Fanara, S., Schloesser, M., Joris, M., De Franco, S., Vandevenne, M., Kerff, F., Hanikenne, M.* , & Motte, P.*. (2024). The Arabidopsis SR45 splicing factor bridges the splicing machinery and the exon-exon junction complex. Journal of Experimental Botany. doi:10.1093/jxb/erae002 * These authors have contributed equally to this work. |
Kerff, F., Jourdan, S., Francis, I. M., Deflandre, B., Ribeiro Monteiro, S., Stulanovic, N., Loria, R., & Rigali, S. (2023). Common scab disease: structural basis of elicitor recognition in pathogenic Streptomyces species. Microbiology Spectrum, 0197523. doi:10.1128/spectrum.01975-23 |
Joiret, M., Kerff, F., Rapino, F., Close, P., & Geris, L. (July 2023). A simple geometrical model of the electrostatic environment around the catalytic center of the ribosome and its significance for the elongation cycle kinetics. Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal, 21, 3768-3795. doi:10.1016/j.csbj.2023.07.016 |
Francis, I. M., Bergin, D., Deflandre, B., Gupta, S., Salazar, J. J. C., Villagrana, R., Stulanovic, N., Ribeiro Monteiro, S., Kerff, F., Loria, R., & Rigali, S. (01 February 2023). Role of Alternative Elicitor Transporters in the Onset of Plant Host Colonization by Streptomyces scabiei 87-22. Biology, 12 (2), 234. doi:10.3390/biology12020234 |
Robert, C., Kerff, F., Bouillenne, F., Gavage, M., Vandevenne, M., Filée, P., & Matagne, A. (2023). Structural analysis of the interaction between human cytokine BMP-2 and the antagonist Noggin reveals molecular details of cell chondrogenesis inhibition. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 102892. doi:10.1016/j.jbc.2023.102892 |
Cawez, F., Mercuri, P., Morales Yánez, F. J., Maalouf, R., Vandevenne, M., Kerff, F., Guérin, V., Mainil, J., Thiry, D., Saulmont, M., Vanderplasschen, A., Lafaye, P., Aymé, G., Bogaerts, P., Dumoulin, M., & Galleni, M. (2023). Development of Nanobodies as Theranostic Agents against CMY-2-Like Class C b-Lactamases. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. doi:10.1128/aac.01499-22 |
Deflandre, B., Jadot, C., Planckaert, S., Thiébaut, N., Stulanovic, N., Herman, R., Devreese, B., Kerff, F., & Rigali, S. (01 August 2022). Structure and Function of BcpE2, the Most Promiscuous GH3-Family Glucose Scavenging Beta-Glucosidase. MBio, 13 (4), 0093522. doi:10.1128/mbio.00935-22 |
Léonard, R., Sauvage, E., Lupo, V., Perrin, A., Sirjacobs, D., Charlier, P., Kerff, F., & Baurain, D. (18 February 2022). Was the last bacterial common ancestor a monoderm after all? Genes, 13. doi:10.3390/genes13020376 |
Joiret, M., Kerff, F., Rapino, F., Close, P., & Geris, L. (13 January 2022). Ribosome exit tunnel electrostatics. Physical Review. E, 105 (1), 014409-1 - 014409-43. doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.105.014409 |
Janssen-Weets, B., Kerff, F., Swiontek, K., Kler, S., Czolk, R., Revets, D., Kuehn, A., Bindslev-Jensen, C., Ollert, M., & Hilger, C. (2022). Mammalian derived lipocalin and secretoglobin respiratory allergens strongly bind ligands with potentially immune modulating properties. Frontiers in Allergy, 3, 958711. doi:10.3389/falgy.2022.958711 |
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 * These authors have contributed equally to this work. |
Papp-Wallace, K. M., Docquier, J.-D., Kerff, F., & Power, P. (2022). Editorial: Structural and Biochemical Aspects of the Interaction of β-Lactamases With State-of-the-Art Inhibitors. Frontiers in Microbiology, 13, 849324. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2022.849324 |
