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2019

Journal Article

Discovery and characterization of cyclic and acyclic trypsin inhibitors from Momordica dioica

Du, Junqiao, Chan, Lai Yue, Poth, Aaron G. and Craik, David J. (2019). Discovery and characterization of cyclic and acyclic trypsin inhibitors from Momordica dioica. Journal of Natural Products, 82 (2) acs.jnatprod.8b00716, 293-300. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.8b00716

Discovery and characterization of cyclic and acyclic trypsin inhibitors from Momordica dioica

2019

Journal Article

Peptide-membrane interactions affect the inhibitory potency and selectivity of spider toxins ProTx-II and GpTx-1

Lawrence, Nicole, Wu, Bin, Ligutti, Joseph, Cheneval, Olivier, Agwa, Akello Joanna, Benfield, Aurélie H., Biswas, Kaustav, Craik, David J., Miranda, Les P., Henriques, Sónia Troeira and Schroeder, Christina I. (2019). Peptide-membrane interactions affect the inhibitory potency and selectivity of spider toxins ProTx-II and GpTx-1. ACS Chemical Biology, 14 (1), 118-130. doi: 10.1021/acschembio.8b00989

Peptide-membrane interactions affect the inhibitory potency and selectivity of spider toxins ProTx-II and GpTx-1

2019

Journal Article

Characterising the subsite specificity of urokinase-type plasminogen activator and tissue-type plasminogen activator using a sequence-defined peptide aldehyde library

Li, Choi Yi, de Veer, Simon J., Law, Ruby H. P., Whisstock, James C., Craik, David J. and Swedberg, Joakim E. (2019). Characterising the subsite specificity of urokinase-type plasminogen activator and tissue-type plasminogen activator using a sequence-defined peptide aldehyde library. ChemBioChem, 19 (1), 46-50. doi: 10.1002/cbic.201800395

Characterising the subsite specificity of urokinase-type plasminogen activator and tissue-type plasminogen activator using a sequence-defined peptide aldehyde library

2019

Journal Article

Evaluation of the in vitro antitumor activity of nanostructured cyclotides in polymers of Eudragit (R) L 100-55 and RS 30 D

Silva, Osmar N., Pinto, Michelle F. S., Viana, Juliane F. C., Freitas, Camila G., Fensterseifer, Isabel C. M., Craik, David J. and Franco, Octavio L. (2019). Evaluation of the in vitro antitumor activity of nanostructured cyclotides in polymers of Eudragit (R) L 100-55 and RS 30 D. Letters in Drug Design and Discovery, 16 (4), 437-445. doi: 10.2174/1570180815666180801115526

Evaluation of the in vitro antitumor activity of nanostructured cyclotides in polymers of Eudragit (R) L 100-55 and RS 30 D

2018

Journal Article

Mechanism of bacterial membrane permeabilization of crotalicidin (Ctn) and its fragment Ctn[15-34], antimicrobial peptides from rattlesnake venom

Pérez-Peinado, Clara, Almeida Dias, Susana, Domingues, Marco M., Benfield, Aurélie H., Freire, João Miguel, Radis-Baptista, Gandhi, Gaspar, Diana, Castanho, Miguel A. R. B., Craik, David J., Henriques, Sonia Troeira, Veiga, Ana S. and Andreu, David (2018). Mechanism of bacterial membrane permeabilization of crotalicidin (Ctn) and its fragment Ctn[15-34], antimicrobial peptides from rattlesnake venom. The Journal of Biological Chemistry, 293 (5), 1536-1549. doi: 10.1074/jbc.RA117.000125

Mechanism of bacterial membrane permeabilization of crotalicidin (Ctn) and its fragment Ctn[15-34], antimicrobial peptides from rattlesnake venom

2018

Journal Article

Potent, selective, and cell-penetrating inhibitors of Kallikrein-related peptidase 4 based on the cyclic peptide MCoTI-II

Swedberg, Joakim E., Ghani, Hafiza Abdul, Harris, Jonathan M., de Veer, Simon J. and Craik, David J. (2018). Potent, selective, and cell-penetrating inhibitors of Kallikrein-related peptidase 4 based on the cyclic peptide MCoTI-II. ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 9 (12) acsmedchemlett.8b00422, 1258-1262. doi: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.8b00422

Potent, selective, and cell-penetrating inhibitors of Kallikrein-related peptidase 4 based on the cyclic peptide MCoTI-II

2018

Journal Article

Synthesis, racemic x-ray crystallographic, and permeability studies of bioactive orbitides from Jatropha species

