Patrick Laprise

Research Interests

•  Intracellular signaling
• Regulation of apico-basal polarity of epithelial cells
• Morphogenesis of epithelial tissues
• Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT)
• Protein complexes
• Protein phosphorylation and acetylation

Current Research Projects

• Analysis of the role of EPB41L5 protein oligomerization in EMT
• Study of the role of EPB41L5 in the control of protein acetylation

Tools and Expertises

• Drosophila melanogaster
• Analysis of post-translational modifications
• Protein-protein interactions
• Phenotypic analysis of epithelial tissues in normal and pathological conditions