Piccirilli, A., Mercuri, P., Segatore, B., Galleni, M., Brisdelli, F., Kerff, F., Amicosante, G., & Perilli, M. (June 2021). Laboratory Variants GESG170L, GESG170K, and GESG170H Increase Carbapenem Hydrolysis and Confer Resistance to Clavulanic Acid. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 65 (6), 01931-20. doi:10.1128/AAC.01931-20 |
Léonard, R., Leleu, M., Van Vlierberghe, M., Cornet, L., Kerff, F., & Baurain, D. (05 May 2021). ToRQuEMaDA: tool for retrieving queried Eubacteria, metadata and dereplicating assemblies. PeerJ, 9, 11348. doi:10.7717/peerj.11348 |
Lupo, V., Van Vlierberghe, M., Vanderschuren, H., Kerff, F., Baurain, D., & Cornet, L. (2021). Contamination in Reference Sequence Databases: Time for Divide-and-Rule Tactics. Frontiers in Microbiology, 12, 755101. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2021.755101 |
vettore, N., Moray, J., Brans, A., Herman, R., Charlier, P., kumita, J., Kerff, F., Dobson, C., & Dumoulin, M. (2021). Characterisation of the structural, dynamic and aggregation properties of the W64R amyloidogenic variant of human lysozyme. Biophysical Chemistry. doi:10.1016/j.bpc.2021.106563 |
Vitello, R., Kerff, F., & Liégeois, J.-F. (2021). Deciphering the molecular mechanism of SK2 channel activation by intracellular calcium to develop new therapeutic agents. Acta physiologica, 231, 13574. doi:10.1111/apha.13574 |
Boes, A., Brunel, J. M., Derouaux, A., Kerff, F., Bouhss, A., Touze, T., Breukink, E., & Terrak, M. (2020). Squalamine and Aminosterol Mimics Inhibit the Peptidoglycan Glycosyltransferase Activity of PBP1b. Antibiotics. doi:10.3390/antibiotics9070373 |
Mercuri, P., Esposito, R., Blétard, S., Di Costanzo, S., Perilli, M., Kerff, F., & Galleni, M. (2020). Mutational Effects on Carbapenem Hydrolysis of YEM-1, a New Subclass B2 Metallo-β-Lactamase from Yersinia mollaretii. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. doi:10.1128/AAC.00105-20 |
Azarkan, M., Maquoi, E., Delbrassine, F., Herman, R., M'Rabet, N., Calvo-Esposito, R., Charlier, P., & Kerff, F. (2020). Structures of the free and inhibitors-bound forms of bromelain and ananain from Ananas comosus stem and in vitro study of their cytotoxicity. Scientific Reports. doi:10.1038/s41598-020-76172-5 |
Boes, A., Kerff, F., Herman, R., Touze, T., Breukink, E., & Terrak, M. (2020). The bacterial cell division protein fragment (E)FtsN binds to and activates the major peptidoglycan synthase PBP1b. The Journal of biological chemistry, 295 (52), 18256-18265. doi:10.1074/jbc.RA120.015951 |
Tian, X., Auger, R., Manat, G., Kerff, F., Mengin-Lecreulx, D., & Touzé, T. (2020). Insight into the dual function of lipid phosphate phosphatase PgpB involved in two essential cell-envelope metabolic pathways in Escherichia coli. Scientific Reports, 10 (1), 13209. doi:10.1038/s41598-020-70047-5 |
Azarkan, M., Feller, G., Vandenameele, J., Herman, R., El Mahyaoui, R., Sauvage, E., Vanden Broeck, A., Matagne, A., Charlier, P., & Kerff, F. (2018). Biochemical and structural characterization of a mannose binding jacalin-related lectin with two-sugar binding sites from pineapple (Ananas comosus) stem. Scientific Reports. doi:10.1038/s41598-018-29439-x |
El Ghachi, M., Howe, N., Huang, C.-Y., Olieric, V., Warshamanage, R., Touze, T., Weichert, D., Stansfeld, P. J., Wang, M., Kerff, F., & Caffrey, M. (2018). Crystal structure of undecaprenyl-pyrophosphate phosphatase and its role in peptidoglycan biosynthesis. Nature Communications, 9 (1), 1078. doi:10.1038/s41467-018-03477-5 |
