Skip to menu Skip to content Skip to footer

2026

Journal Article

SMN1 variants identified by false-positive SMA newborn screening tests: Therapeutic hurdles and functional and epidemiological solutions

Wirth, Brunhilde, Das, Joyosmita, Kölbel, Heike, Goh, Shuxiang, Farrar, Michelle A., Piano, Valentina, Zetzsche, Sebastian, Fuhrmann, Nico, Becker, Jutta, Karakaya, Mert, Zhang, Yougang, Cao, Yuqing, Taghipour-Sheshdeh, Afsaneh, Stringer, Brett W. and Giacomotto, Jean (2026). SMN1 variants identified by false-positive SMA newborn screening tests: Therapeutic hurdles and functional and epidemiological solutions. American Journal of Human Genetics, 113 (3), 627-635. doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2026.01.012

SMN1 variants identified by false-positive SMA newborn screening tests: Therapeutic hurdles and functional and epidemiological solutions

2026

Other Outputs

C. elegans, un outil de criblage pour la recherche de traitements contre les maladies rares

, and Giacomotto, Jean (2026). C. elegans, un outil de criblage pour la recherche de traitements contre les maladies rares. doi: 10.70675/01f31096zdc34z4639zbfc6z8ff80973680c

C. elegans, un outil de criblage pour la recherche de traitements contre les maladies rares

2025

Journal Article

Clinical relevance of zebrafish for gene variants testing. Proof-of-principle with SMN1/SMA

Stringer, Brett W., Zhang, Yougang, Taghipour-Sheshdeh, Afsaneh, Goh, Shuxiang, Kölbel, Heike, Farrar, Michelle A., Wirth, Brunhilde and Giacomotto, Jean (2025). Clinical relevance of zebrafish for gene variants testing. Proof-of-principle with SMN1/SMA. EMBO Molecular Medicine, 18 (1), 41-54. doi: 10.1038/s44321-025-00355-8

Clinical relevance of zebrafish for gene variants testing. Proof-of-principle with SMN1/SMA

2025

Conference Publication

Selective modulation of voltage-gated sodium channels as a therapeutic strategy for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Muller, Jessica A.I., Kanjhan, Refik, Tran, Van, Kotapati, Charan, Thakre, Prajwal P., Bellingham, Mark C., Giacomotto, Jean and Cardoso, Fernanda C. (2025). Selective modulation of voltage-gated sodium channels as a therapeutic strategy for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Cellular and Molecular Advances in Neurodegeneration, Hobart, TAS, Australia, 4-5 December 2025.

Selective modulation of voltage-gated sodium channels as a therapeutic strategy for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

2025

Conference Publication

From Newborn Screening to Functional Insight: <i>SMN1</i> VUS studies in zebrafish supported therapeutic decisions

Wirth, Brunhilde, Stringer, Brett W., Zhang, Yougang, Taghipour-Sheshdeh, Afsaneh, Zetzsche, Sebastian, Piano, Valentina, Fuhrmann, Nico, Becker, Jutta, Karakaya, Mert, Goh, Shuxiang, Koelbel, Heike, Farrar, Michelle and Giacomotto, Jean (2025). From Newborn Screening to Functional Insight: SMN1 VUS studies in zebrafish supported therapeutic decisions. 58th Conference of the European-Society-of-Human-Genetics (ESHG), Milan Italy, May 24-27, 2025. LONDON: SPRINGERNATURE.

From Newborn Screening to Functional Insight: <i>SMN1</i> VUS studies in zebrafish supported therapeutic decisions

2025

Journal Article

Isolation and biological evaluation of human tyrosinase inhibitors from the fruit of Xanthium strumarium L

Shi, Gengxuan, Lu, Yaoying, Zhang, Yougang, Zheng, Ke, Giacomotto, Jean, Tonissen, Kathryn F. and Feng, Yunjiang (2025). Isolation and biological evaluation of human tyrosinase inhibitors from the fruit of Xanthium strumarium L. Molecules, 30 (18) 3689, 1-14. doi: 10.3390/molecules30183689

Isolation and biological evaluation of human tyrosinase inhibitors from the fruit of Xanthium strumarium L

2025

Conference Publication

Selective modulation of voltage-gated sodium channels on motor neurons as a therapeutic strategy for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

AI Muller, Jessica, Kanjhan, Refik, Tran, Van, Kotapati, Charan, Thakre, Prajwal P., Bellingham, Mark C., Giacomotto, Jean and Cardoso, Fernanda C. (2025). Selective modulation of voltage-gated sodium channels on motor neurons as a therapeutic strategy for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The Pan-Asian Consortium for Treatment and Research in ALS (PACTALS), Melbourne, VIC Australia, 7-9 September 2025.

