Christophe Le Clainche

4.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
48 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Christophe Le Clainche is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Christophe Le Clainche has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Cell Biology, 14 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 14 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Christophe Le Clainche's work include Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (32 papers), Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (14 papers) and 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (12 papers). Christophe Le Clainche is often cited by papers focused on Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (32 papers), Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (14 papers) and 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (12 papers). Christophe Le Clainche collaborates with scholars based in France, United States and Germany. Christophe Le Clainche's co-authors include Marie-France Carlier, Dominique Pantaloni, Dominique Didry, Marie‐France Carlier, Coumaran Égile, Stéphane Romero, Corina Ciobănaşu, Bruno Faivre, Sebastian Wiesner and Rajaa Boujemaa‐Paterski and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Christophe Le Clainche

46 papers receiving 3.5k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Regulation of Actin Assembly Associated With Protrusion and Adhesion in Cell Migration

2008 650 citations Christophe Le Clainche, Marie-France Carlier profile →
Mechanism of Actin-Based Motility

2001 550 citations Dominique Pantaloni, Christophe Le Clainche et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Christophe Le Clainche France	26	2.2k	1.4k	503	457	357	48	3.5k
Louise P. Cramer United Kingdom	26	2.8k 1.3×	1.9k 1.3×	629 1.3×	540 1.2×	206 0.6×	32	4.2k
William M. Brieher United States	25	1.9k 0.9×	2.1k 1.5×	391 0.8×	269 0.6×	236 0.7×	42	3.5k
Rajaa Boujemaa‐Paterski France	24	2.6k 1.2×	1.6k 1.1×	321 0.6×	637 1.4×	579 1.6×	37	4.0k
Changsong Yang United States	25	2.0k 0.9×	1.4k 1.0×	350 0.7×	206 0.5×	210 0.6×	52	2.9k
Fumihiko Nakamura United States	36	2.7k 1.2×	1.9k 1.4×	547 1.1×	562 1.2×	796 2.2×	90	4.8k
Deborah Wessels United States	39	2.5k 1.1×	1.5k 1.0×	305 0.6×	736 1.6×	164 0.5×	84	3.7k
Dorothy A. Schafer United States	28	3.3k 1.5×	2.5k 1.8×	689 1.4×	368 0.8×	292 0.8×	44	5.0k
Dominique Didry France	36	3.2k 1.4×	1.7k 1.2×	490 1.0×	419 0.9×	490 1.4×	48	4.7k
Oleg Y. Chaga United States	13	1.7k 0.8×	808 0.6×	372 0.7×	468 1.0×	208 0.6×	16	2.5k
David A. Knecht United States	40	2.9k 1.3×	2.4k 1.7×	323 0.6×	790 1.7×	213 0.6×	99	5.2k

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Mularski, Anna, et al.. (2025). A crosstalk between adhesion and phagocytosis integrates macrophage functions into their microenvironment. iScience. 28(4). 112067–112067.

Pernier, Julien, Violaine David, Kimihiro Susumu, et al.. (2024). Quantum Dot‐Based FRET Nanosensors for Talin‐Membrane Assembly and Mechanosensing. Angewandte Chemie. 136(42). 1 indexed citations

Henriot, Véronique, et al.. (2024). Talin and vinculin combine their activities to trigger actin assembly. Nature Communications. 15(1). 9497–9497. 9 indexed citations

James, John, Artem I. Fokin, Dmitry Guschin, et al.. (2024). Vinculin–Arp2/3 interaction inhibits branched actin assembly to control migration and proliferation. Life Science Alliance. 8(2). e202402583–e202402583. 2 indexed citations

Pernier, Julien, Marcelina Cardoso Dos Santos, Olivier Rossier, et al.. (2023). Talin and kindlin cooperate to control the density of integrin clusters. Journal of Cell Science. 136(8). 10 indexed citations