Pérez-Llarena, F. J., Vázquez-Ucha, J. C., Kerff, F., Zamorano, L., Beceiro, A., Miro, E., Póvoa Cabral, M., Fleites, A., Lantero, M., Martínez-Martínez, L., Martínez-Martínez, A., Galleni, M., Navarro, F., & Bou, G. (2018). Increased antimicrobial resistance in a novel CMY-54 AmpC-type enzyme with a GluLeu217-218 insertion in the Ω-loop. Microbial Drug Resistance: Mechanism, Epidemiology, and Disease. doi:10.1089/mdr.2017.0017 |
Rodríguez, M. M., Herman, R., Ghiglione, B., Kerff, F., D'Amico González, G., Bouillenne, F., Galleni, M., Handelsman, J., Charlier, P., Gutkind, G., Sauvage, E., & Power, P. (July 2017). Crystal Structure and Kinetic Analysis of the Class B3 Di-Zinc Metallo-β-Lactamase LRA-12 from an Alaskan Soil Metagenome. PLoS ONE, 12 (7), 0182043. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0182043 |
El Ghachi, M., Howe, N., Auger, R., Lambion, A., Guiseppi, A., Delbrassine, F., Manat, G., Roure, S., Peslier, S., Sauvage, E., Vogeley, L., Rengifo-Gonzalez, J.-C., Charlier, P., Mengin-Lecreulx, D., Foglino, M., Touze, T., Caffrey, M., & Kerff, F. (2017). Crystal structure and biochemical characterization of the transmembrane PAP2 type phosphatidylglycerol phosphate phosphatase from Bacillus subtilis. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. doi:10.1007/s00018-017-2464-6 |
Dagnino-Leone, J., Figueroa, M., Mella, C., Vorphal, M. A., Kerff, F., Vasquez, A. J., Bunster, M., & Martinez-Oyanedel, J. (2017). Structural models of the different trimers present in the core of phycobilisomes from Gracilaria chilensis based on crystal structures and sequences. PLoS ONE, 12 (5), 0177540. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0177540 |
Bottoni, C., Perilli, M., Marcoccia, F., Piccirilli, A., Pellegrini, C., Colapietro, M., Sabatini, A., Celenza, G., Kerff, F., Amicosante, G., Galleni, M., & Mercuri, P. (2016). Kinetic Studies on CphA Mutants Reveal the Role of the P158-P172 Loop in Activity versus Carbapenems. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 60 (5), 3123-6. doi:10.1128/AAC.01703-15 |
Frère, J.-M., Sauvage, E., & Kerff, F. (2016). From "an enzyme able to destroy penicillin" to Carbapenemases: 70 Years of Beta-lactamase Misbehaviour. Current Drug Targets. doi:10.2174/1389450116666151001112859 |
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 * These authors have contributed equally to this work. |
Marcoccia, F., Bottoni, C., Sabatini, A., Colapietro, M., Mercuri, P., Galleni, M., Kerff, F., Matagne, A., Celenza, G., Amicosante, G., & Perilli, M. (2016). Kinetic Study of Laboratory Mutants of NDM-1 Metallo-beta-Lactamase and the Importance of an Isoleucine at Position 35. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 60 (4), 2366-72. doi:10.1128/AAC.00531-15 |
Ghiglione, B., Rodriguez, M. M., Herman, R., Curto, L., Dropa, M., Bouillenne, F., Kerff, F., Galleni, M., Charlier, P., Gutkind, G., Sauvage, E., & Power, P. (2015). Structural and Kinetic Insights into the "Ceftazidimase" Behavior of the Extended-Spectrum beta-Lactamase CTX-M-96. Biochemistry, 54 (32), 5072-82. doi:10.1021/acs.biochem.5b00313 |
Manat, G., El Ghachi, M., Auger, R., Baouche, K., Olatunji, S., Kerff, F., Touze, T., Mengin-Lecreulx, D., & Bouhss, A. (2015). Membrane Topology and Biochemical Characterization of the Escherichia coli BacA Undecaprenyl-Pyrophosphate Phosphatase. PLoS ONE, 10 (11), 0142870. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0142870 |
