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Véronique Fontaine
Research in Drug Development (RD3)
Microbiology, Bioorganic and Macromolecular Chemistry
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The study of microorganisms, their virulence factors and drugs able to target them. My two main axes of research are human papillomaviruses (HPV) and mycobacteria. In virology, we are currently studying the regulation of the HPV-16 early gene expression and viral genome integration by various endogenic and iatrogenic factors. In mycobacteriology, our goals are to better characterize proteins involved in the synthesis of the waxy cell wall and to identify compounds able to inhibit the synthesis of this wall in order to target multidrug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Top ten recent articles
Pyrrovobasine, hybrid alkylated pyrraline monoterpene indole alkaloid pseudodimer discovered using a combination of mass spectral and NMR-based machine learning annotations
Fouotsa, H., Mkounga, P., Lannang, A. M., Vanheuverzwijn, J., Zhou, Z., Leblanc, K., Rharrabti, S., Nkengfack, A. E., Gallard, J.-F., Fontaine, V., Meyer, F., Poupon, E., Le Pogam, P., & Beniddir, M. (2022). Pyrrovobasine, hybrid alkylated pyrraline monoterpene indole alkaloid pseudodimer discovered using a combination of mass spectral and NMR-based machine learning annotations. Organic & biomolecular chemistry, 20(1), 98-105. doi:10.1039/D1OB01791H
Thermoplastic polyurethanes for biomedical application: A synthetic, mechanical, antibacterial, and cytotoxic study
Al Nakib, R., Toncheva, A., Fontaine, V., Vanheuverzwijn, J., Raquez, J.-M., & Meyer, F. (2022). Thermoplastic polyurethanes for biomedical application: A synthetic, mechanical, antibacterial, and cytotoxic study. Journal of applied polymer science, 139(4), 51666. doi:10.1002/app.51666
Voatriafricanines A and B, Trimeric Vobasine-Aspidosperma-Aspidosperma Alkaloids from Voacanga africana
Fouotsa, H., Le Pogam, P., Mkounga, P., Lannang, A. M., Bernadat, G., Vanheuverzwijn, J., Zhou, Z., Leblanc, K., Rharrabti, S., Nkengfack, A. E., Gallard, J.-F., Fontaine, V., Meyer, F., Poupon, E., & Beniddir, M. (2021). Voatriafricanines A and B, Trimeric Vobasine-Aspidosperma-Aspidosperma Alkaloids from Voacanga africana. Journal of natural products. doi:10.1021/acs.jnatprod.1c00812
Antibacterial Activities of Homemade Matrices Miming Essential Oils Compared to Commercial Ones
Oliveira Ribeiro, S., Fontaine, V., Mathieu, V., Abdesselam, Z., Dominique, B., Caroline, S., & Souard, F. (2021). Antibacterial Activities of Homemade Matrices Miming Essential Oils Compared to Commercial Ones. Antibiotics, 10(5), 584. doi:10.3390/antibiotics10050584
Antibacterial and Cytotoxic Activities of Ten Commercially Available Essential Oils
Oliveira Ribeiro, S., Fontaine, V., Mathieu, V., Stevigny, C., Souard, F., et al. (2020). Antibacterial and Cytotoxic Activities of Ten Commercially Available Essential Oils. Antibiotics, 9, 0717.
Interplays between copper and Mycobacterium tuberculosis GroEL1
Yang, D., Klebl, D. P., Zeng, S., Sobott, F., Prévost, M., Soumillion, P., Vandenbussche, G., & Fontaine, V. (2020). Interplays between copper and Mycobacterium tuberculosis GroEL1. Metallomics, 12(8), 1267-1277. doi:10.1039/D0MT00101E
Evaluation of the effectiveness of high-risk human papilloma self-sampling test for cervical cancer screening in Bolivia
Allende Larrain, G., Surriabre Dick, P., Ovando, N., Calle, P., Torrico, A., Villarroel, J., Bossens, M., Fontaine, V., & Rodríguez, P. (2020). Evaluation of the effectiveness of high-risk human papilloma self-sampling test for cervical cancer screening in Bolivia. BMC infectious diseases, 20(1). doi:10.1186/s12879-020-04963-2
Methyl arachidonyl fluorophosphonate inhibits Mycobacterium tuberculosis thioesterase TesA and globally affects vancomycin susceptibility.
Yang, D. Z., Vandenbussche, G., Vertommen, D., Evrard, D., Abskharon, R. N. N., Cavalier, J.-F., Berger, G., Canaan, S., Khan, M. S., Zeng, S., Wohlkönig, A., Prévost, M., Soumillion, P., & Fontaine, V. (2020). Methyl arachidonyl fluorophosphonate inhibits Mycobacterium tuberculosis thioesterase TesA and globally affects vancomycin susceptibility. FEBS letters, 594(1), 79-93. doi:10.1002/1873-3468.13555
Assessment of a new low-cost, PCR-based strategy for high-risk human papillomavirus DNA detection for cervical cancer prevention
Surriabre Dick, P., Torrico, A., Vargas, T., Ugarte, F., Rodriguez, P., & Fontaine, V. (2019). Assessment of a new low-cost, PCR-based strategy for high-risk human papillomavirus DNA detection for cervical cancer prevention. BMC infectious diseases, 19(1), 842. doi:10.1186/s12879-019-4527-9
Isoniazid Bactericidal Activity Involves Electron Transport Chain Perturbation.
Zeng, S., Soetaert, K., Ravon, F., Vandeput, M., Bald, D., Kauffmann, J.-M., Mathys, V., Wattiez, R., & Fontaine, V. (2019). Isoniazid Bactericidal Activity Involves Electron Transport Chain Perturbation. Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 63(3). doi:10.1128/AAC.01841-18
Career
- Professor at the Faculty of Pharmacy (ULB) (2009-)
- Scientist assistant for the Defense Ministry, DLD-Bio, Belgium(2009).
- Head of the Papillomavirus Unit at the Institut Pasteur de Bruxelles, Belgium (2004-2008)
- Post-doctoral fellow at the University of Amsterdam, AMC, Department of Virology, The Netherlands (1997-1998, 2000)
- Post-doctoral fellow at the CLB, Department of Autoimmune Diseases, The Netherlands (1995-1996)
- Post-doctoral fellow at the Institut Pasteur de Bruxelles, Department of Virology, Belgium (1993-1994)
- Post-doctoral fellow at the Imperial Cancer Research Fund, Department of Molecular Biology, United Kingdom (1992-1993)PhD in Medical Biology "Identification, by mutagenesis, of sequences required for the interaction of the human IL-6 with its receptor"Faculty of Medicine (ULB)(1992)
- Teaching qualification (ULB)(1991)
- PhD student - Institut Pasteur de Bruxelles (ULB)(1987-1992)