Skip to menu Skip to content Skip to footer

Featured

2024

Journal Article

Potent immunomodulators developed from an unstable bacterial metabolite of vitamin B2 biosynthesis

Mak, Jeffrey Y. W., Rivero, Ryan J. D., Hoang, Huy N., Lim, Xin Yi, Deng, Jieru, McWilliam, Hamish E. G., Villadangos, Jose A., McCluskey, James, Corbett, Alexandra J. and Fairlie, David P. (2024). Potent immunomodulators developed from an unstable bacterial metabolite of vitamin B2 biosynthesis. Angewandte Chemie (International Edition), 63 (31) e202400632, e202400632. doi: 10.1002/anie.202400632

Potent immunomodulators developed from an unstable bacterial metabolite of vitamin B2 biosynthesis

2021

Journal Article

Chemical modulators of mucosal associated Invariant T cells

Mak, Jeffrey Y.W., Liu, Ligong and Fairlie, David P. (2021). Chemical modulators of mucosal associated Invariant T cells. Accounts of Chemical Research, 54 (17) acs.accounts.1c00359, 3462-3475. doi: 10.1021/acs.accounts.1c00359

Chemical modulators of mucosal associated Invariant T cells

Featured

2021

Journal Article

HDAC7 inhibition by phenacetyl and phenylbenzoyl hydroxamates

Mak, Jeffrey Y. W., Wu, Kai-Chen, Gupta, Praveer K., Barbero, Sheila, McLaughlin, Maddison G., Lucke, Andrew J., Tng, Jiahui, Lim, Junxian, Loh, Zhixuan, Sweet, Matthew J, Reid, Robert C., Liu, Ligong and Fairlie, David P. (2021). HDAC7 inhibition by phenacetyl and phenylbenzoyl hydroxamates. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 64 (4), 2186-2204. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.0c01967

HDAC7 inhibition by phenacetyl and phenylbenzoyl hydroxamates

2020

Journal Article

Endoplasmic reticulum chaperones stabilize ligand-receptive MR1 molecules for efficient presentation of metabolite antigens

McWilliam, Hamish E. G., Mak, Jeffrey Y. W., Awad, Wael, Zorkau, Matthew, Cruz-Gomez, Sebastian, Lim, Hui Jing, Yan, Yuting, Wormald, Sam, Dagley, Laura F., Eckle, Sidonia B. G., Corbett, Alexandra J., Liu, Haiyin, Li, Shihan, Reddiex, Scott J. J., Mintern, Justine D., Liu, Ligong, McCluskey, James, Rossjohn, Jamie, Fairlie, David P. and Villadangos, Jose A. (2020). Endoplasmic reticulum chaperones stabilize ligand-receptive MR1 molecules for efficient presentation of metabolite antigens. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117 (40), 1-12. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2011260117

Endoplasmic reticulum chaperones stabilize ligand-receptive MR1 molecules for efficient presentation of metabolite antigens

2017

Journal Article

Stabilizing short-lived Schiff base derivatives of 5-aminouracils that activate mucosal-associated invariant T cells

Mak, Jeffrey Y. W., Xu, Weijun, Reid, Robert C., Corbett, Alexandra J., Meehan, Bronwyn S., Wang, Huimeng, Chen, Zhenjun, Rossjohn, Jamie, McCluskey, James, Liu, Ligong and Fairlie, David P. (2017). Stabilizing short-lived Schiff base derivatives of 5-aminouracils that activate mucosal-associated invariant T cells. Nature Communications, 8 (1) 14599, 14599. doi: 10.1038/ncomms14599

Stabilizing short-lived Schiff base derivatives of 5-aminouracils that activate mucosal-associated invariant T cells

2014

Journal Article

Natural Products with Anti-Bredt and Bridgehead Double Bonds

Mak, Jeffrey Y. W., Pouwer, Rebecca H. and Williams, Craig M. (2014). Natural Products with Anti-Bredt and Bridgehead Double Bonds. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 53 (50), 13664-13688. doi: 10.1002/anie.201400932

