Glutamate-induced nuclear translocation of PYK2 in hippocampal neurons, interaction with MBD2, and role in cell death in a model of epilepsy
Albert Giralt, Tiago Mendes, Enrica Montalban, Carmen Cifuentes-Diaz, Marcos Galán-Ganga, Margot Chouchana, Benoît de Pins, Sophie Longueville, Damien Carrel, Jean-Antoine Girault
Cell Death & Disease. 2026-04-22
10.1038/s41419-026-08628-x

Striatal astrocytes modulate behavioral flexibility and whole-body metabolism in mice
Enrica Montalban, Anthony Ansoult, Daniela Herrera Moro Chao, Cuong Pham, Clara Franco, Andrea Contini, Julien Castel, Rim Hassouna, Marene H. Hardonk, Anna Petitbon, Ewout Foppen, Giuseppe Gangarossa, Pierre Trifilieff, Dongdong Li, Serge Luquet, Claire Martin
Nat Commun. 2025-07-07
10.1038/s41467-025-60968-y

Time-restricted feeding prevents memory impairments induced by obesogenic diet consumption, via hippocampal thyroid hormone signaling
Jean-Christophe Helbling, Rachel Ginieis, Pierre Mortessagne, Mariano Ruiz-Gayo, Ioannis Bakoyiannis, Eva-Gunnel Ducourneau, Dominique Ciocca, Illona-Marie Bouleté, Alexandre Favereaux, Aurélia Ces, Enrica Montalban, Lucile Capuron, Freddy Jeanneteau, Guillaume Ferreira, Etienne Challet, Marie-Pierre Moisan
Molecular Metabolism. 2024-12-01
10.1016/j.molmet.2024.102061

Nucleus accumbens D1- and D2-expressing neurons control the balance between feeding and activity-mediated energy expenditure
Roman Walle, Anna Petitbon, Giulia R. Fois, Christophe Varin, Enrica Montalban, Lola Hardt, Andrea Contini, Maria Florencia Angelo, Mylène Potier, Rodrigue Ortole, Asma Oummadi, Véronique De Smedt-Peyrusse, Roger A. Adan, Bruno Giros, Francis Chaouloff, Guillaume Ferreira, Alban de Kerchove d’Exaerde, Fabien Ducrocq, François Georges, Pierre Trifilieff
Nat Commun. 2024-03-21
10.1038/s41467-024-46874-9

Adult-specific Reelin expression alters striatal neuronal organization: implications for neuropsychiatric disorders
Mònica Pardo, Sara Gregorio, Enrica Montalban, Lluís Pujadas, Alba Elias-Tersa, Núria Masachs, Alba Vílchez-Acosta, Annabelle Parent, Carme Auladell, Jean-Antoine Girault, Miquel Vila, Angus C. Nairn, Yasmina Manso, Eduardo Soriano
Front. Cell. Neurosci.. 2023-04-20
10.3389/fncel.2023.1143319

The Addiction-Susceptibility TaqIA/Ankk1 Controls Reward and Metabolism Through D2 Receptor-Expressing Neurons
Enrica Montalban, Roman Walle, Julien Castel, Anthony Ansoult, Rim Hassouna, Ewout Foppen, Xi Fang, Zach Hutelin, Sophie Mickus, Emily Perszyk, Anna Petitbon, Jérémy Berthelet, Fernando Rodrigues-Lima, Alberto Cebrian-Serrano, Giuseppe Gangarossa, Claire Martin, Pierre Trifilieff, Clémentine Bosch-Bouju, Dana. M. Small, Serge Luquet
Biological Psychiatry. 2023-02-01
10.1016/j.biopsych.2023.02.010

Hypothalamic astrocytes control systemic glucose metabolism and energy balance
Daniela Herrera Moro Chao, Matthew K. Kirchner, Cuong Pham, Ewout Foppen, Raphael G.P. Denis, Julien Castel, Chloe Morel, Enrica Montalban, Rim Hassouna, Linh-Chi Bui, Justine Renault, Christine Mouffle, Cristina García-Cáceres, Matthias H. Tschöp, Dongdong Li, Claire Martin, Javier E. Stern, Serge H. Luquet
Cell Metabolism. 2022-10-01
10.1016/j.cmet.2022.09.002

Translational profiling of mouse dopaminoceptive neurons reveals a role of PGE2 in dorsal striatum
Enrica Montalban, Albert Giralt, Lieng Taing, Yuki Nakamura, Claire Martin, Benoit de Pins, Assunta Pelosi, Laurence Goutebroze, Laia Castell, Wei Wang, Kathrina Daila Neiburga, Letizia Vestito, Angus C. Nairn, Emmanuel Valjent, Denis Hervé, Nathaniel Heintz, Nicolas Gambardella Le Novère, Paul Greengard, Jean-Pierre Roussarie, Jean-Antoine Girault
. 2020-09-03
10.1101/2020.09.02.279240

Pyk2 in D1 receptor-expressing neurons of the nucleus accumbens modulates the acute locomotor effects of cocaine
Benoit de Pins, Enrica Montalban, Peter Vanhoutte, Albert Giralt, Jean-Antoine Girault
. 2019-08-08
10.1101/729848

Conditional BDNF Delivery from Astrocytes Rescues Memory Deficits, Spine Density, and Synaptic Properties in the 5xFAD Mouse Model of Alzheimer Disease.
Benoit de Pins, Carmen Cifuentes-Díaz, Amel Thamila Farah, Laura López-Molina, Enrica Montalban, Anna Sancho-Balsells, Ana López, Silvia Ginés, José María Delgado-García, Jordi Alberch, Agnès Gruart, Jean-Antoine Girault, Albert Giralt
J. Neurosci.. 2019-01-30
10.1523/jneurosci.2121-18.2019

Pyk2 in the amygdala modulates chronic stress sequelae via PSD-95-related micro-structural changes.
Enrica Montalban, Omar Al-Massadi, Anna Sancho-Balsells, Verónica Brito, Benoit de Pins, Jordi Alberch, Silvia Ginés, Jean-Antoine Girault, Albert Giralt
Transl Psychiatry. 2019-01-15
10.1038/s41398-018-0352-y

Fluorescence-activated sorting of fixed nuclei: a general method for studying nuclei from specific cell populations that preserves post-translational modifications.
Lucile Marion-Poll, Enrica Montalban, Annie Munier, Denis Hervé, Jean-Antoine Girault
Eur J Neurosci. 2014-04-01
10.1111/ejn.12506

MiR-21 is an Ngf-modulated microRNA that supports Ngf signaling and regulates neuronal degeneration in PC12 cells.
Enrica Montalban, Nicola Mattugini, Roberta Ciarapica, Claudia Provenzano, Mauro Savino, Fiorella Scagnoli, Gianluca Prosperini, Claudia Carissimi, Valerio Fulci, Carmela Matrone, Pietro Calissano, Sergio Nasi
Neuromol Med. 2014-02-04
10.1007/s12017-014-8292-z