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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

2018

Journal Article

The reliability of molecular dynamics simulations of the multidrug transporter P-glycoprotein in a membrane environment

Condic-Jurkic, Karmen, Subramanian, Nandhitha, Mark, Alan E. and O'Mara, Megan L. (2018). The reliability of molecular dynamics simulations of the multidrug transporter P-glycoprotein in a membrane environment. PloS One, 13 (1) e0191882, 1-24. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0191882

The reliability of molecular dynamics simulations of the multidrug transporter P-glycoprotein in a membrane environment

2017

Journal Article

Capturing the dynamics of a spring-loaded protein

Mitchell, Joshua A. and O'Mara, Megan L. (2017). Capturing the dynamics of a spring-loaded protein. Structure, 25 (7), 963-964. doi: 10.1016/j.str.2017.06.008

Capturing the dynamics of a spring-loaded protein

2017

Journal Article

A potential new, stable state of the E-cadherin strand-swapped dimer in solution

Schumann-Gillett, Alexandra, Mark, Alan E., Deplazes, Evelyne and O'Mara, Megan L. (2017). A potential new, stable state of the E-cadherin strand-swapped dimer in solution. European Biophysics Journal, 47 (1), 59-67. doi: 10.1007/s00249-017-1229-3

A potential new, stable state of the E-cadherin strand-swapped dimer in solution

2017

Journal Article

Hydrogen bond-driven self–assembly between amidinium cations and carboxylate anions: a combined molecular dynamics, NMR spectroscopy, and single crystal X-ray diffraction study

Thomas, Michael, Anglim Lagones, Thomas, Judd, Martyna, Morshedi, Mahbod, O'Mara, Megan L. and White, Nicholas G. (2017). Hydrogen bond-driven self–assembly between amidinium cations and carboxylate anions: a combined molecular dynamics, NMR spectroscopy, and single crystal X-ray diffraction study. Chemistry - An Asian Journal, 12 (13), 1587-1597. doi: 10.1002/asia.201700406

Hydrogen bond-driven self–assembly between amidinium cations and carboxylate anions: a combined molecular dynamics, NMR spectroscopy, and single crystal X-ray diffraction study

2017

Book Chapter

Method for developing optical sensors using a synthetic dye-fluorescent protein FRET pair and computational modeling and assessment

Mitchell, Joshua A., Zhang, William H., Herde, Michel K., Henneberger, Christian, Janovjak, Harald, O’Mara, Megan L. and Jackson, Colin J. (2017). Method for developing optical sensors using a synthetic dye-fluorescent protein FRET pair and computational modeling and assessment. Synthetic Protein Switches: Methods and Protocols. (pp. 89-99) New York, NY, United States: Humana Press. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-6940-1_6

Method for developing optical sensors using a synthetic dye-fluorescent protein FRET pair and computational modeling and assessment