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2021

Journal Article

Antimicrobial and anticancer properties of synthetic peptides derived from the wasp Parachartergus fraternus

Muller, Jessica A. I., Lawrence, Nicole, Chan, Lai Yue, Harvey, Peta J., Elliott, Alysha G., Blaskovich, Mark A. T., Gonçalves, Jacqueline C., Galante, Priscilla, Mortari, Marcia R., Toffoli-Kadri, Mônica C., Koehbach, Johannes and Craik, David (2021). Antimicrobial and anticancer properties of synthetic peptides derived from the wasp Parachartergus fraternus. Chembiochem , 22 (8) cbic.202000716, 1415-1423. doi: 10.1002/cbic.202000716

Antimicrobial and anticancer properties of synthetic peptides derived from the wasp Parachartergus fraternus

2021

Journal Article

Bioactive cyclization optimizes the affinity of a Proprotein Convertase Subtilisin/Kexin Type 9 (PCSK9) peptide inhibitor

Tombling, Benjamin J., Lammi, Carmen, Lawrence, Nicole, Gilding, Edward K., Grazioso, Giovanni, Craik, David J. and Wang, Conan K. (2021). Bioactive cyclization optimizes the affinity of a Proprotein Convertase Subtilisin/Kexin Type 9 (PCSK9) peptide inhibitor. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 64 (5) acs.jmedchem.0c01766, 2523-2533. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.0c01766

Bioactive cyclization optimizes the affinity of a Proprotein Convertase Subtilisin/Kexin Type 9 (PCSK9) peptide inhibitor

2021

Journal Article

Angler peptides: macrocyclic conjugates inhibit p53:MDM2/X interactions and activate apoptosis in cancer cells

Philippe, Grégoire J.-B., Mittermeier, Anna, Lawrence, Nicole, Huang, Yen-Hua, Condon, Nicholas D., Loewer, Alexander, Craik, David J. and Henriques, Sónia T. (2021). Angler peptides: macrocyclic conjugates inhibit p53:MDM2/X interactions and activate apoptosis in cancer cells. ACS Chemical Biology, 16 (2) acschembio.0c00988, 414-428. doi: 10.1021/acschembio.0c00988

Angler peptides: macrocyclic conjugates inhibit p53:MDM2/X interactions and activate apoptosis in cancer cells

2021

Journal Article

Engineered EGF-A peptides with improved affinity for proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9)

Tombling, Benjamin J., Lammi, Carmen, Lawrence, Nicole, Li, Jianqiang, Arnoldi, Anna, Craik, David J. and Wang, Conan K. (2021). Engineered EGF-A peptides with improved affinity for proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9). ACS Chemical Biology, 16 (2) acschembio.0c00991, 429-439. doi: 10.1021/acschembio.0c00991

Engineered EGF-A peptides with improved affinity for proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9)

2021

Journal Article

Functional modulation of the human voltage-gated sodium channel NaV1.8 by auxiliary β subunits

Nevin, S. T., Lawrence, N., Nicke, A., Lewis, R. J. and Adams, D. J. (2021). Functional modulation of the human voltage-gated sodium channel NaV1.8 by auxiliary β subunits. Channels, 15 (1), 79-93. doi: 10.1080/19336950.2020.1860399

Functional modulation of the human voltage-gated sodium channel NaV1.8 by auxiliary β subunits

2021

Journal Article

Cyclic gomesin, a stable redesigned spider peptide able to enter cancer cells

Benfield, Aurélie H., Defaus, Sira, Lawrence, Nicole, Chaousis, Stephanie, Condon, Nicholas, Cheneval, Olivier, Huang, Yen-Hua, Chan, Lai Yue, Andreu, David, Craik, David J. and Henriques, Sónia Troeira (2021). Cyclic gomesin, a stable redesigned spider peptide able to enter cancer cells. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Biomembranes, 1863 (1) 183480, 183480. doi: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2020.183480

Cyclic gomesin, a stable redesigned spider peptide able to enter cancer cells

2021

Book Chapter

Intracellular targeting of cyclotides for therapeutic applications

Lawrence, Nicole and Craik, David J. (2021). Intracellular targeting of cyclotides for therapeutic applications. Methods in pharmacology and toxicology. (pp. 229-248) New York, NY USA: Humana Press. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-1250-7_11

Intracellular targeting of cyclotides for therapeutic applications

2020

Journal Article

Cyclotide structures revealed by NMR, with a little help from X-ray crystallography

