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2019

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Short cationic peptide derived from archaea with dual antibacterial properties and anti-infective potential

Cândido, Elizabete S., Cardoso, Marlon H., Chan, Lai Y., Torres, Marcelo D. T., Oshiro, Karen G. N., Porto, William F., Ribeiro, Suzana M., Haney, Evan F., Hancock, Robert E. W., Lu, Timothy K., de la Fuente-Nunez, Cesar, Craik, David J. and Franco, Octávio L. (2019). Short cationic peptide derived from archaea with dual antibacterial properties and anti-infective potential. ACS Infectious Diseases, 5 (7) acsinfecdis.9b00073, 1081-1086. doi: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.9b00073

Short cationic peptide derived from archaea with dual antibacterial properties and anti-infective potential

2019

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The vast structural diversity of antimicrobial peptides

Koehbach, Johannes and Craik, David J. (2019). The vast structural diversity of antimicrobial peptides. Trends in Pharmacological Sciences, 40 (7), 517-528. doi: 10.1016/j.tips.2019.04.012

The vast structural diversity of antimicrobial peptides

2019

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Pharmacokinetic characterization of kalata B1 and related therapeutics built on the cyclotide scaffold

Poth, Aaron G., Huang, Yen-Hua, Le, Thao T., Kan, Meng-Wei and Craik, David J. (2019). Pharmacokinetic characterization of kalata B1 and related therapeutics built on the cyclotide scaffold. International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 565, 437-446. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2019.05.001

Pharmacokinetic characterization of kalata B1 and related therapeutics built on the cyclotide scaffold

2019

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Efficient enzymatic cyclization of disulfide-rich peptides by using peptide ligases

Schmidt, Marcel, Huang, Yen-Hua, de Oliveira, Eduardo F. Texeira, Toplak, Ana, Wijma, Hein J., Janssen, Dick B., van Maarseveen, Jan H., Craik, David J. and Nuijens, Timo (2019). Efficient enzymatic cyclization of disulfide-rich peptides by using peptide ligases. ChemBioChem, 20 (12) cbic.201900033, 1524-1529. doi: 10.1002/cbic.201900033

Efficient enzymatic cyclization of disulfide-rich peptides by using peptide ligases

2019

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Anchor residues guide form and function in grafted peptides

Yin, Huawu, Craik, David J. and Wang, Conan K. (2019). Anchor residues guide form and function in grafted peptides. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 58 (23), 7652-7656. doi: 10.1002/anie.201901572

Anchor residues guide form and function in grafted peptides

2019

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Anchor residues guide form and function in grafted peptides

Yin, Huawu, Craik, David J. and Wang, Conan K. (2019). Anchor residues guide form and function in grafted peptides. Angewandte Chemie, 131 (23), 7734-7738. doi: 10.1002/ange.201901572

Anchor residues guide form and function in grafted peptides

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2019

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Insecticidal spider toxins are high affinity positive allosteric modulators of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor

Chambers, Chris, Cutler, Penny, Huang, Yen-Hua, Goodchild, James A., Blythe, Judith, Wang, Conan K., Bigot, Aurélien, Kaas, Quentin, Craik, David J., Sabbadin, Davide and Earley, Fergus G. (2019). Insecticidal spider toxins are high affinity positive allosteric modulators of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor. FEBS Letters, 593 (12) 1873-3468.13435, 1336-1350. doi: 10.1002/1873-3468.13435

Insecticidal spider toxins are high affinity positive allosteric modulators of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor

2019

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Chemical synthesis, proper folding, Na-v channel selectivity profile and analgesic properties of the spider peptide phlotoxin 1

Nicolas, Sebastien, Zoukimian, Claude, Bosmans, Frank, Montnach, Jerome, Diochot, Sylvie, Cuypers, Eva, De Waard, Stephan, Beroud, Remy, Mebs, Dietrich, Craik, David, Boturyn, Didier, Lazdunski, Michel, Tytgat, Jan and De Waard, Michel (2019). Chemical synthesis, proper folding, Na-v channel selectivity profile and analgesic properties of the spider peptide phlotoxin 1. Toxins, 11 (6) 367, 367. doi: 10.3390/toxins11060367

