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2022

Journal Article

Conserved FimH mutations in the global Escherichia coli ST131 multi-drug resistant lineage weaken interdomain interactions and alter adhesin function

Qin, Jilong, Wilson, Katie A., Sarkar, Sohinee, Heras, Begoña, O'Mara, Megan L. and Totsika, Makrina (2022). Conserved FimH mutations in the global Escherichia coli ST131 multi-drug resistant lineage weaken interdomain interactions and alter adhesin function. Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal, 20, 4532-4541. doi: 10.1016/j.csbj.2022.08.040

Conserved FimH mutations in the global Escherichia coli ST131 multi-drug resistant lineage weaken interdomain interactions and alter adhesin function

2022

Journal Article

Dynamics of the Acinetobacter baumannii inner membrane under exogenous polyunsaturated fatty acid stress

MacDermott-Opeskin, Hugo I., Panizza, Alessandra, Eijkelkamp, Bart A. and O'Mara, Megan L. (2022). Dynamics of the Acinetobacter baumannii inner membrane under exogenous polyunsaturated fatty acid stress. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. Biomembranes, 1864 (7) 183908, 183908. doi: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2022.183908

Dynamics of the Acinetobacter baumannii inner membrane under exogenous polyunsaturated fatty acid stress

2022

Journal Article

PsiRESP: calculating RESP charges with Psi4

Wang, Lily and O’Mara, Megan L. (2022). PsiRESP: calculating RESP charges with Psi4. Journal of Open Source Software, 7 (73), 4100. doi: 10.21105/joss.04100

PsiRESP: calculating RESP charges with Psi4

2022

Journal Article

Loss, gain and altered function of GlyR α2 subunit mutations in neurodevelopmental disorders

Chen, Xiumin, Wilson, Katie A., Schaefer, Natascha, De Hayr, Lachlan, Windsor, Mark, Scalais, Emmanuel, van Rijckevorsel, Germaine, Stouffs, Katrien, Villmann, Carmen, O’Mara, Megan L., Lynch, Joseph W. and Harvey, Robert J. (2022). Loss, gain and altered function of GlyR α2 subunit mutations in neurodevelopmental disorders. Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience, 15 886729. doi: 10.3389/fnmol.2022.886729

Loss, gain and altered function of GlyR α2 subunit mutations in neurodevelopmental disorders

2022

Journal Article

Hydroxy groups enhance [2]rotaxane anion binding selectivity

Goodwin, Rosemary J., Docker, Andrew, MacDermott-Opeskin, Hugo, Aitken, Heather M., O'Mara, Megan L., Beer, Paul D. and White, Nicholas G. (2022). Hydroxy groups enhance [2]rotaxane anion binding selectivity. Chemistry-A European Journal, 28 (28) e202200389, e202200389. doi: 10.1002/chem.202200389

Hydroxy groups enhance [2]rotaxane anion binding selectivity

2022

Journal Article

Heteroleptic tripalladium(II) cages

Findlay, James A., Patil, Komal M., Gardiner, Michael G., MacDermott-Opeskin, Hugo, O'Mara, Megan L., Kruger, Paul E. and Preston, Dan (2022). Heteroleptic tripalladium(II) cages. Chemistry: An Asian Journal, 17 (6) e202200093. doi: 10.1002/asia.202200093

Heteroleptic tripalladium(II) cages

2022

Journal Article

Polymer-solvent interactions as a tool to engineer material properties

Aitken, Heather M., Jiang, Zhen, Hampton, Isaac, O'Mara, Megan L. and Connal, Luke A. (2022). Polymer-solvent interactions as a tool to engineer material properties. Molecular Systems Design and Engineering, 7 (7), 746-754. doi: 10.1039/d1me00111f

Polymer-solvent interactions as a tool to engineer material properties

2022

Journal Article

Lipid-mediated antimicrobial resistance: a phantom menace or a new hope?

