for automated detection and analysis of exocytosis.
O’Shaughnessy EC, Lam M, Ryken SE, Wiesner T, Lukasik K, Zuchero JB, Leterrier C, Adalsteinsson D, Gupton SL.
Journal of Cell Science, 2024;137(20):jcs261828.
doi: 10.1242/jcs.261828

2023

Decoding life’s inner workings: advances in quantitative bioimaging.
Henriques R, Leterrier C, Weigel A.
Open Biology, 2023;13(11):230329.
doi: 10.1098/rsob.230329

High-fidelity 3D live-cell nanoscopy through data-driven enhanced super-resolution radial fluctuation.
Laine RF, Heil HS, Coelho S, Nixon-Abell J, Jimenez A, Wiesner T, Martínez D, Galgani T, Régnier L, Stubb A, Follain G, Webster S, Goyette J, Dauphin A, Salles A, Culley S, Jacquemet G, Hajj B*, Leterrier C*, Henriques R*.
Nature Methods, 2023;20(12):1949–56.
doi: 10.1038/s41592-023-02057-w

Microtubules under mechanical pressure can breach dense actin networks.
Gélin M, Schaeffer A, Gaillard J, Guérin C, Vianay B, Orhant-Prioux M, Braun M, Leterrier C, Blanchoin L, Théry M.
Journal of Cell Science, 2023;136(22).
doi: 10.1242/jcs.261667

Assessing crosstalk in simultaneous multicolor single-molecule localization microscopy.
Friedl K, Mau A, Boroni-Rueda F, Caorsi V, Bourg N, Lévêque-Fort S, Leterrier C.
Cell Reports Methods, 2023;100571.
doi: 10.1016/j.crmeth.2023.100571

Presynapses contain distinct actin nanostructures.
Bingham D, Jakobs CE, Wernert F, Boroni-Rueda F, Jullien N, Schentarra EM, Friedl K, Da Costa Moura J, van Bommel DM, Caillol G, Ogawa Y, Papandréou MJ, Leterrier C.
Journal of Cell Biology, 2023;222(10):e202208110.
doi: 10.1083/jcb.202208110

Open-3DSIM: an open-source three-dimensional structured illumination microscopy reconstruction platform.
Cao R, Li Y, Chen X, Ge X, Li M, Guan M, Hou Y, Fu Y, Xu X, Leterrier C, Jiang S, Gao B, Xi P.
Nature Methods, 2023 Aug;20(8):1183-1186.
doi: 10.1038/s41592-023-01958-0

Super-resolved total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy using random illuminations.
Affannoukoué K, Labouesse S, Maire G, Gallais L, Savatier J, Allain M, Rasedujjaman M, Legoff L, Idier J, Poincloux R, Pelletier F, Leterrier C, Mangeat T, Sentenac A.
Optica, 2023;10(8):1009.
doi: 10.1364/optica.487003

Microtubules self-repair in living cells.
Gazzola M, Schaeffer A, Butler-Hallissey C, Friedl K, Vianay B, Gaillard J, Leterrier C, Blanchoin L, Théry M.
Current Biology, 2023;33(1):122-133.e4.
doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2022.11.060

2022

ShareLoc – an open platform for sharing localization microscopy data.
Ouyang W, Bai J, Singh MK, Leterrier C, Barthelemy P, Barnett SFH, Klein T, Sauer M, Kanchanawong P, Bourg N, Cohen MM, Lelandais B, Zimmer C.
Nature Methods, 2022;19(11):1331–3.
doi: 10.1038/s41592-022-01659-0

Mechanical role of the submembrane spectrin scaffold in red blood cells and neurons.
Leterrier C, Pullarkat PA.
Journal of Cell Science, 2022 Aug 15;135(16).
doi: 10.1242/jcs.259356

Mapping molecular complexes with Super-Resolution Microscopy and Single-Particle Analysis.
Mendes A, Heil HS, Coelho S, Leterrier C, Henriques R.
Open Biology, 2022 Jul;12(7):220079. 
doi: 10.1098/rsob.220079

Rings and braids: Correlative microscopy reveals the structure of axonal actin.
Vassilopoulos S, Leterrier C.
Médecine/Sciences, 2022 Feb;38(2):130-133.
doi: 10.1051/medsci/2021254

