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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

2020

Journal Article

Aryl urea substituted fatty acids: a new class of protonophoric mitochondrial uncoupler that utilises a synthetic anion transporter

Rawling, Tristan, MacDermott-Opeskin, Hugo, Roseblade, Ariane, Pazderka, Curtis, Clarke, Callum, Bourget, Kirsi, Wu, Xin, Lewis, William, Noble, Benjamin, Gale, Philip A., O'Mara, Megan L., Cranfield, Charles and Murray, Michael (2020). Aryl urea substituted fatty acids: a new class of protonophoric mitochondrial uncoupler that utilises a synthetic anion transporter. Chemical Science, 11 (47), 12677-12685. doi: 10.1039/d0sc02777d

Aryl urea substituted fatty acids: a new class of protonophoric mitochondrial uncoupler that utilises a synthetic anion transporter

2020

Journal Article

Understanding the link between lipid diversity and the biophysical properties of the neuronal plasma membrane

Wilson, Katie A., MacDermott-Opeskin, Hugo I., Riley, Eden, Lin, Yiechang and O’Mara, Megan L. (2020). Understanding the link between lipid diversity and the biophysical properties of the neuronal plasma membrane. Biochemistry, 59 (33), 3010-3018. doi: 10.1021/acs.biochem.0c00524

Understanding the link between lipid diversity and the biophysical properties of the neuronal plasma membrane

2020

Journal Article

Cross-linking, DEER-spectroscopy and molecular dynamics confirm the inward facing state of P-glycoprotein in a lipid membrane

Carey Hulyer, Alex R., Briggs, Deborah A., O'Mara, Megan L., Kerr, Ian D., Harmer, Jeffrey R. and Callaghan, Richard (2020). Cross-linking, DEER-spectroscopy and molecular dynamics confirm the inward facing state of P-glycoprotein in a lipid membrane. Journal of Structural Biology, 211 (1) 107513, 1-14. doi: 10.1016/j.jsb.2020.107513

Cross-linking, DEER-spectroscopy and molecular dynamics confirm the inward facing state of P-glycoprotein in a lipid membrane

2020

Journal Article

High resolution crystal structure of a KRAS promoter G-quadruplex reveals a dimer with extensive poly-A π-stacking interactions for small-molecule recognition

Ou, Arnold, Schmidberger, Jason W., Wilson, Katie A., Evans, Cameron W., Hargreaves, Jessica A., Grigg, Melanie, O'Mara, Megan L., Iyer, K. Swaminathan, Bond, Charles S. and Smith, Nicole M. (2020). High resolution crystal structure of a KRAS promoter G-quadruplex reveals a dimer with extensive poly-A π-stacking interactions for small-molecule recognition. Nucleic Acids Research, 48 (10), 5766-5776. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkaa262

High resolution crystal structure of a KRAS promoter G-quadruplex reveals a dimer with extensive poly-A π-stacking interactions for small-molecule recognition

2020

Journal Article

A multifunctional surfactant catalyst inspired by hydrolases

Nothling, Mitchell D., Xiao, Zeyun, Hill, Nicholas S., Blyth, Mitchell T., Bhaskaran, Ayana, Sani, Marc-Antoine, Espinosa-Gomez, Andrea, Ngov, Kevin, White, Jonathan, Buscher, Tim, Separovic, Frances, O'Mara, Megan L., Coote, Michelle L. and Connal, Luke A. (2020). A multifunctional surfactant catalyst inspired by hydrolases. Science Advances, 6 (14) eaaz0404, eaaz0404. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.aaz0404

A multifunctional surfactant catalyst inspired by hydrolases

2020

Journal Article

Comparing nonbonded metal ion models in the divalent cation binding protein PsaA

MacDermott-Opeskin, Hugo, McDevitt, Christopher A. and O'Mara, Megan L. (2020). Comparing nonbonded metal ion models in the divalent cation binding protein PsaA. Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation, 16 (3), 1913-1923. doi: 10.1021/acs.jctc.9b01180

Comparing nonbonded metal ion models in the divalent cation binding protein PsaA

2020

Journal Article

The fats of life: using computational chemistry to characterise the eukaryotic cell membrane

Wilson, Katie A., Wang, Lily, MacDermott-Opeskin, Hugo and O'Mara, Megan L. (2020). The fats of life: using computational chemistry to characterise the eukaryotic cell membrane. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 73 (2-3), 85-95. doi: 10.1071/ch19353

