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2013

Journal Article

Downsizing a human inflammatory protein to a small molecule with equal potency and functionality

Reid, Robert C., Yau, Mei-Kwan, Singh, Ranee, Hamidon, Johan K., Reed, Anthony N., Chu, Peifei, Suen, Jacky Y., Stoermer, Martin J., Blakeney, Jade S., Lim, Junxian, Faber, Jonathan M. and David P. Fairlie, (2013). Downsizing a human inflammatory protein to a small molecule with equal potency and functionality. Nature Communications, 4 (2802) 2802, 1-9. doi: 10.1038/ncomms3802

Downsizing a human inflammatory protein to a small molecule with equal potency and functionality

2025

Journal Article

Human MAIT cell response profiles biased toward IL-17 or IL-10 are distinct effector states directed by the cytokine milieu

Boulouis, Caroline, Mouchtaridi, Elli, Müller, Thomas R., Mak, Jeffrey Y. W., Fairlie, David P., Bergman, Peter, Michaëlsson, Jakob, Halfvarson, Jonas, Mjösberg, Jenny, Buggert, Marcus and Sandberg, Johan K (2025). Human MAIT cell response profiles biased toward IL-17 or IL-10 are distinct effector states directed by the cytokine milieu. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 122 (6) e2414230122, 1-11. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2414230122

Human MAIT cell response profiles biased toward IL-17 or IL-10 are distinct effector states directed by the cytokine milieu

2025

Journal Article

Cigarette smoke components modulate the MR1–MAIT axis

Awad, Wael, Mayall, Jemma R., Xu, Weijun, Johansen, Matt D., Patton, Timothy, Lim, Xin Yi, Galvao, Izabela, Howson, Lauren J., Brown, Alexandra C., Haw, Tatt Jhong, Donovan, Chantal, Das, Shatarupa, Albers, Gesa J., Pai, Tsung-Yu, Hortle, Elinor, Gillis, Caitlin M., Hansbro, Nicole G., Horvat, Jay C., Liu, Ligong, Mak, Jeffrey Y.W., McCluskey, James, Fairlie, David P., Corbett, Alexandra J., Hansbro, Philip M. and Rossjohn, Jamie (2025). Cigarette smoke components modulate the MR1–MAIT axis. Journal of Experimental Medicine, 222 (2) e20240896, 1-19+. doi: 10.1084/jem.20240896

Cigarette smoke components modulate the MR1–MAIT axis

2025

Journal Article

Protease-activated receptor 2: a promising therapeutic target for women's cancers

Shah, Himani, Fairlie, David P. and Lim, Junxian (2025). Protease-activated receptor 2: a promising therapeutic target for women's cancers. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, 392 (1) 100016, 100016. doi: 10.1124/jpet.124.002176

Protease-activated receptor 2: a promising therapeutic target for women's cancers

2024

Journal Article

MAIT cell plasticity enables functional adaptation that drives antibacterial immune protection

Wang, Huimeng, Souter, Michael N. T., de Lima Moreira, Marcela, Li, Shihan, Zhou, Yuchen, Nelson, Adam G., Yu, Jinhan, Meehan, Lucy J., Meehan, Bronwyn S., Eckle, Sidonia B. G., Lee, Hyun Jae, Schröder, Jan, Haque, Ashraful, Mak, Jeffrey Y. W., Fairlie, David P., McCluskey, James, Wang, Zhongfang, Chen, Zhenjun and Corbett, Alexandra J. (2024). MAIT cell plasticity enables functional adaptation that drives antibacterial immune protection. Science Immunology, 9 (102) eadp9841. doi: 10.1126/sciimmunol.adp9841

MAIT cell plasticity enables functional adaptation that drives antibacterial immune protection

2024

Journal Article

MR1 presents vitamin B6–related compounds for recognition by MR1-reactive T cells

