Publications and communications of Jean-Marie Frère

Frère, J.-M., Verlaine, O., & Matagne, A. (12 September 2023). The measurement of true initial rates is not always absolutely necessary to estimate enzyme kinetic parameters. Scientific Reports, 13 (1), 15053. doi:10.1038/s41598-023-41805-y

Radwanska, M., De Lemos Esteves, F., Linsen, L., Coltel, N., Cencig, S., Widart, J., Massart, A.-C., Colson, S., Di Paolo, A., Percier, P., Ait Djebbara, S., Guillonneau, F., Flamand, V., De Pauw, E., Frère, J.-M., Carlier, Y., & Truyens, C. (23 March 2023). Macrophage-infectivity potentiator of Trypanosoma cruzi (TcMIP) is a new pro-type 1 immuno-stimulating protein for neonatal human cells and vaccines in mice. Frontiers in Immunology, 14, 1138526. doi:10.3389/fimmu.2023.1138526

Lupo, V., Mercuri, P., Frère, J.-M., Joris, B., Galleni, M., Baurain, D.* , & Kerff, F.*. (2022). An Extended Reservoir of Class-D Beta-Lactamases in Non-Clinical Bacterial Strains. Microbiology Spectrum, 10 (2), 0031522. doi:10.1128/spectrum.00315-22

Guillerm, J., Frère, J.-M., Meersman, F., & Matagne, A. (2021). The Right-Handed Parallel β-Helix Topology of Erwinia chrysanthemi Pectin Methylesterase Is Intimately Associated with Both Sequential Folding and Resistance to High Pressure. Biomolecules, 11 (8), 1083. doi:10.3390/biom11081083

Frère, J.-M., Bogaerts, P., Huang, T.-D., Stefanic, P., Moray, J., Bouillenne, F., & Brans, A. (2020). Interactions between Avibactam and Ceftazidime-Hydrolyzing Class D β-Lactamases. Biomolecules, 10 (3). doi:10.3390/biom10030483

Frère, J.-M., & Verlaine, O. (2020). First-order Kinetics in the Study of Enzymes: Applications to the Reporter Substrate Method and to the Estimation of kcat/Km. Current Biotechnology.

Amisano, F., Silvestri, M., Mercuri, P., Gagliardi, A., Bini, L., Frère, J.-M., & Galleni, M. (17 June 2017). Study of the outer membrane permeability of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to ß-lactam antibiotics [Poster presentation]. 13th Beta lactamase meeting, Santo Stefano di Sessanio, Italy.

Sevaille, L., Gavara, L., Bebrone, C., De Luca, F., Nauton, L., Achard, M., Mercuri, P., Tanfoni, S., Borgianni, L., Guyon, C., Lonjon, P., Turan-Zitouni, G., Dzieciolowski, J., Becker, K., Bénard, L., Condon, C., Maillard, L., Martinez, J., Frère, J.-M., ... Hernandez, J.-F. (2017). 1,2,4-Triazole-3-thione Compounds as Inhibitors of Dizinc Metallo-β-lactamases. ChemMedChem, 12, 972-985. doi:10.1002/cmdc.201700186

Abboud, M., Damblon, C., Brem, J., Smargiasso, N., Mercuri, P., Gilbert, B., Rydzik, A., Claridge, T., Schofield, C., & Frère, J.-M. (September 2016). Interaction of Avibactam with Class B Metallo-β-Lactamases. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 60, 5655-6. doi:10.1128/AAC.00897-16

Baurain, D., Wilmotte, A., & Frère, J.-M. (2016). Gram-Negative Bacteria: "Inner" vs. "Cytoplasmic" or "Plasma Membrane": A Question of Clarity rather than Vocabulary. Journal of Microbial and Biochemical Technology, 8 (4), 325-326. doi:10.4172/1948-5948.1000305

Fernea, A., Galleni, M., & Frère, J.-M. (2016). Kinetics of the Interaction between BAL29880 and LK157 and the Class C β-Lactamase CHE-1. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 60, 1747-1750. doi:10.1128/AAC.02062-15

