Patrick Descombes

15.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
82 papers, 7.8k citations indexed

About

Patrick Descombes is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Patrick Descombes has authored 82 papers receiving a total of 7.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Molecular Biology, 17 papers in Physiology and 17 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Patrick Descombes's work include Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (8 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (7 papers) and RNA Research and Splicing (7 papers). Patrick Descombes is often cited by papers focused on Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (8 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (7 papers) and RNA Research and Splicing (7 papers). Patrick Descombes collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, France and United States. Patrick Descombes's co-authors include Ueli Schibler, Olivier Schaad, Serge Lichtsteiner, Eileen Falvey, Mario Chojkier, Vincent Ossipow, Frédéric Gachon, Céline Delucinge-Vivier, Ueli Schibler and Mylène Docquier and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Patrick Descombes

81 papers receiving 7.7k citations

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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.

A liver-enriched transcriptional activator protein, LAP, and a transcriptional inhibitory protein, LIP, are translated from the sam mRNA

1991 911 citations Patrick Descombes, Ueli Schibler profile →
LAP, a novel member of the C/EBP gene family, encodes a liver-enriched transcriptional activator protein.

1990 543 citations Patrick Descombes, Ueli Schibler et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Developing a core collection for the conservation of Theobroma cacao’s genetic diversity 2025 ·BMC Genomics ·(unknown), Fabrizio Arigoni, James A. Holzwarth, (unknown), Patrick Descombes, Eduardo Beche, (unknown), Mark J. Guiltinan, Siela N. Maximova, (unknown), (unknown), Maud Lepelley, (unknown)	0
2	Adipose tissue angiogenesis genes are down-regulated by grape polyphenols supplementation during a human overfeeding trial 2023 ·The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry ·(unknown), Bérénice Segrestin, Kévin Seyssel, Stéphanie Chanon, Aurélie Vieille‐Marchiset, Annie Durand, (unknown), Sylviane Métairon, Aline Charpagne, Patrick Descombes, Jörg Hager, Martine Laville, Hubert Vidal, Emmanuelle Meugnier	5
3	Contribution of genetic ancestry and polygenic risk score in meeting vitamin B12 needs in healthy Brazilian children and adolescents 2021 ·Scientific Reports ·Carlos Alessandro Fuzo, Fábio da Veiga Ued, Sofia Moco, Ornella Cominetti, Sylviane Métairon, Solenn Pruvost, Aline Charpagne, Jérôme Carayol, (unknown), Wilson A. Silva, Patrick Descombes, Jim Kaput, Jacqueline Pontes Monteiro	5
4	DNA methylation during human adipogenesis and the impact of fructose 2020 ·Genes & Nutrition ·(unknown), Vijayalakshmi Varma, (unknown), Greg T. Nolen, Grégory Lefebvre, Patrick Descombes, Sylviane Métairon, Corrado Priami, Jim Kaput, Marie‐Pier Scott‐Boyer	8
5	Protein quantitative trait locus study in obesity during weight-loss identifies a leptin regulator 2017 ·Nature Communications ·Jérôme Carayol, Christian Chabert, Alessandro Di Cara, Claudia Armenise, Grégory Lefebvre, Dominique Langin, Nathalie Viguerie, Sylviane Métairon, Wim H. M. Saris, Arne Astrup, Patrick Descombes, Armand Valsesia, Jörg Hager	49
6	One-carbon metabolism, cognitive impairment and CSF measures of Alzheimer pathology: homocysteine and beyond 2017 ·Alzheimer s Research & Therapy ·Loı̈c Dayon, (unknown), John Corthésy, Laeticia Da Silva, Eugenia Migliavacca, (unknown), Aikaterini Oikonomidi, (unknown), Hugues Henry, Sylviane Métairon, Julien Marquis, Patrick Descombes, Sebastiano Collino, François‐Pierre Martin, Ivan Montoliu, Martin Kussmann, Jérôme Wojcik, Gene L. Bowman, Julius Popp	47
7	MitoRS, a method for high throughput, sensitive, and accurate detection of mitochondrial DNA heteroplasmy 2017 ·BMC Genomics ·Julien Marquis, Grégory Lefebvre, Yiannis Kourmpetis, Mohamed Kassam, F. J. Ronga, Umberto De Marchi, Andreas Wiederkehr, Patrick Descombes	38