Perez, A., Perez-Llarena, F. J., Garcia, P., Kerff, F., Beceiro, A., Galleni, M., & Bou, G. (2014). New mutations in ADC-type beta-lactamases from Acinetobacter spp. affect cefoxitin and ceftazidime hydrolysis. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. doi:10.1093/jac/dku163 |
Perez-Llarena, F. J., Zamorano, L., Kerff, F., Beceiro, A., Garcia, P., Miro, E., Larrosa, N., Gomez-Bertomeu, F., Mendez, J. A., Gonzalez-Lopez, J. J., Oliver, A., Galleni, M., Navarro, F., & Bou, G. (2014). Genetic and kinetic characterization of the novel AmpC beta-lactamases DHA-6 and DHA-7. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. doi:10.1128/AAC.03144-14 |
Ruggiero, M., Kerff, F., Herman, R., Sapunaric, F., Galleni, M., Gutkind, G., Charlier, P., Sauvage, E., & Power, P. (2014). Crystal Structure of the Extended-Spectrum β -Lactamase PER-2 and Insights into the Role of Specific Residues in the Interaction with β -Lactams and β -Lactamase Inhibitors. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 58 (10), 5994-6002. doi:10.1128/AAC.00089-14 |
Sauvage, E., Derouaux, A., Fraipont, C., Joris, M., Herman, R., Rocaboy, M., Schloesser, M., Dumas, J., Kerff, F., Nguyen-Distèche, M., & Charlier, P. (2014). Crystal structure of penicillin-binding protein 3 (PBP3) from Escherichia coli. PLoS ONE. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0098042 |
Delvaux, D., Kerff, F., Murty, M. R. V. S., Lakaye, B., Czerniecki, J., Kohn, G., Wins, P., Herman, R., Gabelica, V., Heuze, F., Tordoir, X., Marée, R., Matagne, A., Charlier, P., De Pauw, E., & Bettendorff, L. (2013). Structural Determinants of Specificity and Catalytic Mechanism in mammalian 25-kDa Thiamine Triphosphatase. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - General Subjects, 1830, 4513-4523. doi:10.1016/j.bbagen.2013.05.014 |
Dzhekieva, L., Adediran, S. A., Herman, R., Kerff, F., Duez, C., Charlier, P., Sauvage, E., & Pratt, R. F. (2013). Inhibition of dd-Peptidases by a Specific Trifluoroketone: Crystal Structure of a Complex with the Actinomadura R39 dd-Peptidase. Biochemistry. doi:10.1021/bi400048s |
Perez-Llarena, F. J., Kerff, F., Zamorano, L., Fernandez, M. C., Nunez, M. L., Miro, E., Oliver, A., Navarro, F., & Bou, G. (2013). Characterization of the new AmpC beta-lactamase FOX-8 reveals a single mutation, Phe313Leu, located in the R2 loop that affects ceftazidime hydrolysis. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 57 (10), 5158-61. doi:10.1128/AAC.00818-13 |
Rocaboy, M., Herman, R., Sauvage, E., Remaut, H., Moonens, K., Terrak, M., Charlier, P., & Kerff, F. (2013). The crystal structure of the cell division amidase AmiC reveals the fold of the AMIN domain, a new peptidoglycan binding domain. Molecular Microbiology. doi:10.1111/mmi.12361 |
Pérez-Llarena, F., Fernández, A., Zamorano, L., Kerff, F., Beceiro, A., Aracil, B., Cercenado, E., Miro, E., Oliver, A., Oteo, J., Navarro, F., & Bou, G. (August 2012). Characterization of a novel IMP-28 metallo-β-lactamase from a Spanish Klebsiella oxytoca clinical isolate. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 56 (8), 4540-3. doi:10.1128/AAC.00776-12 |
Power, P., Mercuri, P., Herman, R., Kerff, F., Gutkind, G., Dive, G., Galleni, M., Charlier, P., & Sauvage, E. (2012). Novel fragments of clavulanate observed in the structure of the class A b-lactamase from Bacillus licheniformis BS3. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 67 (10), 2379-2387. doi:10.1093/jac/dks231 |