2021

Convergence of adenosine and GABA signaling for synapse stabilization during development.
Gomez-Castro F, Zappettini S, Pressey JC, Silva CG, Russeau M, Gervasi N, Figueiredo M, Montmasson C, Renner M, Canas PM, Gonçalves FQ, Alçada-Morais S, Szabó E, Rodrigues RJ, Agostinho P, Tomé AR, Caillol G, Thoumine O, Nicol X, Leterrier C, Lujan R, Tyagarajan SK, Cunha RA, Esclapez M, Bernard C, Lévi S.
Science, 2021 Nov 5;374(6568):eabk2055.
doi: 10.1126/science.abk2055

Clathrin packets move in slow axonal transport and deliver functional payloads to synapses.
Ganguly A, Sharma R, Boyer NP, Wernert F, Phan S, Boassa D, Parra L, Das U, Caillol G, Han X, Yates JR 3rd, Ellisman MH, Leterrier C, Roy S .
Neuron, 2021 Sep 15;109(18):2884-2901.e7.
doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2021.08.016

Putting the axonal periodic scaffold in order. 
Leterrier C.
Current Opinion in Neurobiology, 2021 Aug;69:33-40.
doi: 10.1016/j.conb.2020.12.015

Self-repair protects microtubules from destruction by molecular motors.
Triclin S,  Inoue D, Gaillard J, Min Htet Z, De Santis M, Portran D, Derivery E, Aumeier C, Schaedel L, John K, Leterrier C, Reck-Peterson S, Blanchoin L, Thery M.
Nature Materials, 2021 Jun;20(6):883-891. 
doi: 10.1038/s41563-020-00905-0

Fast widefield scan provides tunable and uniform illumination optimizing super-resolution microscopy on large fields.
Mau A, Friedl K, Leterrier C, Bourg N, Lévêque-Fort S.
Nature Communications, 2021 May 24;12(1):3077.
doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-23405-4

Democratising deep learning for microscopy with ZeroCostDL4Mic.
von Chamier L, Laine RF, Jukkala J, Spahn C, Krentzel D, Nehme E, Lerche M, Hernández-Pérez S, Mattila PK, Karinou E, Holden S, Solak AC, Krull A, Buchholz TO, Jones ML, Royer LA, Leterrier C, Shechtman Y, Jug F, Heilemann M, Jacquemet G, Henriques R.
Nature Communications, 2021 Apr 15;12(1):2276.
doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-22518-0

Stress fibres are embedded in a contractile cortical network.
Vignaud T, Copos C, Leterrier C, Toro-Nahuelpan M, Tseng Q, Mahamid J, Blanchoin L, Mogilner A, Théry M, Kurzawa L.
Nature Materials, 2021 Mar;20(3):410-420.
doi: 10.1038/s41563-020-00825-z

A pictorial history of the neuronal cytoskeleton.
Leterrier C.
The Journal of Neuroscience, 2021 Jan 6;41(1):11–27.
doi: 10.1523/jneurosci.2872-20.2020
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2020

vLUME: 3D virtual reality for single-molecule localization microscopy.
Spark A, Kitching A, Esteban-Ferrer D, Handa A, Carr AR, Needham LM, Ponjavic A, Santos AM, McColl J, Leterrier C, Davis SJ, Henriques R, Lee SF.
Nature Methods, 2020 Nov;17(11):1097-1099.
doi: 10.1038/s41592-020-0962-1

Alternative splicing of clathrin heavy chain contributes to the switch from coated pits to plaques.
Moulay G, Lainé J, Lemaître M, Nakamori M, Nishino I, Caillol G, Mamchaoui K, Julien L, Dingli F, Loew D, Bitoun M, Leterrier C, Furling D, Vassilopoulos S.
Journal of Cell Biology, 2020 Sep 7;219(9).
doi : 10.1083/jcb.201912061

The cell biologist’s guide to super-resolution microscopy.
Jacquemet G*, Carisey AF*, Hamidi H, Henriques R*, Leterrier C*.
Journal of Cell Science, 2020 133(11), jcs240713.
doi: 10.1242/jcs.240713

About samples, giving examples: Optimized Single Molecule Localization Microscopy.
Jimenez A, Friedl K, Leterrier C.
Methods, 2020 Mar 1;174:100-114. 
doi: 10.1016/j.ymeth.2019.05.008