Selective modulation of voltage-gated sodium channels on motor neurons as a therapeutic strategy for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

2025

Conference Publication

False-positive results in 5q-SMA newborn screening: SMN1 VUS studies in zebrafish support therapeutic decision

Kölbel, H., Wirth, B., Stringer, B., Zhang, Y., Taghipour-Sheshdeh, A., Zetzsche, S., Piano, V., Fuhrmann, N., Becker, J., Karakaya, M., Goh, S., Giacomotto, J. and Farrar, M. (2025). False-positive results in 5q-SMA newborn screening: SMN1 VUS studies in zebrafish support therapeutic decision. 30th World Muscle Society Congress, Vienna, Austria, 7-11 October 2025. London, United Kingdom: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.nmd.2025.105625

False-positive results in 5q-SMA newborn screening: SMN1 VUS studies in zebrafish support therapeutic decision

2025

Conference Publication

Voltage-gated sodium channels at the nexus of neuropathology and therapy in ALS

Cardoso, Fernanda C., Muller, Jessica A.I., Kanjhan, Refik, Tran, Van, Kotapati, Charan, Bellingham, Mark C. and Giacomotto, Jean (2025). Voltage-gated sodium channels at the nexus of neuropathology and therapy in ALS. Gordon Research Conference Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and Related Motor Neuron Diseases, Portland, ME, United States, 27 July–1 August 2025.

Voltage-gated sodium channels at the nexus of neuropathology and therapy in ALS

2025

Journal Article

Cre-Lox miRNA-delivery technology optimized for inducible microRNA and gene-silencing studies in zebrafish

Guo, Fangfei, Tromp, Alisha, Wang, Haitao, Hall, Thomas E. and Giacomotto, Jean (2025). Cre-Lox miRNA-delivery technology optimized for inducible microRNA and gene-silencing studies in zebrafish. Nucleic Acids Research, 53 (2) gkaf004. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkaf004

Cre-Lox miRNA-delivery technology optimized for inducible microRNA and gene-silencing studies in zebrafish

2024

Journal Article

Clinical and molecular spectrum of autosomal recessive CA8‐related cerebellar ataxia

Kaiyrzhanov, Rauan, Ortigoza‐Escobar, Juan Darío, Stringer, Brett W., Ganieva, Manizha, Gowda, Vykuntaraju K., Srinivasan, Varunvenkat M., Macaya, Alfons, Laner, Andreas, Onbool, Enas, Al‐Shammari, Randa, Al‐Owain, Mohammed, Deconinck, Nicolas, Vilain, Catheline, Dontaine, Pauline, Self, Eleanor, Akram, Rabia, Hussain, Ghulam, Baig, Shahid Mahmood, Iqbal, Javed, Salpietro, Vincenzo, Neshatdoust, Maedeh, Kasiri, Mahboubeh, Yesil, Gozde, Uygur, Turkan, Pysden, Karen, Berry, Ian R., Alves, Cesar Augusto, Giacomotto, Jean, Houlden, Henry and Maroofian, Reza (2024). Clinical and molecular spectrum of autosomal recessive CA8‐related cerebellar ataxia. Movement Disorders, 39 (6), 983-995. doi: 10.1002/mds.29754

Clinical and molecular spectrum of autosomal recessive CA8‐related cerebellar ataxia

2023

Journal Article

Cell surface plasticity in response to shape change in the whole organism

Hall, Thomas E., Ariotti, Nicholas, Lo, Harriet P., Rae, James, Ferguson, Charles, Martel, Nick, Lim, Ye-Wheen, Giacomotto, Jean and Parton, Robert G. (2023). Cell surface plasticity in response to shape change in the whole organism. Current Biology, 33 (19), 4276-4284. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2023.08.068

Cell surface plasticity in response to shape change in the whole organism

2023

Journal Article

Optimising the zebrafish Cre/Lox toolbox. Codon improved iCre, new gateway tools, Cre protein and guidelines

Tromp, Alisha, Wang, Haitao, Hall, Thomas E., Mowry, Bryan and Giacomotto, Jean (2023). Optimising the zebrafish Cre/Lox toolbox. Codon improved iCre, new gateway tools, Cre protein and guidelines. Frontiers in Physiology, 14 1221310, 1-10. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2023.1221310

Optimising the zebrafish Cre/Lox toolbox. Codon improved iCre, new gateway tools, Cre protein and guidelines

2022

Journal Article

Brain-wide visual habituation networks in wild type and fmr1 zebrafish

Marquez-Legorreta, Emmanuel, Constantin, Lena, Piber, Marielle, Favre-Bulle, Itia A., Taylor, Michael A., Blevins, Ann S., Giacomotto, Jean, Bassett, Dani S., Vanwalleghem, Gilles C. and Scott, Ethan K. (2022). Brain-wide visual habituation networks in wild type and fmr1 zebrafish. Nature Communications, 13 (1) 895. doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-28299-4

