Nani Van Gerven

Vrije Universiteit Brussel — Belgium

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Life Sciences

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Research Topics

Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology(9), Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing(7), Bacteriophages and microbial interactions(5), Escherichia coli research studies(4), Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research(4)

Publications34 total

Cryo-EM identifies F-ENA of Bacillus thuringiensis as a widespread family of endospore appendages across Firmicutes
Nature Communications·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
Cryo-EM analysis of the Bacillus thuringiensis extrasporal matrix identifies F-ENA as a widespread family of endospore appendages across Firmicutes
2025Open Access
Cryo-EM analysis of the <i>Bacillus thuringiensis</i> extrasporal matrix identifies F-ENA as a widespread family of endospore appendages across the Firmicutes phylum
2025Open Access
Helical ultrastructure of the L-ENA spore aggregation factor of a Bacillus paranthracis foodborne outbreak strain
Nature Communications·2024· 7 citedOpen Access
CryoEM structure of a novel class of spore virulence factors on the foodborne outbreak strain Bacillus paranthracis NVH 0075-95
2024Open Access
Incidence and predictors of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with autoimmune hepatitis
Journal of Hepatology·2023· 47 citedOpen Access
Efficient long-range conduction in cable bacteria through nickel protein wires
Nature Communications·2021· 74 citedOpen Access
Nucleation of protein mesocrystals via oriented attachment
Nature Communications·2021· 34 citedOpen Access
Efficient long-range conduction in cable bacteria through nickel protein wires
2020· 10 citedOpen Access
Nonclassical nucleation of protein mesocrystals via oriented attachment
2020Open Access
A dual-constriction biological nanopore resolves homonucleotide sequences with high fidelity
Nature Biotechnology·2020· 139 citedOpen Access
Curli Biogenesis: Bacterial Amyloid Assembly by the Type VIII Secretion Pathway
ASM Press eBooks·2019· 7 cited
Curli Biogenesis: Bacterial Amyloid Assembly by the Type VIII Secretion Pathway
EcoSal Plus·2019· 62 cited
The Role of Functional Amyloids in Bacterial Virulence
Journal of Molecular Biology·2018· 171 citedOpen Access
Molecular nucleation mechanisms and control strategies for crystal polymorph selection
Nature·2018· 210 citedOpen Access
Nucleation and growth of a bacterial functional amyloid at single-fiber resolution
Nature Chemical Biology·2017· 70 citedOpen Access
Bacterial Amyloid Formation: Structural Insights into Curli Biogensis
Trends in Microbiology·2015· 184 citedOpen Access
Structural and mechanistic insights into the bacterial amyloid secretion channel CsgG
Nature·2014· 310 citedOpen Access
Structure of the curli transport lipoprotein CsgG in a non-lipidated, pre-pore conformation
2014
Structure of the curli transport lipoprotein CsgG in its membrane- bound conformation
2014
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Frequent Co-authors

Han Remaut(20), Mike Sleutel(10), Wim Jonckheere(7), Jean-Pierre Hernálsteens(7), Henri De Greve(7), Matthew R. Chapman(5), Marcus Fislage(5), Marina Aspholm(5), Imke Van den Broeck(4), Gérard Péhau‐Arnaudet(4), Scott J. Hultgren(4), Stefan Howorka(4), Rémi Fronzes(4), Petya V. Krasteva(3), Francesca Gubellini(3), Anastassia Troupiotis-Tsaïlaki(3), Jerome S. Pinkner(3), Alexander E. S. Van Driessche(3), Rick R. M. Joosten(3), Nico A. J. M. Sommerdijk(3)