François Ferrón

6.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
64 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

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François Ferrón is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, François Ferrón has authored 64 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Infectious Diseases, 25 papers in Molecular Biology and 11 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in François Ferrón's work include Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (15 papers), SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (10 papers) and Viral Infections and Vectors (10 papers). François Ferrón is often cited by papers focused on Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (15 papers), SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (10 papers) and Viral Infections and Vectors (10 papers). François Ferrón collaborates with scholars based in France, United States and Germany. François Ferrón's co-authors include Bruno Canard, Étienne Decroly, Sonia Longhi, Bruno Coutard, Barbara Selisko, Roberto Domínguez, Julien Lescar, David Karlin, Isabelle Imbert and Sung Haeng Lee and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nucleic Acids Research and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

François Ferrón

62 papers receiving 4.3k citations

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Structural and molecular basis of mismatch correction and ribavirin excision from coronavirus RNA

2017 267 citations François Ferrón, Lorenzo Subissi et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Mapping the impact of 1′-, 2′- and 4′-nucleotide modifications on the Respiratory Syncytial Virus RNA-dependent RNA polymerase 2025 ·Antiviral Research ·Priscila Sutto‐Ortiz, Barbara Selisko, François Ferrón, Jean‐Pierre Sommadossi, Adel Moussa, Steven S. Good, Bruno Canard, Étienne Decroly	1
2	Biophysical and structural study of La Crosse virus endonuclease inhibition for the development of new antiviral options 2024 ·IUCrJ ·Mikaël Feracci, Sergio Hernández, (unknown), (unknown), Renaud Vincentelli, Bruno Canard, Juan Reguera, François Ferrón, Karine Alvarez	3
3	An exonuclease-resistant chain-terminating nucleotide analogue targeting the SARS-CoV-2 replicase complex 2023 ·Nucleic Acids Research ·Ashleigh Shannon, (unknown), Mikaël Feracci, (unknown), Véronique Fattorini, Barbara Selisko, Steven S. Good, Adel Moussa, Jean‐Pierre Sommadossi, François Ferrón, Karine Alvarez, Bruno Canard	6
4	Biochemistry of the Respiratory Syncytial Virus L Protein Embedding RNA Polymerase and Capping Activities 2023 ·Viruses ·Priscila Sutto‐Ortiz, Jean‐François Eléouët, François Ferrón, Étienne Decroly	15
5	Internal RNA 2′O-methylation in the HIV-1 genome counteracts ISG20 nuclease-mediated antiviral effect 2022 ·Nucleic Acids Research ·(unknown), Nadia Rabah, Célia Chamontin, (unknown), François Ferrón, Françoise Debart, Bruno Canard, Dorothée Missé, Bruno Coutard, Sébastien Nisole, Étienne Decroly	19
6	Fluoxetine targets an allosteric site in the enterovirus 2C AAA+ ATPase and stabilizes a ring-shaped hexameric complex 2022 ·Science Advances ·Daniel L. Hurdiss, (unknown), Lisa Bauer, Nicolas Papageorgiou, François Ferrón, (unknown), Arno L. W. van Vliet, (unknown), Joost Snijder, Bruno Canard, Étienne Decroly, Andrea Brancale, Tzviya Zeev‐Ben‐Mordehai, Friedrich Förster, Frank J. M. van Kuppeveld, Bruno Coutard	18
7	A second type of N7-guanine RNA cap methyltransferase in an unusual locus of a large RNA virus genome 2022 ·Nucleic Acids Research ·Ashleigh Shannon, (unknown), (unknown), Théo Guez, Françoise Debart, Jean‐Jacques Vasseur, Étienne Decroly, Bruno Canard, François Ferrón	4
