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2017

Journal Article

Combating mutations in genetic disease and drug resistance: understanding molecular mechanisms to guide drug design

Albanaz, Amanda T S, Rodrigues, Carlos H M, Pires, Douglas E V and Ascher, David B (2017). Combating mutations in genetic disease and drug resistance: understanding molecular mechanisms to guide drug design. Expert Opinion on Drug Discovery, 12 (6), 553-563. doi: 10.1080/17460441.2017.1322579

Combating mutations in genetic disease and drug resistance: understanding molecular mechanisms to guide drug design

2017

Journal Article

SDM: a server for predicting effects of mutations on protein stability

Pandurangan, Arun Prasad, Ochoa-Montaño, Bernardo, Ascher, David B. and Blundell, Tom L. (2017). SDM: a server for predicting effects of mutations on protein stability. Nucleic Acids Research, 45 (W1), W229-W235. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkx439

SDM: a server for predicting effects of mutations on protein stability

2017

Journal Article

DNA-PKcs, allostery, and DNA double-strand break repair: defining the structure and setting the stage

Chirgadze, Dimitri Y, Ascher, David B, Blundell, Tom L and Sibanda, Bancinyane L (2017). DNA-PKcs, allostery, and DNA double-strand break repair: defining the structure and setting the stage. Methods in Enzymology, 592, 145-157. doi: 10.1016/bs.mie.2017.04.001

DNA-PKcs, allostery, and DNA double-strand break repair: defining the structure and setting the stage

2017

Journal Article

Huntingtin inclusions trigger cellular quiescence, deactivate apoptosis, and lead to delayed necrosis

Ramdzan, Yasmin M., Trubetskov, Mikhail M., Ormsby, Angelique R., Newcombe, Estella A., Sui, Xiaojing, Tobin, Mark J., Bongiovanni, Marie N., Gras, Sally L., Dewson, Grant, Miller, Jason M. L., Finkbeiner, Steven, Moily, Nagaraj S., Niclis, Jonathan, Parish, Clare L., Purcell, Anthony W., Baker, Michael J., Wilce, Jacqueline A., Waris, Saboora, Stojanovski, Diana, Bocking, Till, Ang, Ching-Seng, Ascher, David B., Reid, Gavin E. and Hatters, Danny M. (2017). Huntingtin inclusions trigger cellular quiescence, deactivate apoptosis, and lead to delayed necrosis. Cell Reports, 19 (5), 919-927. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2017.04.029

Huntingtin inclusions trigger cellular quiescence, deactivate apoptosis, and lead to delayed necrosis

2017

Journal Article

Dimeric but not monomeric α-lactalbumin potentiates apoptosis by up regulation of ATF3 and reduction of histone deacetylase activity in primary and immortalised cells

Sharp, Julie A, Brennan, Amelia J, Polekhina, Galina, Ascher, David B, Lefevre, Christophe and Nicholas, Kevin R (2017). Dimeric but not monomeric α-lactalbumin potentiates apoptosis by up regulation of ATF3 and reduction of histone deacetylase activity in primary and immortalised cells. Cellular Signalling, 33, 86-97. doi: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2017.02.007

Dimeric but not monomeric α-lactalbumin potentiates apoptosis by up regulation of ATF3 and reduction of histone deacetylase activity in primary and immortalised cells

2017

Journal Article

SDHA related tumorigenesis: a new case series and literature review for variant interpretation and pathogenicity

Casey, Ruth T, Ascher, David B, Rattenberry, Eleanor, Izatt, Louise, Andrews, Katrina A, Simpson, Helen L, Challis, Benjamen, Park, Soo-Mi, Bulusu, Venkata R, Lalloo, Fiona, Pires, Douglas E V, West, Hannah, Clark, Graeme R, Smith, Philip S, Whitworth, James, Papathomas, Thomas G, Taniere, Phillipe, Savisaar, Rosina, Hurst, Laurence D, Woodward, Emma R and Maher, Eamonn R (2017). SDHA related tumorigenesis: a new case series and literature review for variant interpretation and pathogenicity. Molecular Genetics and Genomic Medicine, 5 (3), 237-250. doi: 10.1002/mgg3.279

SDHA related tumorigenesis: a new case series and literature review for variant interpretation and pathogenicity

2017

Journal Article

Genomes, structural biology and drug discovery: combating the impacts of mutations in genetic disease and antibiotic resistance

Pandurangan, Arun Prasad, Ascher, David B., Thomas, Sherine E. and Blundell, Tom L. (2017). Genomes, structural biology and drug discovery: combating the impacts of mutations in genetic disease and antibiotic resistance. Biochemical Society Transactions, 45 (2), 303-311. doi: 10.1042/BST20160422