McInerney, Mitchell P., Awad, Wael, Souter, Michael N. T., Kang, Yang, Wang, Carl J. H., Chan Yew Poa, Kean, Abdelaal, Mohamed R., Le, Ngoc H., Shepherd, Chloe M., McNeice, Conor, Meehan, Lucy J., Nelson, Adam G., Raynes, Jeremy M., Mak, Jeffrey Y. W., McCluskey, James, Chen, Zhenjun, Ang, Ching-Seng, Fairlie, David P., Le Nours, Jérôme, Illing, Patricia T., Rossjohn, Jamie and Purcell, Anthony W. (2024). MR1 presents vitamin B6–related compounds for recognition by MR1-reactive T cells. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 121 (49) e2414792121. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2414792121

MR1 presents vitamin B6–related compounds for recognition by MR1-reactive T cells

2024

Journal Article

Selective regulation of IFN-γ and IL-4 co-producing unconventional T cells by purinergic signaling

Xu, Calvin, Obers, Andreas, Qin, Minyi, Brandli, Alice, Wong, Joelyn, Huang, Xin, Clatch, Allison, Fayed, Aly, Starkey, Graham, D’Costa, Rohit, Gordon, Claire L., Mak, Jeffrey Y.W., Fairlie, David P., Beattie, Lynette, Mackay, Laura K., Godfrey, Dale I. and Koay, Hui-Fern (2024). Selective regulation of IFN-γ and IL-4 co-producing unconventional T cells by purinergic signaling. Journal of Experimental Medicine, 221 (12) e20240354. doi: 10.1084/jem.20240354

Selective regulation of IFN-γ and IL-4 co-producing unconventional T cells by purinergic signaling

2024

Journal Article

Histone deacetylase 7 activates 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase via an enzyme-independent mechanism that involves the N-terminal protein-protein interaction domain

Wang, Yizhuo, Curson, James E.B., Ramnath, Divya, Das Gupta, Kaustav, Reid, Robert C., Karunakaran, Denuja, Fairlie, David P. and Sweet, Matthew J. (2024). Histone deacetylase 7 activates 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase via an enzyme-independent mechanism that involves the N-terminal protein-protein interaction domain. Biochemical Journal, 481 (21), 1569-1584. doi: 10.1042/bcj20240380

Histone deacetylase 7 activates 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase via an enzyme-independent mechanism that involves the N-terminal protein-protein interaction domain

2024

Journal Article

Varicella Zoster Virus disrupts MAIT cell polyfunctional effector responses

Purohit, Shivam K., Stern, Lauren, Corbett, Alexandra J., Mak, Jeffrey Y.W., Fairlie, David P., Slobedman, Barry and Abendroth, Allison (2024). Varicella Zoster Virus disrupts MAIT cell polyfunctional effector responses. PLoS Pathogens, 20 (8 August) e1012372, e1012372. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1012372

Varicella Zoster Virus disrupts MAIT cell polyfunctional effector responses

2024

Journal Article

PAR2 activation on human tubular epithelial cells engages converging signaling pathways to induce an inflammatory and fibrotic milieu

Vesey, David A., Iyer, Abishek, Owen, Evan, Kamato, Danielle, Johnson, David W., Gobe, Glenda C., Fairlie, David P. and Nikolic-Paterson, David J. (2024). PAR2 activation on human tubular epithelial cells engages converging signaling pathways to induce an inflammatory and fibrotic milieu. Frontiers in Pharmacology, 15 1382094. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2024.1382094

PAR2 activation on human tubular epithelial cells engages converging signaling pathways to induce an inflammatory and fibrotic milieu

2024

Journal Article

Hydrolases & Lipases in GtoPdb v.2024.2

Alexander, Stephen P. H., Doherty, Patrick, Fairlie, David, Fowler, Christopher J., Overall, Christopher M., Rawlings, Neil, Southan, Christopher and Turner, Anthony J. (2024). Hydrolases & Lipases in GtoPdb v.2024.2. IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology CITE, 2024 (2). doi: 10.2218/gtopdb/f799/2024.2

