2024 Journal Article Discovery of Five Classes of Bacterial Defensins: Ancestral Precursors of Defensins from Eukarya?Cardoso, Marlon H., de Lima, Lucas R., Pires, Allan S., Maximiano, Mariana R., Harvey, Peta J., Freitas, Camila G., Costa, Rosiane A., Fensterseifer, Isabel C. M., Rigueiras, Pietra O., Migliolo, Ludovico, Porto, William F., Craik, David J. and Franco, Octávio L. (2024). Discovery of Five Classes of Bacterial Defensins: Ancestral Precursors of Defensins from Eukarya?. ACS Omega. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.4c06956 |
2024 Journal Article Recombinant production of the cyclotide kalata B1 by conditional split inteinsCraik, David J, Yayci, Abdulkadir, Huang, Yen-Hua and Harvey, Peta J (2024). Recombinant production of the cyclotide kalata B1 by conditional split inteins. ChemBioChem. doi: 10.1002/cbic.202400591 |
2024 Journal Article Aspartic acid mutagenesis of αO-Conotoxin GeXIVA isomers reveals arginine residues crucial for inhibition of the α9α10 nicotinic acetylcholine receptorLuo, An, He, Jie, Yu, Jinpeng, Wu, Yong, Harvey, Peta J., Kasheverov, Igor E., Kudryavtsev, Denis S., McIntosh, J. Michael, Tsetlin, Victor I., Craik, David J., Zhangsun, Dongting and Luo, Sulan (2024). Aspartic acid mutagenesis of αO-Conotoxin GeXIVA isomers reveals arginine residues crucial for inhibition of the α9α10 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 271 (Part 1) 132472. doi: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.132472 |
2024 Journal Article Design, Synthesis, and Structure–Activity Relationships of Novel Peptide Derivatives of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus-2 Spike-Protein that Potently Inhibit Nicotinic Acetylcholine ReceptorsHone, Arik J., Santiago, Ulises, Harvey, Peta J., Tekarli, Bassel, Gajewiak, Joanna, Craik, David J., Camacho, Carlos J. and McIntosh, J. Michael (2024). Design, Synthesis, and Structure–Activity Relationships of Novel Peptide Derivatives of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus-2 Spike-Protein that Potently Inhibit Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 67 (11), 9587-9598. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.4c00735 |
2023 Journal Article The plant defensin Ppdef1 is a novel topical treatment for onychomycosisvan der Weerden, Nicole L., Parisi, Kathy, McKenna, James A., Hayes, Brigitte M., Harvey, Peta J., Quimbar, Pedro, Wevrett, Sean R., Veneer, Prem K., McCorkelle, Owen, Vasa, Shaily, Guarino, Rosemary, Poon, Simon, Gaspar, Yolanda M., Baker, Michael J., Craik, David J., Turner, Rob B., Brown, Marc B., Bleackley, Mark R. and Anderson, Marilyn A. (2023). The plant defensin Ppdef1 is a novel topical treatment for onychomycosis. Journal of Fungi, 9 (11) 1111, 1-16. doi: 10.3390/jof9111111 |
2023 Journal Article Structure–activity relationships of alanine scan mutants αO-conotoxins GeXIVA[1,2] and GeXIVA[1,4]Xu, Pan, Zhang, Panpan, Zhu, Xiaopeng, Wu, Yong, Harvey, Peta J., Kaas, Quentin, Zhangsun, Dongting, Craik, David J. and Luo, Sulan (2023). Structure–activity relationships of alanine scan mutants αO-conotoxins GeXIVA[1,2] and GeXIVA[1,4]. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 66 (14), 10092-10107. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.3c01023 |
2023 Journal Article A chemoenzymatic approach to produce a cyclic analogue of the analgesic drug MVIIA (Ziconotide)Zhou, Yan, Harvey, Peta J., Koehbach, Johannes, Chan, Lai Yue, Jones, Alun, Andersson, Åsa, Vetter, Irina, Durek, Thomas and Craik, David J. (2023). A chemoenzymatic approach to produce a cyclic analogue of the analgesic drug MVIIA (Ziconotide). Angewandte Chemie, 135 (29) e202302812, 1-5. doi: 10.1002/ange.202302812 |
