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2024

Journal Article

Repurposing a plant peptide cyclase for targeted lysine acylation

Rehm, Fabian B. H., Tyler, Tristan J., Zhou, Yan, Huang, Yen-Hua, Wang, Conan K., Lawrence, Nicole, Craik, David J. and Durek, Thomas (2024). Repurposing a plant peptide cyclase for targeted lysine acylation. Nature Chemistry, 2024, 1-1. doi: 10.1038/s41557-024-01520-1

Repurposing a plant peptide cyclase for targeted lysine acylation

2024

Journal Article

Isolation and Characterization of Insecticidal Cyclotides from <i>Viola communis</i>

Khatibi, Negin, Huang, Yen-Hua, Wang, Conan K., Durek, Thomas, Gilding, Edward K. and Craik, David J. (2024). Isolation and Characterization of Insecticidal Cyclotides from Viola communis. Journal of Natural Products. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.4c00168

Isolation and Characterization of Insecticidal Cyclotides from <i>Viola communis</i>

2024

Journal Article

Seasonal tissue-specific gene expression in wild crown-of-thorns starfish reveals reproductive and stress-related transcriptional systems

Morin, Marie, Jönsson, Mathias, Wang, Conan K., Craik, David J., Degnan, Sandie M. and Degnan, Bernard M. (2024). Seasonal tissue-specific gene expression in wild crown-of-thorns starfish reveals reproductive and stress-related transcriptional systems. PLOS Biology, 22 (5) e3002620, e3002620. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3002620

Seasonal tissue-specific gene expression in wild crown-of-thorns starfish reveals reproductive and stress-related transcriptional systems

2024

Journal Article

Display technologies for expanding the pharmaceutical applications of cyclotides

Xie, Jing, Kan, Meng‐Wei, de Veer, Simon J., Wang, Conan and Craik, David J. (2024). Display technologies for expanding the pharmaceutical applications of cyclotides. Israel Journal of Chemistry. doi: 10.1002/ijch.202400010

Display technologies for expanding the pharmaceutical applications of cyclotides

2024

Journal Article

Structure and Activity of Reconstructed Pseudo‐Ancestral Cyclotides

Jiang, Zhihao, Huang, Yen-Hua, Kaas, Quentin, Craik, David J. and Wang, Conan K. (2024). Structure and Activity of Reconstructed Pseudo‐Ancestral Cyclotides. ChemMedChem, 19 (14), e202400124. doi: 10.1002/cmdc.202400124

Structure and Activity of Reconstructed Pseudo‐Ancestral Cyclotides

2024

Journal Article

Nucleation of a key beta-turn promotes cyclotide oxidative folding

Tian, Sixin, de Veer, Simon J., Durek, Thomas, Wang, Conan K. and Craik, David J. (2024). Nucleation of a key beta-turn promotes cyclotide oxidative folding. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 300 (4) 107125, 107125. doi: 10.1016/j.jbc.2024.107125

Nucleation of a key beta-turn promotes cyclotide oxidative folding

2024

Journal Article

Delivery to, and Reactivation of, the p53 Pathway in Cancer Cells Using a Grafted Cyclotide Conjugated with a Cell-Penetrating Peptide

Philippe, Grégoire Jean-Baptiste, Huang, Yen-Hua, Mittermeier, Anna, Brown, Christopher J., Kaas, Quentin, Ramlan, Siti Radhiah, Wang, Conan K., Lane, David, Loewer, Alexander, Troeira Henriques, Sónia and Craik, David J. (2024). Delivery to, and Reactivation of, the p53 Pathway in Cancer Cells Using a Grafted Cyclotide Conjugated with a Cell-Penetrating Peptide. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 67 (2), 1197-1208. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.3c01682

Delivery to, and Reactivation of, the p53 Pathway in Cancer Cells Using a Grafted Cyclotide Conjugated with a Cell-Penetrating Peptide

2024

Journal Article

The prospect of substrate-based kinase inhibitors to improve target selectivity and overcome drug resistance

Biswas, Biswajit, Huang, Yen-Hua, Craik, David J. and Wang, Conan K. (2024). The prospect of substrate-based kinase inhibitors to improve target selectivity and overcome drug resistance. Chemical Science, 15 (33), 13130-13147. doi: 10.1039/d4sc01088d

The prospect of substrate-based kinase inhibitors to improve target selectivity and overcome drug resistance

2023

Journal Article

The circular bacteriocin enterocin NKR-5-3B has an improved stability profile over nisin

Wang, Conan K., Huang, Yen-Hua, Shabbir, Fatima, Pham, Huong T., Lawrence, Nicole, Benfield, Aurélie H., van der Donk, Wilfred, Henriques, Sónia T., Turner, Mark S. and Craik, David J. (2023). The circular bacteriocin enterocin NKR-5-3B has an improved stability profile over nisin. Peptides, 167 171049, 171049. doi: 10.1016/j.peptides.2023.171049

The circular bacteriocin enterocin NKR-5-3B has an improved stability profile over nisin

2023

Journal Article

Captivity induces a sweeping and sustained genomic response in a starfish

Morin, Marie, Jönsson, Mathias, Wang, Conan K., Craik, David J., Degnan, Sandie M. and Degnan, Bernard M. (2023). Captivity induces a sweeping and sustained genomic response in a starfish. Molecular Ecology, 32 (13), 3541-3556. doi: 10.1111/mec.16947

Captivity induces a sweeping and sustained genomic response in a starfish

2023

Journal Article

The 2022 Kazuhiko Tatemoto Prize: ACE2-derived peptides for COVID-19 treatment

Wang, Conan K. (2023). The 2022 Kazuhiko Tatemoto Prize: ACE2-derived peptides for COVID-19 treatment. Peptides, 162 170964, 170964. doi: 10.1016/j.peptides.2023.170964