Chemical synthesis, proper folding, Na-v channel selectivity profile and analgesic properties of the spider peptide phlotoxin 1

2019

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Periplasmic expression of 4/7 alpha-conotoxin TxIA analogs in E. coli favors ribbon isomer formation suggestion of a binding mode at the α7 nAChR

El Hamdaoui, Yamina, Wu, Xiaosa, Clark, Richard J., Giribaldi, Julien, Anangi, Raveendra, Craik, David J., King, Glenn F., Dutertre, Sebastien, Kaas, Quentin, Herzig, Volker and Nicke, Annette (2019). Periplasmic expression of 4/7 alpha-conotoxin TxIA analogs in E. coli favors ribbon isomer formation suggestion of a binding mode at the α7 nAChR. Frontiers in Pharmacology, 10 (MAY) 577, 577. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2019.00577

Periplasmic expression of 4/7 alpha-conotoxin TxIA analogs in E. coli favors ribbon isomer formation suggestion of a binding mode at the α7 nAChR

2019

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Butterfly pea (Clitoria ternatea), a cyclotide-bearing plant with applications in agriculture and medicine

Oguis, Georgianna K., Gilding, Edward K., Jackson, Mark A. and Craik, David J. (2019). Butterfly pea (Clitoria ternatea), a cyclotide-bearing plant with applications in agriculture and medicine. Frontiers in Plant Science, 10 645, 645. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2019.00645

Butterfly pea (Clitoria ternatea), a cyclotide-bearing plant with applications in agriculture and medicine

2019

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Rapid and scalable plant-based production of a potent plasmin inhibitor peptide

Jackson, Mark A., Yap, Kuok, Poth, Aaron G., Gilding, Edward K., Swedberg, Joakim E., Poon, Simon, Qu, Haiou, Durek, Thomas, Harris, Karen, Anderson, Marilyn A. and Craik, David J. (2019). Rapid and scalable plant-based production of a potent plasmin inhibitor peptide. Frontiers in Plant Science, 10 602, 602. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2019.00602

Rapid and scalable plant-based production of a potent plasmin inhibitor peptide

2019

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NaV1.6 regulates excitability of mechanosensitive sensory neurons

Israel, Mathilde R., Tanaka, Brian S., Castro, Joel, Thongyoo, Panumart, Robinson, Samuel D., Zhao, Peng, Deuis, Jennifer R., Craik, David J., Durek, Thomas, Brierley, Stuart M., Waxman, Stephen G, Dib-Hajj, Sulayman D. and Vetter, Irina (2019). NaV1.6 regulates excitability of mechanosensitive sensory neurons. Journal of Physiology, 597 (14), 3751-3768. doi: 10.1113/JP278148

NaV1.6 regulates excitability of mechanosensitive sensory neurons

2019

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Molecular dynamics simulations of dihydro‐β‐erythroidine bound to the human α4β2 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor

Yu, Rilei, Tae, Han‐Shen, Xu, Qingliang, Craik, David J., Adams, David J., Jiang, Tao and Kaas, Quentin (2019). Molecular dynamics simulations of dihydro‐β‐erythroidine bound to the human α4β2 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor. British Journal of Pharmacology, 176 (15) bph.14698, 2750-2763. doi: 10.1111/bph.14698

Molecular dynamics simulations of dihydro‐β‐erythroidine bound to the human α4β2 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor

2019

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Salt-tolerant antifungal and antibacterial activities of the corn defensin ZmD32

