Publications and communications of Michael Herfs

Mourtada, J., Lony, C., Nicol, A., De Azevedo, J., Bour, C., Macabre, C., RONCARATI, P., Ledrappier, S., Schultz, P., Borel, C., Burgy, M., Wasylyk, B., Mellitzer, G., Herfs, M., Gaiddon, C., & Jung, A. C. (October 2023). A novel ΔNp63-dependent immune mechanism improves prognosis of HPV-related head and neck cancer. Frontiers in Immunology, 14, 1264093. doi:10.3389/fimmu.2023.1264093

Ancion, M., Luyckx, M., Renard, M., Reynders, C., Lerho, T., Bruyère, D., Hendrick, E., Pilard, C., RONCARATI, P., Herfs, M., & Hubert, P. (12 June 2023). Approach using "second generation" immune checkpoint inhibitors for the treatment of triple-negative breast cancer [Poster presentation]. EACR 2023, Turin, Italy.

Reynders, C., RONCARATI, P., Ancion, M., Lerho, T., Luyckx, M., Renard, M., Delvenne, P., Hubert, P., & Herfs, M. (02 February 2023). Histopathological characterization of esophageal tumors and potential involvement of high-risk HPV in carcinogenesis [Poster presentation]. Séminaire des chercheurs Télévie 2023.

Bruyere, D., RONCARATI, P., Lebeau, A., Lerho, T., Poulain, F., Hendrick, E., Pilard, C., Reynders, C., Ancion, M., Luyckx, M., Renard, M., Jacob, Y., Twizere, J.-C., Peiffer, R., Peulen, O., Delvenne, P., Hubert, P., McBride, A., Gillet, N., ... Herfs, M. (2023). Human papillomavirus E6/E7 oncoproteins promote radiotherapy-mediated tumor suppression by globally hijacking host DNA damage repair. Theranostics, 13 (3), 1130 - 1149. doi:10.7150/thno.78091

Gallego, C., Jaracz-Ros, A., Laganà, M., Mercier-Nomé, F., Domenichini, S., Fumagalli, A., Roingeard, P., Herfs, M., Pidoux, G., Bachelerie, F., & Schlecht-Louf, G. (2023). Reprogramming of connexin landscape fosters fast gap junction intercellular communication in human papillomavirus-infected epithelia. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 13, 1138232. doi:10.3389/fcimb.2023.1138232

Reynders, C., Roncarati, P., Ancion, M., Lerho, T., Bruyère, D., Delvenne, P., Hubert, P., & Herfs, M. (29 September 2022). Caractérisations histopathologiques des cancers œsophagiennes et potentiel implication des infections par HPV de haut-risques [Paper presentation]. Conférence annuelle de l'Association Francophone pour l'étude des Infections à Papillomavirus et Polyomavirus 2022, France.

Reynders, C., RONCARATI, P., Ancion, M., Lerho, T., Pilard, C., Bruyère, D., Hendrick, E., Delvenne, P., Hubert, P., & Herfs, M. (09 September 2022). Histopathological characterization of esophageal tumors and potential involvement of high-risk HPV in carcinogenesis [Poster presentation]. INTERUNIVERSITY PHD STUDENT DAY.

Reynders, C., RONCARATI, P., Ancion, M., Lerho, T., Pilard, C., Hendrick, E., Bruyère, D., Delvenne, P., Hubert, P., & Herfs, M. (06 September 2022). Histopathological characterization of esophageal tumors and potential involvement of high-risk HPV infections in carcinogenesis [Poster presentation]. GIGA-Day 2022.

Reynders, C., RONCARATI, P., Ancion, M., Lerho, T., Hendrick, E., Bruyère, D., Pilard, C., Delvenne, P., Hubert, P., & Herfs, M. (08 April 2022). Histopathological characterization of esophageal cancers and potential role of high-risk HPV infections [Poster presentation]. Séminaire des chercheurs Télévie 2022, Belgium.

Lebeau, A.* , Bruyère, D.* , RONCARATI, P., Peixoto, P., Hervouet, E., COBRAIVILLE, G., Taminiau, B., Masson, M., Gallego, C., Mazzucchelli, G., Smargiasso, N., Fleron, M., Baiwir, D., Hendrick, E., Pilard, C., Lerho, T., Reynders, C., Ancion, M., GREIMERS, R., ... Herfs, M. (28 February 2022). HPV infection alters vaginal microbiome through down-regulating host mucosal innate peptides used by Lactobacilli as amino acid sources. Nature Communications, 13 (1), 1076. doi:10.1038/s41467-022-28724-8
* These authors have contributed equally to this work.