Jourdan, S.* , Francis, I.* , Kim, M., Salazar, J., Planckaert, S., Frère, J.-M., Matagne, A., Kerff, F., Devreese, B., Loria, R., & Rigali, S. (2016). The CebE/MsiK Transporter is a Doorway to the Cello-oligosaccharide-mediated Induction of Streptomyces scabies Pathogenicity. Scientific Reports. doi:10.1038/srep27144

Kerff, F., El Ghachi, M., Herman, R., Sauvage, E., Frère, J.-M., & Charlier, P. (06 September 2014). Structures of the Carbapenemase OXA-24 in Complex with the β-lactamase Inhibitor Avibactam [Poster presentation]. 54th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, Washington, United States - District of Columbia.

Dumez, M.-E., Herman, J., Campisi, V., Bouaziz, A., Rosu, F., Luxen, A., Vandenberghe, I., De Pauw, E., Frère, J.-M., Matagne, A., Chevigne, A., & Galleni, M. (2013). The proline-rich motif of the proDer p 3 allergen propeptide is crucial for protease-protease interaction. PLoS ONE, 8 (9), 68014. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0068014

Sauvage, E., & Frère, J.-M. (2013). Actinomadura R39 d-Ala-d-Ala Carboxypeptidase. In Handbook of Proteolytic Enzymes (pp. 3480-3484). Elsevier. doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-382219-2.00771-7

Kupper, M., Bauvois, C., Frère, J.-M., Galleni, M., & Bebrone, C. (January 2012). The CphAII protein from Aquifex aeolicus exhibits a metal-dependent phosphodiesterase activity. Extremophiles: Life Under Extreme Conditions, 16(1), 45-55. doi:10.1007/s00792-011-0404-1

Zervosen, A., Herman, R., Kerff, F., Herman, A., Bouillez, A., Prati, F., Pratt, R. F., Frère, J.-M., Joris, B., Luxen, A., Charlier, P., & Sauvage, E. (2011). Unexpected tricovalent binding mode of boronic acids within the active site of a penicillin binding protein. Journal of the American Chemical Society. doi:10.1021/ja200696y

Horsfall, L., Izougarhane, Y., Lassaux, P., Selevsek, N., Liénard, B., Poirel, L., Kupper, M., Hoffmann, K., Frère, J.-M., Galleni, M., & Bebrone, C. (April 2011). Broad antibiotic resistance profile of the subclass B3 metallo-β-lactamase GOB-1, a di-zinc enzyme. FEBS Journal, 278(8), 1252-1263. doi:10.1111/j.1742-4658.2011.08046.x

Dolusic, E., Larrieu, P., Blanc, S., Sapunaric, F., Norberg, B., Moineaux, L., Colette, D., Stroobant, V., Pilotte, L., Colau, D., Ferain, T., Fraser, G., Galleni, M., Frère, J.-M., Masereel, B., Van den Eynde, B., Wouters, J., & Frederick, R. (2011). Indol-2-yl ethanones as novel indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) inhibitors. Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry, 19 (4), 1550-61. doi:10.1016/j.bmc.2010.12.032

Dolusic, E., Larrieu, P., Blanc, S., Sapunaric, F., Pouyez, J., Moineaux, L., Colette, D., Stroobant, V., Pilotte, L., Colau, D., Ferain, T., Fraser, G., Galleni, M., Frère, J.-M., Masereel, B., Van den Eynde, B., Wouters, J., & Frederick, R. (2011). Discovery and preliminary SARs of keto-indoles as novel indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) inhibitors. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 46 (7), 3058-65. doi:10.1016/j.ejmech.2011.02.049

Lassaux, P., Traoré, D., Loisel, E., Favier, A., Docquier, J.-D., Sohier, J., Laurent, C., Bebrone, C., Frère, J.-M., Ferrer, J.-L., & Galleni, M. (2011). Biochemical and structural characterization of the subclass B1 metallo-β-lactamase VIM-4. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. doi:10.1128/AAC.01486-09