The 2022 Kazuhiko Tatemoto Prize: ACE2-derived peptides for COVID-19 treatment

2023

Journal Article

Heparan sulfate regulates IL-21 bioavailability and signal strength that control germinal center B cell selection and differentiation

Chen, Zhian, Cui, Yanfang, Yao, Yin, Liu, Bo, Yunis, Joseph, Gao, Xin, Wang, Naiqi, Cañete, Pablo F., Tuong, Zewen Kelvin, Sun, Hongjian, Wang, Hao, Yang, Siling, Wang, Runli, Leong, Yew Ann, Simon Davis, David, Qin, Jiahuan, Liang, Kaili, Deng, Jun, Wang, Conan K., Huang, Yen-Hua, Roco, Jonathan A., Nettelfield, Sam, Zhu, Huaming, Xu, Huajun, Yu, Zhijia, Craik, David, Liu, Zheng, Qi, Hai, Parish, Christopher and Yu, Di (2023). Heparan sulfate regulates IL-21 bioavailability and signal strength that control germinal center B cell selection and differentiation. Science immunology, 8 (80) eadd1728, 1-17. doi: 10.1126/sciimmunol.add1728

Heparan sulfate regulates IL-21 bioavailability and signal strength that control germinal center B cell selection and differentiation

2022

Journal Article

Sex-specific expression of pheromones and other signals in gravid starfish

Jönsson, Mathias, Morin, Marie, Wang, Conan K., Craik, David J., Degnan, Sandie M. and Degnan, Bernard M. (2022). Sex-specific expression of pheromones and other signals in gravid starfish. BMC Biology, 20 (1) 288, 1-18. doi: 10.1186/s12915-022-01491-0

Sex-specific expression of pheromones and other signals in gravid starfish

2022

Journal Article

Engineering the cyclization loop of MCoTI-II generates targeted cyclotides that potently inhibit factor XIIa

Tian, Sixin, Durek, Thomas, Wang, Conan K., Zdenek, Christina N., Fry, Bryan G., Craik, David J. and de Veer, Simon J. (2022). Engineering the cyclization loop of MCoTI-II generates targeted cyclotides that potently inhibit factor XIIa. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 65 (23), 15698-15709. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.2c01080

Engineering the cyclization loop of MCoTI-II generates targeted cyclotides that potently inhibit factor XIIa

2022

Journal Article

Improving stability enhances in vivo efficacy of a PCSK9 inhibitory peptide

Zhang, Yuhui, Wang, Li, Tombling, Benjamin J., Lammi, Carmen, Huang, Yen-Hua, Li, Yue, Bartolomei, Martina, Hong, Bin, Craik, David J. and Wang, Conan K. (2022). Improving stability enhances in vivo efficacy of a PCSK9 inhibitory peptide. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 144 (42), 19485-19498. doi: 10.1021/jacs.2c08029

Improving stability enhances in vivo efficacy of a PCSK9 inhibitory peptide

2022

Journal Article

CIPPS, an Australian Centre for Peptide and Protein Research, goes live!

Wang, Conan K. and Craik, David J. (2022). CIPPS, an Australian Centre for Peptide and Protein Research, goes live!. Peptides, 155 170835, 1-2. doi: 10.1016/j.peptides.2022.170835

CIPPS, an Australian Centre for Peptide and Protein Research, goes live!

2022

Journal Article

Mutagenesis of bracelet cyclotide hyen D reveals functionally and structurally critical residues for membrane binding and cytotoxicity

Du, Qingdan, Huang, Yen-Hua, Wang, Conan K., Kaas, Quentin and Craik, David J. (2022). Mutagenesis of bracelet cyclotide hyen D reveals functionally and structurally critical residues for membrane binding and cytotoxicity. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 298 (4) 101822, 101822. doi: 10.1016/j.jbc.2022.101822

Mutagenesis of bracelet cyclotide hyen D reveals functionally and structurally critical residues for membrane binding and cytotoxicity

2021

Journal Article

Rational design of potent peptide inhibitors of the PD-1:PD-L1 interaction for cancer immunotherapy

Yin, Huawu, Zhou, Xiuman, Huang, Yen-Hua, King, Gordon J., Collins, Brett M., Gao, Yanfeng, Craik, David J. and Wang, Conan K. (2021). Rational design of potent peptide inhibitors of the PD-1:PD-L1 interaction for cancer immunotherapy. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 143 (44) jacs.1c08132, 18536-18547. doi: 10.1021/jacs.1c08132

Rational design of potent peptide inhibitors of the PD-1:PD-L1 interaction for cancer immunotherapy

2021

Journal Article

Enabling efficient folding and high-resolution crystallographic analysis of bracelet cyclotides

Huang, Yen-Hua, Du, Qingdan, Jiang, Zhihao, King, Gordon J., Collins, Brett M., Wang, Conan K. and Craik, David J. (2021). Enabling efficient folding and high-resolution crystallographic analysis of bracelet cyclotides. Molecules, 26 (18) 5554, 5554. doi: 10.3390/molecules26185554

Enabling efficient folding and high-resolution crystallographic analysis of bracelet cyclotides

2021

Journal Article

The emerging landscape of peptide-based inhibitors of PCSK9

Tombling, Benjamin J., Zhang, Yuhui, Huang, Yen-Hua, Craik, David J. and Wang, Conan K. (2021). The emerging landscape of peptide-based inhibitors of PCSK9. Atherosclerosis, 330, 52-60. doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2021.06.903

The emerging landscape of peptide-based inhibitors of PCSK9