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2020

Journal Article

Deadly proteomes: a practical guide to proteotranscriptomics of animal venoms

Walker, Andrew A., Robinson, Samuel D., Hamilton, Brett F., Undheim, Eivind A. B. and King, Glenn F. (2020). Deadly proteomes: a practical guide to proteotranscriptomics of animal venoms. Proteomics, 20 (17-18) 1900324, e1900324. doi: 10.1002/pmic.201900324

Deadly proteomes: a practical guide to proteotranscriptomics of animal venoms

2020

Journal Article

It takes two: dimerization is essential for the broad-spectrum predatory and defensive activities of the venom peptide Mp1a from the jack jumper ant Myrmecia pilosula

Nixon, Samantha A., Dekan, Zoltan, Robinson, Samuel D., Guo, Shaodong, Vetter, Irina, Kotze, Andrew C., Alewood, Paul F., King, Glenn F. and Herzig, Volker (2020). It takes two: dimerization is essential for the broad-spectrum predatory and defensive activities of the venom peptide Mp1a from the jack jumper ant Myrmecia pilosula. Biomedicines, 8 (7) 185, 1-13. doi: 10.3390/biomedicines8070185

It takes two: dimerization is essential for the broad-spectrum predatory and defensive activities of the venom peptide Mp1a from the jack jumper ant Myrmecia pilosula

2020

Journal Article

Venom-derived modulators of epilepsy-related ion channels

Chow, Chun Yuen, Absalom, Nathan, Biggs, Kimberley, King, Glenn F. and Ma, Linlin (2020). Venom-derived modulators of epilepsy-related ion channels. Biochemical Pharmacology, 181 114043, 114043. doi: 10.1016/j.bcp.2020.114043

Venom-derived modulators of epilepsy-related ion channels

2020

Journal Article

Structural venomics reveals evolution of a complex venom by duplication and diversification of an ancient peptide-encoding gene

Pineda, Sandy S., Chin, Yanni K.-Y., Undheim, Eivind A. B., Senff, Sebastian, Mobli, Mehdi, Dauly, Claire, Escoubas, Pierre, Nicholson, Graham M., Kaas, Quentin, Guo, Shaodong, Herzig, Volker, Mattick, John S. and King, Glenn F. (2020). Structural venomics reveals evolution of a complex venom by duplication and diversification of an ancient peptide-encoding gene. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117 (21) A41, 201914536-11408. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1914536117

Structural venomics reveals evolution of a complex venom by duplication and diversification of an ancient peptide-encoding gene

2020

Journal Article

A selective naV1.1 activator with potential for treatment of dravet syndrome epilepsy

Chow, Chun Yuen, Chin, Yanni K.Y., Ma, Linlin, Undheim, Eivind A.B., Herzig, Volker and King, Glenn F. (2020). A selective naV1.1 activator with potential for treatment of dravet syndrome epilepsy. Biochemical Pharmacology, 181 113991, 113991. doi: 10.1016/j.bcp.2020.113991

A selective naV1.1 activator with potential for treatment of dravet syndrome epilepsy

2020

Journal Article

Structural basis of the potency and selectivity of Urotoxin, a potent Kv1 blocker from scorpion venom

Luna-Ramirez, Karen, Csoti, Agota, McArthur, Jeffrey R., Chin, Yanni K.Y., Anangi, Raveendra, Najera, Rosby del Carmen, Possani, Lourival D., King, Glenn F., Panyi, Gyorgy, Yu, Haibo, Adams, David J. and Finol-Urdaneta, Rocio K. (2020). Structural basis of the potency and selectivity of Urotoxin, a potent Kv1 blocker from scorpion venom. Biochemical Pharmacology, 174 113782, 113782. doi: 10.1016/j.bcp.2019.113782

Structural basis of the potency and selectivity of Urotoxin, a potent Kv1 blocker from scorpion venom

2020

Journal Article

Weaponisation ‘on the fly’: convergent recruitment of knottin and defensin peptide scaffolds into the venom of predatory assassin flies

Jin, Jiayi, Agwa, Akello J., Szanto, Tibor G., Csóti, Agota, Panyi, Gyorgy, Schroeder, Christina I., Walker, Andrew A. and King, Glenn F. (2020). Weaponisation ‘on the fly’: convergent recruitment of knottin and defensin peptide scaffolds into the venom of predatory assassin flies. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 118 103310, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2019.103310

Weaponisation ‘on the fly’: convergent recruitment of knottin and defensin peptide scaffolds into the venom of predatory assassin flies