Genomes, structural biology and drug discovery: combating the impacts of mutations in genetic disease and antibiotic resistance

2017

Journal Article

mCSM–NA: predicting the effects of mutations on protein–nucleic acids interactions

Pires, Douglas E.V. and Ascher, David B. (2017). mCSM–NA: predicting the effects of mutations on protein–nucleic acids interactions. Nucleic Acids Research, 45 (W1), W241-W246. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkx236

mCSM–NA: predicting the effects of mutations on protein–nucleic acids interactions

2017

Journal Article

Familial germline mutation defines a new human cohesinopathy

Soardi, Fernanda C, Machado-Silva, Alice, Linhares, Natália D, Zheng, Ge, Qu, Qianhui, Pena, Heloísa B, Martins, Thaís M M, Vieira, Helaine G S, Pereira, Núbia B, Melo-Minardi, Raquel C, Gomes, Carolina C, Gomez, Ricardo S, Gomes, Dawidson A, Pires, Douglas E V, Ascher, David B, Yu, Hongtao and Pena, Sérgio D J (2017). Familial germline mutation defines a new human cohesinopathy. NPJ Genomic Medicine, 2 (1) 7. doi: 10.1038/s41525-017-0009-4

Familial germline mutation defines a new human cohesinopathy

2017

Journal Article

DNA-PKcs structure suggests an allosteric mechanism modulating DNA double-strand break repair

Sibanda, Bancinyane L, Chirgadze, Dimitri Y, Ascher, David B and Blundell, Tom L (2017). DNA-PKcs structure suggests an allosteric mechanism modulating DNA double-strand break repair. Science, 355 (6324), 520-524. doi: 10.1126/science.aak9654

DNA-PKcs structure suggests an allosteric mechanism modulating DNA double-strand break repair

2017

Journal Article

Arpeggio: a web server for calculating and visualising interatomic interactions in protein structures

Jubb, Harry C, Higueruelo, Alicia P, Ochoa-Montaño, Bernardo, Pitt, Will R, Ascher, David B and Blundell, Tom L (2017). Arpeggio: a web server for calculating and visualising interatomic interactions in protein structures. Journal of Molecular Biology, 429 (3), 365-371. doi: 10.1016/j.jmb.2016.12.004

Arpeggio: a web server for calculating and visualising interatomic interactions in protein structures

2017

Journal Article

Glutathione transferase P1-1 as an arsenic drug-sequestering enzyme

Parker, Lorien J., Bocedi, Alessio, Ascher, David B., Aitken, Jade B., Harris, Hugh H., Lo Bello, Mario, Ricci, Giorgio, Morton, Craig J. and Parker, Michael W. (2017). Glutathione transferase P1-1 as an arsenic drug-sequestering enzyme. Protein Science, 26 (2), 317-326. doi: 10.1002/pro.3084

Glutathione transferase P1-1 as an arsenic drug-sequestering enzyme

2017

Journal Article

The inosine monophosphate dehydrogenase, GuaB2, is a vulnerable new bactericidal drug target for tuberculosis

Singh, Vinayak, Donini, Stefano, Pacitto, Angela, Sala, Claudia, Hartkoorn, Ruben C., Dhar, Neeraj, Keri, Gyorgy, Ascher, David B., Mondésert, Guillaume, Vocat, Anthony, Lupien, Andréanne, Sommer, Raphael, Vermet, Hélène, Lagrange, Sophie, Buechler, Joe, Warner, Digby F., McKinney, John D., Pato, Janos, Cole, Stewart T., Blundell, Tom L., Rizzi, Menico and Mizrahi, Valerie (2017). The inosine monophosphate dehydrogenase, GuaB2, is a vulnerable new bactericidal drug target for tuberculosis. ACS Infectious Diseases, 3 (1), 5-17. doi: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.6b00102

The inosine monophosphate dehydrogenase, GuaB2, is a vulnerable new bactericidal drug target for tuberculosis

2017

Journal Article

Essential but not vulnerable: indazole sulfonamides targeting inosine monophosphate dehydrogenase as potential leads against Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Park, Yumi, Pacitto, Angela, Bayliss, Tracy, Cleghorn, Laura A T, Wang, Zhe, Hartman, Travis, Arora, Kriti, Ioerger, Thomas R, Sacchettini, Jim, Rizzi, Menico, Donini, Stefano, Blundell, Tom L, Ascher, David B, Rhee, Kyu, Breda, Ardala, Zhou, Nian, Dartois, Veronique, Jonnala, Surendranadha Reddy, Via, Laura E, Mizrahi, Valerie, Epemolu, Ola, Stojanovski, Laste, Simeons, Fred, Osuna-Cabello, Maria, Ellis, Lucy, MacKenzie, Claire J, Smith, Alasdair R C, Davis, Susan H, Murugesan, Dinakaran ... Boshoff, Helena I (2017). Essential but not vulnerable: indazole sulfonamides targeting inosine monophosphate dehydrogenase as potential leads against Mycobacterium tuberculosis. ACS Infectious Diseases, 3 (1), 18-33. doi: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.6b00103

