2023
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
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