Vandevenne, M., Campisi, V., Freichels, A., Gillard, C., Gaspard, G., Frère, J.-M., Galleni, M., & Filée, P. (2011). Comparative functional analysis of the human macrophage chitotriosidase. Protein Science: A Publication of the Protein Society. doi:10.1002/pro.676

Vandevenne, M., GASPARD, G., Belgsir, E. M., Ramnath, M., Cenatiempo, Y., Delneuville, D., Dumoulin, M., Frère, J.-M., Matagne, A., Galleni, M., & Filee, P. (2011). Effects of monopropanediamino-beta-cyclodextrin on the denaturation process of the hybrid protein BlaPChBD. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. doi:10.1016/j.bbapap.2011.05.007

Bebrone, C., Delbrück, H., Kupper, M., Schlömer, P., Willmann, C., Frère, J.-M., Fisher, R., Galleni, M., & Hoffmann, K. (2009). The structure of the di-zinc subclass B2 metallo-beta-lactamase CphA reveals that the second inhibitory zinc ion binds in the "histidine" site. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. doi:10.1128/AAC.00288-09

Bebrone, C., Anne, C., Kerff, F., Garau, G., De Vriendt, K., Lantin, R., Devreese, B., Van Beeumen, J., Dideberg, O., Frère, J.-M., & Galleni, M. (2008). Mutational analysis of the zinc- and substrate-binding sites in the CphA metallo-beta-lactamase from Aeromonas hydrophila. Biochemical Journal, 414 (1), 151-9. doi:10.1042/BJ20080375

Michaux, C., Massant, J., Kerff, F., Frère, J.-M., Docquier, J.-D., Vandenberghe, I., Samyn, B., Pierrard, A., Feller, G., Charlier, P., Van Beeumen, J., & Wouters, J. (2008). Crystal structure of a cold-adapted class C beta-lactamase. FEBS Journal, 275 (8), 1687-97. doi:10.1111/j.1742-4658.2008.06324.x

Vandevenne, M., Gaspard, G., Yilmaz, N., Giannotta, F., Frère, J.-M., Galleni, M., & Filée, P. (2008). Rapid and easy development of versatile tools to study protein/ligand interactions. Protein Engineering, Design and Selection. doi:10.1093/protein/gzn021

Chevigné, A., Barumandzadeh, R., Groslambert, S., Cloes, B., Dehareng, D., Filée, P., Marx, J.-C., Frère, J.-M., Matagne, A., Jacquet, A., & Galleni, M. (16 November 2007). Relationship between propeptide pH unfolding and inhibitory ability during ProDer p 1 activation mechanism. Journal of Molecular Biology, 374 (1), 170-185. doi:10.1016/j.jmb.2007.08.025

Sauvage, E., Duez, C., Herman, R., Kerff, F., Petrella, S., Anderson, J. W., Adediran, S. A., Pratt, R. F., Frère, J.-M., & Charlier, P. (10 August 2007). Crystal structure of the Bacillus subtilis penicillin-binding protein 4a, and its complex with a peptidoglycan mimetic peptide. Journal of Molecular Biology, 371 (2), 528-539. doi:10.1016/j.jmb.2007.05.071

Cornaglia, G., Akova, M., Amicosante, G., Canton, R., Cauda, R., Docquier, J.-D., Edelstein, M., Frère, J.-M., Fuzi, M., Galleni, M., Giamarellou, H., Gniadkowski, M., Koncan, R., Libisch, B., Luzzaro, F., Miriagou, V., Navarro, F., Nordmann, P., Pagani, L., ... Rossolini, G. M. (April 2007). Metallo-beta-lactamases as emerging resistance determinants in Gram-negative pathogens: open issues. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, 29 (4), 380-388. doi:10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2006.10.008

Lassaux, P., Hamel, M., Gulea, M., Mercuri, P., Horsfall, L., Bebrone, C., Gaumont, A.-C., Frère, J.-M., & Galleni, M. (2007). Mercapto-phosphonate compounds as broad-spectrum inhibitors of the metallo-beta-lactamases. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, 29 (Supplément 2), 95.