MacDermott-Opeskin, Hugo I., Gupta, Vrinda and O’Mara, Megan L. (2022). Lipid-mediated antimicrobial resistance: a phantom menace or a new hope?. Biophysical Reviews, 14 (1), 145-162. doi: 10.1007/s12551-021-00912-8

Lipid-mediated antimicrobial resistance: a phantom menace or a new hope?

2022

Journal Article

Pore structure controls stability and molecular flux in engineered protein cages

Adamson, Lachlan S. R., Tasneem, Nuren, Andreas, Michael P., Close, William, Jenner, Eric N., Szyszka, Taylor N., Young, Reginald, Cheah, Li Chen, Norman, Alexander, MacDermott-Opeskin, Hugo I., O’Mara, Megan L., Sainsbury, Frank, Giessen, Tobias W. and Lau, Yu Heng (2022). Pore structure controls stability and molecular flux in engineered protein cages. Science Advances, 8 (5) eabl7346, eabl7346. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abl7346

Pore structure controls stability and molecular flux in engineered protein cages

2022

Journal Article

Simple synthetic route to a self-assembling enzyme-inspired transesterification catalysts

Kumar, Ashwani, Nothling, Mitchell David, Aitken, Heather M., Xiao, Zeyun, Lam, Mathew, Bell, Craig, O'Mara, Megan and Connal, Luke Andrew (2022). Simple synthetic route to a self-assembling enzyme-inspired transesterification catalysts. Catalysis Science and Technology, 12 (22), 6655-6659. doi: 10.1039/d2cy00744d

Simple synthetic route to a self-assembling enzyme-inspired transesterification catalysts

2021

Journal Article

Site of cholesterol oxidation impacts its localization and domain formation in the neuronal plasma membrane

Wilson, Katie A., Wang, Lily and O’Mara, Megan L. (2021). Site of cholesterol oxidation impacts its localization and domain formation in the neuronal plasma membrane. ACS Chemical Neuroscience, 12 (20), 3873-3884. doi: 10.1021/acschemneuro.1c00395

Site of cholesterol oxidation impacts its localization and domain formation in the neuronal plasma membrane

2021

Journal Article

Effect of the force field on molecular dynamics simulations of the multidrug efflux protein P-glycoprotein

Wang, Lily and O’Mara, Megan L. (2021). Effect of the force field on molecular dynamics simulations of the multidrug efflux protein P-glycoprotein. Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation, 17 (10), 6491-6508. doi: 10.1021/acs.jctc.1c00414

Effect of the force field on molecular dynamics simulations of the multidrug efflux protein P-glycoprotein

2021

Journal Article

The structural basis of bacterial manganese import

Neville, Stephanie L., Sjoehamn, Jennie, Watts, Jacinta A., MacDermott-Opeskin, Hugo, Fairweather, Stephen J., Ganio, Katherine, Hulyer, Alex Carey, McGrath, Aaron P., Hayes, Andrew J., Malcolm, Tess R., Davies, Mark R., Nomura, Norimichi, Iwata, So, O'Mara, Megan L., Maher, Megan J. and McDevitt, Christopher A. (2021). The structural basis of bacterial manganese import. Science Advances, 7 (32) eabg3980. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abg3980

The structural basis of bacterial manganese import

2021

Journal Article

A unique sequence is essential for efficient multidrug efflux function of the MtrD protein of Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Chitsaz, Mohsen, Gupta, Vrinda, Harris, Benjamin, O'Mara, Megan L. and Brown, Melissa H. (2021). A unique sequence is essential for efficient multidrug efflux function of the MtrD protein of Neisseria gonorrhoeae. mBio, 12 (4) e01675-21. doi: 10.1128/mbio.01675-21

A unique sequence is essential for efficient multidrug efflux function of the MtrD protein of Neisseria gonorrhoeae

2021

Journal Article

The membrane composition defines the spatial organization and function of a major Acinetobacter baumannii drug efflux system

