General information
Organisation
The French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) is a key player in research, development and innovation in four main areas :
• defence and security,
• nuclear energy (fission and fusion),
• technological research for industry,
• fundamental research in the physical sciences and life sciences.
Drawing on its widely acknowledged expertise, and thanks to its 16000 technicians, engineers, researchers and staff, the CEA actively participates in collaborative projects with a large number of academic and industrial partners.
The CEA is established in ten centers spread throughout France
Reference
SL-DRF-25-0756
Direction
DRF
Thesis topic details
Category
Miscellaneous
Thesis topics
In vitro reconstitution of microtubule network polarization.
Contract
Thèse
Job description
Microtubules, biological polymers present in all eukaryotic cells, serve as a support for intracellular transport via molecular motors, thus defining cellular polarity. Contrary to the dogma establishing the centrosome as the determinant of this polarity, research from the CytoMorpho Lab reveals that microtubules can self-organize without an organizing center. In vitro experiments have demonstrated that microtubules actively separate molecular motors of opposite polarities into distinct domains, creating a new mechanism of active phase separation. Such partitioning of space by microtubules and motors constitutes a new mechanism of morphogenesis. The doctoral project aims to encapsulate this system in lipid vesicles of controlled size to study how relative dimensions enable efficient polarization. This approach will require the development of a microfluidic device and optimization of biochemical conditions for anchoring motors in the lipid bilayer. The perspectives include the creation of 'artificial cells' capable of polarization and the reevaluation of cellular polarization models, particularly for T lymphocytes and other differentiated cells.
University / doctoral school
Sorbonne Université
Thesis topic location
Site
Grenoble
Requester
Position start date
01/10/2025
Person to be contacted by the applicant
THERY Manuel
manuel.thery@cea.fr
CEA
DRF/IRIG//SPCV
CEA Grenoble
0662042122
Tutor / Responsible thesis director
THERY Manuel
manuel.thery@cea.fr
CEA
DRF/IRIG//SPCV
CEA Grenoble
0662042122
En savoir plus
http://cytomorpholab.com