Vandevenne, M., Filée, P., Scarafone, N., Cloes, B., Gaspard, G., Yilmaz, N., Dumoulin, M., François, J.-M., Frère, J.-M., & Galleni, M. (2007). The Bacillus licheniformis BlaP beta-lactamase as a model protein scaffold to study the insertion of protein fragments. Protein Science: A Publication of the Protein Society, 16 (10), 2260-71. doi:10.1110/ps.072912407

chouchani, C., Berlemont, R., masmoudi, A., Galleni, M., Frère, J.-M., belhadj, O., & ben-mahrez, K. (September 2006). A novel extended-spectrum TEM-type beta-lactamase, TEM-138, from Salmonella enterica serovar Infantis. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 50 (9), 3183-5. doi:10.1128/AAC.00388-06

De Vriendt, K., Van Driessche, G., Devreese, B., Bebrone, C., Anne, C., Frère, J.-M., Galleni, M., & Van Beeumen, J. (February 2006). Monitoring the zinc affinity of the metallo-beta-lactamase CphA by automated nanoESI-MS. Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry, 17 (2), 180-188. doi:10.1016/j.jasms.2005.10.007

Sauvage, E., Fonze, E., Quinting, B., Galleni, M., Frère, J.-M., & Charlier, P. (2006). Crystal structure of the Mycobacterium fortuitum class A beta-lactamase: structural basis for broad substrate specificity. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 50 (7), 2516-21. doi:10.1128/AAC.01226-05

Rhazi, N., Delmarcelle, M., Sauvage, E., Jacquemotte, F., Devriendt, K., Tallon, V., Ghosez, L., & Frère, J.-M. (November 2005). Specificity and reversibility of the transpeptidation reaction catalyzed by the Streptomyces R61 D-Ala-D-Ala peptidase. Protein Science: A Publication of the Protein Society, 14 (11), 2922-2928. doi:10.1110/ps.051641005

Moreira, P. R., Duez, C., Dehareng, D., Antunes, A., Almeida-Vara, E., Frère, J.-M., Malcata, F. X., & Duarte, J. C. (10 September 2005). Molecular characterisation of a versatile peroxidase from a Bjerkandera strain. Journal of Biotechnology, 118 (4), 339-352. doi:10.1016/j.jbiotec.2005.05.014

Bebrone, C., Anne, C., De Vriendt, K., Devreese, B., Rossolini, G. M., Van Beeumen, J., Frère, J.-M., & Galleni, M. (05 August 2005). Dramatic broadening of the substrate profile of the Aeromonas hydrophila CphA metallo-beta-lactamase by site-directed mutagenesis. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 280 (31), 28195-28202. doi:10.1074/jbc.M414052200

De Lemos Esteves, F., Gouders, T., Lamotte-Brasseur, J., Rigali, S., & Frère, J.-M. (February 2005). Improving the alkalophilic performances of the Xyl1 xylanase from Streptomyces sp S38: Structural comparison and mutational analysis. Protein Science: A Publication of the Protein Society, 14 (2), 292-302. doi:10.1110/ps.04978705

Garau, G., Bebrone, C., Anne, C., Galleni, M., Frère, J.-M., & Dideberg, O. (28 January 2005). A metallo-beta-lactamase enzyme in action: Crystal structures of the monozinc carbapenemase CphA and its complex with biapenem. Journal of Molecular Biology, 345 (4), 785-795. doi:10.1016/j.jmb.2004.10.070

Frère, J.-M., Galleni, M., Bush, K., & Dideberg, O. (2005). Is it necessary to change the classification of ß-lactamases? Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 55 (6), 1051-1053. doi:10.1093/jac/dki155