Zang, Maoge, MacDermott-Opeskin, Hugo, Adams, Felise G., Naidu, Varsha, Waters, Jack K., Carey, Ashley B., Ashenden, Alex, McLean, Kimberley T., Brazel, Erin B., Jiang, Jhih-Hang, Panizza, Alessandra, Trappetti, Claudia, Paton, James C., Peleg, Anton Y., Koper, Ingo, Paulsen, Ian T., Hassan, Karl A., O'Mara, Megan L. and Eijkelkamp, Bart A. (2021). The membrane composition defines the spatial organization and function of a major Acinetobacter baumannii drug efflux system. mBio, 12 (3) e01070-21. doi: 10.1128/mbio.01070-21

The membrane composition defines the spatial organization and function of a major Acinetobacter baumannii drug efflux system

2021

Journal Article

Enzyme inspired polymer functionalized with an artificial catalytic triad

Bhaskaran, Ayana, Aitken, Heather M., Xiao, Zeyun, Blyth, Mitchell, Nothling, Mitchell D., Kamdar, Shashank, O'Mara, Megan L. and Connal, Luke A. (2021). Enzyme inspired polymer functionalized with an artificial catalytic triad. Polymer, 225 123735, 123735. doi: 10.1016/j.polymer.2021.123735

Enzyme inspired polymer functionalized with an artificial catalytic triad

2021

Journal Article

Coordination of substrate binding and protonation in the N. gonorrhoeae MtrD efflux pump controls the functionally rotating transport mechanism

Fairweather, Stephen J., Gupta, Vrinda, Chitsaz, Mohsen, Booth, Lauren, Brown, Melissa H. and O'Mara, Megan L. (2021). Coordination of substrate binding and protonation in the N. gonorrhoeae MtrD efflux pump controls the functionally rotating transport mechanism. ACS Infectious Diseases, 7 (6), 1833-1847. doi: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.1c00149

Coordination of substrate binding and protonation in the N. gonorrhoeae MtrD efflux pump controls the functionally rotating transport mechanism

2021

Journal Article

The role of plasmalogens, Forssman lipids, and sphingolipid hydroxylation in modulating the biophysical properties of the epithelial plasma membrane

Wilson, Katie A., Fairweather, Stephen J., MacDermott-Opeskin, Hugo I., Wang, Lily, Morris, Richard A. and O'Mara, Megan L. (2021). The role of plasmalogens, Forssman lipids, and sphingolipid hydroxylation in modulating the biophysical properties of the epithelial plasma membrane. The Journal of Chemical Physics, 154 (9) 095101, 095101. doi: 10.1063/5.0040887

The role of plasmalogens, Forssman lipids, and sphingolipid hydroxylation in modulating the biophysical properties of the epithelial plasma membrane

2021

Journal Article

Investigating the lipid fingerprint of SLC6 neurotransmitter transporters: a comparison of dDAT, hDAT, hSERT, and GlyT2

Wilson, Katie A., Wang, Lily, Lin, Yie Chang and O'Mara, Megan L. (2021). Investigating the lipid fingerprint of SLC6 neurotransmitter transporters: a comparison of dDAT, hDAT, hSERT, and GlyT2. BBA Advances, 1 100010, 100010-1. doi: 10.1016/j.bbadva.2021.100010

Investigating the lipid fingerprint of SLC6 neurotransmitter transporters: a comparison of dDAT, hDAT, hSERT, and GlyT2

2021

Journal Article

The allosteric inhibition of glycine transporter 2 by bioactive lipid analgesics is controlled by penetration into a deep lipid cavity

Wilson, Katie A., Mostyn, Shannon N., Frangos, Zachary J., Shimmon, Susan, Rawling, Tristan, Vandenberg, Robert J. and O'Mara, Megan L. (2021). The allosteric inhibition of glycine transporter 2 by bioactive lipid analgesics is controlled by penetration into a deep lipid cavity. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 296 100282, 100282. doi: 10.1016/j.jbc.2021.100282

The allosteric inhibition of glycine transporter 2 by bioactive lipid analgesics is controlled by penetration into a deep lipid cavity