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 |
Perez-Llarena, F. J., Kerff, F., Abian, O., Mallo, S., Fernandez, M. C., Galleni, M., Sancho, J., & Bou, G. (2011). Distant and new mutations in CTX-M-1 beta-lactamase affect cefotaxime hydrolysis. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 55 (9), 4361-8. doi:10.1128/AAC.00298-11 |
Vercheval, L., Di Paolo, A., Borel, F., Ferrer, J.-L., Sauvage, E., Matagne, A., Frère, J.-M., Charlier, P., Galleni, M., & Kerff, F. (25 November 2010). Three factors that modulate the activity of class D β-lactamases and interfere with the post-translational carboxylation of Lys 70. Biochemical Journal, 432 (3), 495-504. doi:10.1042/BJ20101122 |
Mallo, S., Pérez-Llarena, F. J., Kerff, F., Fernández-Moreira, E., Soares, N. C., Galleni, M., & Bou, G. (June 2010). A Tripeptide Deletion in the Class C beta-Lactamase FOX-4 Enzyme Impairs Cefoxitin Hydrolysis and Slightly Increases Susceptibility to beta-Lactamase Inhibitors. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 65 (6), 1187-94. doi:10.1093/jac/dkq115 |
Dzhekieva, L., Rocaboy, M., Kerff, F., Charlier, P., Sauvage, E., & Pratt, R. F. (2010). Crystal structure of a complex between the Actinomadura R39 DD-peptidase and a peptidoglycan-mimetic boronate inhibitor: interpretation of a transition state analogue in terms of catalytic mechanism. Biochemistry, 49 (30), 6411-9. doi:10.1021/bi100757c |
Kerff, F., Petrella, S., Mercier, F., Sauvage, E., Herman, R., Pennartz, A., Zervosen, A., Luxen, A., Frère, J.-M., Joris, B., & Charlier, P. (2010). Specific Structural Features of the N-Acetylmuramoyl-l-Alanine Amidase AmiD from Escherichia coli and Mechanistic Implications for Enzymes of This Family. Journal of Molecular Biology, 397, 249-259. doi:10.1016/j.jmb.2009.12.038 |
Lamoral-Theys, D., Pottier, L., Kerff, F., Dufrasne, F., Proutiere, F., Wauthoz, N., Neven, P., Ingrassia, L., Antwerpen, P. V., Lefranc, F., Gelbcke, M., Pirotte, B., Kraus, J.-L., Neve, J., Kornienko, A., Kiss, R., & Dubois, J. (2010). Simple di- and trivanillates exhibit cytostatic properties toward cancer cells resistant to pro-apoptotic stimuli. Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry, 18 (11), 3823-33. doi:10.1016/j.bmc.2010.04.047 |
Merino, M., Perez-Llarena, F. J., Kerff, F., Poza, M., Mallo, S., Rumbo-Feal, S., Beceiro, A., Juan, C., Oliver, A., & Bou, G. (2010). Role of changes in the L3 loop of the active site in the evolution of enzymatic activity of VIM-type metallo-beta-lactamases. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 65 (9), 1950-4. doi:10.1093/jac/dkq259 |
Baurin, S., Vercheval, L., Bouillenne, F., Falzone, C., Brans, A., Jacquamet, L., Ferrer, J.-L., Sauvage, E., Dehareng, D., Frère, J.-M., Charlier, P., Galleni, M., & Kerff, F. (2009). Critical role of tryptophan 154 for the activity and stability of class D beta-lactamases. Biochemistry, 48 (47), 11252-63. doi:10.1021/bi901548c |
Sauvage, E., Zervosen, A., Dive, G., Herman, R., Amoroso, A. M., Joris, B., Fonzé, E., Pratt, R., Luxen, A., Charlier, P., & Kerff, F. (2009). Structural basis of the inhibition of class A beta-lactamases and penicillin-binding proteins by 6-beta-iodopenicillanate. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 131 (42), 15262-15269. doi:10.1021/ja9051526 |