Llinas, A., Ahmed, N., Cordaro, M., Laws, A. P., Frère, J.-M., Delmarcelle, M., Silvaggi, N. R., Kelly, J. A., & Page, M. I. (2005). Inactivation of bacterial DD-peptidase by beta-sultams. Biochemistry, 44 (21), 7738-46. doi:10.1021/bi050110o

Michaux, C., Charlier, P., Frère, J.-M., & Wouters, J. (2005). Crystal structure of BRL 42715, C6-(N1-methyl-1,2,3-triazolylmethylene)penem, in complex with Enterobacter cloacae 908R beta-lactamase: evidence for a stereoselective mechanism from docking studies. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 127 (10), 3262-3. doi:10.1021/ja0426241

Sauvage, E., Herman, R., Petrella, S., Duez, C., Bouillenne, F., Frère, J.-M., & Charlier, P. (2005). Crystal structure of the Actinomadura R39 DD-peptidase reveals new domains in penicillin-binding proteins. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 280 (35), 31249-56. doi:10.1074/jbc.M503271200

Garau, G., Garcia-Saez, I., Bebrone, C., Anne, C., Mercuri, P., Galleni, M., Frère, J.-M., & Dideberg, O. (July 2004). Update of the standard numbering scheme for class B beta-lactamases. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 48 (7), 2347-2349. doi:10.1128/AAC.48.7.2347-2349.2004

De Lemos Esteves, F., Ruelle, V., Lamotte-Brasseur, J., Quinting, B., & Frère, J.-M. (01 February 2004). Acidophilic adaptation of family 11 endo--1,4-xylanases: Modeling and mutational analysis. Protein Science: A Publication of the Protein Society, 13 (5), 1209–1218. doi:10.1110/ps.03556104

Genereux, C., Dehareng, D., Devreese, B., Van Beeumen, J., Frère, J.-M., & Joris, B. (01 January 2004). Mutational analysis of the catalytic centre of the Citrobacter freundii AmpD N-acetylmuramyl-L-alanine amidase. Biochemical Journal, 377 (Pt 1), 111-120. doi:10.1042/BJ20030862

Ghuysen, J.-M., & Frère, J.-M. (2004). B-Lactam Antibiotics. In Encyclopedic Reference of Molecular Pharmacology (pp. 679-683). Springer.

Anderson, J. W., Adediran, S. A., Charlier, P., Nguyen-Distèche, M., Frère, J.-M., Nicholas, R. A., & Pratt, R. F. (01 August 2003). On the substrate specificity of bacterial DD-peptidases: evidence from two series of peptidoglycan-mimetic peptides. Biochemical Journal, 373 (Part 3), 949-955. doi:10.1042/BJ20030217

Wouters, J., Fonze, E., Vermeire, M., Frère, J.-M., & Charlier, P. (August 2003). Crystal structure of Enterobacter cloacae 908R class C beta-lactamase bound to iodo-acetamido-phenyl boronic acid, a transition-state analogue. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 60 (8), 1764-1773. doi:10.1007/s00018-003-3189-2

Duval, V., Swinnen, M., Lepage, S., Brans, A., Granier, B., Franssen, C., Frère, J.-M., & Joris, B. (June 2003). The kinetic properties of the carboxy terminal domain of the Bacillus licheniformis 749/I BlaR penicillin-receptor shed a new light on the derepression of beta-lactamase synthesis. Molecular Microbiology, 48 (6), 1553-1564. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2958.2003.03520.x

Vanhove, M., Zakhem, M., Devreese, B., Franceschini, N., Anne, C., Bebrone, C., Amicosante, G., Rossolini, G. M., Van Beeumen, J., Frère, J.-M., & Galleni, M. (2003). Role of Cys221 and Asn116 in the zinc-binding sites of the Aeromonas hydrophila metallo-beta-lactamase. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 60 (11), 2501-9. doi:10.1007/s00018-003-3092-x

