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2026

Journal Article

Transformers as a substrate for structural biology

Malik, Ashar J., Portelli, Stephanie and Ascher, David B. (2026). Transformers as a substrate for structural biology. Current Opinion in Structural Biology, 97 103218, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.sbi.2025.103218

Transformers as a substrate for structural biology

2026

Journal Article

A three generation family with VACTERL association is found to have a rare form of diamond-blackfan anaemia

Leshchynska, Iryna, Das, Debjani, O’Reilly, Victoria, Sipka, Alena, Iyer, Kavitha, Alankarage, Dimuthu, Rath, Emma, Kumar, Akshita, Kurt, Beth A., Voydanoff, Maria E., The Congenital Heart Disease Synergy Study group, Winlaw, David, Nassar, Natasha, Kirk, Edwin, Stevenson, Roger E., Winlaw, David S., Ascher, David B., Giannoulatou, Eleni, Mark, Paul R., Dunwoodie, Sally L. and Chapman, Gavin (2026). A three generation family with VACTERL association is found to have a rare form of diamond-blackfan anaemia. European Journal of Human Genetics, 1-11. doi: 10.1038/s41431-026-02076-z

A three generation family with VACTERL association is found to have a rare form of diamond-blackfan anaemia

2026

Journal Article

mCSM-metal: A Deep Learning Resource to Predict Effect of Mutations on Metal Ion Binding

Kumar, Akshita, Malik, Ashar J. and Ascher, David B. (2026). mCSM-metal: A Deep Learning Resource to Predict Effect of Mutations on Metal Ion Binding. Journal of Molecular Biology 169678, 169678. doi: 10.1016/j.jmb.2026.169678

mCSM-metal: A Deep Learning Resource to Predict Effect of Mutations on Metal Ion Binding

2026

Journal Article

Exploring a genetic basis for the metabolic perturbations in ME/CFS using UK Biobank

Huang, Katherine, Muneeb, Muhammad, Thomas, Natalie, Schneider-Futschik, Elena K., Gooley, Paul R., Ascher, David B. and Armstrong, Christopher W. (2026). Exploring a genetic basis for the metabolic perturbations in ME/CFS using UK Biobank. iScience, 29 (1) 114316, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2025.114316

Exploring a genetic basis for the metabolic perturbations in ME/CFS using UK Biobank

2026

Journal Article

Structome-AlignViewer: On Confidence Assessment in Structure-Aware Alignments

Malik, Ashar J., Mao, Siying, Hugenholtz, Philip and Ascher, David B. (2026). Structome-AlignViewer: On Confidence Assessment in Structure-Aware Alignments. Genome Biology and Evolution, 18 (1) evag004, 1-8. doi: 10.1093/gbe/evag004

Structome-AlignViewer: On Confidence Assessment in Structure-Aware Alignments

2026

Journal Article

Systematic evaluation of computational tools to predict the effects of mutations on protein-ligand binding affinity in the absence of experimental structures

Pan, Qisheng, Portelli, Stephanie, Nguyen, Thanh Binh and Ascher, David B. (2026). Systematic evaluation of computational tools to predict the effects of mutations on protein-ligand binding affinity in the absence of experimental structures. Briefings in Bioinformatics, 27 (1) bbag035, 1-17. doi: 10.1093/bib/bbag035

Systematic evaluation of computational tools to predict the effects of mutations on protein-ligand binding affinity in the absence of experimental structures

2026

Journal Article

kinCSM-RTK: machine learning-based screening of receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors in drug discovery

Serghini, Adam, Zhou, Yunzhuo, Myung, Yoochan, de Sá, Alex G. C., Portelli, Stephanie and Ascher, David B. (2026). kinCSM-RTK: machine learning-based screening of receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors in drug discovery. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling, 66 (1) acs.jcim.5c01677, 61-73. doi: 10.1021/acs.jcim.5c01677

kinCSM-RTK: machine learning-based screening of receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors in drug discovery

2025

Journal Article

Haploinsufficient variants in SMAD5 are associated with isolated congenital heart disease

Alankarage, Dimuthu, Leshchynska, Iryna, Portelli, Stephanie, Sipka, Alena, Blue, Gillian M., O'Reilly, Victoria, Das, Debjani, Rath, Emma M., Enriquez, Annabelle, Troup, Michael, Fine, Miriam, Poplawski, Nicola, Verlee, Maxim, Humphreys, David T., Harvey, Richard P., Chapman, Gavin, Kirk, Edwin P., Winlaw, David S., Callewaert, Bert, Chung, Wendy K., Ascher, David, Giannoulatou, Eleni and Dunwoodie, Sally L. (2025). Haploinsufficient variants in SMAD5 are associated with isolated congenital heart disease. Human Genetics and Genomics Advances, 6 (4) 100478, 100478. doi: 10.1016/j.xhgg.2025.100478