2020

Journal Article

Addition of K22 converts spider venom peptide Pme2a from an activator to an inhibitor of NaV1.7

Yin, Kathleen, Deuis, Jennifer R., Dekan, Zoltan, Jin, Ai-Hua, Alewood, Paul F., King, Glenn F., Herzig, Volker and Vetter, Irina (2020). Addition of K22 converts spider venom peptide Pme2a from an activator to an inhibitor of NaV1.7. Biomedicines, 8 (2) 37, 37. doi: 10.3390/biomedicines8020037

Addition of K22 converts spider venom peptide Pme2a from an activator to an inhibitor of NaV1.7

2020

Journal Article

Animal toxins — Nature's evolutionary-refined toolkit for basic research and drug discovery

Herzig, Volker, Cristofori-Armstrong, Ben, Israel, Mathilde R., Nixon, Samantha A., Vetter, Irina and King, Glenn F. (2020). Animal toxins — Nature's evolutionary-refined toolkit for basic research and drug discovery. Biochemical Pharmacology, 181 114096, 114096. doi: 10.1016/j.bcp.2020.114096

Animal toxins — Nature's evolutionary-refined toolkit for basic research and drug discovery

2020

Journal Article

Fluorescence labeling of a NaV1.7-targeted peptide for near-infrared nerve visualization

Gonzales, Junior, Pirovano, Giacomo, Chow, Chun Yuen, de Souza Franca, Paula Demetrio, Carter, Lukas M., Klint, Julie K., Guru, Navjot, Lewis, Jason S., King, Glenn F. and Reiner, Thomas (2020). Fluorescence labeling of a NaV1.7-targeted peptide for near-infrared nerve visualization. EJNMMI Research, 10 (1) 49, 49. doi: 10.1186/s13550-020-00630-4

Fluorescence labeling of a NaV1.7-targeted peptide for near-infrared nerve visualization

2020

Journal Article

Mutational analysis of ProTx-I and the novel venom peptide Pe1b provide insight into residues responsible for selective inhibition of the analgesic drug target NaV1.7

Rupasinghe, Darshani B., Herzig, Volker, Vetter, Irina, Dekan, Zoltan, Gilchrist, John, Bosmans, Frank, Alewood, Paul F., Lewis, Richard J. and King, Glenn F. (2020). Mutational analysis of ProTx-I and the novel venom peptide Pe1b provide insight into residues responsible for selective inhibition of the analgesic drug target NaV1.7. Biochemical Pharmacology, 181 114080, 114080. doi: 10.1016/j.bcp.2020.114080

Mutational analysis of ProTx-I and the novel venom peptide Pe1b provide insight into residues responsible for selective inhibition of the analgesic drug target NaV1.7

2019

Journal Article

Venom peptides with dual modulatory activity on the voltage-gated sodium channel NaV1.1 provide novel leads for development of antiepileptic drugs

Chow, Chun Yuen, Chin, Yanni K.-Y., Walker, Andrew A., Guo, Shaodong, Blomster, Linda V., Ward, Micaiah J., Herzig, Volker, Rokyta, Darin R. and King, Glenn F. (2019). Venom peptides with dual modulatory activity on the voltage-gated sodium channel NaV1.1 provide novel leads for development of antiepileptic drugs. ACS Pharmacology & Translational Science, 3 (1) acsptsci.9b00079, 119-134. doi: 10.1021/acsptsci.9b00079

Venom peptides with dual modulatory activity on the voltage-gated sodium channel NaV1.1 provide novel leads for development of antiepileptic drugs

2019

Journal Article

A versatile and robust serine protease inhibitor scaffold from Actinia tenebrosa

Chen, Xingchen, Leahy, Darren, Van Haeften, Jessica, Hartfield, Perry, Prentis, Peter J., van der Burg, Chloé A., Surm, Joachim M., Pavasovic, Ana, Madio, Bruno, Hamilton, Brett R., King, Glenn F., Undheim, Eivind A. B., Brattsand, Maria and Harris, Jonathan M. (2019). A versatile and robust serine protease inhibitor scaffold from Actinia tenebrosa. Marine Drugs, 17 (12) 701, 701. doi: 10.3390/md17120701

A versatile and robust serine protease inhibitor scaffold from Actinia tenebrosa

2019

Journal Article

Missiles of mass disruption: Composition and glandular origin of venom used as a projectile defensive weapon by the assassin bug Platymeris rhadamanthus