De Seny, D., Prosperi, C., Bebrone, C., Rossolini, G. M., Page, M. I., Noel, P., Frère, J.-M., & Galleni, M. (01 May 2002). Mutational analysis of the two zinc-binding sites of the Bacillus cereus 569/H/9 metallo-beta-lactamase. Biochemical Journal, 363 (Pt 3), 687-696. doi:10.1042/bj3630687

Filée, P., Benlafya, K., Delmarcelle, M., Moutzourelis, G., Frère, J.-M., Brans, A., & Joris, B. (May 2002). The fate of the Blal repressor during the induction of the Bacillus licheniformis BlaP beta-lactamase. Molecular Microbiology, 44 (3), 685-694. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2958.2002.02888.x

Fonzé, E., Vanhove, M., Dive, G., Sauvage, E., Frère, J.-M., & Charlier, P. (February 2002). Crystal structures of the Bacillus licheniformis BS3 class A beta-lactamase and of the acyl-enzyme adduct formed with cefoxitin. Biochemistry, 41 (6), 1877-1885. doi:10.1021/bi015789k

De Seny, D., Heinz, U., Wommer, S., Kiefer, M., Meyer-Klaucke, W., Galleni, M., Frère, J.-M., Bauer, R., & Adolph, H. W. (30 November 2001). Metal Ion Binding and Coordination Geometry for Wild Type and Mutants of Metallo-Beta -Lactamase from Bacillus Cereus 569/H/9 (Bcii): A Combined Thermodynamic, Kinetic, and Spectroscopic Approach. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 276 (48), 45065-78. doi:10.1074/jbc.M106447200

Vilar, M., Galleni, M., Solmajer, T., Turk, B., Frère, J.-M., & Matagne, A. (August 2001). Kinetic Study of Two Novel Enantiomeric Tricyclic Beta-Lactams Which Efficiently Inactivate Class C Beta-Lactamases. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 45 (8), 2215-23. doi:10.1128/AAC.45.8.2215-2223.2001

Bebrone, C., Moali, C., Mahy, F., Rival, S., Docquier, J.-D., Rossolini, G. M., Fastrez, J., Pratt, R. F., Frère, J.-M., & Galleni, M. (June 2001). Centa as a Chromogenic Substrate for Studying Beta-Lactamases. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 45 (6), 1868-71. doi:10.1128/AAC.45.6.1868-1871.2001

Conrath, K. E., Lauwereys, M., Galleni, M., Matagne, A., Frère, J.-M., Kinne, J., Wyns, L., & Muyldermans, S. (2001). Beta-lactamase inhibitors derived from single-domain antibody fragments elicited in the camelidae. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 45 (10), 2807-12. doi:10.1128/AAC.45.10.2807-2812.2001

Wouters, J., Charlier, P., Monnaie, D., Frère, J.-M., & Fonze, E. (2001). Expression, purification, crystallization and preliminary X-ray analysis of the native class C beta-lactamase from Enterobacter cloacae 908R and two mutants. Acta Crystallographica. Section D, Biological Crystallography, 57 (Pt 1), 162-4. doi:10.1107/S0907444900016413

Wouters, J., Georis, J., Engher, D., Vandenhaute, J., Dusart, J., Frère, J.-M., Depiereux, E., & Charlier, P. (2001). Crystallographic analysis of family 11 endo-beta-1,4-xylanase Xyl1 from Streptomyces sp. S38. Acta Crystallographica. Section D, Biological Crystallography, 57 (Pt 12), 1813-9. doi:10.1107/S0907444901015153

Cheggour, A., Fanuel, L., Duez, C., Joris, B., Bouillenne, F., Devreese, B., Van Driessche, G., Van Beeumen, J., Frère, J.-M., & Goffin, C. (November 2000). The Dppa Gene of Bacillus Subtilis Encodes a New D-Aminopeptidase. Molecular Microbiology, 38 (3), 504-13. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2958.2000.02117.x

