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Algrain, M.; Hennebert, E.; Bertemes, P.; Wattiez, R.; Flammang, P.; Lengerer, B. (2022). In the footsteps of sea stars: deciphering the catalogue of proteins involved in underwater temporary adhesion. Open Biology 12(8): 220103. https://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsob.220103
Bonneel, M.; Hennebert, E.; Aranko, A.S.; Hwang, D.S.; Lefevre, M.; Pommier, V.; Wattiez, R.; Delroisse, J.; Flammang, P. (2022). Molecular mechanisms mediating stiffening in the mechanically adaptable connective tissues of sea cucumbers. Matrix Biology 108: 39-54. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matbio.2022.02.006
Caulier, G.; Lourtie, A.; Brasseur, L.; Mallefet, J.; Gerbaux, P.; Flammang, P.; Eeckhaut, I. (2022). Crinoid anthraquinones as kairomones allowing host selection for the symbiotic snapping shrimp Synalpheus stimpsonii. Chemoecology (Print. ed.) 32(3): 95-104. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00049-022-00368-6
Savarino, P.; Colson, E.; Caulier, G.; Eeckhaut, I.; Flammang, P.; Gerbaux, P. (2022). Microwave-assisted desulfation of the hemolytic saponins extracted from Holothuria scabra viscera. Molecules 27(2): 537. https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules27020537
Delroisse, J.; Duchatelet, L.; Flammang, P.; Mallefet, J. (2021). Photophore distribution and enzymatic diversity within the photogenic integument of the cookie-cutter shark Isistius brasiliensis (Chondrichthyes: Dalatiidae). Front. Mar. Sci. 8: 627045. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.627045
Delroisse, J.; Duchatelet, L.; Flammang, P.; Mallefet, J. (2021). Leaving the dark side? Insights into the evolution of luciferases. Front. Mar. Sci. 8: 673620. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.673620
Gaspar, L.; Flammang, P.; José, R.; Luis, R.; Ramalhosa, P.; Monteiro, J.; Nogueira, N.; Canning-Clode, J.; Santos, R. (2021). Interspecific analysis of sea urchin adhesive composition emphasizes variability of glycans conjugated with putative adhesive proteins. Front. Mar. Sci. 8: 737886. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.737886
Lefevre, M.; Tran, T.Q.; De Muijlder, T.; Pittenger, B.; Flammang, P.; Hennebert, E.; Leclère, P. (2021). On the nanomechanical and viscoelastic properties of coatings made of recombinant sea star adhesive proteins. Frontiers of Mechanical Engineering 7: 667491. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmech.2021.667491
Lefevre, M.; Ederth, T.; Masai, T.; Wattiez, R.; Leclère, P.; Flammang, P.; Hennebert, E. (2021). Disentangling the roles of functional domains in the aggregation and adsorption of the multimodular sea star adhesive protein Sfp1. Mar. Biotechnol. 23(5): 724-735. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10126-021-10059-y
Choi, J.; Hennebert, E.; Flammang, P.; Hwang, D.S. (2020). A sugar-lectin rich interface between soft tissue and the stiff byssus of Atrina pectinata. Biomaterials Science 8(13): 3751-3759. https://hdl.handle.net/10.1039/c9bm01932d
Delroisse, J.; Van Wayneberghe, K.; Flammang, P.; Gillan, D.; Gerbaux, P.; Opinã, N.; Todinanahary, G.G.B.; Eeckhaut, I. (2020). Epidemiology of a SKin Ulceration Disease (SKUD) in the sea cucumber Holothuria scabra with a review on the SKUDs in Holothuroidea (Echinodermata). NPG Scientific Reports 10(1): 22150. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-78876-0
Kang, V.; Lengerer, B.; Wattiez, R.; Flammang, P. (2020). Molecular insights into the powerful mucus-based adhesion of limpets (Patella vulgata L.). Open Biology 10(6): 200019. https://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsob.200019
Lefevre, M.; Flammang, P.; Aranko, A.S.; Linder, M.B.; Scheibel, T.; Humenik, M.; Leclercq, M.; Surin, M.; Tafforeau, L.; Wattiez, R.; Leclère, P.; Hennebert, E. (2020). Sea star-inspired recombinant adhesive proteins self-assemble and adsorb on surfaces in aqueous environments to form cytocompatible coatings. Acta Biomaterialia 112: 62-74. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2020.05.036
Song, G.; Delroisse, J.; Schoenaers, D.; Kim, H.; Nguyen, T.C.; Horbelt, N.; Leclère, P.; Hwang, D.S.; Harrington, M.J.; Flammang, P. (2020). Structure and composition of the tunic in the sea pineapple Halocynthia roretzi: a complex cellulosic composite biomaterial. Acta Biomaterialia 111: 290-301. https://hdl.handle.net/10.1016/j.actbio.2020.04.038