Walker, Andrew A., Robinson, Samuel D., Undheim, Eivind A. B., Jin, Jiayi, Han, Xiao, Fry, Bryan G., Vetter, Irina and King, Glenn F. (2019). Missiles of mass disruption: Composition and glandular origin of venom used as a projectile defensive weapon by the assassin bug Platymeris rhadamanthus. Toxins, 11 (11) 673, 673. doi: 10.3390/toxins11110673

Missiles of mass disruption: Composition and glandular origin of venom used as a projectile defensive weapon by the assassin bug Platymeris rhadamanthus

2019

Journal Article

Fluorescence imaging of peripheral nerves by a Nav1.7-targeted inhibitor cystine knot peptide

Gonzales, Junior, Demetrio de Souza Franca, Paula, Jiang, Yan, Pirovano, Giacomo, Kossatz, Susanne, Guru, Navjot, Yarilin, Dimitry, Agwa, Akello J., Schroeder, Christina I, Patel, Snehal, Ganly, Ian, King, Glenn F. and Reiner, Thomas (2019). Fluorescence imaging of peripheral nerves by a Nav1.7-targeted inhibitor cystine knot peptide. Bioconjugate Chemistry, 30 (11) acs.bioconjchem.9b00612, 2879-2888. doi: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.9b00612

Fluorescence imaging of peripheral nerves by a Nav1.7-targeted inhibitor cystine knot peptide

2019

Journal Article

The unusual conformation of cross‐strand disulfide bonds is critical to the stability of β‐hairpin peptides

Deplazes, Evelyne, Chin, Yanni K.‐Y., King, Glenn F. and Mancera, Ricardo L. (2019). The unusual conformation of cross‐strand disulfide bonds is critical to the stability of β‐hairpin peptides. Proteins, 88 (3) prot.25828, 485-502. doi: 10.1002/prot.25828

The unusual conformation of cross‐strand disulfide bonds is critical to the stability of β‐hairpin peptides

2019

Journal Article

Development of high-throughput fluorescent-based screens to accelerate discovery of P2X inhibitors from animal venoms

Bibic, Lucka, Herzig, Volker, King, Glenn F. and Stokes, Leanne (2019). Development of high-throughput fluorescent-based screens to accelerate discovery of P2X inhibitors from animal venoms. Journal of Natural Products, 82 (9) acs.jnatprod.9b00410, 2559-2567. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.9b00410

Development of high-throughput fluorescent-based screens to accelerate discovery of P2X inhibitors from animal venoms

2019

Journal Article

A cell-penetrating scorpion toxin enables mode-specific modulation of TRPA1 and pain

Lin King, John V., Emrick, Joshua J., Kelly, Mark J. S., Herzig, Volker, King, Glenn F., Medzihradszky, Katalin F. and Julius, David (2019). A cell-penetrating scorpion toxin enables mode-specific modulation of TRPA1 and pain. Cell, 178 (6), 1362-1374.e16. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2019.07.014

A cell-penetrating scorpion toxin enables mode-specific modulation of TRPA1 and pain

2019

Journal Article

Tying pest insects in knots: the deployment of spider‐venom‐derived knottins as bioinsecticides

King, Glenn F. (2019). Tying pest insects in knots: the deployment of spider‐venom‐derived knottins as bioinsecticides. Pest Management Science, 75 (9) ps.5452, 2437-2445. doi: 10.1002/ps.5452

Tying pest insects in knots: the deployment of spider‐venom‐derived knottins as bioinsecticides

2019

Journal Article

Zinc-binding to the cytoplasmic PAS domain regulates the essential WalK histidine kinase of Staphylococcus aureus

Monk, Ian R., Shaikh, Nausad, Begg, Stephanie L., Gajdiss, Mike, Sharkey, Liam K. R., Lee, Jean Y. H., Pidot, Sacha J., Seemann, Torsten, Kuiper, Michael, Winnen, Brit, Hvorup, Rikki, Collins, Brett M., Bierbaum, Gabriele, Udagedara, Saumya R., Morey, Jacqueline R., Pulyani, Neha, Howden, Benjamin P., Maher, Megan J., McDevitt, Christopher A., King, Glenn F. and Stinear, Timothy P. (2019). Zinc-binding to the cytoplasmic PAS domain regulates the essential WalK histidine kinase of Staphylococcus aureus. Nature Communications, 10 (1) 3067, 3067. doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-10932-4

Zinc-binding to the cytoplasmic PAS domain regulates the essential WalK histidine kinase of Staphylococcus aureus