Haploinsufficient variants in SMAD5 are associated with isolated congenital heart disease

2025

Journal Article

Combinatorial discovery of RAFT cationic polymers for mRNA delivery: structure–function insights from high-throughput screening and machine learning

Yang, Wenting, Li, Shangqian, Yu, Siqi, de Sá, Alex G. C., Ita, Tanmayee Sai Sivani, Liang, Tian, Forgham, Helen, Qiao, Ruirui, Li, Jiulong, Stayton, Patrick S., Ascher, David B., Meng, Huan, Whittaker, Andrew K. and Fu, Changkui (2025). Combinatorial discovery of RAFT cationic polymers for mRNA delivery: structure–function insights from high-throughput screening and machine learning. Biomacromolecules, 26 (11), 7724-7738. doi: 10.1021/acs.biomac.5c01236

Combinatorial discovery of RAFT cationic polymers for mRNA delivery: structure–function insights from high-throughput screening and machine learning

2025

Journal Article

Assessing the predicted impact of single amino acid substitutions in MAPK proteins for CAGI6 challenges

Turina, Paola, Petrosino, Maria, Enriquez Sandoval, Carlos A., Novak, Leonore, Pasquo, Alessandra, Alexov, Emil, Alladin, Muttaqi Ahmad, Ascher, David B., Babbi, Giulia, Bakolitsa, Constantina, Casadio, Rita, Cheng, Jianlin, Fariselli, Piero, Folkman, Lukas, Kamandula, Akash, Katsonis, Panagiotis, Li, Minghui, Li, Dong, Lichtarge, Olivier, Mahmud, Sajid, Martelli, Pier Luigi, Pal, Debnath, Panday, Shailesh Kumar, Pires, Douglas E. V., Portelli, Stephanie, Pucci, Fabrizio, Rodrigues, Carlos H. M., Rooman, Marianne, Savojardo, Castrense ... Capriotti, Emidio (2025). Assessing the predicted impact of single amino acid substitutions in MAPK proteins for CAGI6 challenges. Human Genetics, 144 (2-3) 245403, 265-280. doi: 10.1007/s00439-024-02724-8

Assessing the predicted impact of single amino acid substitutions in MAPK proteins for CAGI6 challenges

2025

Journal Article

Proximity proteomics reveals a mechanism of fatty acid transfer at lipid droplet-mitochondria- endoplasmic reticulum contact sites

Bezawork-Geleta, Ayenachew, Devereux, Camille J., Keenan, Stacey N., Lou, Jieqiong, Cho, Ellie, Nie, Shuai, De Souza, David P., Narayana, Vinod K., Siddall, Nicole A., Rodrigues, Carlos H. M., Portelli, Stephanie, Zheng, Tenghao, Nim, Hieu T., Ramialison, Mirana, Hime, Gary R., Dodd, Garron T., Hinde, Elizabeth, Ascher, David B., Stroud, David A. and Watt, Matthew J. (2025). Proximity proteomics reveals a mechanism of fatty acid transfer at lipid droplet-mitochondria- endoplasmic reticulum contact sites. Nature Communications, 16 (1) 2135, 2135. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-57405-5

Proximity proteomics reveals a mechanism of fatty acid transfer at lipid droplet-mitochondria- endoplasmic reticulum contact sites

2025

Journal Article

Drug resistance-associated mutations in Plasmodium UBP-1 disrupt its essential deubiquitinating activity

Smith, Cameron J., Eavis, Heledd, Briggs, Carla, Henrici, Ryan, Karpiyevich, Maryia, Ansbro, Megan R., Hoshizaki, Johanna, van der Heden van Noort, Gerbrand J., Ascher, David B., Sutherland, Colin J., Lee, Marcus C.S. and Artavanis-Tsakonas, Katerina (2025). Drug resistance-associated mutations in Plasmodium UBP-1 disrupt its essential deubiquitinating activity. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 301 (3) 108266, 108266. doi: 10.1016/j.jbc.2025.108266

Drug resistance-associated mutations in Plasmodium UBP-1 disrupt its essential deubiquitinating activity

2025

Journal Article

Definition and validation of prognostic phenotypes in moderate aortic stenosis

Sen, Jonathan, Wahi, Sudhir, Vollbon, William, Prior, Marcus, de Sá, Alex G.C., Ascher, David B., Huynh, Quan and Marwick, Thomas H. (2025). Definition and validation of prognostic phenotypes in moderate aortic stenosis. JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging, 18 (2), 133-149. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2024.06.013

Definition and validation of prognostic phenotypes in moderate aortic stenosis

2025

Journal Article

Exploring the effects of missense mutations on protein thermodynamics through structure-based approaches: findings from the CAGI6 challenges