Debernardi, A., Meurisse, A., Prétet, J.-L., Guenat, D., Monnien, F., Spehner, L., Vienot, A., RONCARATI, P., André, T., Abramowitz, L., Molimard, C., Mougin, C., Herfs, M., Kim, S., & Borg, C. (2022). Prognostic role of HPV integration status and molecular profile in advanced anal carcinoma: An ancillary study to the epitopes-HPV02 trial. Frontiers in Oncology, 12, 941676. doi:10.3389/fonc.2022.941676

Reynders, C., RONCARATI, P., Ancion, M., Lerho, T., Pilard, C., Bruyère, D., Hendrick, E., Delvenne, P., Hubert, P., & Herfs, M. (14 December 2021). Histopathological characterization of esophageal cancers and potential role of high-risk HPV infections [Poster presentation]. Giga Cancer Day 2021.

Reynders, C., RONCARATI, P., Ancion, M., Lerho, T., Bruyère, D., Hendrick, E., Pilard, C., Hubert, P., Delvenne, P., & Herfs, M. (01 October 2021). Caractérisation histopathologique des cancers œsophagiens et potentiel rôle des HPV [Paper presentation]. Conférence annuelle de l'Association Francophone pour l'étude des Infections à Papillomavirus et Polyomavirus, France.

Rademaker, G., Costanza, B., Bellier, J., Herfs, M., Agirman, F., Maloujahmoum, N., Bellahcene, A., Castronovo, V., & Peulen, O. (26 November 2019). Myoferlin depletion induces DNA damage response and p53- dependent cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in colon cancer [Poster presentation]. Metabolism in Cancer and Stromal Cells (2nd edition), Leuven, Belgium.

Dewez, F., Martin-Lorenzo, M., Herfs, M., Baiwir, D., Mazzucchelli, G., De Pauw, E., Heeren, R. M. A., & Balluff, B. (14 June 2019). Precise co-registration of mass spectrometry imaging, histology, and laser microdissection-based omics. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 411, 5647-5653. doi:10.1007/s00216-019-01983-z

Rademaker, G., Costanza, B., Bellier, J., Herfs, M., Peiffer, R., Agirman, F., Maloujahmoum, N., Habraken, Y., Delvenne, P., Bellahcene, A., Castronovo, V.* , & Peulen, O.*. (2019). Human colon cancer cells highly express myoferlin to maintain a fit mitochondrial network and escape p53-driven apoptosis. Oncogenesis. doi:10.1038/s41389-019-0130-6
* These authors have contributed equally to this work.

Bruyère, D., Lebeau, A., RONCARATI, P., Hendrick, E., Masson, M., Twizere, J.-C., Pilard, C., Hubert, P., DELVENNE, P., & Herfs, M. (28 May 2018). Deciphering the radiosensitivity of HPV-positive tumors [Poster presentation]. EDT-Immunology day 2018, Liège, Belgium.

Rademaker, G., Hennequière, V., Nokin, M.-J., LOVINFOSSE, P., Durieux, F., GOFFLOT, S., Bellier, J., Costanza, B., Herfs, M., Peiffer, R., Bettendorff, L., Deroanne, C., Thiry, M., Delvenne, P., Hustinx, R., Bellahcene, A., Castronovo, V., & Peulen, O. (April 2018). Myoferlin controls mitochondrial structure and activity in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, and affects tumor aggressiveness. Oncogene, 37 ((32)), 4398-4412. doi:10.1038/s41388-018-0287-z

Suarez-Carmona, M., Hubert, P., Gonzalez, A., Duray, A., RONCARATI, P., Erpicum, C., Boniver, J., Castronovo, V., Noël, A., Saussez, S., Peulen, O., Delvenne, P., & Herfs, M. (2014). DeltaNp63 isoform-mediated beta-defensin family up-regulation is associated with (lymph)angiogenesis and poor prognosis in patients with squamous cell carcinoma. Oncotarget, 5 (7), 1856-1868. doi:10.18632/oncotarget.1819

Herfs, M., Hubert, P., Kholod, N., Caberg, J.-H., Gilles, C., Berx, G., Savagner, P., Boniver, J., & Delvenne, P. (May 2008). Transforming growth factor-beta1-mediated Slug and Snail transcription factor up-regulation reduces the density of Langerhans cells in epithelial metaplasia by affecting E-cadherin expression. American Journal of Pathology, 172 (5), 1391-402. doi:10.2353/ajpath.2008.071004

Delvenne, P., Goffin, F., Kridelka, F., Arafa, M., Carberg, J., Herfs, M., Herman, L., Hubert, P., Jacobs, N., Kholod, N., Foidart, J.-M., & Boniver, J. (2007). La cancer du col utérin: une infection par HPV qui tourne mal. Tempo Médical.

Delvenne, P., Herman, L., Kholod, N., Caberg, J.-H., Herfs, M., Boniver, J., Jacobs, N., & Hubert, P. (2007). Role of hormone cofactors in the human papillomavirus-induced carcinogenesis of the uterine cervix. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, 264 (1-2), 1-5. doi:10.1016/j.mce.2006.10.014