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2024

Journal Article

Structural basis for coupling of the WASH subunit FAM21 with the endosomal SNX27–Retromer complex

Guo, Qian, Chen, Kai-en, Gimenez-Andres, Manuel, Jellett, Adam P., Gao, Ya, Simonetti, Boris, Liu, Meihan, Danson, Chris M., Heesom, Kate J., Cullen, Peter J. and Collins, Brett M. (2024). Structural basis for coupling of the WASH subunit FAM21 with the endosomal SNX27–Retromer complex. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 121 (33) e2405041121, e2405041121. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2405041121

Structural basis for coupling of the WASH subunit FAM21 with the endosomal SNX27–Retromer complex

2024

Journal Article

Assembly and fission of tubular carriers mediating protein sorting in endosomes

Gopaldass, Navin, Chen, Kai-En, Collins, Brett and Mayer, Andreas (2024). Assembly and fission of tubular carriers mediating protein sorting in endosomes. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, 25 (10), 765-783. doi: 10.1038/s41580-024-00746-8

Assembly and fission of tubular carriers mediating protein sorting in endosomes

2023

Journal Article

Structure of the endosomal Commander complex linked to Ritscher-Schinzel syndrome

Healy, Michael D., McNally, Kerrie E., Butkovič, Rebeka, Chilton, Molly, Kato, Kohji, Sacharz, Joanna, McConville, Calum, Moody, Edmund R. R., Shaw, Shrestha, Planelles-Herrero, Vicente J., Yadav, Sathish K. N., Ross, Jennifer, Borucu, Ufuk, Palmer, Catherine S., Chen, Kai-En, Croll, Tristan I., Hall, Ryan J., Caruana, Nikeisha J., Ghai, Rajesh, Nguyen, Thi H. D., Heesom, Kate J., Saitoh, Shinji, Berger, Imre, Schaffitzel, Christiane, Williams, Tom A., Stroud, David A., Derivery, Emmanuel, Collins, Brett M. and Cullen, Peter J. (2023). Structure of the endosomal Commander complex linked to Ritscher-Schinzel syndrome. Cell, 186 (10), 2219-2237.e29. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2023.04.003

Structure of the endosomal Commander complex linked to Ritscher-Schinzel syndrome

2022

Journal Article

SNX27–Retromer directly binds ESCPE-1 to transfer cargo proteins during endosomal recycling

Simonetti, Boris, Guo, Qian, Giménez-Andrés, Manuel, Chen, Kai-En, Moody, Edmund R. R., Evans, Ashley J., Chandra, Mintu, Danson, Chris M., Williams, Tom A., Collins, Brett M. and Cullen, Peter J. (2022). SNX27–Retromer directly binds ESCPE-1 to transfer cargo proteins during endosomal recycling. PLoS Biology, 20 (4) e3001601, e3001601. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001601

SNX27–Retromer directly binds ESCPE-1 to transfer cargo proteins during endosomal recycling

2022

Journal Article

Towards a generic prototyping approach for therapeutically-relevant peptides and proteins in a cell-free translation system

Wu, Yue, Cui, Zhenling, Huang, Yen-Hua, de Veer, Simon J., Aralov, Andrey V., Guo, Zhong, Moradi, Shayli V., Hinton, Alexandra O., Deuis, Jennifer R., Guo, Shaodong, Chen, Kai-En, Collins, Brett M., Vetter, Irina, Herzig, Volker, Jones, Alun, Cooper, Matthew A., King, Glenn F., Craik, David J., Alexandrov, Kirill and Mureev, Sergey (2022). Towards a generic prototyping approach for therapeutically-relevant peptides and proteins in a cell-free translation system. Nature Communications, 13 (1) 260, 260. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-27854-9

Towards a generic prototyping approach for therapeutically-relevant peptides and proteins in a cell-free translation system

2021

Journal Article

De novo macrocyclic peptides for inhibiting, stabilizing, and probing the function of the retromer endosomal trafficking complex

Chen, Kai-En, Guo, Qian, Hill, Timothy A., Cui, Yi, Kendall, Amy K., Yang, Zhe, Hall, Ryan J., Healy, Michael D., Sacharz, Joanna, Norwood, Suzanne J., Fonseka, Sachini, Xie, Boyang, Reid, Robert C., Leneva, Natalya, Parton, Robert G., Ghai, Rajesh, Stroud, David A., Fairlie, David P, Suga, Hiroaki, Jackson, Lauren P., Teasdale, Rohan D., Passioura, Toby and Collins, Brett M. (2021). De novo macrocyclic peptides for inhibiting, stabilizing, and probing the function of the retromer endosomal trafficking complex. Science Advances, 7 (49) eabg4007, eabg4007. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abg4007

De novo macrocyclic peptides for inhibiting, stabilizing, and probing the function of the retromer endosomal trafficking complex