8	The Three Genetics (Nuclear DNA, Mitochondrial DNA, and Gut Microbiome) of Longevity in Humans Considered as Metaorganisms 2014 ·BioMed Research International ·Paolo Garagnani, Chiara Pirazzini, Cristina Giuliani, Marco Candela, Patrizia Brigidi, Federica Sevini, Donata Luiselli, Maria Giulia Bacalini, Stefano Salvioli, Miriam Capri, Daniela Monti, Daniela Mari, Sebastiano Collino, Massimo Delledonne, Patrick Descombes, Claudio Franceschi	19
9	Extensive Natural Variation for Cellular Hydrogen Peroxide Release Is Genetically Controlled 2012 ·PLoS ONE ·Homa Attar, Karen Bedard, Eugenia Migliavacca, Maryline Gagnebin, (unknown), Patrick Descombes, Christelle Borel, Samuel Deutsch, Holger Prokisch, Thomas Meitinger, Divya Mehta, Erich Wichmann, Jean Maurice Delabar, Emmanouil T. Dermitzakis, (unknown), Stylianos E. Antonarakis	3
10	Gene Expression Profiling Provides Insights into Pathways of Oxaliplatin-Related Sinusoidal Obstruction Syndrome in Humans 2011 ·Molecular Cancer Therapeutics ·Laura Rubbia‐Brandt, Sébastien Tauzin, Catherine Brézault, Céline Delucinge-Vivier, Patrick Descombes, B. Dousset, Pietro Majno, Gilles Mentha, Benoît Terris	47
11	Mutations in the SPARC-Related Modular Calcium-Binding Protein 1 Gene, SMOC1, Cause Waardenburg Anophthalmia Syndrome 2010 ·The American Journal of Human Genetics ·Hana Abouzeid, (unknown), Tatiana Favez, Mohamed Youssef, (unknown), (unknown), Nader Bayoumi, Patrick Descombes, (unknown), Francis L. Munier, Daniel F. Schorderet	63
12	Transcriptional and post-transcriptional profile of human chromosome 21 2009 ·Genome Research ·Sergey I. Nikolaev, Samuel Deutsch, Raphaël Genolet, Christelle Borel, (unknown), Catherine Ucla, Frédéric Schütz, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Béatrice Conne, Patrick Descombes, Jean‐Dominique Vassalli, Joseph Curran, Stylianos E. Antonarakis	2
13	Sertoli cell Dicer is essential for spermatogenesis in mice 2008 ·Developmental Biology ·Marilena D. Papaioannou, Jean-Luc Pitetti, Seungil Ro, Chanjae Park, Florence Aubry, Olivier Schaad, Charles E. Vejnar, Françoise Kühne, Patrick Descombes, Evgeny M. Zdobnov, Michael T. McManus, Florian Guillou, Brian D. Harfe, Wei Yan, Bernard Jégou, Serge Nef	155
14	Adipose Tissue Integrity as a Prerequisite for Systemic Energy Balance 2007 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Silvia I. Anghel, Elodie Bedu, (unknown), Patrick Descombes, Béatrice Desvergne, Walter Wahli	35
15	Natural Gene-Expression Variation in Down Syndrome Modulates the Outcome of Gene-Dosage Imbalance 2007 ·The American Journal of Human Genetics ·Paola Prandini, Samuel Deutsch, Robert Lyle, Maryline Gagnebin, (unknown), Mauro Delorenzi, Corinne Gehrig, Patrick Descombes, Stephanie L. Sherman, F. Dagna Bricarelli, Chiara Baldo, Antonio Novelli, Bruno Dallapiccola, Stylianos E. Antonarakis	145
16	Metabolism and Biological Activities of Topical 4-Oxoretinoids in Mouse Skin 2007 ·Journal of Investigative Dermatology ·Olivier Sorg, Christian Tran, Pierre Carraux, Denise Grand, (unknown), Jean‐François Arrighi, Patrick Descombes, Vincent Piguet, Jean‐Hilaire Saurat	11
17	Comparative transcriptomics of rice reveals an ancient pattern of response to microbial colonization 2005 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Sonia Güimil, Hur‐Song Chang, Tong Zhu, Ane Sesma, Anne Osbourn, Christophe Roux, Vassilios Ioannidis, Edward J. Oakeley, Mylène Docquier, Patrick Descombes, Steven P. Briggs, Uta Paszkowski	267
18	Gene expression during sex determination reveals a robust female genetic program at the onset of ovarian development 2005 ·Developmental Biology ·Serge Nef, (unknown), Nancy R. Stallings, Christopher R. Cederroth, Jean-Luc Pitetti, (unknown), Safia Malki, Michel Dubois‐Dauphin, (unknown), Patrick Descombes, Keith L. Parker, (unknown)	222
19	Expression Profiling of Mammalian Male Meiosis and Gametogenesis Identifies Novel Candidate Genes for Roles in the Regulation of Fertility 2004 ·Molecular Biology of the Cell ·Ulrich Schlecht, Philippe Demougin, (unknown), Leandro C. Hermida, (unknown), Patrick Descombes, Charles Pineau, Bernard Jégou, Michael Primig	105
20	The 5′ flanking region of the rat LAP (C/EBPβ) gene can direct high-level, position-independent, copy number dependent expression in multiple tissues in transgenic mice 1994 ·Nucleic Acids Research ·Dale Talbot, Patrick Descombes, Ueli Schibler	45

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