GABA in, garbage out: AIS-located proteasomes regulate the developmental GABA switch.
Leterrier C.
Journal of Cell Biology, 2020 Feb 3;219(2).
doi: 10.1083/jcb.201912006

Mapping axon initial segment structure and function by multiplexed proximity biotinylation.
Hamdan H, Lim BC, Torii T, Joshi A, Konning M, Smith C, Palmer DJ, Ng P, Leterrier C, Oses-Prieto JA, Burlingame AL, Rasband MN.
Nature Communications, 2020 Jan 3;11(1):100.
doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-13658-5

2019

Ultrastructure of the axonal periodic scaffold reveals a braid-like organization of actin rings.
Vassilopoulos S*, Gibaud S, Jimenez A, Caillol G, Leterrier C*.
Nature Communications, 2019 Dec 20;10(1):5803.
doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-13835-6

A dual role for βII-spectrin in axons.
Leterrier C.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2019 Jul 30;116(31):15324-15326.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.1909789116

Combining 3D single molecule localization strategies for reproducible bioimaging.
Cabriel C, Bourg N, Jouchet P, Dupuis G, Leterrier C, Baron A, Badet-Denisot M-A, Vauzeilles B, Fort E, Lévêque-Fort S.
Nature Communications, 2019 Apr 30;10(1):1642.
doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-09901-81

Automating multimodal microscopy with NanoJ-Fluidics.
Almada P, Pereira P, Culley S, Caillol G, Boroni-Rueda F, Dix CL,  Charras G, Baum B, Laine RF*, Leterrier C*, Henriques R*.
Nature Communications, 2019 Mar 15;10(1):1223.
doi: 10.1101/320416

NanoJ: a high-performance open-source super-resolution microscopy toolbox.
Laine RF, Tosheva KL, Gustafsson N, Gray RDM, Almada P, Albrecht D, Risa GT, Hurtig F, Lindås A-C, Baum B, Mercer J, Leterrier C, Pereira PM, Culley S, Henriques R.
Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 2019 Jan 29.
doi: 10.1088/1361-6463

Processive flow by biased polymerization mediates the slow axonal transport of actin.
Chakrabarty N, Dubey P, Tang Y, Ganguly A, Ladt K, Leterrier C*, Jung P*, Roy S*.
Journal of Cell Biology, 2019 Jan 7;218(1):112–24.
doi: 10.1083/jcb.201711022

2018

The functional architecture of axonal actin.
Papandréou M-J,  Leterrier C.
Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, 2018 Sep;91:151-159.
doi: 10.1016/j.mcn.2018.05.003
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The axon initial segment: an updated viewpoint.
Leterrier C.
The Journal of Neuroscience, 2018 Feb 28;38(9):2135–2145.
doi: 10.1523/jneurosci.1922-17.2018
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Quantitative mapping and minimization of super-resolution optical imaging artifacts.
Culley S, Albrecht D, Jacobs C, Matos Pereira P, Leterrier C*, Mercer J*, Henriques R*
Nature Methods, 2018 Apr;15(4):263-266.
doi: 10.1038/nmeth.4605

Localized Myosin II Activity Regulates Assembly and Plasticity of the Axon Initial Segment.
Berger SL, Leo-Macias A, Yuen S, Khatri L, Pfennig S, Zhang Y, Agullo-Pascual E, Caillol G, Zhu M-S, Rothenberg E, Melendez-Vasquez CV, Delmar M, Leterrier C, Salzer J.L.
Neuron, 2018 Feb 7;97(3):555-570.e6.
doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2017.12.039

2017

The nano-architecture of the axonal cytoskeleton.
Leterrier C*, Dubey P, Roy S*.
Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2017 Dec;18(12):713-726.
doi: 10.1038/nrn.2017.129

αII spectrin forms a periodic cytoskeleton at the axon initial segment and is required for nervous system function.
Huang CY, Zhang C, Ho TS, Oses-Prieto J, Burlingame AL, Lalonde J, Noebels JL, Leterrier C, Rasband MN.
The Journal of Neuroscience, 2017 Nov 22;37(47):11311-11322.
doi: 10.1523/jneurosci.2112-17.2017
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An αII spectrin based cytoskeleton protects large diameter myelinated axons from degeneration.
Huang CY, Zhang C, Zollinger DR, Leterrier C, Rasband MN.
The Journal of Neuroscience, 2017 Nov 22;37(47):11323-11334.
doi: 10.1523/jneurosci.2113-17.2017

