Publications and communications of Frédéric Kerff

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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