Hydrolases & Lipases in GtoPdb v.2024.2

2024

Journal Article

Potent Immunomodulators Developed from an Unstable Bacterial Metabolite of Vitamin B2 Biosynthesis

Mak, Jeffrey Y. W., Rivero, Ryan J. D., Hoang, Huy N., Lim, Xin Yi, Deng, Jieru, McWilliam, Hamish E. G., Villadangos, Jose A., McCluskey, James, Corbett, Alexandra J. and Fairlie, David P. (2024). Potent Immunomodulators Developed from an Unstable Bacterial Metabolite of Vitamin B2 Biosynthesis. Angewandte Chemie, 136 (31). doi: 10.1002/ange.202400632

Potent Immunomodulators Developed from an Unstable Bacterial Metabolite of Vitamin B2 Biosynthesis

2024

Journal Article

MAIT cell activation and recruitment in inflammation and tissue damage in acute appendicitis

Zheng, Yichao, Han, Fei, Wu, Zhengyu, Wang, Bingjie, Chen, Xingchi, Boulouis, Caroline, Jiang, Yuebin, Ho, Amanda, He, Dan, Sia, Wan Rong, Mak, Jeffrey Y. W., Fairlie, David P., Wang, Lin-Fa, Sandberg, Johan K., Lobie, Peter E., Ma, Shaohua and Leeansyah, Edwin (2024). MAIT cell activation and recruitment in inflammation and tissue damage in acute appendicitis. Science Advances, 10 (24) eadn6331, eadn6331. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.adn6331

MAIT cell activation and recruitment in inflammation and tissue damage in acute appendicitis

2024

Journal Article

MAIT cell-MR1 reactivity is highly conserved across multiple divergent species

Edmans, Matthew D., Connelley, Timothy K., Morgan, Sophie, Pediongco, Troi J., Jayaraman, Siddharth, Juno, Jennifer A., Meehan, Bronwyn S., Dewar, Phoebe M., Maze, Emmanuel A., Roos, Eduard O., Paudyal, Basu, Mak, Jeffrey YW., Liu, Ligong, Fairlie, David P., Wang, Huimeng, Corbett, Alexandra J., McCluskey, James, Benedictus, Lindert, Tchilian, Elma, Klenerman, Paul and Eckle, Sidonia BG. (2024). MAIT cell-MR1 reactivity is highly conserved across multiple divergent species. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 300 (6) 107338, 1-21. doi: 10.1016/j.jbc.2024.107338

MAIT cell-MR1 reactivity is highly conserved across multiple divergent species

2024

Journal Article

Mouse mucosal-associated invariant T cell receptor recognition of MR1 presenting the vitamin B metabolite, 5-(2-oxopropylideneamino)-6-D-ribitylaminouracil

Ciacchi, Lisa, Mak, Jeffrey Y.W., Le, Jeremy P., Fairlie, David P., McCluskey, James, Corbett, Alexandra J., Rossjohn, Jamie and Awad, Wael (2024). Mouse mucosal-associated invariant T cell receptor recognition of MR1 presenting the vitamin B metabolite, 5-(2-oxopropylideneamino)-6-D-ribitylaminouracil. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 300 (5) 107229, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.jbc.2024.107229

Mouse mucosal-associated invariant T cell receptor recognition of MR1 presenting the vitamin B metabolite, 5-(2-oxopropylideneamino)-6-D-ribitylaminouracil

2024

Journal Article

Wnt dose escalation during the exit from pluripotency identifies tranilast as a regulator of cardiac mesoderm

Wu, Zhixuan, Shen, Sophie, Mizikovsky, Dalia, Cao, Yuanzhao, Naval-Sanchez, Marina, Tan, Siew Zhuan, Alvarez, Yanina D., Sun, Yuliangzi, Chen, Xiaoli, Zhao, Qiongyi, Kim, Daniel, Yang, Pengyi, Hill, Timothy A., Jones, Alun, Fairlie, David P., Pébay, Alice, Hewitt, Alex W., Tam, Patrick P.L., White, Melanie D., Nefzger, Christian M. and Palpant, Nathan J. (2024). Wnt dose escalation during the exit from pluripotency identifies tranilast as a regulator of cardiac mesoderm. Developmental Cell, 59 (6), 705-722.e8. doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2024.01.019