Bompard-Gilles, C., Villeret, V., Davies, G. J., Fanuel, L., Joris, B., Frère, J.-M., & Van Beeumen, J. (2000). A new variant of the Ntn hydrolase fold revealed by the crystal structure of L-aminopeptidase D-ala-esterase/amidase from Ochrobactrum anthropi. Structure, 8 (2), 153-62. doi:10.1016/S0969-2126(00)00091-5

Rhazi, N., Galleni, M., Page, M. I., & Frère, J.-M. (15 July 1999). Peptidase Activity of Beta-Lactamases. Biochemical Journal, 341 ((Pt 2)), 409-13. doi:10.1042/0264-6021:3410409

Matagne, A., Dubus, A., Galleni, M., & Frère, J.-M. (February 1999). The Beta-Lactamase Cycle: A Tale of Selective Pressure and Bacterial Ingenuity. Natural Product Reports, 16 (1), 1-19. doi:10.1039/a705983c

Prosperi, C., Llabres, G., De Seny, D., Soto, R. P., Valladares, M. H., Laraki, N., Frère, J.-M., & Galleni, M. (25 January 1999). Interaction between Class B Beta-Lactamases and Suicide Substrates of Active-Site Serine Beta-Lactamases. FEBS Letters, 443 (2), 109-11. doi:10.1016/S0014-5793(98)01689-5

Bompard-Gilles, C., Villeret, V., Fanuel, L., Joris, B., Frère, J.-M., & Van Beeumen, J. (1999). Crystallization and preliminary X-ray analysis of a new L-aminopeptidase-D-amidase/D-esterase activated by a Gly-Ser peptide bond hydrolysis. Acta Crystallographica. Section D, Biological Crystallography, 55 (Pt 3), 699-701. doi:10.1107/S0907444998015807

Fanuel, L., Goffin, C., Cheggour, A., Devreese, B., Van Driessche, G., Joris, B., Van Beeumen, J., & Frère, J.-M. (1999). The DmpA aminopeptidase from Ochrobactrum anthropi LMG7991 is the prototype of a new terminal nucleophile hydrolase family. Biochemical Journal, 341 (Pt 1), 147-55. doi:10.1042/0264-6021:3410147

Fanuel, L., Thamm, I., Kostanjevecki, V., Samyn, B., Joris, B., Goffin, C., Brannigan, J., Van Beeumen, J., & Frère, J.-M. (1999). Two new aminopeptidases from Ochrobactrum anthropi active on D-alanyl-p-nitroanilide. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 55 (5), 812-8. doi:10.1007/s000180050334

Swaren, P., Maveyraud, L., Raquet, X., Cabantous, S., Duez, C., Pédelacq, J.-D., Maryotte-Boyer, S., Mourey, L., Labia, R., Nicolas-Chanoine, M.-H., Nordmann, P., Frère, J.-M., & Samama, J.-P. (09 October 1998). X-ray analysis of the NMC-A beta-lactamase at 1.64-A resolution, a class A carbapenemase with broad substrate specificity. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 273 (41), 26714-26721. doi:10.1074/jbc.273.41.26714

Matagne, A., Lamotte-Brasseur, J., & Frère, J.-M. (01 March 1998). Catalytic Properties of Class a Beta-Lactamases: Efficiency and Diversity. Biochemical Journal, 330 ((Pt 2)), 581-98. doi:10.1042/bj3300581

Philippon, A., Dusart, J., Joris, B., & Frère, J.-M. (1998). The diversity, structure and regulation of beta-lactamases. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 54 (4), 341-6. doi:10.1007/s000180050161

Zhao, G., Duez, C., Forceille, C., Rhazi, N., Klein, D., Ghuysen, J.-M., Frère, J.-M., & Lepage, S. (15 October 1997). Site-Directed Mutagenesis of the Actinomadura R39 DD-Peptidase. Biochemical Journal, 327 (2), 377-381. doi:10.1042/bj3270377

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