2023 Journal Article Towards a sustainable management of the spotted-wing drosophila: disclosing the effects of two spider venom peptides on Drosophila suzukiiRegalado, Laura, Sario, Sara, Mendes, Rafael J., Valle, Javier, Harvey, Peta J., Teixeira, Cátia, Gomes, Paula, Andreu, David and Santos, Conceição (2023). Towards a sustainable management of the spotted-wing drosophila: disclosing the effects of two spider venom peptides on Drosophila suzukii. Insects, 14 (6) 533, 1-15. doi: 10.3390/insects14060533 |
Featured 2023 Journal Article A chemo-enzymatic approach to produce a cyclic analogue of the analgesic drug MVIIA (Ziconotide)Zhou, Yan, Harvey, Peta J., Koehbach, Johannes, Chan, Lai Yue, Jones, Alun, Andersson, Åsa, Vetter, Irina, Durek, Thomas and Craik, David J. (2023). A chemo-enzymatic approach to produce a cyclic analogue of the analgesic drug MVIIA (Ziconotide). Angewandte Chemie, 62 (29) e202302812, e202302812. doi: 10.1002/anie.202302812 |
2023 Journal Article Design, synthesis and mechanism of action of novel μ-conotoxin KIIIA analogs for inhibition of the voltage-gated sodium channel Nav1.7Zhao, Zitong, Pan, Teng, Chen, Shen, Harvey, Peta J., Zhang, Jinghui, Li, Xiao, Yang, Mengke, Huang, Linhong, Wang, Shoushi, Craik, David J., Jiang, Tao and Yu, Rilei (2023). Design, synthesis and mechanism of action of novel μ-conotoxin KIIIA analogs for inhibition of the voltage-gated sodium channel Nav1.7. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 299 (4) 103068, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.jbc.2023.103068 |
Featured 2023 Journal Article Plant-based production of an orally active cyclotide for the treatment of multiple sclerosisJackson, Mark A., Xie, Jing, Nguyen, Linh T. T., Wang, Xiaohan, Yap, Kuok, Harvey, Peta J., Gilding, Edward K. and Craik, David J. (2023). Plant-based production of an orally active cyclotide for the treatment of multiple sclerosis. Transgenic Research, 32 (1-2), 121-133. doi: 10.1007/s11248-023-00341-1 |
2023 Journal Article Designing antimicrobial peptides using deep learning and molecular dynamic simulationsCao, Qiushi, Ge, Cheng, Wang, Xuejie, Harvey, Peta J., Zhang, Zixuan, Ma, Yuan, Wang, Xianghong, Jia, Xinying, Mobli, Mehdi, Craik, David J., Jiang, Tao, Yang, Jinbo, Wei, Zhiqiang, Wang, Yan, Chang, Shan and Yu, Rilei (2023). Designing antimicrobial peptides using deep learning and molecular dynamic simulations. Briefings in Bioinformatics, 24 (2) bbad058, 1-13. doi: 10.1093/bib/bbad058 |
2023 Journal Article Discovery, characterization, and engineering of LvIC, an α4/4-conotoxin that selectively blocks rat α6/α3β4 nicotinic acetylcholine receptorsZhu, Xiaopeng, Wang, Shuai, Kaas, Quentin, Yu, Jinpeng, Wu, Yong, Harvey, Peta J., Zhangsun, Dongting, Craik, David J. and Luo, Sulan (2023). Discovery, characterization, and engineering of LvIC, an α4/4-conotoxin that selectively blocks rat α6/α3β4 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 66 (3), 2020-2031. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.2c01786 |