Handley, Thomas N. G., Harvey, Peta J., Wang, Conan K., Lawrence, Nicole and Craik, David (2020). Cyclotide structures revealed by NMR, with a little help from X-ray crystallography. Chembiochem, 21 (24) cbic.202000315, 3463-3475. doi: 10.1002/cbic.202000315

Cyclotide structures revealed by NMR, with a little help from X-ray crystallography

2020

Journal Article

Front Cover: Cyclotide Structures Revealed by NMR, with a Little Help from X‐ray Crystallography (ChemBioChem 24/2020)

Handley, Thomas N. G., Wang, Conan K., Harvey, Peta J., Lawrence, Nicole and Craik, David J. (2020). Front Cover: Cyclotide Structures Revealed by NMR, with a Little Help from X‐ray Crystallography (ChemBioChem 24/2020). ChemBioChem, 21 (24), 3449-3449. doi: 10.1002/cbic.202000778

Front Cover: Cyclotide Structures Revealed by NMR, with a Little Help from X‐ray Crystallography (ChemBioChem 24/2020)

2020

Journal Article

Safer in vitro drug screening models for melioidosis therapy development

Amiss, Anna S., Webb, Jessica R., Mayo, Mark, Currie, Bart J., Craik, David J., Henriques, Sónia Troeira and Lawrence, Nicole (2020). Safer in vitro drug screening models for melioidosis therapy development. The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, 103 (5), 1846-1851. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.20-0248

Safer in vitro drug screening models for melioidosis therapy development

2020

Other Outputs

Drug susceptibility profiling of Australian Burkholderia species as models for developing melioidosis therapeutics

Amiss, Anna S., Webb, Jessica R., Mayo, Mark, Currie, Bart J., Craik, David J., Henriques, Sónia Troeira and Lawrence, Nicole (2020). Drug susceptibility profiling of Australian Burkholderia species as models for developing melioidosis therapeutics. doi: 10.1101/2020.01.21.914846

Drug susceptibility profiling of Australian Burkholderia species as models for developing melioidosis therapeutics

2019

Journal Article

Cyclic analogues of horseshoe crab peptide Tachyplesin I with anticancer and cell penetrating properties

Vernen, Felicitas, Craik, David J., Lawrence, Nicole and Troeira Henriques, Sónia (2019). Cyclic analogues of horseshoe crab peptide Tachyplesin I with anticancer and cell penetrating properties. ACS Chemical Biology, 14 (12), 2895-2908. doi: 10.1021/acschembio.9b00782

Cyclic analogues of horseshoe crab peptide Tachyplesin I with anticancer and cell penetrating properties

2019

Journal Article

Characterization of tachyplesin peptides and their cyclized analogues to improve antimicrobial and anticancer properties

Vernen, Felicitas, Harvey, Peta J., Dias, Susana A., Veiga, Ana Salomé, Huang, Yen-Hua, Craik, David J., Lawrence, Nicole and Troeira Henriques, Sónia (2019). Characterization of tachyplesin peptides and their cyclized analogues to improve antimicrobial and anticancer properties. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 20 (17) 4184, 4184. doi: 10.3390/ijms20174184

Characterization of tachyplesin peptides and their cyclized analogues to improve antimicrobial and anticancer properties

2019

Journal Article

Cell membrane composition drives selectivity and toxicity of designed cyclic helix-loop-helix peptides with cell penetrating and tumor suppressor properties

Philippe, Grégoire J. -B., Gaspar, Diana, Sheng, Caibin, Huang, Yen-Hua, Benfield, Aurélie H., Condon, Nicholas D., Weidmann, Joachim, Lawrence, Nicole, Löwer, Alexander, Castanho, Miguel A. R. B., Craik, David J. and Troeira Henriques, Sónia (2019). Cell membrane composition drives selectivity and toxicity of designed cyclic helix-loop-helix peptides with cell penetrating and tumor suppressor properties. ACS Chemical Biology, 14 (9), 2071-2087. doi: 10.1021/acschembio.9b00593

Cell membrane composition drives selectivity and toxicity of designed cyclic helix-loop-helix peptides with cell penetrating and tumor suppressor properties

2019

Journal Article

Peptide-membrane interactions affect the inhibitory potency and selectivity of spider toxins ProTx-II and GpTx-1