The fats of life: using computational chemistry to characterise the eukaryotic cell membrane

2019

Journal Article

Multidrug resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae: identification of functionally important residues in the MtrD efflux protein

Chitsaz, Mohsen, Booth, Lauren, Blyth, Mitchell T., O’Mara, Megan L. and Brown, Melissa H. (2019). Multidrug resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae: identification of functionally important residues in the MtrD efflux protein. mBio, 10 (6) e02277-19. doi: 10.1128/mbio.02277-19

Multidrug resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae: identification of functionally important residues in the MtrD efflux protein

2019

Journal Article

Identification of an allosteric binding site on the human glycine transporter, GlyT2, for bioactive lipid analgesics

Mostyn, Shannon N., Wilson, Katie A., Schumann-Gillette, Alexandra, Frangos, Zachary J., Shimmon, Susan, Rawling, Tristan, Ryan, Renae M., O'Mara, Megan L. and Vandenberg, Robert J. (2019). Identification of an allosteric binding site on the human glycine transporter, GlyT2, for bioactive lipid analgesics. eLife, 8 e47150. doi: 10.7554/elife.47150

Identification of an allosteric binding site on the human glycine transporter, GlyT2, for bioactive lipid analgesics

2019

Journal Article

Is protein structure enough? A review of the role of lipids in SLC6 transporter function

Schumann-Gillett, Alexandra, Blyth, Mitchell T. and O'Mara, Megan L. (2019). Is protein structure enough? A review of the role of lipids in SLC6 transporter function. Neuroscience Letters, 700, 64-69. doi: 10.1016/j.neulet.2018.05.020

Is protein structure enough? A review of the role of lipids in SLC6 transporter function

2019

Journal Article

Lipid-based inhibitors act directly on GlyT2

Schumann-Gillett, Alexandra and O'Mara, Megan L. (2019). Lipid-based inhibitors act directly on GlyT2. ACS Chemical Neuroscience, 10 (3), 1668-1678. doi: 10.1021/acschemneuro.8b00586

Lipid-based inhibitors act directly on GlyT2

2019

Journal Article

Mutation p.R356Q in the collybistin phosphoinositide binding site Is associated with mild intellectual disability

Chiou, Tzu-Ting, Long, Philip, Schumann-Gillett, Alexandra, Kanamarlapudi, Venkateswarlu, Haas, Stefan A., Harvey, Kirsten, O'Mara, Megan L., De Blasi, Angel L., Kalscheuer, Vera M. and Harvey, Robert J. (2019). Mutation p.R356Q in the collybistin phosphoinositide binding site Is associated with mild intellectual disability. Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience, 12 60. doi: 10.3389/fnmol.2019.00060

Mutation p.R356Q in the collybistin phosphoinositide binding site Is associated with mild intellectual disability

2019

Journal Article

Probing the pharmacological binding sites of P-glycoprotein using umbrella sampling simulations

Subramanian, Nandhitha, Schumann-Gillett, Alexandra, Mark, Alan E. and O’Mara, Megan L. (2019). Probing the pharmacological binding sites of P-glycoprotein using umbrella sampling simulations. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling, 59 (5) acs.jcim.8b00624, 2287-2298. doi: 10.1021/acs.jcim.8b00624

Probing the pharmacological binding sites of P-glycoprotein using umbrella sampling simulations

2019

Journal Article

The effects of oxidised phospholipids and cholesterol on the biophysical properties of POPC bilayers

Schumann-Gillett, Alexandra and O'Mara, Megan L. (2019). The effects of oxidised phospholipids and cholesterol on the biophysical properties of POPC bilayers. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Biomembranes, 1861 (1), 210-219. doi: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2018.07.012

The effects of oxidised phospholipids and cholesterol on the biophysical properties of POPC bilayers

2018

Journal Article

Molecular determinants for substrate interactions with the glycine transporter GlyT2

Carland, Jane E., Thomas, Michael, Mostyn, Shannon N., Subramanian, Nandhitha, O'Mara, Megan L., Ryan, Renae M. and Vandenberg, Robert J. (2018). Molecular determinants for substrate interactions with the glycine transporter GlyT2. ACS Chemical Neuroscience, 9 (3), 603-614. doi: 10.1021/acschemneuro.7b00407

Molecular determinants for substrate interactions with the glycine transporter GlyT2