Ramalho, Suelem D., Wang, Conan K., King, Gordon J., Byriel, Karl A., Huang, Yen-Hua, Bolzani, Vanderlan S. and Craik, David J. (2018). Synthesis, racemic x-ray crystallographic, and permeability studies of bioactive orbitides from Jatropha species. Journal of Natural Products, 81 (11) acs.jnatprod.8b00447, 2436-2445. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.8b00447

Synthesis, racemic x-ray crystallographic, and permeability studies of bioactive orbitides from Jatropha species

2018

Journal Article

Discovery and characterization of cyclotides from Rinorea species

Niyomploy, Ploypat, Chan, Lai Yue, Harvey, Peta J., Poth, Aaron G., Colgrave, Michelle L. and Craik, David J. (2018). Discovery and characterization of cyclotides from Rinorea species. Journal of Natural Products, 81 (11) acs.jnatprod.8b00572, 2512-2520. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.8b00572

Discovery and characterization of cyclotides from Rinorea species

2018

Journal Article

Single amino acid substitution in α-conotoxin TxID reveals a specific α3β4 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor antagonist

Yu, Jinpeng, Zhu, Xiaopeng, Harvey, Peta J., Kaas, Quentin, Zhangsun, Dongting, Craik, David J. and Luo, Sulan (2018). Single amino acid substitution in α-conotoxin TxID reveals a specific α3β4 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor antagonist. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 61 (20), 9256-9265. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.8b00967

Single amino acid substitution in α-conotoxin TxID reveals a specific α3β4 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor antagonist

2018

Journal Article

A computationally designed peptide derived from Escherichia coli as a potential drug template for antibacterial and antibiofilm therapies

Cardoso, Marlon, Cândido, Elizabete, Chan, Lai, Torres, Marcelo Der Torossian, Oshiro, Karen, Rezende, Samilla, Porto, William F., Lu, Timothy K., de la Fuente-Nunez, Cesar, Craik, David J. and Franco, Octávio L. (2018). A computationally designed peptide derived from Escherichia coli as a potential drug template for antibacterial and antibiofilm therapies. ACS Infectious Diseases, 4 (12) acsinfecdis.8b00219, 1727-1736. doi: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.8b00219

A computationally designed peptide derived from Escherichia coli as a potential drug template for antibacterial and antibiofilm therapies

2018

Journal Article

NMR structure of µ-conotoxin GIIIC: Leucine 18 induces local repacking of the N-terminus resulting in reduced Nav channel potency

Harvey, Peta J., Kurniawan, Nyoman D., Finol-Urdaneta, Rocio K., McArthur, Jeffrey R., Van Lysebetten, Dorien, Dash, Thomas S., Hill, Justine M., Adams, David J., Durek, Thomas and Craik, David J. (2018). NMR structure of µ-conotoxin GIIIC: Leucine 18 induces local repacking of the N-terminus resulting in reduced Nav channel potency. Molecules, 23 (10) molecules23102715, 2715. doi: 10.3390/molecules23102715

NMR structure of µ-conotoxin GIIIC: Leucine 18 induces local repacking of the N-terminus resulting in reduced Nav channel potency

2018

Journal Article

Targeted delivery of cyclotides via conjugation to a nanobody

Kwon, Soohyun, Duarte, Joao N., Li, Zeyang, Ling, Jingjing J., Cheneval, Olivier, Durek, Thomas, Schroeder, Christina I., Craik, David J. and Ploegh, Hidde L. (2018). Targeted delivery of cyclotides via conjugation to a nanobody. ACS Chemical Biology, 13 (10), 2973-2980. doi: 10.1021/acschembio.8b00653

Targeted delivery of cyclotides via conjugation to a nanobody

2018

Journal Article

Efficient enzymatic ligation of inhibitor cystine knot spider venom peptides: using sortase a to form double-knottins that probe voltage-gated sodium channel NaV1.7

Agwa, Akello J., Blomster, Linda V., Craik, David J., King, Glenn F. and Schroeder, Christina I. (2018). Efficient enzymatic ligation of inhibitor cystine knot spider venom peptides: using sortase a to form double-knottins that probe voltage-gated sodium channel NaV1.7. Bioconjugate Chemistry, 29 (10) acs.bioconjchem.8b00505, 3309-3319. doi: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.8b00505

Efficient enzymatic ligation of inhibitor cystine knot spider venom peptides: using sortase a to form double-knottins that probe voltage-gated sodium channel NaV1.7