Lawrence, Nicole, Wu, Bin, Ligutti, Joseph, Cheneval, Olivier, Agwa, Akello Joanna, Benfield, Aurélie H., Biswas, Kaustav, Craik, David J., Miranda, Les P., Henriques, Sónia Troeira and Schroeder, Christina I. (2019). Peptide-membrane interactions affect the inhibitory potency and selectivity of spider toxins ProTx-II and GpTx-1. ACS Chemical Biology, 14 (1), 118-130. doi: 10.1021/acschembio.8b00989

Peptide-membrane interactions affect the inhibitory potency and selectivity of spider toxins ProTx-II and GpTx-1

2018

Journal Article

Gating modifier toxins isolated from spider venom: modulation of voltage-gated sodium channels and the role of lipid membranes

Agwa, Akello J., Peigneur, Steve, Chow, Chun Yuen, Lawrence, Nicole, Craik, David J., Tytgat, Jan, King, Glenn F., Henriques, Sonia Troeira and Schroeder, Christina I. (2018). Gating modifier toxins isolated from spider venom: modulation of voltage-gated sodium channels and the role of lipid membranes. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 293 (23), 9041-9052. doi: 10.1074/jbc.RA118.002553

Gating modifier toxins isolated from spider venom: modulation of voltage-gated sodium channels and the role of lipid membranes

2017

Journal Article

Spider peptide toxin HwTx-IV engineered to bind to lipid membranes has an increased inhibitory potency at human voltage-gated sodium channel hNa(V)1.7 (vol 1859, pg 835, 2017)

Agwa, Akello J., Lawrence, Nicole, Deplazes, Evelyne, Cheneval, Olivier, Chen, Rachel M., Craik, David J., Schroeder, Christina I. and Henriques, Sonia T. (2017). Spider peptide toxin HwTx-IV engineered to bind to lipid membranes has an increased inhibitory potency at human voltage-gated sodium channel hNa(V)1.7 (vol 1859, pg 835, 2017). Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta-Biomembranes, 1859 (11), 2277-2277. doi: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2017.08.008

Spider peptide toxin HwTx-IV engineered to bind to lipid membranes has an increased inhibitory potency at human voltage-gated sodium channel hNa(V)1.7 (vol 1859, pg 835, 2017)

2017

Journal Article

Redesigned spider peptide with improved antimicrobial and anticancer properties

Henriques, Sónia Troeira, Lawrence, Nicole, Chaousis, Stephanie, Ravipati, Anjaneya S., Cheneval, Olivier, Benfield, Aurélie H., Elliott, Alysha G., Kavanagh, Angela Maria, Cooper, Matthew A., Chan, Lai Yue, Huang, Yen-Hua and Craik, David J. (2017). Redesigned spider peptide with improved antimicrobial and anticancer properties. ACS Chemical Biology, 12 (9), 2324-2334. doi: 10.1021/acschembio.7b00459

Redesigned spider peptide with improved antimicrobial and anticancer properties

2017

Journal Article

Spider peptide toxin HwTx-IV engineered to bind to lipid membranes has an increased inhibitory potency at human voltage-gated sodium channel hNaV1.7

Agwa, Akello J., Lawrence, Nicole, Deplazes, Evelyne, Cheneval, Olivier, Chen, Rachel M., Craik, David J., Schroeder, Christina I. and Henriques, Sónia T. (2017). Spider peptide toxin HwTx-IV engineered to bind to lipid membranes has an increased inhibitory potency at human voltage-gated sodium channel hNaV1.7. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. Biomembranes, 1859 (5), 835-844. doi: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2017.01.020

Spider peptide toxin HwTx-IV engineered to bind to lipid membranes has an increased inhibitory potency at human voltage-gated sodium channel hNaV1.7

2016

Journal Article

Interaction of tarantula venom peptide ProTx-II with lipid membranes is a prerequisite for its inhibition of human voltage-gated sodium channel NaV1.7

Troeira Henriques, Sonia, Deplazes, Evelyne, Lawrence, Nicole, Cheneval, Olivier, Chaousis, Stephanie, Inserra, Marco, Thongyoo, Panumart, King, Glenn F., Mark, Alan E., Vetter, Irina, Craik, David J. and Schroeder, Christina Ingrid (2016). Interaction of tarantula venom peptide ProTx-II with lipid membranes is a prerequisite for its inhibition of human voltage-gated sodium channel NaV1.7. The Journal of Biological Chemistry, 291 (33), 17049-17065. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M116.729095

Interaction of tarantula venom peptide ProTx-II with lipid membranes is a prerequisite for its inhibition of human voltage-gated sodium channel NaV1.7