Claereboudt, E.J.S.; Caulier, G.; Decroo, C.; Colson, E.; Gerbaux, P.; Claereboudt, M.R.; Schaller, H.; Flammang, P.; Deleu, M.; Eeckhaut, I. (2019). Triterpenoids in echinoderms: fundamental differences in diversity and biosynthetic pathways. Mar. Drugs 17(6): 352. https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/md17060352
Cohen-Rengifo, M.; Agüera, A.; Bouma, T.J.; M'Zoudi, S.; Flammang, P.; Dubois, P. (2019). Ocean warming and acidification alter the behavioral response to flow of the sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus. Ecol. Evol. 9(21): 12128-12143. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.5678
Duchatelet, L.; Delroisse, J.; Flammang, P.; Mahillon, J.; Mallefet, J. (2019). Etmopterus spinax, the velvet belly lanternshark, does not use bacterial luminescence. Acta Histochemica 121(4): 516-521. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.acthis.2019.04.010
Lengerer, B.; Algrain, M.; Lefevre, M.; Delroisse, J.; Hennebert, E.; Flammang, P. (2019). Interspecies comparison of sea star adhesive proteins. Phil. Trans. R. Soc. Lond. (B Biol. Sci.) 374(1784): 20190195. https://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2019.0195
Brasseur, L.; Demeyer, M.; Decroo, C.; Caulier, G.; Flammang, P.; Gerbaux, P.; Eeckhaut, I. (2018). Identification and quantification of spinochromes in body compartments of Echinometra mathaei's coloured types. Royal Society Open Science 5(8): 15. https://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.171213
Brasseur, L.; Caulier, G.; Flammang, P.; Gerbaux, P.; Eeckhaut, I. (2018). Mapping of spinochromes in the body of three tropical shallow water sea urchins. Nat. Prod. Commun. 13(12): 1659-1665
Cohen-Rengifo, M.; Agüera, A.; Detrain, C.; Bouma, T.J.; Dubois, P.; Flammang, P. (2018). Biomechanics and behaviour in the sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus (Lamarck, 1816) when facing gradually increasing water flows. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 506: 61-71. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2018.05.010
Delroisse, J.; Duchatelet, L.; Flammang, P.; Mallefet, J. (2018). De novo transcriptome analyses provide insights into opsin-based photoreception in the lanternshark Etmopterus spinax. PLoS One 13(12): e0209767. https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0209767
Hennebert, E.; Gregorowicz, E.; Flammang, P. (2018). Involvement of sulfated biopolymers in adhesive secretions produced by marine invertebrates. Biology Open 7(11): bio037358. https://dx.doi.org/10.1242/bio.037358
Lengerer, B.; Bonneel, M.; Lefevre, M.; Hennebert, E.; Leclère, P.; Gosselin, E.; Ladurner, P.; Flammang, P. (2018). The structural and chemical basis of temporary adhesion in the sea star Asterina gibbosa. Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology 9: 2071-2086. https://dx.doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.9.196
Brasseur, L.; Hennebert, E.; Fievez, L.; Caulier, G.; Bureau, F.; Tafforeau, L.; Flammang, P.; Gerbaux, P.; Eeckhaut, I. (2017). The roles of spinochromes in four shallow water tropical sea urchins and their potential as bioactive pharmacological agents. Mar. Drugs 15(6): 179. https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/md15060179
Cohen-Rengifo, M.; Moureaux, C.; Dubois, P.; Flammang, P. (2017). Attachment capacity of the sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus in a range of seawater velocities in relation to test morphology and tube foot mechanical properties. Mar. Biol. (Berl.) 164(4). https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-017-3114-0
Decroo, C.; Colson, E.; Demeyer, M.; Lemaur, V.; Caulier, G.; Eeckhaut, I.; Cornil, J.; Flammang, P.; Gerbaux, P. (2017). Tackling saponin diversity in marine animals by mass spectrometry: data acquisition and integration. Anal. Bioanal. Chem. 409(12): 3115-3126. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00216-017-0252-7
Delroisse, J.; Ullrich-Luter, E.; Blaue, S.; Ortega-Martinez, O.; Eeckhaut, I.; Flammang, P.; Mallefet, J. (2017). A puzzling homology: a brittle star using a putative cnidarian-type luciferase for bioluminescence. Open Biology 7(4): 160300. https://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsob.160300