Natural Products with Anti-Bredt and Bridgehead Double Bonds

2014

Journal Article

T-cell activation by transitory neo-antigens derived from distinct microbial pathways

Corbett, Alexandra J., Eckle, Sidonia B. G., Birkinshaw, Richard W., Liu, Ligong, Patel, Onisha, Mahony, Jennifer, Chen, Zhenjun, Reantragoon, Rangsima, Meehan, Bronwyn, Cao, Hanwei, Williamson, Nicholas A., Strugnell, Richard A., Van Sinderen, Douwe, Mak, Jeffrey Y. W., Fairlie, David P., Kjer-Nielsen, Lars, Rossjohn, Jamie and McClusky, James (2014). T-cell activation by transitory neo-antigens derived from distinct microbial pathways. Nature, 509 (7500), 361-365. doi: 10.1038/nature13160

T-cell activation by transitory neo-antigens derived from distinct microbial pathways

2012

Journal Article

Enantioselective total synthesis of (-)-neovibsanin G and (-)-14-epi-neovibsanin G

Mak, Jeffrey Y.W. and Williams, Craig M. (2012). Enantioselective total synthesis of (-)-neovibsanin G and (-)-14-epi-neovibsanin G. Chemical Communications, 48 (2), 287-289. doi: 10.1039/c1cc15995j

Enantioselective total synthesis of (-)-neovibsanin G and (-)-14-epi-neovibsanin G

2024

Journal Article

Varicella Zoster Virus disrupts MAIT cell polyfunctional effector responses

Purohit, Shivam K., Stern, Lauren, Corbett, Alexandra J., Mak, Jeffrey Y.W., Fairlie, David P., Slobedman, Barry and Abendroth, Allison (2024). Varicella Zoster Virus disrupts MAIT cell polyfunctional effector responses. PLoS Pathogens, 20 (8 August) e1012372, e1012372. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1012372

Varicella Zoster Virus disrupts MAIT cell polyfunctional effector responses

2024

Journal Article

Potent Immunomodulators Developed from an Unstable Bacterial Metabolite of Vitamin B2 Biosynthesis

Mak, Jeffrey Y. W., Rivero, Ryan J. D., Hoang, Huy N., Lim, Xin Yi, Deng, Jieru, McWilliam, Hamish E. G., Villadangos, Jose A., McCluskey, James, Corbett, Alexandra J. and Fairlie, David P. (2024). Potent Immunomodulators Developed from an Unstable Bacterial Metabolite of Vitamin B2 Biosynthesis. Angewandte Chemie, 136 (31). doi: 10.1002/ange.202400632

Potent Immunomodulators Developed from an Unstable Bacterial Metabolite of Vitamin B2 Biosynthesis

2024

Journal Article

MAIT cell activation and recruitment in inflammation and tissue damage in acute appendicitis

Zheng, Yichao, Han, Fei, Wu, Zhengyu, Wang, Bingjie, Chen, Xingchi, Boulouis, Caroline, Jiang, Yuebin, Ho, Amanda, He, Dan, Sia, Wan Rong, Mak, Jeffrey Y. W., Fairlie, David P., Wang, Lin-Fa, Sandberg, Johan K., Lobie, Peter E., Ma, Shaohua and Leeansyah, Edwin (2024). MAIT cell activation and recruitment in inflammation and tissue damage in acute appendicitis. Science Advances, 10 (24) eadn6331, eadn6331. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.adn6331

MAIT cell activation and recruitment in inflammation and tissue damage in acute appendicitis

2024

Journal Article

MAIT cell-MR1 reactivity is highly conserved across multiple divergent species

Edmans, Matthew D., Connelley, Timothy K., Morgan, Sophie, Pediongco, Troi J., Jayaraman, Siddharth, Juno, Jennifer A., Meehan, Bronwyn S., Dewar, Phoebe M., Maze, Emmanuel A., Roos, Eduard O., Paudyal, Basu, Mak, Jeffrey YW., Liu, Ligong, Fairlie, David P., Wang, Huimeng, Corbett, Alexandra J., McCluskey, James, Benedictus, Lindert, Tchilian, Elma, Klenerman, Paul and Eckle, Sidonia BG. (2024). MAIT cell-MR1 reactivity is highly conserved across multiple divergent species. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 300 (6) 107338, 107338. doi: 10.1016/j.jbc.2024.107338

