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2016

Journal Article

Membrane-binding properties of gating modifier and pore-blocking toxins: membrane interaction is not a prerequisite for modification of channel gating

Deplazes, Evelyne, Troeira Henriques, Sonia, Smith, Jennifer J., King, Glenn F., Craik, David J., Mark, Alan E. and Schroeder, Christina I. (2016). Membrane-binding properties of gating modifier and pore-blocking toxins: membrane interaction is not a prerequisite for modification of channel gating. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Biomembranes, 1858 (4), 872-882. doi: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2016.02.002

Membrane-binding properties of gating modifier and pore-blocking toxins: membrane interaction is not a prerequisite for modification of channel gating

2016

Conference Publication

Membrane-binding properties of gating-modifier and pore blocking toxins: membrane interaction is not a prerequisite for modification of channel gating

Deplazes, Evelyne, Henriques, Sonia Troeira, King, Glenn F., Craik, David J., Mark, Alan E. and Schroeder, Christina I. (2016). Membrane-binding properties of gating-modifier and pore blocking toxins: membrane interaction is not a prerequisite for modification of channel gating. 60th Annual Meeting of the Biophysical-Society, Los Angeles, United States, February 27- March 2 2016. St Louis, United States: Cell Press. doi: 10.1016/j.bpj.2015.11.220

Membrane-binding properties of gating-modifier and pore blocking toxins: membrane interaction is not a prerequisite for modification of channel gating

2016

Conference Publication

Using Spider Venom Peptides as Molecular Tools for Understanding Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel Function

Herzig, V., Osteen, J. D., Bosmans, F., Julius, D. and King, G. F. (2016). Using Spider Venom Peptides as Molecular Tools for Understanding Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel Function. 34th European Peptide Symposium, Leipzig, Germany, 4‐9 September 2016. HOBOKEN: Wiley.

Using Spider Venom Peptides as Molecular Tools for Understanding Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel Function

2016

Conference Publication

Exploring the immunosuppressive potential of venom-derived molecules

Ryan, R., Ikonomopoulou, M., Haigh, O., Lutzky, V, Martinez, Jimenez R., Ratnatunga, C., Wong, Y., Rojas, Leal, I, Lopez, A., Fry, B., Herzig, V, King, G. and Miles, J. (2016). Exploring the immunosuppressive potential of venom-derived molecules. International Congress of Immunology (ICI), Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 21-26 August 2016. Weinheim, Germany: Wiley - VCH. doi: 10.1002/eji.201670200

Exploring the immunosuppressive potential of venom-derived molecules

2016

Journal Article

Combination of Ambiguous and Unambiguous Data in the Restraint-driven Docking of Flexible Peptides with HADDOCK: The Binding of the Spider Toxin PcTx1 to the Acid Sensing Ion Channel (ASIC) 1a

Deplazes, Evelyne, Davies, Josephine, Bonvin, Alexandre M. J. J., King, Glenn F. and Mark, Alan E. (2016). Combination of Ambiguous and Unambiguous Data in the Restraint-driven Docking of Flexible Peptides with HADDOCK: The Binding of the Spider Toxin PcTx1 to the Acid Sensing Ion Channel (ASIC) 1a. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling, 56 (1), 127-138. doi: 10.1021/acs.jcim.5b00529

Combination of Ambiguous and Unambiguous Data in the Restraint-driven Docking of Flexible Peptides with HADDOCK: The Binding of the Spider Toxin PcTx1 to the Acid Sensing Ion Channel (ASIC) 1a

2016

Conference Publication

Investigating venom-derived molecules that augment human immune function

Jimenez-Martinez, R., Ikonomopoulou, M., Haigh, O., Lutzky, V, Leal-Rojas, I, Ryan, R., Ratnatunga, C., Wong, Y., Lopez, A., Fry, B., Herzig, V, King, G. and Miles, J. J. (2016). Investigating venom-derived molecules that augment human immune function. International Congress of Immunology (ICI), Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 21-26 August 2016. Weinheim, Germany: Wiley - VCH. doi: 10.1002/eji.201670200

Investigating venom-derived molecules that augment human immune function

2015

Journal Article

PcTx1 affords neuroprotection in a conscious model of stroke in hypertensive rats via selective inhibition of ASIC1a

McCarthy, Claudia A., Rash, Lachlan D., Chassagnon, Irene R., King, Glenn F. and Widdop, Robert E. (2015). PcTx1 affords neuroprotection in a conscious model of stroke in hypertensive rats via selective inhibition of ASIC1a. Neuropharmacology, 99 5986, 650-657. doi: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2015.08.040