2021

Journal Article

Structural basis for the binding of the cancer targeting scorpion toxin, ClTx, to the vascular endothelia growth factor receptor neuropilin-1

Sharma, Gagan, Braga, Carolyne B., Chen, Kai-En, Jia, Xinying, Ramanujam, Venkatraman, Collins, Brett M., Rittner, Roberto and Mobli, Mehdi (2021). Structural basis for the binding of the cancer targeting scorpion toxin, ClTx, to the vascular endothelia growth factor receptor neuropilin-1. Current Research in Structural Biology, 3, 179-186. doi: 10.1016/j.crstbi.2021.07.003

Structural basis for the binding of the cancer targeting scorpion toxin, ClTx, to the vascular endothelia growth factor receptor neuropilin-1

2021

Journal Article

Community-wide experimental evaluation of the PROSS stability-design method

Peleg, Yoav, Vincentelli, Renaud, Collins, Brett M., Chen, Kai-En, Livingstone, Emma K., Weeratunga, Saroja, Leneva, Natalya, Guo, Qian, Remans, Kim, Perez, Kathryn, Bjerga, Gro E K, Larsen, Øivind, Vaněk, Ondřej, Skořepa, Ondřej, Jacquemin, Sophie, Poterszman, Arnaud, Kjær, Svend, Christodoulou, Evangelos, Albeck, Shira, Dym, Orly, Ainbinder, Elena, Unger, Tamar, Schuetz, Anja, Matthes, Susann, Bader, Michael, de Marco, Ario, Storici, Paola, Semrau, Marta S., Stolt-Bergner, Peggy ... Fleishman, Sarel J. (2021). Community-wide experimental evaluation of the PROSS stability-design method. Journal of Molecular Biology, 433 (13) 166964, 166964. doi: 10.1016/j.jmb.2021.166964

Community-wide experimental evaluation of the PROSS stability-design method

2020

Journal Article

Neuropilin-1 is a host factor for SARS-CoV-2 infection

Daly, James L., Simonetti, Boris, Klein, Katja, Chen, Kai-En, Williamson, Maia Kavanagh, Antón-Plágaro, Carlos, Shoemark, Deborah K., Simón-Gracia, Lorena, Bauer, Michael, Hollandi, Reka, Greber, Urs F., Horvath, Peter, Sessions, Richard B., Helenius, Ari, Hiscox, Julian A., Teesalu, Tambet, Matthews, David A., Davidson, Andrew D., Collins, Brett M., Cullen, Peter J. and Yamauchi, Yohei (2020). Neuropilin-1 is a host factor for SARS-CoV-2 infection. Science, 370 (6518), 861-865. doi: 10.1126/science.abd3072

Neuropilin-1 is a host factor for SARS-CoV-2 infection

2019

Journal Article

Drosophila snazarus regulates a lipid droplet population at plasma membrane-droplet contacts in adipocytes

Ugrankar, Rupali, Bowerman, Jade, Hariri, Hanaa, Chandra, Mintu, Chen, Kevin, Bossanyi, Marie-France, Datta, Sanchari, Rogers, Sean, Eckert, Kaitlyn M., Vale, Gonçalo, Victoria, Alexia, Fresquez, Joseph, McDonald, Jeffrey G., Jean, Steve, Collins, Brett M. and Henne, W. Mike (2019). Drosophila snazarus regulates a lipid droplet population at plasma membrane-droplet contacts in adipocytes. Developmental Cell, 50 (5), 557-572.e5. doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2019.07.021

Drosophila snazarus regulates a lipid droplet population at plasma membrane-droplet contacts in adipocytes

2019

Journal Article

Towards a molecular understanding of endosomal trafficking by Retromer and Retriever

Chen, Kai‐En, Healy, Michael D. and Collins, Brett M. (2019). Towards a molecular understanding of endosomal trafficking by Retromer and Retriever. Traffic, 20 (7) tra.12649, 465-478. doi: 10.1111/tra.12649

Towards a molecular understanding of endosomal trafficking by Retromer and Retriever

2019

Journal Article

Classification of the human phox homology (PX) domains based on their phosphoinositide binding specificities

Chandra, Mintu, Chin, Yanni K.-Y., Mas, Caroline, Feathers, J. Ryan, Paul, Blessy, Datta, Sanchari, Chen, Kai-En, Jia, Xinying, Yang, Zhe, Norwood, Suzanne J., Mohanty, Biswaranjan, Bugarcic, Andrea, Teasdale, Rohan D., Henne, W. Mike, Mobli, Mehdi and Collins, Brett M. (2019). Classification of the human phox homology (PX) domains based on their phosphoinositide binding specificities. Nature Communications, 10 (1) 1528, 1528. doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-09355-y

Classification of the human phox homology (PX) domains based on their phosphoinositide binding specificities

2018

Journal Article

Molecular basis for membrane recruitment by the PX and C2 domains of Class II Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase-C2α