2018

Journal Article

Molecular determinants of α-conotoxin potency for inhibition of human and rat α6β4 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors

Hone, Arik J., Talley, Todd T, Bobango, Janet, Huidobro Melo, Cesar, Hararah, Fuaad, Gajewiak, Joanna B., Christensen, Sean B, Harvey, Peta J., Craik, David J. and McIntosh, J. Michael (2018). Molecular determinants of α-conotoxin potency for inhibition of human and rat α6β4 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 293 (46), 17838-17852. doi: 10.1074/jbc.ra118.005649

Molecular determinants of α-conotoxin potency for inhibition of human and rat α6β4 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors

2018

Journal Article

Stoichiometry dependent inhibition of rat α3β4 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor by the ribbon isomer of α-conotoxin AuIB

Wu, Xiaosa, Tae, Han-Shen, Huang, Yen-Hua, Adams, David J., Craik, David J. and Kaas, Quentin (2018). Stoichiometry dependent inhibition of rat α3β4 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor by the ribbon isomer of α-conotoxin AuIB. Biochemical Pharmacology, 155, 288-297. doi: 10.1016/j.bcp.2018.07.007

Stoichiometry dependent inhibition of rat α3β4 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor by the ribbon isomer of α-conotoxin AuIB

2018

Journal Article

Engineering potent mesotrypsin inhibitors based on the plant-derived cyclic peptide, sunflower trypsin inhibitor-1

de Veer, Simon J., Li, Choi Yi, Swedberg, Joakim E., Schroeder, Christina I. and Craik, David J. (2018). Engineering potent mesotrypsin inhibitors based on the plant-derived cyclic peptide, sunflower trypsin inhibitor-1. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 155, 695-704. doi: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2018.06.029

Engineering potent mesotrypsin inhibitors based on the plant-derived cyclic peptide, sunflower trypsin inhibitor-1

2018

Journal Article

Defense peptides engineered from human platelet factor 4 kill Plasmodium by selective membrane disruption

Lawrence, Nicole, Dennis, Adelaide S. M., Lehane, Adele M., Ehmann, Anna, Harvey, Peta J., Benfield, Aurélie H., Cheneval, Olivier, Henriques, Sónia Troeira, Craik, David J. and McMorran, Brendan J. (2018). Defense peptides engineered from human platelet factor 4 kill Plasmodium by selective membrane disruption. Cell Chemical Biology, 25 (9), 1140-+. doi: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2018.06.009

Defense peptides engineered from human platelet factor 4 kill Plasmodium by selective membrane disruption

2018

Journal Article

Molecular basis for the production of cyclic peptides by plant asparaginyl endopeptidases

Jackson, M. A., Gilding, E. K., Shafee, T., Harris, K. S., Kaas, Q., Poon, S., Yap, K., Jia, H., Guarino, R., Chan, L. Y., Durek, T., Anderson, M. A. and Craik, D. J. (2018). Molecular basis for the production of cyclic peptides by plant asparaginyl endopeptidases. Nature Communications, 9 (1) 2411, 2411. doi: 10.1038/s41467-018-04669-9

Molecular basis for the production of cyclic peptides by plant asparaginyl endopeptidases

2018

Journal Article

Calcium-mediated allostery of the EGF fold

Wang, Conan K., Ghani, Hafiza Abdul, Bundock, Anna, Weidmann, Joachim, Harvey, Peta J., Edwards, Ingrid A., Schroeder, Christina I., Swedberg, Joakim E. and Craik, David J. (2018). Calcium-mediated allostery of the EGF fold. ACS Chemical Biology, 13 (6), 1659-1667. doi: 10.1021/acschembio.8b00291

Calcium-mediated allostery of the EGF fold

2018

Journal Article

Structure-activity studies reveal the molecular basis for GABAB-receptor mediated inhibition of high voltage-activated calcium channels by α-conotoxin Vc1.1

Sadeghi, Mahsa, Carstens, Bodil B., Callaghan, Brid P., Daniel, James T., Tae, Han Shen, O'Donnell, Tracey, Castro, Joel, Brierley, Stuart M., Adams, David J., Craik, David J. and Clark, Richard J. (2018). Structure-activity studies reveal the molecular basis for GABAB-receptor mediated inhibition of high voltage-activated calcium channels by α-conotoxin Vc1.1. ACS Chemical Biology, 13 (6), 1577-1587. doi: 10.1021/acschembio.8b00190

Structure-activity studies reveal the molecular basis for GABAB-receptor mediated inhibition of high voltage-activated calcium channels by α-conotoxin Vc1.1