Sauvage, E.* , Kerff, F.* , Terrak, M., Ayala, J. A., & Charlier, P. (March 2008). The Penicillin-Binding Proteins: Structure and Role in Peptidoglycan Biosynthesis. FEMS Microbiology Reviews, 32 (2), 234-58. doi:10.1111/j.1574-6976.2008.00105.x * These authors have contributed equally to this work. |
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 |
Kerff, F., Amoroso, A. M., Herman, R., Sauvage, E., Petrella, S., Filée, P., Charlier, P., Joris, B., Tabuchi, A., Nikolaidis, N., & Cosgrove, D. J. (2008). Crystal structure and activity of Bacillus subtilis YoaJ (EXLX1), a bacterial expansin that promotes root colonization. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 105 (44), 16876-81. doi:10.1073/pnas.0809382105 |
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 |
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 |
Lee, S. H., Kerff, F., Chereau, D., Ferron, F., Klug, A., & Dominguez, R. (2007). Structural basis for the actin-binding function of missing-in-metastasis. Structure, 15 (2), 145-55. doi:10.1016/j.str.2006.12.005 |
Borrego-Diaz, E., Kerff, F., Lee, S. H., Ferron, F., Li, Y., & Dominguez, R. (2006). Crystal structure of the actin-binding domain of alpha-actinin 1: evaluating two competing actin-binding models. Journal of Structural Biology, 155 (2), 230-8. doi:10.1016/j.jsb.2006.01.013 |
Chereau, D., Kerff, F., Graceffa, P., Grabarek, Z., Langsetmo, K., & Dominguez, R. (2005). Actin-bound structures of Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein (WASP)-homology domain 2 and the implications for filament assembly. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 102 (46), 16644-9. doi:10.1073/pnas.0507021102 |
Terrak, M.* , Kerff, F.* , Langsetmo, K., Tao, T., & Dominguez, R. (2004). Structural basis of protein phosphatase 1 regulation. Nature, 429 (6993), 780-4. doi:10.1038/nature02582 * These authors have contributed equally to this work. |
Kerff, F., Charlier, P., Colombo, M. L., Sauvage, E., Brans, A., Frère, J.-M., Joris, B., & Fonze, E. (11 November 2003). Crystal structure of the sensor domain of the BlaR penicillin receptor from Bacillus licheniformis. Biochemistry, 42 (44), 12835-12843. doi:10.1021/bi034976a |
Sauvage, E., Kerff, F., Fonze, E., Herman, R., Schoot, B., Marquette, J. P., Taburet, Y., Prevost, D., Dumas, J., Stefanic, P., Coyette, J., Charlier, P., & Leonard, G. (2002). The 2.4-A crystal structure of the penicillin-resistant penicillin-binding protein PBP5fm from Enterococcus faecium in complex with benzylpenicillin. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 59 (7), 1223-32. doi:10.1007/s00018-002-8500-0 |
Weber, G., Delbrouck, J. M., Strivay, D., Kerff, F., & Martinot, L. (1998). Use of a variable incidence angle PIXE arrangement for studying pigment multilayers. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section B, Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, 139 (1-4), 196-201. doi:10.1016/S0168-583X(97)00971-3 |
Kerff, F. (01 February 2018). Biochemical and structural characterization of phosphatases of the PAP2 and BacA families active on membrane lipids [Paper presentation]. InBioS Day. |
Kerff, F. (26 November 2013). The cell separation step of bacterial cell division [Paper presentation]. Séminaire Université de Namur, Namur, Belgium. |
Kerff, F. (07 November 2011). β-lactamases de classe D : substrats, inhibiteurs, et modifications [Paper presentation]. Séminaire Université de Namur, Namur, Belgium. |
