2023
N-Acylsulfonamide: a valuable moiety to design new sulfa drug analogues
R. Amador, A. Tahrioui, M. Barreau, O. Lesouhaitier, M. Smietana*, G. Clavé*
RSC Med. Chem., 2023,

6-Substituted Triazolyl Benzoxaboroles as Selective Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors: In Silico Design, Synthesis, and X-ray Crystallography
A. Nocentini, A. Bonardi, C. Bazzicalupi, V. Alterio, D. Esposito, S. Maria Monti, M. Smietana, G. De Simone, C. T. Supuran, P. Gratteri*, J.-Y. Winum*
J. Med. Chem, 2023, 66, 8118-8129

Stabilization of DNA Duplexes and Hairpins by Charge-Transfer Interactions Using DAN:NDI Pairs
K. Pérez de Carvasal , L. Nicollet , M. Smietana* , F. Morvan*
ACS Langmuir, 2023, 39, 7418-7425

Structure-guided optimization of adenosine mimetics as selective and potent inhibitors of coronavirus nsp14 N7-methyltransferases
M. Hausdorff, A. Delpal, S. Barelier, L. Nicollet, B. Canard, F. Touret, A. Colmant, B. Coutard, J.-J. Vasseur, E. Decroly, F. Debart*
Eur. J. Med. Chem., 2023, 256, 115474
AT-752 targets multiple sites and activities on the Dengue virus replication enzyme NS5
Feracci, M., Eydoux, C., Fattorini, V., Lo Bello, L., Gauffre, P., Selisko, B., Sutto-Ortiz, P., Shannon, A., Xia, H., Shi, P.-Y., Noel, M., Debart, F., Vasseur, J.-J., Good, S., Lin, K., Moussa, A., Sommadossi, J.-P., Chazot, A., Alvarez, K., Guillemot, J.-C., Decroly, E., Ferron, F., Canard, B.
Antiviral Res., 2023, 105574.
Internal RNA 2’O-methylation in the HIV-1 genome counteracts ISG20 nuclease-mediated antiviral effect
El Kazzi, P., Rabah, N., Chamontin, C., Poulain, L., Ferron, F., Debart, F., Canard, B., Missé, D., Coutard, B., Nisole, S. et al.
Nucleic Acids Res., 2023, 51, 2501-2515.
Catalytic and Sustainable Amide Bond Formation using a DABCO/Dichlorotriazine System
P. Adler,* M. Gras, M. Smietana*
ChemCatChem., 2023, e202300264

Boronic Acid Assisted Self-Assembly of Functional RNAs
A. Lelievre-Buttner, T. Schnarr, M. Debiais, M. Smietana,* S. Müller*
Chem. Eur. J. ., 2023, e202300196

Expanding the ‘aplysinospin cascade’ through DNA-templated [2+2] photocycloaddition
S. Oger, N. Duchemin, Y. M. Bendiab, N. Birlirakis, A. Skired, S. Rharrabti, J.-C. Jullian, E. Poupon,* M. Smietana,* S. Arseniyadis,* L. Evanno*
Chem. Commun., 2023, 59, 4221-4224

Supramolecular Recognition of Phosphodiester-Based Donor and Acceptor Oligomers Forming Gels in Water
K. Pérez de Carvasal, G. Vergoten, J. J. Vasseur, M. Smietana,* F. Morvan*
Biomacromolecules, 2023, 24, 756-765

2022
Importance of RNA length for in vitro encapsidation by the nucleoprotein of human Respiratory Syncytial Virus
Gonnin, L., Richard, C.-A., Gutsche, I., Chevret, D., Troussier, J., Vasseur, J.-J., Debart, F., Eléouët, J.-F. and Galloux, M.
J. Biol. Chem., 2022, 298, 102337.
A terminal functionalization strategy reveals unusual binding abilities of anti-thrombin anticoagulant aptamers
R. Troisi, C. Riccardi, K. Pérez de Carvasal, M. Smietana, F. Morvan, P. Del Vecchio, D. Montesarchio, F. Sica
Molecular Therapy: Nucleic Acids, 2022, 30, 585-594

A second type of N7-guanine RNA cap methyltransferase in an unusual locus of a large RNA virus genome
A. Shannon, B. Sama, P. Gauffre, T. Guez, F. Debart, J.-J. Vasseur, E. Decroly, B. Canard, F. Ferron
Nucleic Acid Research, 2022, 50, 11186-11198.
Facile access to 4′-(N-acylsulfonamide) modified nucleosides and evaluation of their
inhibitory activity against SARS-CoV-2 RNA cap N7-guanine-methyltransferase nsp14
R. Amador, A. Delpal, B. Canard, J.-J. Vasseur, E. Decroly, F. Debart, G. Clavé,* M. Smietana*
Organic Biomolecular Chemistry, 2022, 20, 7582-7586.

A modular spring-loaded actuator for mechanical activation of membrane proteins
A. Mills, N. Aissaoui, D. Maurel, J. Elezgaray, F. Morvan, J. J. Vasseur, E. Margeat, R. B. Quast,
J. Lai Kee-Him, N. Saint, C. Benistant, A. Nord , F. Pedaci, G. Bellot
Nature Communications 2022, 13, 3182

New Benchmark in DNA-Based Asymmetric Catalysis: Prevalence of Modified DNA/RNA Hybrid Systems
N. Duchemin, S. Aubert, J. V. de Souza, L. Bethge, S. Vonhoff, A. K. Bronowska, M. Smietana,* S. Arseniyadis*
JACS Au 2022, 2, 1910-1917

Inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 nsp14 N7-Methyltransferase by Sulfonamide-Based Bisubstrate
Analogues.
Ahmed-Belkacem, R.; Hausdorff, M.; Delpal, A.; Sutto-Ortiz, P.; Colmant, A. M. G.; Touret, F.;
Ogando, N. S.; Snijder, E. J.; Canard, B.; Coutard, B.; Vasseur, J.-J.; Decroly, E.; Debart, F., Potent
J. Med. Chem. 2022, 65 (8), 6231-6249.
The Institute of Biomolecules Max Mousseron: A Timely Move
M. Smietana,* P. Dumy*
Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2022, e202101322

Design and NMR characterization of reversible headto-tail boronate-linked macrocyclic nucleic acids
M. Debiais, A. Gimenez Molina, S. Müller, J.J. Vasseur, I. Barvik, C. Baraguey,* M. Smietana*
Org. Biomol. Chem. 2022, 20, 2889

Applications of the Reversible Boronic Acids/Boronate Switch to Nucleic Acids
M. Debais, J.J. Vasseur, M. Smietana*
Chem. Rec. 2022, e202200085

Direct Access to Unique C-5’-Acyl Modified Nucleosides through Liebeskind–Srogl Cross-Coupling Reaction
M. A. Maverick, M. Gaillard, J.J. Vasseur, F. Debart,* M. Smietana*
Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2022, e202101061