MAIT cell-MR1 reactivity is highly conserved across multiple divergent species

2024

Journal Article

Mouse mucosal-associated invariant T cell receptor recognition of MR1 presenting the vitamin B metabolite, 5-(2-oxopropylideneamino)-6-D-ribitylaminouracil

Ciacchi, Lisa, Mak, Jeffrey Y.W., Le, Jeremy P., Fairlie, David P., McCluskey, James, Corbett, Alexandra J., Rossjohn, Jamie and Awad, Wael (2024). Mouse mucosal-associated invariant T cell receptor recognition of MR1 presenting the vitamin B metabolite, 5-(2-oxopropylideneamino)-6-D-ribitylaminouracil. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 300 (5) 107229, 107229. doi: 10.1016/j.jbc.2024.107229

Mouse mucosal-associated invariant T cell receptor recognition of MR1 presenting the vitamin B metabolite, 5-(2-oxopropylideneamino)-6-D-ribitylaminouracil

2024

Journal Article

Sulfated bile acid is a host-derived ligand for MAIT cells

Ito, Emi, Inuki, Shinsuke, Izumi, Yoshihiro, Takahashi, Masatomo, Dambayashi, Yuki, Ciacchi, Lisa, Awad, Wael, Takeyama, Ami, Shibata, Kensuke, Mori, Shotaro, Mak, Jeffrey Y. W., Fairlie, David P., Bamba, Takeshi, Ishikawa, Eri, Nagae, Masamichi, Rossjohn, Jamie and Yamasaki, Sho (2024). Sulfated bile acid is a host-derived ligand for MAIT cells. Science Immunology, 9 (91) ARTN eade6924, eade6924. doi: 10.1126/sciimmunol.ade6924

Sulfated bile acid is a host-derived ligand for MAIT cells

2023

Journal Article

Dynamic MAIT cell recovery after severe COVID-19 is transient with signs of heterogeneous functional anomalies

Kammann, Tobias, Gorin, Jean-Baptiste, Parrot, Tiphaine, Gao, Yu, Ponzetta, Andrea, Emgård, Johanna, Maleki, Kimia T., Sekine, Takuya, Rivera-Ballesteros, Olga, Gredmark-Russ, Sara, Rooyackers, Olav, Skagerberg, Magdalena, Eriksson, Lars I., Norrby-Teglund, Anna, Mak, Jeffrey Y. W., Fairlie, David P., Björkström, Niklas K., Klingström, Jonas, Ljunggren, Hans-Gustaf, Aleman, Soo, Buggert, Marcus, Strålin, Kristoffer, Sandberg, Johan K. and Karolinska COVID-19 Study Group (2023). Dynamic MAIT cell recovery after severe COVID-19 is transient with signs of heterogeneous functional anomalies. The Journal of Immunology, 212 (3), 389-396. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.2300639

Dynamic MAIT cell recovery after severe COVID-19 is transient with signs of heterogeneous functional anomalies

2023

Journal Article

Synthetic 5-amino-6-D-ribitylaminouracil paired with inflammatory stimuli facilitates MAIT cell expansion in vivo

Nelson, Adam G., Wang, Huimeng, Dewar, Phoebe M., Eddy, Eleanor M., Li, Songyi, Lim, Xin Yi, Patton, Timothy, Zhou, Yuchen, Pediongco, Troi J., Meehan, Lucy J., Meehan, Bronwyn S., Mak, Jeffrey Y. W., Fairlie, David P., Stent, Andrew W., Kjer-Nielsen, Lars, McCluskey, James, Eckle, Sidonia B. G., Corbett, Alexandra J., Souter, Michael N. T. and Chen, Zhenjun (2023). Synthetic 5-amino-6-D-ribitylaminouracil paired with inflammatory stimuli facilitates MAIT cell expansion in vivo. Frontiers in Immunology, 14 1109759, 1-15. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1109759

