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Overview

Christian Cambillau is affiliated with the Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) in France. Their research spans multiple areas within biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant contributions in environmental science as well.

Their primary fields of study include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Environmental Science

Within these broad fields, their work specifically addresses subfields such as:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Ecology
  • Genetics
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Endocrinology

The main research topics covered in Cambillau's work are:

  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
  • Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research
  • Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing

The scientist has frequently published in the following venues:

  • Viruses
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Nucleic Acids Research
  • Scientific Reports
  • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Christian Cambillau's notable recent papers include:

  • "Preanalytical Issues and Cycle Threshold Values in SARS-CoV-2 Real-Time RT-PCR Testing: Should Test Results Include These?" (2021), ACS Omega
  • "Conserved and Diverse Traits of Adhesion Devices from Siphoviridae Recognizing Proteinaceous or Saccharidic Receptors" (2020), Viruses
  • "The CWPS Rubik's cube: Linking diversity of cell wall polysaccharide structures with the encoded biosynthetic machinery of selected Lactococcus lactis strains" (2020), Molecular Microbiology
  • "Novel Genus of Phages Infecting Streptococcus thermophilus: Genomic and Morphological Characterization" (2020), Applied and Environmental Microbiology
  • "Present Impact of AlphaFold2 Revolution on Structural Biology, and an Illustration With the Structure Prediction of the Bacteriophage J-1 Host Adhesion Device" (2022), Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Jennifer Mahony
  • Adeline Goulet
  • Douwe van Sinderen
  • Alain Roussel
  • Silvia Spinelli

Best Publications

  • Protein production and purification.

    S Gräslund

  • Interfacial activation of the lipase-procolipase complex by mixed micelles revealed by X-ray crystallography.

    H van Tilbeurgh;M P Egloff;C Martinez;N Rugani

  • Discovery of an RNA virus 3'->5' exoribonuclease that is critically involved in coronavirus RNA synthesis

    Ekaterina Minskaia;Tobias Hertzig;Alexander E. Gorbalenya;Alexander E. Gorbalenya;Valérie Campanacci

  • Fusarium solani cutinase is a lipolytic enzyme with a catalytic serine accessible to solvent.

    C Martinez;P De Geus;M Lauwereys;G Matthyssens

  • Recognition of antigens by single-domain antibody fragments: the superfluous luxury of paired domains

    Serge Muyldermans;Christian Cambillau;Lode Wyns

  • Structure of the pancreatic lipase-procolipase complex

    H van Tilbeurgh;L Sarda;R Verger;C Cambillau

  • THE 2.46 A RESOLUTION STRUCTURE OF THE PANCREATIC LIPASE-COLIPASE COMPLEX INHIBITED BY A C11 ALKYL PHOSPHONATE

    M.P Egloff;F Marguet;G Buono;R Verger

  • Crystal structures of the bovine β4galactosyltransferase catalytic domain and its complex with uridine diphosphogalactose

    Louis Noél Gastinel;Christian Cambillau;Yves Bourne

  • The severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus replicative protein nsp9 is a single-stranded RNA-binding subunit unique in the RNA virus world

    Marie Pierre Egloff;François Ferron;Valérie Campanacci;Sonia Longhi

  • Structural and genomic correlates of hyperthermostability.

    Christian Cambillau;Jean-Michel Claverie

  • Mammalian odorant binding proteins

    Mariella Tegoni;Paolo Pelosi;Florence Vincent;Silvia Spinelli

  • A Common Evolutionary Origin for Tailed-Bacteriophage Functional Modules and Bacterial Machineries

    David Veesler;Christian Cambillau

  • Structural aspects of sexual attraction and chemical communication in insects.

    Mariella Tegoni;Valérie Campanacci;Christian Cambillau

  • Biophysical Properties of Camelid VHH Domains Compared to Those of Human VH3 Domains

    Stefan Ewert;Christian Cambillau;Katja Conrath;Andreas Plückthun

  • Atomic resolution (1.0 A) crystal structure of Fusarium solani cutinase: stereochemical analysis.

    Sonia Longhi;Mirjam Czjzek;Victor Lamzin;Anne Nicolas

  • Structural and Functional Basis for ADP-Ribose and Poly(ADP-Ribose) Binding by Viral Macro Domains

    Marie-Pierre Egloff;Hélène Malet;Ákos Putics;Maarit Heinonen

  • Crosslinking of mammalian lectin (galectin-1) by complex biantennary saccharides.

    Yves Bourne;Barbara Bolgiano;Der-Ing Liao;Gérard Strecker

  • Lipoprotein lipase. Molecular model based on the pancreatic lipase x-ray structure: consequences for heparin binding and catalysis.

    H. van Tilbeurgh;A. Roussel;J.M. Lalouel;C. Cambillau

  • Structural biology of type VI secretion systems

    Eric Cascales;Christian Cambillau;Christian Cambillau

  • Biogenesis and structure of a type VI secretion membrane core complex

    Eric Durand;Van Son Nguyen;Abdelrahim Zoued;Laureen Logger

Frequent Co-Authors

Silvia Spinelli
Silvia Spinelli Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Yves Bourne
Yves Bourne Aix-Marseille University
Robert Verger
Robert Verger Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Sonia Longhi
Sonia Longhi Aix-Marseille University
Frédéric Carrière
Frédéric Carrière Aix-Marseille University
Bruno Canard
Bruno Canard Aix-Marseille University
Douwe van Sinderen
Douwe van Sinderen University College Cork
Eric Cascales
Eric Cascales Aix-Marseille University
Pierre Rougé
Pierre Rougé Paul Sabatier University
Jennifer Mahony
Jennifer Mahony University College Cork

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