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2020

Journal Article

Olfactory bulb‐targeted quantum dot (QD) bioconjugate and Kv1.3 blocking peptide improve metabolic health in obese male mice

Schwartz, Austin B., Kapur, Anshika, Huang, Zhenbo, Anangi, Raveendra, Spear, John M., Stagg, Scott, Fardone, Erminia, Dekan, Zolan, Rosenberg, Jens T., Grant, Samuel C., King, Glenn F., Mattoussi, Hedi and Fadool, Debra Ann (2020). Olfactory bulb‐targeted quantum dot (QD) bioconjugate and Kv1.3 blocking peptide improve metabolic health in obese male mice. Journal of Neurochemistry, 157 (6) jnc.15200, 1876-1896. doi: 10.1111/jnc.15200

Olfactory bulb‐targeted quantum dot (QD) bioconjugate and Kv1.3 blocking peptide improve metabolic health in obese male mice

2020

Journal Article

Heterodimeric insecticidal peptide provides new insights into the molecular and functional diversity of ant venoms

Touchard, Axel, Mendel, Helen C., Boulogne, Isabelle, Herzig, Volker, Braga Emidio, Nayara, King, Glenn F., Triquigneaux, Mathilde, Jaquillard, Lucie, Beroud, Rémy, De Waard, Michel, Delalande, Olivier, Dejean, Alain, Muttenthaler, Markus and Duplais, Christophe (2020). Heterodimeric insecticidal peptide provides new insights into the molecular and functional diversity of ant venoms. ACS Pharmacology and Translational Science, 3 (6) acsptsci.0c00119, 1211-1224. doi: 10.1021/acsptsci.0c00119

Heterodimeric insecticidal peptide provides new insights into the molecular and functional diversity of ant venoms

2020

Journal Article

Australian funnel-web spiders evolved human-lethal δ-hexatoxins for defense against vertebrate predators

Herzig, Volker, Sunagar, Kartik, Wilson, David T. R., Pineda, Sandy S., Israel, Mathilde R., Dutertre, Sebastien, McFarland, Brianna Sollod, Undheim, Eivind A. B., Hodgson, Wayne C., Alewood, Paul F., Lewis, Richard J., Bosmans, Frank, Vetter, Irina, King, Glenn F. and Fry, Bryan G. (2020). Australian funnel-web spiders evolved human-lethal δ-hexatoxins for defense against vertebrate predators. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117 (40), 24920-24928. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2004516117

Australian funnel-web spiders evolved human-lethal δ-hexatoxins for defense against vertebrate predators

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

Conference Publication

A spider-venom peptide for preventing ischemic injuries of the heart: application to heart transplant and myocardial infarction

Redd, M. A., Scheuer, S. E., Saez, N. J., Macdonald, P. S., Palpant, N. J. and King, G. F. (2020). A spider-venom peptide for preventing ischemic injuries of the heart: application to heart transplant and myocardial infarction. Venom Week, Gainesville, FL, United States, 4-7 March, 2020. Oxford, United Kingdom : Elsevier.

A spider-venom peptide for preventing ischemic injuries of the heart: application to heart transplant and myocardial infarction

2020

Conference Publication

Discovery of a small-molecule toxin with inhibitory activity at human P2X4 ion channels

Bibic, Lucka, Herzig, Volker, King, Glenn F., Searcey, Mark and Stokes, Leanne (2020). Discovery of a small-molecule toxin with inhibitory activity at human P2X4 ion channels. Meeting of the British-Pharmacological-Society, Edinburgh, Scotland, 15-17 December, 2019. Oxford, United Kingdom: John Wiley & Sons. doi: 10.1111/bph.15035

Discovery of a small-molecule toxin with inhibitory activity at human P2X4 ion channels

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

Conference Publication

Discovery and characterisation of novel peptides from Amazonian stinging ant venoms with antiparasitic activity

Nixon, Samantha, Agwa, Akello, Robinson, Sam, Walker, Andrew, Touchard, Axel, Schroeder, Christina, Vetter, Irina, Kotze, Andrew C., Herzig, Volker and King, Glenn F. (2020). Discovery and characterisation of novel peptides from Amazonian stinging ant venoms with antiparasitic activity. 20th World Congress of the International-Society-on-Toxinology, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 8-13 September 2019. Oxford, United Kingdom: Elsevier.

Discovery and characterisation of novel peptides from Amazonian stinging ant venoms with antiparasitic activity

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

Conference Publication

The antiproliferative profile of a linear octopus-derived peptide in melanoma of BRAF-mutation

Fernandez-Rojo, Manuel A., Brust, Andreas, Potriquet, Jeremy, Daley, Joshua, Ragnarsson, Lotten, Andersson, Asa, Mukhopadhyay, Pamela, Wilhelm, Patrick, Chin, Yanni, Smallwood, Taylor, Clark, Richard, King, Glenn, Ramm, Grant, Waddell, Nic, Lewis, Richard, Boyle, Glen, Fry, Bryan, Alewood, Paul, Mulvenna, Jason, Miles, John and Ikonomopoulou, Maria P. (2020). The antiproliferative profile of a linear octopus-derived peptide in melanoma of BRAF-mutation. 20th World Congress of the International Society on Toxinology, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 8-13 September 2019. Oxford, United Kingdom: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2019.10.014

The antiproliferative profile of a linear octopus-derived peptide in melanoma of BRAF-mutation

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

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

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