Savvas Savvides

@ugent.be

Ghent University

Savvas Savvides

RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS

Structural Biology, Biochemistry, Biophysics, Biotechnology
10364

Scholar Citations

55

Scholar h-index

117

Scholar i10-index

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Structural and mechanistic insights into the constitutive Themis–Grb2 complex in T cell signalling
    DM Clancy, A Sanz-Sanjuan, E Gilis, P Tougaard, I Velghe, ...
    Nature Communications , 2026
    2026
  • Improved protein binder design using β-pairing targeted RFdiffusion
    I Sappington, M Toul, DS Lee, SA Robinson, I Goreshnik, C McCurdy, ...
    Nature Communications , 2026
    2026
    Citations: 24
  • In silico design of stable single-domain antibodies with high affinity
    Z Zhang, R van der Kant, I Marković, D Vizarraga, T Garcia, K Maragkou, ...
    Structure , 2026
    2026
    Citations: 4
  • Distinct Natural Killer Cell Signature in Still Disease: Insights From a Multinational Immunome Project Consortium for Autoinflammatory Disorders
    A De Visscher, J Beliën, B Malengier‐Devlies, E Bernaerts, L De Vuyst, ...
    Arthritis & Rheumatology , 2025
    2025
  • Charcot-Leyden Crystals drive pathology and inflammation in muco-obstructive lung disease
    H Aegerter, I Janssens, K Verstraete, T Malfait, I Heyndrickx, E Ahmed, ...
    medRxiv, 2025.11. 26.25341000 , 2025
    2025
  • ACLY inhibition promotes tumour immunity and suppresses liver cancer
    J Gautam, J Wu, JSV Lally, JD McNicol, R Fayyazi, E Ahmadi, DC Oniciu, ...
    Nature 645 (8080), 507-517 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 31
  • Antibody-mediated TGF-β1 activation for the treatment of diseases caused by deleterious T cell activity
    F Lambert, J Felix, S Wautier, E Dupré, M Jamez, C Michiels, M Gaignage, ...
    Cell Reports 44 (8) , 2025
    2025
  • Analysis and engineering of KIT. METRNL signalling to boost heart tissue regeneration after myocardial infarction
    M Toul, K Verstraete, SN Savvides
    FEBS OPEN BIO 15, 139-140 , 2025
    2025
  • Single-domain antibodies directed against hemagglutinin and neuraminidase protect against influenza B viruses
    A Matthys, J Felix, JPP Catani, K Roose, W Nerinckx, B Van Buyten, ...
    Nature Communications 16 (1), 5831 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 6
  • 'take 2'On Taok2: Towards the Structure and Mechanism of the Enigmatic Taok2 and Its Interactions with Nuclear Speckle Resident Proteins
    L Thierens, S Savvides
    EUROPEAN BIOPHYSICS JOURNAL 54, S100-S100 , 2025
    2025
  • Structural and Functional Insights into the Role of Themis2 and Themis2-protein Complexes
    AS Sanjuan, D Clancy, S Savvides
    EUROPEAN BIOPHYSICS JOURNAL 54, S114-S114 , 2025
    2025
  • Themis and Grb2 form a constitutive structural hub in T cell receptor signalling
    S Savvides, D Clancy, AS Sanjuan, E Gillis, I Velghe, ...
    2025
  • Reanalysis of cryo-EM data reveals ALK-cytokine assemblies with both 2: 1 and 2: 2 stoichiometries
    J Felix, S De Munck, JF Bazan, SN Savvides
    PLoS Biology 23 (4), e3003124 , 2025
    2025
  • Structural basis of pro-inflammatory signaling via the Interleukin-36 receptor (IL-36R) mediated by IL-36γ and IL-37
    J Andries, M Toul, J Felix, DM Clancy, SN Savvides
    bioRxiv, 2025.02. 22.639629 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 1
  • Themis and Grb2 form a constitutive structural hub in T cell receptor signalling
    DM Clancy, A Sanz-Sanjuan, E Gilis, P Tougaard, I Velghe, ...
    bioRxiv, 2025.02. 16.638521 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 1
  • Crystal Structures of ALK and LTK Receptor Tyrosine Kinases and Their Ligands
    S Savvides, S De Munck
    US Patent App. 18/577,139 , 2025
    2025
  • Improved protein binder design using beta-pairing targeted RFdiffusion
    D Baker, I Sappington, M Toul, D Lee, S Robinson, I Goreshnik, ...
    2025
  • Development of anti-murine IL-18 binding protein antibodies to stimulate IL-18 bioactivity
    A Huard, S Fauteux-Daniel, J Goldstein, P Martin, M Jarlborg, J Andries, ...
    The Journal of Immunology 214 (1), 180-191 , 2025
    2025
  • Small-angle X-ray scattering of engineered antigen-binding fragments: the case of glycosylated Fab from the Mannitou IgM antibody
    S Semwal, M Karamolegkou, S Flament, N Raouraoua, K Verstraete, ...
    Structural Biology and Crystallization Communications 81 (1), 19-29 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 1
  • The crystal structure of Nictaba reveals its carbohydrate-binding properties and a new lectin dimerization mode
    Y Bloch, VJS Osterne, SN Savvides, EJM Van Damme
    Glycobiology 34 (12), cwae087 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 3