8	Identification of potent inhibitors of arenavirus and SARS-CoV-2 exoribonucleases by fluorescence polarization assay 2022 ·Antiviral Research ·Sergio Hernández, Mikaël Feracci, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Fabrice Bailly, Philippe Cotelle, Franck Touret, Xavier de Lamballerie, Bruno Coutard, Étienne Decroly, Bruno Canard, François Ferrón, Karine Alvarez	4
9	Structure–function analysis of the nsp14 N7–guanine methyltransferase reveals an essential role in Betacoronavirus replication 2021 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Natacha S. Ogando, (unknown), Jessika C. Zevenhoven-Dobbe, (unknown), (unknown), Clara C. Posthuma, Volker Thiel, Bruno Canard, François Ferrón, Étienne Decroly, Eric J. Snijder	29
10	Rapid incorporation of Favipiravir by the fast and permissive viral RNA polymerase complex results in SARS-CoV-2 lethal mutagenesis 2020 ·Nature Communications ·Ashleigh Shannon, Barbara Selisko, Thi-Tuyet-Nhung Le, Johanna Huchting, Franck Touret, Géraldine Piorkowski, Véronique Fattorini, François Ferrón, Étienne Decroly, Chris Meier, Bruno Coutard, Olve B. Peersen, Bruno Canard	199
11	First insights into the structural features of Ebola virus methyltransferase activities 2020 ·Nucleic Acids Research ·Coralie Valle, Baptiste Martin, François Ferrón, V. Roig-Zamboni, Aline Desmyter, Françoise Debart, Jean‐Jacques Vasseur, (unknown), Bruno Coutard, Étienne Decroly	12
12	A N7-guanine RNA cap methyltransferase signature-sequence as a genetic marker of large genome, non-mammalian Tobaniviridae 2019 ·NAR Genomics and Bioinformatics ·François Ferrón, Humberto Debat, Ashleigh Shannon, Étienne Decroly, Bruno Canard	9
13	Structure and oligomerization state of the C-terminal region of the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus nucleoprotein 2019 ·Acta Crystallographica Section D Structural Biology ·(unknown), Julie Lichière, Bruno Canard, Nicolas Papageorgiou, (unknown), François Ferrón, Bruno Coutard	30
14	A Vaccine Platform against Arenaviruses Based on a Recombinant Hyperattenuated Mopeia Virus Expressing Heterologous Glycoproteins 2018 ·Journal of Virology ·Xavier Carnec, Mathieu Mateo, Audrey Page, Stéphanie Reynard, (unknown), Caroline Picard, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Audrey Vallvé, Hervé Raoul, Caroline Carbonnelle, François Ferrón, Sylvain Baize	40
15	Substrate selectivity of Dengue and Zika virus NS5 polymerase towards 2′-modified nucleotide analogues 2016 ·Antiviral Research ·Supanee Potisopon, François Ferrón, Véronique Fattorini, Barbara Selisko, Bruno Canard	28
16	SARS-CoV ORF1b-encoded nonstructural proteins 12–16: Replicative enzymes as antiviral targets 2013 ·Antiviral Research ·Lorenzo Subissi, Isabelle Imbert, François Ferrón, (unknown), Bruno Coutard, Étienne Decroly, Bruno Canard	135
17	Stratégies de formation de la structure coiffe chez les virus à ARN 2012 ·médecine/sciences ·Mickaël Bouvet, François Ferrón, Isabelle Imbert, Laure Gluais, Barbara Selisko, Bruno Coutard, Bruno Canard, Étienne Decroly	4
18	The Hexamer Structure of the Rift Valley Fever Virus Nucleoprotein Suggests a Mechanism for its Assembly into Ribonucleoprotein Complexes 2011 ·PLoS Pathogens ·François Ferrón, Zongli Li, Eric I. Danek, Dahai Luo, Yee Hwa Wong, Bruno Coutard, Violaine Lantez, Rémi N. Charrel, Bruno Canard, Thomas Walz, Julien Lescar	97
19	A practical overview of protein disorder prediction methods 2006 ·Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics ·François Ferrón, Sonia Longhi, Bruno Canard, David Karlin	217
20	A second, non‐canonical RNA‐dependent RNA polymerase in SARS Coronavirus 2006 ·The EMBO Journal ·Isabelle Imbert, Jean-Claude Guillemot, (unknown), Cécile Bussetta, Bruno Coutard, Marie-Pierre Egloff, François Ferrón, Alexander E. Gorbalenya, Bruno Canard	205

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