Dr Matthias Fellner

Contact Details
- Phone
- +64 3 479 7897
- matthias.fellner@otago.ac.nz
University Links
- Position
- Research Fellow
- Department
- Department of Biochemistry
- Research summary
- Structure and function of enzymes and proteins important in diseases.
- Clinical
- I am interested in forming connections to clinics, especially in the field of infectious diseases.
Research
My research interests are the structure and function of enzymes and proteins important in diseases. My main research project currently focuses on serine hydrolases in Staphylococcus aureus as new diagnostic probes and drug targets. I am involved in multiple collaborative projects on varied topics.
For more information about my research, available positions and student projects and much more please visit my lab website.
Publications
Fellner, M., Walsh, A., Dela Ahator, S., Aftab, N., Sutherland, B., Tan, E. W., … Lentz, C. S. (2023). Biochemical and cellular characterization of the function of fluorophosphonate-binding hydrolase H (FphH) in Staphylococcus aureus support a role in bacterial stress response. ACS Infectious Diseases. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.3c00246
Fellner, M. (2022). Newly discovered Staphylococcus aureus serine hydrolase probe and drug targets. ADMET & DMPK, 10(2), 107-114. doi: 10.5599/admet.1137
Tessadori, F., Duran, K., Knapp, K., Fellner, M., Deciphering Developmental Disorders Study, Smithson, S., … Robertson, S. P., … Mace, P. D., Bicknell, L. S., & van Haaften, G. (2022). Recurrent de novo missense variants across multiple histone H4 genes underlie a neurodevelopmental syndrome. American Journal of Human Genetics, 109, 750-758. doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2022.02.003
Fellner, M., Parakra, R., McDonald, K. O., Kass, I., Jameson, G. N. L., Willbanks, S. M., & Ledgerwood, E. C. (2021). Altered structure and dynamics of pathogenic cytochrome c variants correlate with increased apoptotic activity. Biochemical Journal, 478(3), 669-684. doi: 10.1042/bcj20200793
Chen, S., Lovell, S., Lee, S., Fellner, M., Mace, P. D., & Bogyo, M. (2021). Identification of highly selective covalent inhibitors by phage display. Nature Biotechnology, 39, 490-498. doi: 10.1038/s41587-020-0733-7
Fellner, M., Rankin, J. A., Hu, J., & Hausinger, R. P. (2017). Lactate racemase. In R. A. Scott (Ed.), Encyclopedia of inorganic and bioinorganic chemistry. John Wiley & Sons. doi: 10.1002/9781119951438.eibc2508
Chapter in Book - Research
Fellner, M., Walsh, A., Dela Ahator, S., Aftab, N., Sutherland, B., Tan, E. W., … Lentz, C. S. (2023). Biochemical and cellular characterization of the function of fluorophosphonate-binding hydrolase H (FphH) in Staphylococcus aureus support a role in bacterial stress response. ACS Infectious Diseases. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.3c00246
Journal - Research Article
Tessadori, F., Duran, K., Knapp, K., Fellner, M., Deciphering Developmental Disorders Study, Smithson, S., … Robertson, S. P., … Mace, P. D., Bicknell, L. S., & van Haaften, G. (2022). Recurrent de novo missense variants across multiple histone H4 genes underlie a neurodevelopmental syndrome. American Journal of Human Genetics, 109, 750-758. doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2022.02.003
Journal - Research Article
Chen, S., Lovell, S., Lee, S., Fellner, M., Mace, P. D., & Bogyo, M. (2021). Identification of highly selective covalent inhibitors by phage display. Nature Biotechnology, 39, 490-498. doi: 10.1038/s41587-020-0733-7
Journal - Research Article
Fellner, M., Parakra, R., McDonald, K. O., Kass, I., Jameson, G. N. L., Willbanks, S. M., & Ledgerwood, E. C. (2021). Altered structure and dynamics of pathogenic cytochrome c variants correlate with increased apoptotic activity. Biochemical Journal, 478(3), 669-684. doi: 10.1042/bcj20200793
Journal - Research Article
Desguin, B., Urdiain-Arraiza, J., Da Costa, M., Fellner, M., Hu, J., Hausinger, R. P., … Soumillion, P. (2020). Uncovering a superfamily of nickel-dependent hydroxyacid racemases and epimerases. Scientific Reports, 10, 18123. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-74802-6
Journal - Research Article
Fellner, M., Huizenga, K. G., Hausinger, R. P., & Hu, J. (2020). Crystallographic characterization of a tri-Asp metal-binding site at the three-fold symmetry axis of LarE. Scientific Reports, 10, 5830. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-62847-6
Journal - Research Article