PcTx1 affords neuroprotection in a conscious model of stroke in hypertensive rats via selective inhibition of ASIC1a

2015

Journal Article

Xenopus borealis as an alternative source of oocytes for biophysical and pharmacological studies of neuronal ion channels

Cristofori-Armstrong, Ben, Soh, Ming S., Talwar, Sahil, Brown, Darren L., Griffin, John D. O., Dekan, Zoltan, Stow, Jennifer L., King, Glenn F., Lynch, Joseph W. and Rash, Lachlan D. (2015). Xenopus borealis as an alternative source of oocytes for biophysical and pharmacological studies of neuronal ion channels. Scientific Reports, 5 (1) 14763, 14763.1-14763.12. doi: 10.1038/srep14763

Xenopus borealis as an alternative source of oocytes for biophysical and pharmacological studies of neuronal ion channels

2015

Journal Article

Molecular dynamics and functional studies define a hot spot of crystal contacts essential for PcTx1 inhibition of acid-sensing ion channel 1a

Saez, Natalie J., Deplazes, Evelyne, Cristofori-Armstrong, Ben, Chassagnon, Irene R., Lin, Xiaozhen, Mobli, Mehdi, Mark, Alan E., Rash, Lachlan D. and King, Glenn F. (2015). Molecular dynamics and functional studies define a hot spot of crystal contacts essential for PcTx1 inhibition of acid-sensing ion channel 1a. British Journal of Pharmacology, 172 (20), 4985-4995. doi: 10.1111/bph.13267

Molecular dynamics and functional studies define a hot spot of crystal contacts essential for PcTx1 inhibition of acid-sensing ion channel 1a

2015

Journal Article

Widespread convergence in toxin resistance by predictable molecular evolution

Ujvari, Beata, Casewell, Nicholas R., Sunagar, Kartik, Arbuckle, Kevin, Wuester, Wolfgang, Lo, Nathan, O'Meally, Denis, Beckmann, Christa, King, Glenn F., Deplazes, Evelyne and Madsen, Thomas (2015). Widespread convergence in toxin resistance by predictable molecular evolution. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 112 (38), 11911-11916. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1511706112

Widespread convergence in toxin resistance by predictable molecular evolution

2015

Journal Article

Identification and characterization of ProTx-III [μ-TRTX-Tp1a], a new voltage-gated sodium channel inhibitor from venom of the tarantula Thrixopelma pruriens

Cardoso, Fernanda C., Deka, Zoltan, Rosengren, K. Johan, Erickson, Andelain, Vetter, Irina, Deuis, Jennifer R., Herzig, Volker, Alewood, Paul F., King, Glenn F. and Lewis, Richard J. (2015). Identification and characterization of ProTx-III [μ-TRTX-Tp1a], a new voltage-gated sodium channel inhibitor from venom of the tarantula Thrixopelma pruriens. Molecular Pharmacology, 88 (2), 291-303. doi: 10.1124/mol.115.098178

Identification and characterization of ProTx-III [μ-TRTX-Tp1a], a new voltage-gated sodium channel inhibitor from venom of the tarantula Thrixopelma pruriens

2015

Journal Article

Weaponization of a hormone: convergent recruitment of hyperglycemic hormone into the venom of arthropod predators

Undheim, Eivind A. B., Grimm, Lena L., Low, Chek -Fong, Morgenstern, David, Herzig, Volker, Zobel-Thropp, Pamela, Pineda, Sandy Steffany, Habib, Rosaline, Dziemborowicz, Slawomir, Fry, Bryan G., Nicholson, Graham M., Binford, Greta J., Mobli, Mehdi and King, Glenn F. (2015). Weaponization of a hormone: convergent recruitment of hyperglycemic hormone into the venom of arthropod predators. Structure, 23 (7) 3184, 1283-1292. doi: 10.1016/j.str.2015.05.003

Weaponization of a hormone: convergent recruitment of hyperglycemic hormone into the venom of arthropod predators

2015

Journal Article

Three peptide modulators of the human voltage-gated sodium channel 1.7, an important analgesic target, from venom of an Australian tarantula

Chow, Chun Yuen, Cristofori-Armstrong, Ben, Undheim, Eivind A. B., King, Glenn F. and Rash, Lachlan D. (2015). Three peptide modulators of the human voltage-gated sodium channel 1.7, an important analgesic target, from venom of an Australian tarantula. Toxins, 7 (7), 2494-2513. doi: 10.3390/toxins7072494