Essential but not vulnerable: indazole sulfonamides targeting inosine monophosphate dehydrogenase as potential leads against Mycobacterium tuberculosis

2017

Journal Article

Achieving selectivity in space and time with DNA double-strand-break response and repair: molecular stages and scaffolds come with strings attached

Liang, S., Esswein, S. R., Ochi, T., Wu, Q., Ascher, D. B., Chirgadze, D., Sibanda, B. L. and Blundell, T. L. (2017). Achieving selectivity in space and time with DNA double-strand-break response and repair: molecular stages and scaffolds come with strings attached. Structural Chemistry, 28 (1), 161-171. doi: 10.1007/s11224-016-0841-7

Achieving selectivity in space and time with DNA double-strand-break response and repair: molecular stages and scaffolds come with strings attached

2016

Journal Article

The presence, persistence and functional properties of Plasmodium vivax duffy binding protein II antibodies are influenced by HLA class II allelic variants

Kano, Flora S, Souza-Silva, Flávia A, Torres, Leticia M, Lima, Barbara A S, Sousa, Taís N, Alves, Jéssica R S, Rocha, Roberto S, Fontes, Cor J F, Sanchez, Bruno A M, Adams, John H, Brito, Cristiana F A, Pires, Douglas E V, Ascher, David B, Sell, Ana Maria and Carvalho, Luzia H (2016). The presence, persistence and functional properties of Plasmodium vivax duffy binding protein II antibodies are influenced by HLA class II allelic variants. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 10 (12) e0005177. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005177

The presence, persistence and functional properties of Plasmodium vivax duffy binding protein II antibodies are influenced by HLA class II allelic variants

2016

Journal Article

Ubiquitin-dependent modification of skeletal muscle by the parasitic nematode, Trichinella spiralis

White, Rhiannon R, Ponsford, Amy H, Weekes, Michael P, Rodrigues, Rachel B, Ascher, David B, Mol, Marco, Selkirk, Murray E, Gygi, Steven P, Sanderson, Christopher M and Artavanis-Tsakonas, Katerina (2016). Ubiquitin-dependent modification of skeletal muscle by the parasitic nematode, Trichinella spiralis. PLoS Pathogens, 12 (11) e1005977, e1005977. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1005977

Ubiquitin-dependent modification of skeletal muscle by the parasitic nematode, Trichinella spiralis

2016

Journal Article

Functional interactions between polypyrimidine tract binding protein and PRI peptide ligand containing proteins

Coelho, Miguel B, Ascher, David B, Gooding, Clare, Lang, Emma, Maude, Hannah, Turner, David, Llorian, Miriam, Pires, Douglas E V, Attig, Jan and Smith, Christopher W J (2016). Functional interactions between polypyrimidine tract binding protein and PRI peptide ligand containing proteins. Biochemical Society Transactions, 44 (4), 1058-1065. doi: 10.1042/BST20160080

Functional interactions between polypyrimidine tract binding protein and PRI peptide ligand containing proteins

2016

Journal Article

Variation in human cytochrome P-450 drug-metabolism genes: a gateway to the understanding of Plasmodium vivax relapses

Silvino, Ana Carolina Rios, Costa, Gabriel Luiz, Araújo, Flávia Carolina Faustino de, Ascher, David Benjamin, Pires, Douglas Eduardo Valente, Fontes, Cor Jesus Fernandes, Carvalho, Luzia Helena, Brito, Cristiana Ferreira Alves de and Sousa, Tais Nobrega (2016). Variation in human cytochrome P-450 drug-metabolism genes: a gateway to the understanding of Plasmodium vivax relapses. PLoS One, 11 (7) e0160172, e0160172. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0160172

Variation in human cytochrome P-450 drug-metabolism genes: a gateway to the understanding of Plasmodium vivax relapses

2016

Journal Article

CSM-lig: a web server for assessing and comparing protein-small molecule affinities

Pires, Douglas E. V. and Ascher, David B (2016). CSM-lig: a web server for assessing and comparing protein-small molecule affinities. Nucleic Acids Research, 44 (W1), W557-W561. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkw390

CSM-lig: a web server for assessing and comparing protein-small molecule affinities