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • MLKL compromises plasma membrane integrity by binding to phosphatidylinositol phosphates
    Y Dondelinger, W Declercq, S Montessuit, R Roelandt, A Goncalves, ...
    Cell reports 7 (4), 971-981 , 2014
    2014
    Citations: 998
  • Design of protein-binding proteins from the target structure alone
    L Cao, B Coventry, I Goreshnik, B Huang, W Sheffler, JS Park, KM Jude, ...
    Nature 605 (7910), 551-560 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 680
  • Improving de novo protein binder design with deep learning
    NR Bennett, B Coventry, I Goreshnik, B Huang, A Allen, D Vafeados, ...
    Nature Communications 14 (1), 2625 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 472
  • Protein crystallization promotes type 2 immunity and is reversible by antibody treatment
    EK Persson, K Verstraete, I Heyndrickx, E Gevaert, H Aegerter, JM Percier, ...
    Science 364 (6442), eaaw4295 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 343
  • Alzheimer’s-causing mutations shift Aβ length by destabilizing γ-secretase-Aβn interactions
    M Szaruga, B Munteanu, S Lismont, S Veugelen, K Horré, M Mercken, ...
    Cell 170 (3), 443-456. e14 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 299
  • Crystal structure of the hexameric traffic ATPase of the Helicobacter pylori type IV secretion system
    HJ Yeo, SN Savvides, AB Herr, E Lanka, G Waksman
    Molecular cell 6 (6), 1461-1472 , 2000
    2000
    Citations: 280
  • Activating mutations in CSF1R and additional receptor tyrosine kinases in histiocytic neoplasms
    BH Durham, E Lopez Rodrigo, J Picarsic, D Abramson, V Rotemberg, ...
    Nature medicine 25 (12), 1839-1842 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 240
  • VirB11 ATPases are dynamic hexameric assemblies: new insights into bacterial type IV secretion
    SN Savvides, HJ Yeo, MR Beck, F Blaesing, R Lurz, E Lanka, R Buhrdorf, ...
    The EMBO journal 22 (9), 1969-1980 , 2003
    2003
    Citations: 239
  • Structure and antagonism of the receptor complex mediated by human TSLP in allergy and asthma
    K Verstraete, F Peelman, H Braun, J Lopez, D Van Rompaey, ...
    Nature Communications 8 (1), 14937 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 228
  • Structure of ATP citrate lyase and the origin of citrate synthase in the Krebs cycle
    KHG Verschueren, C Blanchet, J Felix, A Dansercoer, D De Vos, Y Bloch, ...
    Nature 568 (7753), 571-575 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 209
  • Pore-forming proteins as drivers of membrane permeabilization in cell death pathways
    P Vandenabeele, G Bultynck, SN Savvides
    Nature reviews Molecular cell biology 24 (5), 312-333 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 206
  • Serine 25 phosphorylation inhibits RIPK1 kinase-dependent cell death in models of infection and inflammation
    Y Dondelinger, T Delanghe, D Priem, MA Wynosky-Dolfi, D Sorobetea, ...
    Nature communications 10 (1), 1729 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 205
  • Enzyme inactivation through sulfhydryl oxidation by physiologic NO-carriers
    K Becker, SN Savvides, M Keese, RH Schirmer, PA Karplus
    Nature Structural Biology 5 (4), 267-271 , 1998
    1998
    Citations: 193
  • Glutathione reductase of the malarial parasite Plasmodium falciparum: crystal structure and inhibitor development
    GN Sarma, SN Savvides, K Becker, M Schirmer, RH Schirmer, PA Karplus
    Journal of molecular biology 328 (4), 893-907 , 2003
    2003
    Citations: 185
  • Structural basis of latent TGF-β1 presentation and activation by GARP on human regulatory T cells
    S Liénart, R Merceron, C Vanderaa, F Lambert, D Colau, J Stockis, ...
    Science 362 (6417), 952-956 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 176
  • Crystal structure of the antioxidant enzyme glutathione reductase inactivated by peroxynitrite
    SN Savvides, M Scheiwein, CC Bohme, GE Arteel, PA Karplus, K Becker, ...
    Journal of Biological Chemistry 277 (4), 2779-2784 , 2002
    2002
    Citations: 172
  • The C‐terminal domain of full‐length E. coli SSB is disordered even when bound to DNA
    SN Savvides, S Raghunathan, K Fütterer, AG Kozlov, TM Lohman, ...
    Protein Science 13 (7), 1942-1947 , 2004
    2004
    Citations: 164
  • Catalytic cycle of human glutathione reductase near 1 Å resolution
    DS Berkholz, HR Faber, SN Savvides, PA Karplus
    Journal of molecular biology 382 (2), 371-384 , 2008
    2008
    Citations: 163
  • Structural activation of pro-inflammatory human cytokine IL-23 by cognate IL-23 receptor enables recruitment of the shared receptor IL-12Rβ1
    Y Bloch, L Bouchareychas, R Merceron, K Składanowska, ...
    Immunity 48 (1), 45-58. e6 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 150
  • Disruption of endocytosis through chemical inhibition of clathrin heavy chain function
    W Dejonghe, I Sharma, B Denoo, S De Munck, Q Lu, K Mishev, H Bulut, ...
    Nature chemical biology 15 (6), 641-649 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 127