Borrego-Diaz, E., Kerff, F., Li, Y., & Dominguez, R. (2005). Structural basis of the actin-calponin homology domain interaction. Biophysical Journal, 88 (1), 497A-497. |
Chereau, D., Kerff, F., Graceffa, P., & Dominguez, R. (2005). Structural basis of the actin-WH2 domain interaction. Biophysical Journal, 88 (1), 10A-11. |
Terrak, M., Kerff, F., Langsetmo, K., Gong, B. J., Tao, T., & Dominguez, R. (2004). PP1 targeting and regulation as revealed by the structure of a PP1 delta-MYPT1 complex. Biophysical Journal, 86 (1), 172A-172. |
Boes, A., Terrak, M., Kerff, F., Touzé, T., & Breukink, E. (15 November 2019). Biochemical and structural insights into the interaction of the essential domain of FtsN with PBP1b [Poster presentation]. SFMBBM. |
Mercuri, P., Esposito, R., Blétard, S., Di Costanzo, S., Perilli, M., Kerff, F., & Galleni, M. (22 June 2019). Mutational Effects in Carbapenem Hydrolysis of YEM-1, a New Sub-Class B2 Metallo-beta-Lactamase from Yersinia mollaretii [Poster presentation]. asm microbe, San Francisco Ca, United States. |
Kerff, F. (01 February 2019). Biochemical and structural characterization of phosphatases of the PAP2 and BacA families active on membrane lipids [Paper presentation]. Meeting of the contact group FNRS of Molecular Bacteriology. |
Mercuri, P., Blétard, S., Kerff, F., & Galleni, M. (June 2017). Characterisation of the sub-class B2 metallo-β-lactamase of Yersinia mollaretii Wauters [Poster presentation]. 13th β-lactamase Meeting", Santo Stefano di Sessanio, l'Aquila, Italy. |
Léonard, R., Sirjacobs, D., Sauvage, E., Kerff, F., & Baurain, D. (11 May 2017). ToRQuEMaDA: Tool for retrieving queried eubacteria, metadata and dereplicating assemblie [Poster presentation]. PhD Student Day 2017, Liège, Belgium. |
Kerff, F. (21 April 2017). Bacterial phosphatases of the PAP2 family active on membrane lipids, structures and specificity [Paper presentation]. Mini-symposium « The cell envelope of Gram-negative bacteria », Bruxelles, Belgium. |
Kerff, F. (29 September 2016). Structure of the classe D β-lactamase OXA-29, an original dimer [Paper presentation]. XXIII Congreso Latinoamericano de Microbiologia, Rosario, Argentina. |
Vettore, N., Kumita, J., Moray, J., Brans, A., Kerff, F., Dobson, C., & Dumoulin, M. (15 September 2016). CHARACTERISATION OF THE STRUCTURAL, DYNAMIC AND AGGREGATION PROPERTIES OF THE W64R AMYLOIDOGENIC MUTANT OF LYSOZYME [Poster presentation]. CNRS - Jacques Monod Conference “Protein misfolding in disease - Toxic aggregation-prone proteins in aging and age-related diseases: from structure to pathology and spreading" - Roscoff. |
Léonard, R., Baurain, D., Kerff, F., Sauvage, E., & Sirjacobs, D. (07 December 2015). On the LZ distance for dereplicating redundant prokaryotic genomes [Poster presentation]. 10th Benelux Bioinformatics Conference, Antwerp, Belgium. |
Freichels, R., Delmarcelle, M., Colarusso, A., Kerff, F., Wathelet, B., & Galleni, M. (July 2015). SPECIFICITY OF CLASS I TAGATOSE 1,6-BISPHOSPHATE ALDOLASE ENHANCED TOWARD TAGATOSE 1,6-BISPHOPHATE [Poster presentation]. 12th Biotrans, Vienne, Austria. |
Delbrassine, F., Auger, R., El Ghachi, M., Lambion, A., Touzé, T., Manat, G., & Kerff, F. (08 June 2015). Characterization of YbjG, a pyrophosphate phosphatase from E. coli involved in the lipid carrier undecaprenyl phosphate metabolism [Poster presentation]. The 6th Congress of European Microbiologists (FEMS 2015), Maastricht, Netherlands. |