Delroisse, J.; Ullrich-Luter, E.; Blaue, S.; Eeckhaut, I.; Flammang, P.; Mallefet, J. (2017). Fine structure of the luminous spines and luciferase detection in the brittle star Amphiura filiformis. Zool. Anz. 269: 1-12. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcz.2017.05.001
Demeuldre, M.; Hennebert, E.; Bonneel, M.; Lengerer, B.; Van Dyck, S.; Wattiez, R.; Ladurner, P.; Flammang, P. (2017). Mechanical adaptability of sea cucumber Cuvierian tubules involves a mutable collagenous tissue. J. Exp. Biol. 220(11): 2108-2119. https://dx.doi.org/10.1242/jeb.145706
Brasseur, L.; Parmentier, E.; Caulier, G.; Vanderplanck, M.; Michez, D.; Flammang, P.; Gerbaux, P.; Lognay, G.; Eeckhaut, I. (2016). Mechanisms involved in pearlfish resistance to holothuroid toxins. Mar. Biol. (Berl.) 163(6): 129. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-016-2901-3
Caulier, G.; Mezali, K.; Soualili, D.L.; Decroo, C.; Demeyer, M.; Eeckhaut, I.; Gerbaux, P.; Flammang, P. (2016). Chemical characterization of saponins contained in the body wall and the Cuvierian tubules of the sea cucumber Holothuria (Platyperona) sanctori (Delle Chiaje, 1823). Biochem. Syst. Ecol. 68: 119-127. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bse.2016.06.005
Delroisse, J.; Mallefet, J.; Flammang, P. (2016). De novo adult transcriptomes of two European brittle stars: spotlight on opsin-based photoreception. PLoS One 11(4): e0152988. dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0152988
Lengerer, B.; Hennebert, E.; Flammang, P.; Salvenmoser, W.; Ladurner, P. (2016). Adhesive organ regeneration in Macrostomum lignano. Bmc Developmental Biology 16: 16 pp. https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12861-016-0121-1
Yoo, H.Y.; Iordachescu, M.; Huang, J.; Hennebert, E.; Kim, S.; Rho, S.; Foo, M.; Flammang, P.; Zeng, H.; Hwang, D.; Waite, J.H.; Hwang, D.S. (2016). Sugary interfaces mitigate contact damage where stiff meets soft. Nature Comm. 7: 8 pp. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms11923
D'Aniello, S.; Delroisse, J.; Valero-Gracia, A.; Lowe, E.; Byrne, M.; Cannon, J.; Halanych, K.; Elphick, M.; Mallefet, J.; Kaul-Strehlowi, S.; Lowe, C.; Flammang, P.; Ullrich-Luter, E.; Wanninger, A.; Arnone, M. (2015). Opsin evolution in the Ambulacraria. Marine Genomics 24(Part 2): 177-183. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.margen.2015.10.001
Delroisse, J.; Ortega-Martinez, O.; Dupont, S.; Mallefet, J.; Flammang, P. (2015). De novo transcriptome of the European brittle star Amphiura filiformis pluteus larvae. Marine Genomics 23: 109-121. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.margen.2015.05.014
Demeyer, M.; Wisztorski, M.; Decroo, C.; De Winter, J.; Caulier, G.; Hennebert, E.; Eeckhaut, I.; Fournier, I.; Flammang, P.; Gerbaux, P. (2015). Inter- and intra-organ spatial distributions of sea star saponins by MALDI imaging. Anal. Bioanal. Chem. 407(29): 8813-8824. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00216-015-9044-0
Eeckhaut, I.; Caulier, G.; Brasseur, L.; Flammang, P.; Gerbaux, P.; Parmentier, E. (2015). Effects of holothuroid ichtyotoxic saponins on the gills of free-living fishes and symbiotic pearlfishes. Biol. Bull. 228(3): 253-265
Hennebert, E.; Maldonado, B.; Ladurner, P.; Flammang, P.; Santos, R. (2015). Experimental strategies for the identification and characterization of adhesive proteins in animals: a review. Interface Focus 5(1): 20140064. https://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsfs.2014.0064
Renwart, M.; Delroisse, J.; Flammang, P.; Claes, J.M.; Mallefet, J. (2015). Cytological changes during luminescence production in lanternshark (Etmopterus spinax Linnaeus, 1758) photophores. Zoomorphology 134(1): 107-116. dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00435-014-0235-6
Delroisse, J.; Flammang, P.; Mallefet, J. (2014). Marine luciferases: are they really taxon-specific? A putative luciferase evolved by co-option in an echinoderm lineage. Luminescence 29: 15-16
Delroisse, J.; Ullrich-Lüter, E.; Ortega-Martinez, O.; Dupont, S.; Arnone, M.-I.; Mallefet, J.; Flammang, P. (2014). High opsin diversity in a non-visual infaunal brittle star. BMC Genom. 15. dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2164-15-1035
Delroisse, J.; Ullrich-Luter, E; Ortega-Martinez, O; Mallefet, J.; Flammang, P. (2014). Opsin-based extraocular photoreception in a luminous brittle star. Luminescence 29: 65-66