Synthetic 5-amino-6-D-ribitylaminouracil paired with inflammatory stimuli facilitates MAIT cell expansion in vivo

2023

Journal Article

Histone deacetylase 7: a signalling hub controlling development, inflammation, metabolism and disease

Wang, Yizhuo, Abrol, Rishika, Mak, Jeffrey Y. W., Das Gupta, Kaustav, Ramnath, Divya, Karunakaran, Denuja, Fairlie, David P. and Sweet, Matthew J. (2023). Histone deacetylase 7: a signalling hub controlling development, inflammation, metabolism and disease. The FEBS Journal, 290 (11), 2805-2832. doi: 10.1111/febs.16437

Histone deacetylase 7: a signalling hub controlling development, inflammation, metabolism and disease

2022

Journal Article

Quantitative affinity measurement of small molecule ligand binding to Major Histocompatibility Complex class-I related protein 1 MR1

Wang, Carl J.H., Awad, Wael, Liu, Ligong, Mak, Jeffrey Y.W., Veerapen, Natacha, Illing, Patricia T., Purcell, Anthony W., Eckle, Sidonia B.G., McCluskey, James, Besra, Gurdyal S., Fairlie, David P., Rossjohn, Jamie and Le Nours, Jérôme (2022). Quantitative affinity measurement of small molecule ligand binding to Major Histocompatibility Complex class-I related protein 1 MR1. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 298 (12) 102714, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.jbc.2022.102714

Quantitative affinity measurement of small molecule ligand binding to Major Histocompatibility Complex class-I related protein 1 MR1

2022

Journal Article

A specialized tyrosine-based endocytosis signal in MR1 controls antigen presentation to MAIT cells

Lim, Hui Jing, Wubben, Jacinta M., Garcia, Cristian Pinero, Cruz-Gomez, Sebastian, Deng, Jieru, Mak, Jeffrey Y.W., Hachani, Abderrahman, Anderson, Regan J., Painter, Gavin F., Goyette, Jesse, Amarasinghe, Shanika L., Ritchie, Matthew E., Roquilly, Antoine, Fairlie, David P., Gaus, Katharina, Rossjohn, Jamie, Villadangos, Jose A. and McWilliam, Hamish E.G. (2022). A specialized tyrosine-based endocytosis signal in MR1 controls antigen presentation to MAIT cells. Journal of Cell Biology, 221 (12) e202110125. doi: 10.1083/jcb.202110125

A specialized tyrosine-based endocytosis signal in MR1 controls antigen presentation to MAIT cells

2022

Journal Article

CD8 coreceptor engagement of MR1 enhances antigen responsiveness by human MAIT and other MR1-reactive T cells

Souter, Michael N.T., Awad, Wael, Li, Shihan, Pediongco, Troi J., Meehan, Bronwyn S., Meehan, Lucy J., Tian, Zehua, Zhao, Zhe, Wang, Huimeng, Nelson, Adam, Le Nours, Jérôme, Khandokar, Yogesh, Praveena, T., Wubben, Jacinta, Lin, Jie, Sullivan, Lucy C., Lovrecz, George O., Mak, Jeffrey Y.W., Liu, Ligong, Kostenko, Lyudmila, Kedzierska, Katherine, Corbett, Alexandra J., Fairlie, David P., Brooks, Andrew G., Gherardin, Nicholas A., Uldrich, Adam P., Chen, Zhenjun, Rossjohn, Jamie, Godfrey, Dale I. ... Eckle, Sidonia B.G. (2022). CD8 coreceptor engagement of MR1 enhances antigen responsiveness by human MAIT and other MR1-reactive T cells. Journal of Experimental Medicine, 219 (9) e20210828, 1-30. doi: 10.1084/jem.20210828

CD8 coreceptor engagement of MR1 enhances antigen responsiveness by human MAIT and other MR1-reactive T cells