2022 Journal Article The acyclotide ribe 31 from Rinorea bengalensis has selective cytotoxicity and potent insecticidal properties in DrosophilaDang, Tien T., Huang, Yen-Hua, Ott, Stanislav, Harvey, Peta J., Gilding, Edward K., Tombling, Benjamin J., Chan, Lai Y., Kaas, Quentin, Claridge-Chang, Adam and Craik, David J. (2022). The acyclotide ribe 31 from Rinorea bengalensis has selective cytotoxicity and potent insecticidal properties in Drosophila. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 298 (10) 102413, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.jbc.2022.102413 |
2022 Journal Article Neurotoxic and cytotoxic peptides underlie the painful stings of the tree nettle Urtica feroxXie, Jing, Robinson, Samuel D., Gilding, Edward K., Jami, Sina, Deuis, Jennifer R., Rehm, Fabian B.H., Yap, Kuok, Ragnarsson, Lotten, Chan, Lai Yue, Hamilton, Brett R., Harvey, Peta J., Craik, David J., Vetter, Irina and Durek, Thomas (2022). Neurotoxic and cytotoxic peptides underlie the painful stings of the tree nettle Urtica ferox. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 298 (8) 102218, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.jbc.2022.102218 |
2022 Journal Article Mutagenesis of cyclotide Cter 27 exemplifies a robust folding strategy for bracelet cyclotidesDang, Tien T., Harvey, Peta J., Chan, Lai Yue, Huang, Yen-Hua, Kaas, Quentin and Craik, David J. (2022). Mutagenesis of cyclotide Cter 27 exemplifies a robust folding strategy for bracelet cyclotides. Peptide Science, 114 (6) e24284. doi: 10.1002/pep2.24284 |
2022 Journal Article Phage display-based discovery of cyclic peptides against the broad spectrum bacterial anti-virulence target CsrAJakob, Valentin, Zoller, Ben G. E., Rinkes, Julia, Wu, Yingwen, Kiefer, Alexander F., Hust, Michael, Polten, Saskia, White, Andrew M., Harvey, Peta J., Durek, Thomas, Craik, David J., Siebert, Andreas, Kazmaier, Uli and Empting, Martin (2022). Phage display-based discovery of cyclic peptides against the broad spectrum bacterial anti-virulence target CsrA. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 231 114148, 114148. doi: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2022.114148 |
Featured 2021 Journal Article Modified horseshoe crab peptides target and kill bacteria inside host cellsAmiss, Anna S., von Pein, Jessica B., Webb, Jessica R., Condon, Nicholas D., Harvey, Peta J., Phan, Minh-Duy, Schembri, Mark A., Currie, Bart J., Sweet, Matthew J., Craik, David J., Kapetanovic, Ronan, Henriques, Sónia Troeira and Lawrence, Nicole (2021). Modified horseshoe crab peptides target and kill bacteria inside host cells. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 79 (1) 38, 38. doi: 10.1007/s00018-021-04041-z |
2021 Journal Article Importance of the cyclic cystine knot structural motif for immunosuppressive effects of cyclotidesHellinger, Roland, Muratspahić, Edin, Devi, Seema, Koehbach, Johannes, Vasileva, Mina, Harvey, Peta J., Craik, David J., Gründemann, Carsten and Gruber, Christian W. (2021). Importance of the cyclic cystine knot structural motif for immunosuppressive effects of cyclotides. ACS Chemical Biology, 16 (11) acschembio.1c00524, 2373-2386. doi: 10.1021/acschembio.1c00524 |
2021 Journal Article Engineered conotoxin differentially blocks and discriminates rat and human α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptorsWang, Shuai, Zhu, Xiaopeng, Zhangsun, Manqi, Wu, Yong, Yu, Jinpeng, Harvey, Peta J., Kaas, Quentin, Zhangsun, Dongting, Craik, David J. and Luo, Sulan (2021). Engineered conotoxin differentially blocks and discriminates rat and human α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 64 (9), 5620-5631. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.0c02079 |