Demeuldre, M.; Ngo, T.C.; Hennebert, E.; Wattiez, R.; Leclère, P.; Flammang, P. (2014). Instantaneous adhesion of Cuvierian tubules in the sea cucumber Holothuria forskali. Biointerphases 9(2). https://dx.doi.org/10.1116/1.4875731
Demeyer, M.; De Winter, J.; Caulier, G.; Eeckhaut, I.; Flammang, P.; Gerbaux, P. (2014). Molecular diversity and body distribution of saponins in the sea star Asterias rubens by mass spectrometry. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. (B Biochem. Mol. Biol.) 168: 1-11. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpb.2013.10.004
Hennebert, E.; Wattiez, R.; Demeuldre, M.; Ladurner, P; Hwang, S; Waite, H; Flammang, P. (2014). Sea star tenacity mediated by a protein that fragments, then aggregates. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 111(17): 6317-6322. dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1400089111
Caulier, G.; Flammang, P.; Gerbaux, P.; Eeckhaut, I. (2013). When a repellent becomes an attractant: harmful saponins are kairomones attracting the symbiotic Harlequin crab. NPG Scientific Reports 3. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep02639
Caulier, G.; Flammang, P.; Rakotorisoa, P.; Gerbaux, P.; Demeyer, M.; Eeckhaut, I. (2013). Preservation of the bioactive saponins of Holothuria scabra through the processing of trepang. Cah. Biol. Mar. 54(4): 685-690
Collard, M.; Catarino, A.I.; Bonnet, S.; Flammang, P.; Dubois, P. (2013). Effects of CO2-induced ocean acidification on physiological and mechanical properties of the starfish Asterias rubens. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 446: 355-362. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2013.06.003
Delroisse, J.; Lanterbecq, D.; Eeckhaut, I.; Mallefet, J.; Flammang, P. (2013). Opsin detection in the sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus and the sea star Asterias rubens. Cah. Biol. Mar. 54(4): 721-727
Becker, P.T.; Lambert, A.; Lejeune, A.; Lanterbecq, D.; Flammang, P. (2012). Identification, characterization, and expression levels of putative adhesive proteins from the tube-dwelling polychaete Sabellaria alveolata. Biol. Bull. 223(2): 217-225. https://dx.doi.org/10.1086/BBLv223n2p217
Delroisse, J.; Mallefet, J.; Flammang, P. (2012). Between emission and perception: do luminous brittle-stars perceive their own light? Luminescence 27(2): 111-113
Hennebert, E.; Wattiez, R.; Waite, J.H.; Flammang, P. (2012). Characterization of the protein fraction of the temporary adhesive secreted by the tube feet of the sea star Asterias rubens. Biofouling (Print) 28(3): 289-303. https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08927014.2012.672645
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Hennebert, E.; Wattiez, R.; Flammang, P. (2011). Characterisation of the carbohydrate fraction of the temporary adhesive secreted by the tube feet of the sea star Asterias rubens. Mar. Biotechnol. 13(3): 484-495. dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10126-010-9319-6
Van Dyck, S.; Caulier, G.; Todesco, M.; Gerbaux, P.; Fournier, I.; Wisztorski, M.; Flammang, P. (2011). The triterpene glycosides of Holothuria forskali: usefulness and efficiency as a chemical defense mechanism against predatory fish. J. Exp. Biol. 214(8): 1347-1356. http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/jeb.050930
Hennebert, E.; Haesaerts, D.; Dubois, P.; Flammang, P. (2010). Evaluation of the different forces brought into play during tube foot activities in sea stars. J. Exp. Biol. 213(7): 1162-1174. http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/jeb.037903
Van Dyck, S.; Flammang, P.; Meriaux, C.; Bonnel, D.; Salzet, M.; Fournier, I.; Wisztorski, M. (2010). Localization of secondary metabolites in marine invertebrates: contribution of MALDI MSI for the study of saponins in Cuvierian tubules of H. forskali. PLoS One 5(11): e13923. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0013923
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Santos, R.; Flammang, P. (2008). Estimation of the attachment strength of the shingle sea urchin, Colobocentrotus atratus, and comparison with three sympatric echinoids. Mar. Biol. (Berl.) 154(1): 37-49. dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-007-0895-6
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