Hsc70 chaperone activity is required for the cytosolic slow axonal transport of synapsin.
Ganguly A, Han X, Das U, Wang L, Loi J, Sun J, Gitler D, Caillol G, Leterrier C, Yates JR 3rd, Roy S.
Journal of Cell Biology, 2017 Jul 3;216(7):2059-2074
doi: 10.1083/jcb.201604028

Ankyrin G membrane partners drive the establishment and maintenance of the axon initial segment
Leterrier C, Clerc N, Rueda-Boroni F, Montersino A, Dargent B, Castets F.
Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 2017 11:6
doi: 10.3389/fncel.2017.00006

Developmental changes in expression of βVI-spectrin splice variants at axon initial segments and nodes of Ranvier.
Yoshimura T, Stevens S, Leterrier C, Stankewich M, Rasband M.N.
Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 2017 10:304.
doi: 10.3389/fncel.2016.00304

2016

The axon initial segment, 50 years later: a nexus for neuronal organization and function.
Leterrier C.
Current Topics in Membranes, 2016;77:185-233.
doi: 10.1016/bs.ctm.2015.10.005

2015

Nanoscale architecture of the axon initial segment reveals an organized and robust scaffold.
Leterrier C*, Potier J, Caillol G, Rueda-Boroni F, Debarnot C, Dargent B.
Cell Reports, 2015 Dec 29;13(12):2781-93.
doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2015.11.051

A dynamic formin-dependent deep F-actin network in axons.
Ganguly A, Tang Y, Wang L, Ladt K, Loi J, Dargent B, Leterrier C, Roy S.
Journal of Cell Biology, 2015 Aug 3;210(3):401-17.
doi: 10.1083/jcb.201506110
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Previous publications of the NeuroCyto team members
2019

Gangliosides interact with synaptotagmin to form the high-affinity receptor complex for botulinum neurotoxin B.
Flores A, Ramirez-Franco J, Desplantes R, Debreux K, Ferracci G, Wernert F, Blanchard MP, Maulet Y, Youssouf F, Sangiardi M, Iborra C, Popoff MR, Seagar M, Fantini J, Lévêque C, El Far O.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2019 Sep 3;116(36):18098-18108.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.1908051116

2015

CK2-regulated schwannomin-interacting protein IQCJ-SCHIP-1 association with AnkG contributes to the maintenance of the axon initial segment.
Papandréou M-J, Vacher H, Fache M-P, Klingler E, Rueda-Boroni F, Ferracci G, Debarnot C, Pipéroglou C, Garcia Del Caño G, Goutebroze L, Dargent B.
Journal of Neurochemistry, 2015 Aug;134(3):527-37.
doi: 10.1111/jnc.13158

2014

CK2 accumulation at the axon initial segment depends on sodium channel Nav1.
Hien YE, Montersino A, Castets F, Leterrier C, Filhol O, Vacher H, Dargent B.
FEBS Letters, 2014 Sep 17;588(18):3403-8.
doi: 10.1016/j.febslet.2014.07.032

No Pasaran! Role of the axon initial segment in the regulation of protein transport and the maintenance of axonal identity.
Leterrier C*, Dargent B.
Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology, 2014 Mar;27:44-51.
doi: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2013.11.001

2013

Activation-dependent plasticity of polarized GPCR distribution on the neuronal surface.
Simon AC, Loverdo C, Gaffuri A-L, Urbanski M, Ladarre D, Carrel D, Rivals I, Leterrier C, Benichou O, Dournaud P, Szabo B, Voituriez R, Lenkei Z.
Journal of Molecular Cell Biology, 2013 Aug;5(4):250-65.
doi: 10.1093/jmcb/mjt014

2012

Motor endplate disease affects neuromuscular junction maturation.
Caillol G, Vacher H, Musarella M, Bellouze S, Dargent B, Autillo-Touati A.
European Journal of Neuroscience, 2012 Aug;36(4):2400-8.
doi: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2012.08164.x