Tsai, Feng‐Ching, J. Michael Henderson, Elena Kremneva, et al.. (2022). Activated I-BAR IRSp53 clustering controls the formation of VASP-actin–based membrane protrusions. Science Advances. 8(41). eabp8677–eabp8677. 25 indexed citations

Fokin, Artem I., Violaine David, Ksénia Oguievetskaia, et al.. (2021). The Arp1/11 minifilament of dynactin primes the endosomal Arp2/3 complex. Science Advances. 7(3). 23 indexed citations

Sonam, Surabhi, Antoine Jégou, Guillaume Romet‐Lemonne, et al.. (2021). Direct measurement of near‐nano‐Newton forces developed by self‐organizing actomyosin fibers bound α‐catenin. Biology of the Cell. 113(11). 441–449. 3 indexed citations

Pernier, Julien, Olivier Rossier, Grégory Giannone, et al.. (2021). Integrin-Functionalised Giant Unilamellar Vesicles via Gel-Assisted Formation: Good Practices and Pitfalls. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(12). 6335–6335. 9 indexed citations

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Henriot, Véronique, et al.. (2020). Talin dissociates from RIAM and associates to vinculin sequentially in response to the actomyosin force. Nature Communications. 11(1). 3116–3116. 26 indexed citations

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Macia, Eric, Mariagrazia Partisani, Sandra Lacas‐Gervais, et al.. (2019). The C-terminal domain of EFA6A interacts directly with F-actin and assembles F-actin bundles. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 19209–19209. 3 indexed citations

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Georgess, Dan, Pirjo Spuul, Christophe Le Clainche, et al.. (2018). Anti-osteoclastic effects of C-glucosidic ellagitannins mediated by actin perturbation. European Journal of Cell Biology. 97(8). 533–545. 6 indexed citations

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Prévost, Sébastien, Michèle Sabbah, Alexandre E. Escargueil, et al.. (2018). Multifaceted Study on a Cytochalasin Scaffold: Lessons on Reactivity, Multidentate Catalysis, and Anticancer Properties. Chemistry - A European Journal. 24(62). 16686–16691. 8 indexed citations

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Ciobănaşu, Corina, Bruno Faivre, & Christophe Le Clainche. (2014). Reconstituting actomyosin-dependent mechanosensitive protein complexes in vitro. Nature Protocols. 10(1). 75–89. 16 indexed citations

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Ciobănaşu, Corina, Bruno Faivre, & Christophe Le Clainche. (2013). Integrating actin dynamics, mechanotransduction and integrin activation: The multiple functions of actin binding proteins in focal adhesions. European Journal of Cell Biology. 92(10-11). 339–348. 96 indexed citations

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Bazile, Franck, Aude Pascal, Isabelle Arnal, et al.. (2009). Complex relationship between TCTP, microtubules and actin microfilaments regulates cell shape in normal and cancer cells. Carcinogenesis. 30(4). 555–565. 64 indexed citations

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Clainche, Christophe Le, et al.. (2007). A Hip1R–cortactin complex negatively regulates actin assembly associated with endocytosis. The EMBO Journal. 26(5). 1199–1210. 76 indexed citations

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Romero, Stéphane, Christophe Le Clainche, Dominique Didry, et al.. (2004). Formin Is a Processive Motor that Requires Profilin to Accelerate Actin Assembly and Associated ATP Hydrolysis. Cell. 119(3). 419–429. 437 indexed citations

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Boujemaa‐Paterski, Rajaa, Edith Gouin, Guido Hansen, et al.. (2001). Listeria Protein ActA Mimics WASP Family Proteins: It Activates Filament Barbed End Branching by Arp2/3 Complex. Biochemistry. 40(38). 11390–11404. 102 indexed citations

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Carlier, Marie‐France, Pierre Nioche, Isabelle Broutin, et al.. (2000). GRB2 Links Signaling to Actin Assembly by Enhancing Interaction of Neural Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Protein (N-WASp) with Actin-related Protein (ARP2/3) Complex. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 275(29). 21946–21952. 182 indexed citations

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