Rodrigues, Carlos H. M., Portelli, Stephanie and Ascher, David B. (2025). Exploring the effects of missense mutations on protein thermodynamics through structure-based approaches: findings from the CAGI6 challenges. Human Genetics, 144 (2-3) e0217169, 327-335. doi: 10.1007/s00439-023-02623-4

Exploring the effects of missense mutations on protein thermodynamics through structure-based approaches: findings from the CAGI6 challenges

2025

Journal Article

Assessing the predicted impact of single amino acid substitutions in calmodulin for CAGI6 challenges

Turina, Paola, Dal Cortivo, Giuditta, Enriquez Sandoval, Carlos A., Alexov, Emil, Ascher, David B., Babbi, Giulia, Bakolitsa, Constantina, Casadio, Rita, Fariselli, Piero, Folkman, Lukas, Kamandula, Akash, Katsonis, Panagiotis, Li, Dong, Lichtarge, Olivier, Martelli, Pier Luigi, Panday, Shailesh Kumar, Pires, Douglas E. V., Portelli, Stephanie, Pucci, Fabrizio, Rodrigues, Carlos H. M., Rooman, Marianne, Savojardo, Castrense, Schwersensky, Martin, Shen, Yang, Strokach, Alexey V., Sun, Yuanfei, Woo, Junwoo, Radivojac, Predrag, Brenner, Steven E. ... Capriotti, Emidio (2025). Assessing the predicted impact of single amino acid substitutions in calmodulin for CAGI6 challenges. Human Genetics, 144 (2-3) 620793, 113-125. doi: 10.1007/s00439-024-02720-y

Assessing the predicted impact of single amino acid substitutions in calmodulin for CAGI6 challenges

2024

Journal Article

Insights into the structure of NLR family member X1: Paving the way for innovative drug discovery

Jewell, Shannon, Nguyen, Thanh Binh, Ascher, David B. and Robertson, Avril A.B. (2024). Insights into the structure of NLR family member X1: Paving the way for innovative drug discovery. Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal, 23, 3506-3513. doi: 10.1016/j.csbj.2024.09.013

Insights into the structure of NLR family member X1: Paving the way for innovative drug discovery

2024

Journal Article

Use of the energy waveform electrocardiogram to detect subclinical left ventricular dysfunction in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Soh, Cheng Hwee, de Sá, Alex G. C., Potter, Elizabeth, Halabi, Amera, Ascher, David B. and Marwick, Thomas H. (2024). Use of the energy waveform electrocardiogram to detect subclinical left ventricular dysfunction in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Cardiovascular Diabetology, 23 (1) 91, 91. doi: 10.1186/s12933-024-02141-1

Use of the energy waveform electrocardiogram to detect subclinical left ventricular dysfunction in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

2024

Journal Article

piscesCSM: prediction of anticancer synergistic drug combinations

AlJarf, Raghad, Rodrigues, Carlos H. M., Myung, Yoochan, Pires, Douglas E. V. and Ascher, David B. (2024). piscesCSM: prediction of anticancer synergistic drug combinations. Journal of Cheminformatics, 16 (1) 81, 81. doi: 10.1186/s13321-024-00859-4

piscesCSM: prediction of anticancer synergistic drug combinations

2024

Journal Article

Discriminating Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and comorbid conditions using metabolomics in UK biobank

Huang, Katherine, de Sá, Alex G. C., Thomas, Natalie, Phair, Robert D., Gooley, Paul R., Ascher, David B. and Armstrong, Christopher W. (2024). Discriminating Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and comorbid conditions using metabolomics in UK biobank. Communications Medicine, 4 (1) 248, 1-14. doi: 10.1038/s43856-024-00669-7

Discriminating Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and comorbid conditions using metabolomics in UK biobank

2024

Journal Article

Rifaximin prophylaxis causes resistance to the last-resort antibiotic daptomycin

Turner, Adrianna M., Li, Lucy, Monk, Ian R., Lee, Jean Y. H., Ingle, Danielle J., Portelli, Stephanie, Sherry, Norelle L., Isles, Nicole, Seemann, Torsten, Sharkey, Liam K., Walsh, Calum J., Reid, Gavin E., Nie, Shuai, Eijkelkamp, Bart A., Holmes, Natasha E., Collis, Brennan, Vogrin, Sara, Hiergeist, Andreas, Weber, Daniela, Gessner, Andre, Holler, Ernst, Ascher, David B., Duchene, Sebastian, Scott, Nichollas E., Stinear, Timothy P., Kwong, Jason C., Gorrie, Claire L., Howden, Benjamin P. and Carter, Glen P. (2024). Rifaximin prophylaxis causes resistance to the last-resort antibiotic daptomycin. Nature, 635 (8040), 969-977. doi: 10.1038/s41586-024-08095-4

Rifaximin prophylaxis causes resistance to the last-resort antibiotic daptomycin