Three peptide modulators of the human voltage-gated sodium channel 1.7, an important analgesic target, from venom of an Australian tarantula

2015

Journal Article

Backbone and side chain NMR assignments of Geobacillus stearothermophilus ZapA allow identification of residues that mediate the interaction of ZapA with FtsZ

Nogueira, Maria Luiza C., Sforca, Mauricio Luis, Chin, Yanni K. -Y., Mobli, Mehdi, Handler, Aaron, Gorbatyuk, Vitaliy Y., Robson, Scott A., King, Glenn F., Gueiros-Filho, Frederico J. and de Mattos Zeri, Ana Carolina (2015). Backbone and side chain NMR assignments of Geobacillus stearothermophilus ZapA allow identification of residues that mediate the interaction of ZapA with FtsZ. Biomolecular NMR Assignments, 9 (2), 387-391. doi: 10.1007/s12104-015-9615-1

Backbone and side chain NMR assignments of Geobacillus stearothermophilus ZapA allow identification of residues that mediate the interaction of ZapA with FtsZ

2015

Journal Article

Seven novel modulators of the analgesic target NaV1.7 uncovered using a high-throughput venom-based discovery approach

Klint, Julie K., Smith, Jennifer J., Vetter, Irina, Rupasinghe, Darshani B., Er, Sing Yan, Senff, Sebastian, Herzig, Volker, Mobli, Mehdi, Lewis, Richard J., Bosmans, Frank and King, Glenn F. (2015). Seven novel modulators of the analgesic target NaV1.7 uncovered using a high-throughput venom-based discovery approach. British Journal of Pharmacology, 172 (10), 2445-2458. doi: 10.1111/bph.13081

Seven novel modulators of the analgesic target NaV1.7 uncovered using a high-throughput venom-based discovery approach

2015

Journal Article

Production and packaging of a biological arsenal: evolution of centipede venoms under morphological constraint

Undheim, Eivind A.B., Hamilton, Brett R., Kurniawan, Nyoman D., Bowlay, Greg, Cribb, Bronwen W., Merritt, David J., Fry,Bryan G., King, Glenn F and Venter, Deon J. (2015). Production and packaging of a biological arsenal: evolution of centipede venoms under morphological constraint. PNAS: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 112 (13), 4026-4031. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1424068112

Production and packaging of a biological arsenal: evolution of centipede venoms under morphological constraint

2015

Journal Article

RNA polymerase-induced remodelling of NusA produces a pause enhancement complex

Ma, Cong, Mobli, Mehdi, Yang, Xiao, Keller, Andrew N., King, Glenn F. and Lewis, Peter J. (2015). RNA polymerase-induced remodelling of NusA produces a pause enhancement complex. Nucleic Acids Research, 43 (5), 2829-2840. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkv108

RNA polymerase-induced remodelling of NusA produces a pause enhancement complex

2015

Journal Article

Safe and effective treatment of spontaneous neoplasms with interleukin 12 electro-chemo-gene therapy

Cutrera, Jeffry, King, Glenn, Jones, Pamela, Kicenuik, Kristin, Gumpel, Elias, Xia, Xueqing and Li, Shulin (2015). Safe and effective treatment of spontaneous neoplasms with interleukin 12 electro-chemo-gene therapy. Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, 19 (3), 664-675. doi: 10.1111/jcmm.12382

Safe and effective treatment of spontaneous neoplasms with interleukin 12 electro-chemo-gene therapy

2015

Journal Article

The insecticidal spider toxin SFI1 is a knottin peptide that blocks the pore of insect voltage-gated sodium channels via a large β-hairpin loop

Bende, Niraj S., Dziemborowicz, Slawomir, Herzig, Volker, Ramanujam, Venkatraman, Brown, Geoffrey W., Bosmans, Frank, Nicholson, Graham M., King, Glenn F. and Mobli, Mehdi (2015). The insecticidal spider toxin SFI1 is a knottin peptide that blocks the pore of insect voltage-gated sodium channels via a large β-hairpin loop. FEBS Journal, 282 (5), 904-920. doi: 10.1111/febs.13189

The insecticidal spider toxin SFI1 is a knottin peptide that blocks the pore of insect voltage-gated sodium channels via a large β-hairpin loop

2015

Journal Article

Centipede venom: Recent discoveries and current state of knowledge

Undheim, Eivind, Fry, Bryan and King, Glenn F (2015). Centipede venom: Recent discoveries and current state of knowledge. Toxins, 7 (3), 679-704. doi: 10.3390/toxins7030679

Centipede venom: Recent discoveries and current state of knowledge