Wnt dose escalation during the exit from pluripotency identifies tranilast as a regulator of cardiac mesoderm

2024

Journal Article

Dynamic MAIT cell recovery after severe COVID-19 is transient with signs of heterogeneous functional anomalies

Kammann, Tobias, Gorin, Jean-Baptiste, Parrot, Tiphaine, Gao, Yu, Ponzetta, Andrea, Emgård, Johanna, Maleki, Kimia T., Sekine, Takuya, Rivera-Ballesteros, Olga, Gredmark-Russ, Sara, Rooyackers, Olav, Skagerberg, Magdalena, Eriksson, Lars I., Norrby-Teglund, Anna, Mak, Jeffrey Y. W., Fairlie, David P., Björkström, Niklas K., Klingström, Jonas, Ljunggren, Hans-Gustaf, Aleman, Soo, Buggert, Marcus, Strålin, Kristoffer, Sandberg, Johan K. and Karolinska COVID-19 Study Group (2024). Dynamic MAIT cell recovery after severe COVID-19 is transient with signs of heterogeneous functional anomalies. The Journal of Immunology, 212 (3), 389-396. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.2300639

Dynamic MAIT cell recovery after severe COVID-19 is transient with signs of heterogeneous functional anomalies

2024

Journal Article

Sulfated bile acid is a host-derived ligand for MAIT cells

Ito, Emi, Inuki, Shinsuke, Izumi, Yoshihiro, Takahashi, Masatomo, Dambayashi, Yuki, Ciacchi, Lisa, Awad, Wael, Takeyama, Ami, Shibata, Kensuke, Mori, Shotaro, Mak, Jeffrey Y. W., Fairlie, David P., Bamba, Takeshi, Ishikawa, Eri, Nagae, Masamichi, Rossjohn, Jamie and Yamasaki, Sho (2024). Sulfated bile acid is a host-derived ligand for MAIT cells. Science Immunology, 9 (91) eade6924, eade6924. doi: 10.1126/sciimmunol.ade6924

Sulfated bile acid is a host-derived ligand for MAIT cells

2023

Journal Article

Protease-activated receptor 2 attenuates doxorubicin-induced apoptosis in colon cancer cells

Shah, Himani, Hill, Timothy A., Lim, Junxian and Fairlie, David P. (2023). Protease-activated receptor 2 attenuates doxorubicin-induced apoptosis in colon cancer cells. Journal of Cell Communication and Signaling, 17 (4), 1-15. doi: 10.1007/s12079-023-00791-6

Protease-activated receptor 2 attenuates doxorubicin-induced apoptosis in colon cancer cells

2023

Journal Article

N-(2-Aminophenyl)-benzamide Inhibitors of Class I HDAC Enzymes with Antiproliferative and Antifibrotic Activity

Gerokonstantis, Dimitrios Triantafyllos, Mantzourani, Christiana, Gkikas, Dimitrios, Wu, Kai-Chen, Hoang, Huy N., Triandafillidi, Ierasia, Barbayianni, Ilianna, Kanellopoulou, Paraskevi, Kokotos, Alexandros C., Moutevelis-Minakakis, Panagiota, Aidinis, Vassilis, Politis, Panagiotis K., Fairlie, David P. and Kokotos, George (2023). N-(2-Aminophenyl)-benzamide Inhibitors of Class I HDAC Enzymes with Antiproliferative and Antifibrotic Activity. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 66 (20), 1-20. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.3c01422

N-(2-Aminophenyl)-benzamide Inhibitors of Class I HDAC Enzymes with Antiproliferative and Antifibrotic Activity