2011

EB3 and EB1 link microtubules to ankyrin G in the axon initial segment.
Leterrier C, Vacher H, Fache M-P, Angles d’Ortoli S, Castets F, Autillo-Touati A, Dargent B.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2011 May 24;108(21):8826-31.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.1018671108

Determinants of voltage-gated sodium channel clustering in neurons.
Leterrier C, Brachet A, Dargent B, Vacher H.
Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology, 2011 Apr;22(2):171-7.
doi: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2010.09.014

Axonal targeting of the 5-HT1B serotonin receptor relies on structure-specific constitutive activation.
Carrel D, Simon A, Emerit MB, Rivals I, Leterrier C, Biard M, Hamon M., Darmon M, Lenkei Z.
Traffic, 2011 Nov;12(11):1501-20.
doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0854.2011.01260.x

2010

Ankyrin G restricts ion channel diffusion at the axonal initial segment before the establishment of the diffusion barrier.
Brachet A, Leterrier C, Irondelle M, Fache M-P, Racine V, Sibarita J-B, Choquet D, Dargent B.
Journal of Cell Biology, 2010 Oct 18;191(2):383-95.
doi: 10.1083/jcb.201003042

Voltage-gated sodium channel organization in neurons: Protein interactions and trafficking pathways.
Leterrier C,Brachet A, Fache M-P, Dargent B.
Neuroscience Letters, 2010 Dec 10;486(2):92-100.
doi: 10.1016/j.neulet.2010.08.079

Clathrin-dependent APP endocytosis and Abeta secretion are highly sensitive to the level of plasma membrane cholesterol.
Cossec J-C, Simon A, Marquer C, Moldrich RX, Leterrier C, Rossier J, Duyckaerts C, Lenkei Z, Potier M-C.
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA), 2010 Aug;1801(8):846-52.
doi: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2010.05.010

Mapping of domains on HIV envelope protein mediating association with calnexin and protein-disulfide isomerase.
Papandréou M-J, Barbouche R, Guieu R, Rivera S, Fantini J, Khrestchatisky M, Jones IM, Fenouillet E.
Journal of  Biological Chemistry, 2010 Apr 30;285(18):13788-96.
doi: 10.1074/jbc.M109.066670

2009

The somatostatin 2A receptor is enriched in migrating neurons during rat and human brain deve-lopment and stimulates migration and axonal outgrowth.
Le Verche V, Kaindl AM, Verney C, Csaba Z, Peineau S, Olivier P, Adle-Biassette H, Leterrier C, Vitalis T, Renaud J, Dargent B, Gressens P, Dournaud P.
PLoS One, 2009;4(5):e5509.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0005509

2008

Casein kinase 2 contributes to the organization of sodium channel in axonal membranes by regulating interactions with ankyrin G.
Bréchet A, Fache M-P, Brachet A, Ferracci G, Baude A, Irondelle M, Perreira S, Leterrier C, Dargent B.
Journal of Cell Biology, 2008 Dec 15;183(6):1101-14.
doi: 10.1083/jcb.200805169

The type-1 cannabinoid receptor, highly expressed in embryonic cortical neurons axons, negatively regulates neurite growth in vitro.
Vitalis T, Lainé J, Simon A, Roland A, Leterrier C, Cases O, Lenkei Z.
European Journal of Neuroscience, 2008 Nov;28(9):1705-18.
doi: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2008.06484.x

2006

Constitutive activation drives compartment-selective endocytosis and axonal targeting of type 1 cannabinoid receptors.
Leterrier C, Lainé J, Darmon M, Boudin H, Rossier J, Lenkei Z.
The Journal of Neuroscience, 2006 March 22; 26(12):3141-3153
doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.5437-05.2006

Expression of Nav1.6 sodium channels by Schwann cells at neuromuscular junctions: role in the motor endplate disease phenotype.
Musarella M, Alcaraz G, Caillol G, Boudier J-L, Couraud F, Autillo-Touati A.
Glia. 2006 Jan 1;53(1):13-23.
doi: 10.1002/glia.20252

2004

Constitutive endocytic cycle of the CB1 cannabinoid receptor.
Leterrier C, Bonnard D, Carrel D, Rossier J, Lenkei Z.
Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2004 Aug 20;279(34):36013-21.
doi: 10.1074/jbc.M403990200