Kerenga, Bomai K., McKenna, James A., Harvey, Peta J., Quimbar, Pedro, Garcia-Ceron, Donovan, Lay, Fung T., Thanh Kha Phan,, Veneer, Prem K., Vasa, Shaily, Parisi, Kathy, Shafee, Thomas M. A., van der Weerden, Nicole L., Hulett, Mark D., Craik, David J., Anderson, Marilyn A. and Bleackley, Mark R. (2019). Salt-tolerant antifungal and antibacterial activities of the corn defensin ZmD32. Frontiers in Microbiology, 10 795, 795. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.00795

Salt-tolerant antifungal and antibacterial activities of the corn defensin ZmD32

2019

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Papain-like cysteine proteases prepare plant cyclic peptide precursors for cyclization

Rehm, Fabian B. H., Jackson, Mark A., De Geyter, Ewout, Yap, Kuok, Gilding, Edward K., Durek, Thomas and Craik, David J. (2019). Papain-like cysteine proteases prepare plant cyclic peptide precursors for cyclization. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 116 (16), 7831-7836. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1901807116

Papain-like cysteine proteases prepare plant cyclic peptide precursors for cyclization

2019

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Amino acid scanning at P5′ within the Bowman–Birk inhibitory loop reveals specificity trends for diverse serine proteases

Li, Choi Yi, de Veer, Simon J., White, Andrew M., Chen, Xingchen, Harris, Jonathan M., Swedberg, Joakim E. and Craik, David J. (2019). Amino acid scanning at P5′ within the Bowman–Birk inhibitory loop reveals specificity trends for diverse serine proteases. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 62 (7), 3696-3706. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.9b00211

Amino acid scanning at P5′ within the Bowman–Birk inhibitory loop reveals specificity trends for diverse serine proteases

2019

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Toward structure determination of disulfide-rich peptides using chemical shift-based methods

Wang, Conan K. and Craik, David J. (2019). Toward structure determination of disulfide-rich peptides using chemical shift-based methods. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 123 (9) acs.jpcb.8b10649, 1903-1912. doi: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.8b10649

Toward structure determination of disulfide-rich peptides using chemical shift-based methods

2019

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Where cone snails and spiders meet: design of small cyclic sodium-channel inhibitors

Peigneur, Steve, Cheneval, Olivier, Maiti, Mohitosh, Leipold, Enrico, Heinemann, Stefan H., Lescrinier, Eveline, Herdewijn, Piet, De Lima, Maria Elena, Craik, David J., Schroeder, Christina I. and Tytgat, Jan (2019). Where cone snails and spiders meet: design of small cyclic sodium-channel inhibitors. FASEB Journal, 33 (3), 3693-3703. doi: 10.1096/fj.201801909R

Where cone snails and spiders meet: design of small cyclic sodium-channel inhibitors

2019

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A centipede toxin family defines an ancient class of CSαβ defensins

Dash, Thomas S., Shafee, Thomas, Harvey, Peta J., Zhang, Chuchu, Peigneur, Steve, Deuis, Jennifer R., Vetter, Irina, Tytgat, Jan, Anderson, Marilyn A., Craik, David J., Durek, Thomas and Undheim, Eivind A. B. (2019). A centipede toxin family defines an ancient class of CSαβ defensins. Structure, 27 (2), 315-326. doi: 10.1016/j.str.2018.10.022

A centipede toxin family defines an ancient class of CSαβ defensins

2019

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Highly potent and selective plasmin inhibitors based on the sunflower trypsin inhibitor-1 scaffold attenuate fibrinolysis in plasma

Swedberg, Joakim E., Wu, Guojie, Mahatmanto, Tunjung, Durek, Thomas, Caradoc-Davies, Tom T., Whisstock, James C., Law, Ruby H. P. and Craik, David J. (2019). Highly potent and selective plasmin inhibitors based on the sunflower trypsin inhibitor-1 scaffold attenuate fibrinolysis in plasma. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 62 (2), 552-560. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.8b01139

Highly potent and selective plasmin inhibitors based on the sunflower trypsin inhibitor-1 scaffold attenuate fibrinolysis in plasma