Fellner, M., Lentz, C. S., Jamieson, S. A., Brewster, J. L., Chen, L., Bogyo, M., & Mace, P. D. (2020). Structural basis for the inhibitor and substrate specificity of the unique Fph serine hydrolases of Staphylococcus aureus. ACS Infectious Diseases, 6(10), 2771-2782. doi: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.0c00503
Journal - Research Article
Good, N. M., Fellner, M., Demirer, K., Hu, J., Hausinger, R. P., & Martinez-Gomez, N. C. (2020). Lanthanide-dependent alcohol dehydrogenases require an essential aspartate residue for metal coordination and enzymatic function. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 295(24), 8272-8284. doi: 10.1074/jbc.RA120.013227
Journal - Research Article
Fellner, M., Hausinger, R. P., & Hu, J. (2018). A structural perspective on the PP-loop ATP pyrophosphatase family. Critical Reviews in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, 53(6), 607-622. doi: 10.1080/10409238.2018.1516728
Journal - Research Article
Fellner, M., Rankin, J. A., Desguin, B., Hu, J., & Hausinger, R. P. (2018). Analysis of the active site cysteine residue of the sacrificial sulfur insertase LarE from Lactobacillus plantarum. Biochemistry, 57(38), 5513-5523. doi: 10.1021/acs.biochem.8b00601
Journal - Research Article
Fellner, M., Desguin, B., Hausinger, R. P., & Hu, J. (2017). Structural insights into the catalytic mechanism of a sacrificial sulfur insertase of the N-type ATP pyrophosphatase family, LarE. PNAS, 114(34), 9074-9079. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1704967114
Journal - Research Article
Martinez, S., Fellner, M., Herr, C. Q., Ritchie, A., Hu, J., & Hausinger, R. P. (2017). Structures and mechanisms of the non-heme Fe(II)- and 2-oxoglutarate-dependent ethylene-forming enzyme: Substrate binding creates a twist. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 139(34), 11980-11988. doi: 10.1021/jacs.7b06186
Journal - Research Article
Zhang, T., Liu, J., Fellner, M., Zhang, C., Sui, D., & Hu, J. (2017). Crystal structures of a ZIP zinc transporter reveal a binuclear metal center in the transport pathway. Science Advances, 3(8), e1700344. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.1700344
Journal - Research Article
Fellner, M., Aloi, S., Tchesnokov, E. P., Wilbanks, S. M., & Jameson, G. N. L. (2016). Substrate and pH-dependent kinetic profile of 3-mercaptopropionate dioxygenase from Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Biochemistry, 55(9), 1362-1371. doi: 10.1021/acs.biochem.5b01203
Journal - Research Article
Fellner, M., Siakkou, E., Faponle, A. S., Tchesnokov, E. P., de Visser, S. P., Wilbanks, S. M., & Jameson, G. N. L. (2016). Influence of cysteine 164 on active site structure in rat cysteine dioxygenase. Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry, 21, 501-510. doi: 10.1007/s00775-016-1360-0
Journal - Research Article
Tchesnokov, E. P., Faponle, A. S., Davies, C. G., Quesne, M. G., Turner, R., Fellner, M., Souness, R. J., Wilbanks, S. M., … Jameson, G. N. L. (2016). An iron–oxygen intermediate formed during the catalytic cycle of cysteine dioxygenase. Chemical Communications, 52, 8814-8817. doi: 10.1039/c6cc03904a
Journal - Research Article
Tchesnokov, E. P., Fellner, M., Siakkou, E., Kleffmann, T., Martin, L. W., Aloi, S., Lamont, I. L., Wilbanks, S. M., & Jameson, G. N. L. (2015). The cysteine dioxygenase homologue from Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a 3-mercaptopropionate dioxygenase. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 290(40), 24424-24437. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M114.635672
Journal - Research Article
Davies, C. G., Fellner, M., Tchesnokov, E. P., Wilbanks, S. M., & Jameson, G. N. L. (2014). The Cys-Tyr crosslink of cysteine dioxygenase changes the optimal pH of the reaction without structural change. Biochemistry, 53(50), 7961-7968. doi: 10.1021/bi501277a
Journal - Research Article
Fellner, M., Doughty, L. M., Jameson, G. N. L., & Wilbanks, S. M. (2014). A chromogenic assay of substrate depletion by thiol dioxygenases. Analytical Biochemistry, 459, 56-60. doi: 10.1016/j.ab.2014.05.008
Journal - Research Article
Fellner, M., Gruber, L., & Steiner, I. (2012). Migrationspotenzial von Kaffeefilter-Papieren. Deutsche Lebensmittel-Rundschau, 108(6), 305-312.
Journal - Research Article
Fellner, M. (2022). Newly discovered Staphylococcus aureus serine hydrolase probe and drug targets. ADMET & DMPK, 10(2), 107-114. doi: 10.5599/admet.1137
Journal - Research Other
Reddington, C. J., Fellner, M., Burgess, A. E., & Mace, P. D. (2020). Molecular regulation of the polycomb repressive-deubiquitinase. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 21(21), 1-15. doi: 10.3390/ijms21217837
Journal - Research Other