“The lipooligosaccharide of the gut symbiont Akkermansia muciniphila exhibits a remarkable structure and TLR signaling capacity”
P. Garcia-Vello, H. Tytgat, J. Elzinga, M. Van Hul, H. Plovier, M. Tiemblo-Martín, P. Cani, S. Nicolardi, M. Fragai, C. De Castro, F. Di Lorenzo, A. Silipo, A. Molinaro & W. M. de Vos
Nat. Commun., 2024, 15, e202400479
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“Structure and properties of the exopolysaccharide isolated from Flavobacterium sp. Root935”
M. Tiemblo-Martìn, V. Pistorio, P. Saake, L. Mahdi, M. Asunción Campanero-Rhodes, R. Di Girolamo, C. di Carluccio, R. Marchetti, A. Molinaro, D. Solís, A. Zuccaro, A. Silipo
Carbohydr. Polym., 2024, 343, 122433
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“The human gut Bacteroides eggerthii expresses a new galactofuranose-containing lipooligosaccharide with weak immunostimulatory properties”
M. Tiemblo-Martín, M. Coccimiglio, E. Andretta, L. De Simone Carone, A. Bell, T. Gerpe-Amor, C. Di Carluccio, A. Molinaro, Y. van Kooyk, N. Juge, F. Chiodo, F. Di Lorenzo, A. Silipo
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“Parametric Analysis of Donor Activation for Glycosylation Reactions”
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Chem. Eur. J., 2024, 30, e202400479
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“Quantifying Siglec-sialylated ligand interactions: a versatile 19F-T2 CPMG filtered competitive NMR displacement assay”
U. Atxabal, A. Fernández, M. Jesús Moure, K. Sobczak, C. Nycholat, V. Almeida-Marrero, I. Oyenarte, J. C. Paulson, A. de la Escosura, T. Torres, N. C. Reichardt, J. Jiménez-Barbero, J. Ereño-Orbea
Chem. Sci., 2024, 15, 10612-10624
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“Mammalian cell-based production of glycans, glycopeptides and glycomodules”
T. Jaroentomeechai, R. Karlsson, F. Goerdeler, F. K. Yik Teoh, M. Nørregaard Grønset, D. de Wit, Y-H Chen, S. Furukawa, V. Psomiadou, R. Hurtado-Guerrero, E. E. Vidal-Calvo, A. Salanti, T. J Boltje, L. J van den Bos, C. Wunder, L. Johannes, K. T Schjoldager, H. J Joshi, R. L Miller, H. Clausen, S. Y Vakhrushev, Y. Narimatsu
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“Insights into Siglec-7 binding to gangliosides: NMR protein assignment and the impact of ligand flexibility”
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Advanced Science, 2025, Online Version of Record before inclusion in an issue 2415782
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“Molecular Basis of Siglec-7 Recognition by Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup Y CPS: Implications for Immune Evasion”
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JACS Au, 2025, accepted
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“The conformational features of Fusobacterium nucleatum subsp. Polymorphum 10953 LPS O-antigen mediate its interaction with Siglec-7 and unveil a novel binding epitope”
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“Solid-state NMR – a complementary technique for protein framework characterization”
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Chem. Commun., 2023, 59, 776-779
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“Combining Solid-State NMR with Structural and Biophysical Techniques to Design Challenging Protein-Drug Conjugates”
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Angew Chem Int Ed Engl., 2023, 62(31):e202303202
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“Structural insights into Siglec-15 reveal glycosylation dependency for its interaction with T cells through integrin CD11b”
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Nat Commun., 2023, 14, 1, 3496
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“UV light-induced spatial loss of sialic acid capping using a photoactivatable sialyltransferase inhibitor”
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RSC Chem Biol., 2023, 4, 7, 506-511
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“Engineering the sialome of mammalian cells with sialic acid mimetics”
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STAR Protoc., 2023, 4, 3, 102330
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“A photoaffinity glycan-labeling approach to investigate immunoglobulin glycan-binding partners”
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“The sialic acid-Siglec immune checkpoint: an opportunity to enhance immune responses and therapy effectiveness in melanoma”
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Br J Dermatol., 2024 Jan, 10:ljad517
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“Molecular Insights into O-Linked Sialoglycans Recognition by the Siglec-Like SLBR-N (SLBRUB10712) of Streptococcus gordonii”
C. Di Carluccio, L. Cerofolini, M. Moreira, F. Rosu, L. Padilla-Cortés, G. R. Gheorghita, Z. Xu, A. Santra, H. Yu, S. Yokoyama, T. E. Gray, C. D. St. Laurent, Y. Manabe, X. Chen, K. Fukase, M. S. Macauley, A. Molinaro, T. Li, B. A. Bensing, R. Marchetti, V. Gabelica, M. Fragai, and A. Silipo.
ACS Cent. Sci., 2024, 10, 2, 447–459
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“Site-Selective Functionalized PD-1 Mutant for a Modular Immunological Activity against Cancer Cells”
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Biomacromolecules, 2023, 24, 11, 5428–5437
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“Deciphering the Chemical Language of the Immunomodulatory Properties of Veillonella parvula Lipopolysaccharide”
M. D. Pither, E. Andretta, G. Rocca, F. Balzarini, A. Matamoros-Recio, R. Colicchio, P. Salvatore, Y. van Kooyk, A. Silipo, F. Granucci, S. Martin-Santamaria, F. Chiodo, A. Molinaro, F. Di Lorenzo.
Angew Chem Int Ed Engl., 2024 Feb, 23:e202401541
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“Sialic acids in infection and their potential use in detection and protection against pathogens”
S. Dedola, S. Ahmadipour, P. de Andrade, A. N. Baker, A. N. Boshra, S. Chessa, M. I. Gibson, P. J. Hernando, I. M. Ivanova, J. E. Lloyd, M. J. Marín, Alexandra J. Munro-Clark, G. Pergolizzi, S.-J. Richards, I. Ttofi, B. A. Wagstaff and R. A. Field.
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