Brain-wide visual habituation networks in wild type and fmr1 zebrafish

2022

Journal Article

Functional characterisation of the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis risk locus GPX3/TNIP1

Restuadi, Restuadi, Steyn, Frederik J., Kabashi, Edor, Ngo, Shyuan T., Cheng, Fei-Fei, Nabais, Marta F., Thompson, Mike J., Qi, Ting, Wu, Yang, Henders, Anjali K., Wallace, Leanne, Bye, Chris R., Turner, Bradley J., Ziser, Laura, Mathers, Susan, McCombe, Pamela A., Needham, Merrilee, Schultz, David, Kiernan, Matthew C., van Rheenen, Wouter, van den Berg, Leonard H., Veldink, Jan H., Ophoff, Roel, Gusev, Alexander, Zaitlen, Noah, McRae, Allan F., Henderson, Robert D., Wray, Naomi R., Giacomotto, Jean and Garton, Fleur C. (2022). Functional characterisation of the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis risk locus GPX3/TNIP1. Genome Medicine, 14 (1) 7, 7. doi: 10.1186/s13073-021-01006-6

Functional characterisation of the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis risk locus GPX3/TNIP1

2021

Journal Article

Cavin4 interacts with Bin1 to promote T-tubule formation and stability in developing skeletal muscle

Lo, Harriet P., Lim, Ye-Wheen, Xiong, Zherui, Martel, Nick, Ferguson, Charles, Ariotti, Nicholas, Giacomotto, Jean, Rae, James, Floetenmeyer, Matthias, Moradi, Shayli Varasteh, Gao, Ya, Tillu, Vikas A., Xia, Di, Wang, Huang, Rahnama, Samira, Nixon, Susan J., Bastiani, Michele, Day, Ryan D., Smith, Kelly A., Palpant, Nathan J., Johnston, Wayne A., Alexandrov, Kirill, Collins, Brett M., Hall, Thomas E. and Parton, Robert G. (2021). Cavin4 interacts with Bin1 to promote T-tubule formation and stability in developing skeletal muscle. Journal of Cell Biology, 220 (12) e201905065. doi: 10.1083/jcb.201905065

Cavin4 interacts with Bin1 to promote T-tubule formation and stability in developing skeletal muscle

2021

Journal Article

Pipeline for generating stable large genomic deletions in zebrafish, from small domains to whole gene excisions

Tromp, Alisha, Robinson, Kate, Hall, Thomas E., Mowry, Bryan and Giacomotto, Jean (2021). Pipeline for generating stable large genomic deletions in zebrafish, from small domains to whole gene excisions. G3 Genes|Genomes|Genetics, 11 (12) jkab321. doi: 10.1093/g3journal/jkab321

Pipeline for generating stable large genomic deletions in zebrafish, from small domains to whole gene excisions

2021

Journal Article

Reduced C9orf72 function leads to defective synaptic vesicle release and neuromuscular dysfunction in zebrafish

Butti, Zoé, Pan, Yingzhou Edward, Giacomotto, Jean and Patten, Shunmoogum A. (2021). Reduced C9orf72 function leads to defective synaptic vesicle release and neuromuscular dysfunction in zebrafish. Communications Biology, 4 (1) 792, 1-16. doi: 10.1038/s42003-021-02302-y

Reduced C9orf72 function leads to defective synaptic vesicle release and neuromuscular dysfunction in zebrafish

2020

Journal Article

Modular transient nanoclustering of activated β2-adrenergic receptors revealed by single-molecule tracking of conformation-specific nanobodies

Gormal, Rachel S., Padmanabhan, Pranesh, Kasula, Ravikiran, Bademosi, Adekunle T., Coakley, Sean, Giacomotto, Jean, Blum, Ailisa, Joensuu, Merja, Wallis, Tristan P., Lo, Harriet P., Budnar, Srikanth, Rae, James, Ferguson, Charles, Bastiani, Michele, Thomas, Walter G., Pardon, Els, Steyaert, Jan, Yap, Alpha S., Goodhill, Geoffrey J., Hilliard, Massimo A., Parton, Robert G. and Meunier, Frédéric A. (2020). Modular transient nanoclustering of activated β2-adrenergic receptors revealed by single-molecule tracking of conformation-specific nanobodies. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 117 (48), 30476-30487. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2007443117

Modular transient nanoclustering of activated β2-adrenergic receptors revealed by single-molecule tracking of conformation-specific nanobodies

2020

Journal Article

Neurexins in autism and schizophrenia-a review of patient mutations, mouse models and potential future directions

Tromp, Alisha, Mowry, Bryan and Giacomotto, Jean (2020). Neurexins in autism and schizophrenia-a review of patient mutations, mouse models and potential future directions. Molecular Psychiatry, 26 (3), 747-760. doi: 10.1038/s41380-020-00944-8

Neurexins in autism and schizophrenia-a review of patient mutations, mouse models and potential future directions