Kerff, F. (08 June 2015). Structure of the PAP2 membrane protein YodM, a typical bacterial phosphatidylglycerol-phosphate phosphatase [Paper presentation]. iPros AP meeting, Liege, Belgium. |
Manat, G., Roure, S., El Ghachi, M., Auger, R., Delbrassine, F., Bouhss, A., Kerff, F., Engin-Lecreulx, D., & Touzé, T. (June 2015). Deciphering the metabolism of polyprenyl-phosphate: The universal glycan lipid carrier at the membrane frontier [Poster presentation]. The 6th Congress of European Microbiologists (FEMS 2015), Maastricht, Netherlands. |
Galleni, M., Kerff, F., & Rigali, S. (05 February 2015). Résistance aux antibiotiques : le retour à l’ère prébiotique ? [Paper presentation]. Liège Creative. |
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. |
Freichels, R., Colarusso, A., Delmarcelle, M., Kerff, F., Wathelet, B., & Galleni, M. (01 June 2014). Structural studies of class I tagatose 1,6-bisphosphate aldolase : Enhanced substrate specificity toward tagatose 1,6-bisphosphate [Poster presentation]. EMBO : Enzyme mechanisms by biological systems, Manchester (UK), United Kingdom. |
Kerff, F., & Caroen, J. (23 April 2014). Overview of the synthesis and structural studies of class D β-lactamases inhibitor [Paper presentation]. iPros IAP meeting, Ghent, Belgium. |
Power, P., Sauvage, E., Herman, R., Gutkin, G., Galleni, M., Charlier, P., & Kerff, F. (2014). The crystal structure of the carbapenemase OXA-24 in complex with tazobactam reveals evidences about the intereaction with beta-lactamase inhibitors and lysine carboxylation [Poster presentation]. 54th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, Washington, United States - District of Columbia. |
Freichels, R., Guarino, C., Delmarcelle, M., Kerff, F., Wathelet, B., & Galleni, M. (26 February 2013). Biochemical and Structural studies of the type I tagatose bisphosphate aldolases [Poster presentation]. IAP meeting "integrative protein science : from small molecules to complex biological systems", Liège, Belgium. |
Kerff, F., Rocaboy, M., Herman, R., Sauvage, E., Moonens, K., Remaut, H., Charlier, P., & Terrak, M. (25 June 2012). Structure of the E. coli amidase AmiC and its activation by the LytM cofactor NlpD [Poster presentation]. Gordon Research Conference on bacterial Cell Surfaces, West Dover, VT, United States. |
Kerff, F. (13 April 2010). OXA carbapenemase and their inhibition [Paper presentation]. 20th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Vienne, Austria. |
Kerff, F. (August 2008). Specific structural features of the N-acetylmuramyl-L-Alanine amidase AmiD from E.coli and general implication for the mechanism of action of this family of enzyme [Poster presentation]. XXI Congress and General Assembly of the International Union of Crystallography (IUCr), Osaka, Japan. |
Kerff, F. (August 2006). Structure of the class D beta-lactamase OXA-29, a different carbonated dimer [Poster presentation]. 23rd European Crystallographic Meeting, Leuven, Belgium. |
Kerff, F. (30 March 2002). The X-ray structure of the class D beta-lactamase OXA-2 from Salmonella typhymurium [Paper presentation]. The 8th Beta-Lactamase Workshop, Holy Island, United Kingdom. |
Kerff, F., Sauvage, E., Vercheval, L., & Charlier, P. (2011). Structures of class D β-lactamases. In J.-M. Frère (Ed.), Beta-lactamases. Nova Science Publishers. |
Kerff, F. (2012). Cristallographie des protéines : principe de base et résultats [Paper presentation]. Mini-conférence -Société Royale des Sciences de Liège, Liège, Belgium. |