Chen, Kai-En, Tillu, Vikas A., Chandra, Mintu and Collins, Brett M. (2018). Molecular basis for membrane recruitment by the PX and C2 domains of Class II Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase-C2α. Structure, 26 (12), 1612-1625.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.str.2018.08.010

Molecular basis for membrane recruitment by the PX and C2 domains of Class II Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase-C2α

2018

Journal Article

Structural insights into the architecture and membrane interactions of the conserved COMMD proteins

Healy, Michael D., Hospenthal, Manuela K., Hall, Ryan J., Chandra, Mintu, Chilton, Molly, Tillu, Vikas, Chen, Kai-En, Celligoi, Dion J., McDonald, Fiona J., Cullen, Peter J., Lott, J. Shaun, Collins, Brett M. and Ghai, Rajesh (2018). Structural insights into the architecture and membrane interactions of the conserved COMMD proteins. eLife, 7 e35898. doi: 10.7554/elife.35898

Structural insights into the architecture and membrane interactions of the conserved COMMD proteins

2015

Journal Article

Substrate specificity and plasticity of FERM-containing protein tyrosine phosphatases

Chen, Kai-En, Li, Meng-Yen, Chou, Chia-Cheng, Ho, Meng-Ru, Chen, Guang-Chao, Meng, Tzu-Ching and Wang, Andrew H. -J. (2015). Substrate specificity and plasticity of FERM-containing protein tyrosine phosphatases. Structure, 23 (4), 653-664. doi: 10.1016/j.str.2015.01.017

Substrate specificity and plasticity of FERM-containing protein tyrosine phosphatases

2014

Journal Article

Reciprocal allosteric regulation of p38γ and PTPN3 involves a PDZ domain-modulated complex formation

Chen, Kai-En, Lin, Shu-Yu, Wu, Mei-Ju, Ho, Meng-Ru, Santhanam, Abirami, Chou, Chia-Cheng, Meng, Tzu-Ching and Wang, Andrew H. -J. (2014). Reciprocal allosteric regulation of p38γ and PTPN3 involves a PDZ domain-modulated complex formation. Science Signaling, 7 (347), ra98-ra98. doi: 10.1126/scisignal.2005722

Reciprocal allosteric regulation of p38γ and PTPN3 involves a PDZ domain-modulated complex formation

2014

Journal Article

Science signaling podcast: 14 October 2014

Meng, Tzu-Ching, Chen, Kai-En, Wang, Andrew H.-J. and Van Hook, Annalisa M. (2014). Science signaling podcast: 14 October 2014. Science Signaling, 7 (347), pc28-pc28. doi: 10.1126/scisignal.2005939

Science signaling podcast: 14 October 2014

2013

Journal Article

The structure of the caspase recruitment domain of BinCARD reveals that all three cysteines can be oxidized

Chen, Kai-En, Richards, Ayanthi A., Caradoc-Davies, Tom T., Vajjhala, Parimala R., Robin, Gautier, Lua, Linda H. L., Hill, Justine M., Schroder, Kate, Sweet, Matthew J., Kellie, Stuart, Kobe, Bostjan and Martin, Jennifer (2013). The structure of the caspase recruitment domain of BinCARD reveals that all three cysteines can be oxidized. Acta Crystallographica Section D: Biological Crystallography, 69 (5), 774-784. doi: 10.1107/S0907444913001558

The structure of the caspase recruitment domain of BinCARD reveals that all three cysteines can be oxidized

2012

Journal Article

The 1.2 A resolution crystal structure of TcpG, the Vibrio cholerae DsbA disulfide-forming protein required for pilus and cholera-toxin production

Walden, Patricia M., Heras, Begona, Chen, Kai-En, Halili, Maria A., Rimmer, Kieran, Sharma, Pooja, Scanlon, Martin J. and Martin, Jennifer L. (2012). The 1.2 A resolution crystal structure of TcpG, the Vibrio cholerae DsbA disulfide-forming protein required for pilus and cholera-toxin production. Acta Crystallographica Section D-Biological Crystallography, 68 (10), 1290-1302. doi: 10.1107/S0907444912026388

The 1.2 A resolution crystal structure of TcpG, the Vibrio cholerae DsbA disulfide-forming protein required for pilus and cholera-toxin production

2012

Journal Article

The mammalian DUF59 protein Fam96a forms two distinct types of domain-swapped dimer

Chen, Kai-En, Richards, Ayanthi A., Arrifin, Juliana K., Ross, Ian L., Sweet, Matthew J., Kellie, Stuart, Kobe, Bostjan and Martin, Jennifer L. (2012). The mammalian DUF59 protein Fam96a forms two distinct types of domain-swapped dimer. Acta Crystallographica Section D: Biological Crystallography, 68 (6), 637-648. doi: 10.1107/S0907444912006592

The mammalian DUF59 protein Fam96a forms two distinct types of domain-swapped dimer