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2016

Journal Article

Nicotiana alata defensin chimeras reveal differences in the mechanism of fungal and tumor cell killing and an enhanced antifungal variant

Bleackley, Mark R., Payne, Jennifer A. E., Hayes, Brigitte M. E, Durek, Thomas, Craik, David J., Shafee, Thomas M. A., Poon, Ivan K. H., Hulett, Mark D., Van Der Weerden, Nicole L. and Anderson, Marilyn A. (2016). Nicotiana alata defensin chimeras reveal differences in the mechanism of fungal and tumor cell killing and an enhanced antifungal variant. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 60 (10), 6302-6312. doi: 10.1128/AAC.01479-16

Nicotiana alata defensin chimeras reveal differences in the mechanism of fungal and tumor cell killing and an enhanced antifungal variant

2016

Journal Article

Accurate de novo design of hyperstable constrained peptides

Bhardwaj, Gaurav, Mulligan, Vikram Khipple, Bahl, Christopher D., Gilmore, Jason M., Harvey, Peta J., Cheneval, Olivier, Buchko, Garry W., Pulavarti, Surya V. S. R. K., Kaas, Quentin, Eletsky, Alexander, Huang, Po-Ssu, Johnsen, William A., Greisen, Per Jr, Rocklin, Gabriel J., Song, Yifan, Linsky, Thomas W., Watkins, Andrew, Rettie, Stephen A., Xu, Xianzhong, Carter, Lauren P., Bonneau, Richard, Olson, James M., Coutsias, Evangelos, Correnti, Colin E., Szyperski, Thomas, Craik, David J. and Baker, David (2016). Accurate de novo design of hyperstable constrained peptides. Nature, 538 (7625), 329-335. doi: 10.1038/nature19791

Accurate de novo design of hyperstable constrained peptides

2016

Journal Article

The N-terminal pro-domain of the kalata B1 cyclotide precursor is intrinsically unstructured

Daly, Norelle L., Gunasekera, Sunithi, Clark, Richard J., Lin, Feng, Wade, John D., Anderson, Marilyn and Craik, David J. (2016). The N-terminal pro-domain of the kalata B1 cyclotide precursor is intrinsically unstructured. Biopolymers, 106 (6), 825-833. doi: 10.1002/bip.22977

The N-terminal pro-domain of the kalata B1 cyclotide precursor is intrinsically unstructured

2016

Journal Article

Nomenclature of homodetic cyclic peptides produced from ribosomal precursors: an IUPAC Task Group interim report

Craik, David J., Youn Young Shim, Goransson, Ulf, Moss, Gerard P., Tan, Ninghua, Jadhav, Pramodkumar D., Shen, Jianheng and Reaney, Martin J. T. (2016). Nomenclature of homodetic cyclic peptides produced from ribosomal precursors: an IUPAC Task Group interim report. Biopolymers, 106 (6), 917-924. doi: 10.1002/bip.22939

Nomenclature of homodetic cyclic peptides produced from ribosomal precursors: an IUPAC Task Group interim report

2016

Journal Article

Constrained cyclic peptides as immunomodulatory inhibitors of the CD2:CD58 protein-protein interaction

Sable, Rushikesh, Durek, Thomas, Taneja, Veena, Craik, David J., Pallerla, Sandeep, Gauthier, Ted and Jois, Seetharama (2016). Constrained cyclic peptides as immunomodulatory inhibitors of the CD2:CD58 protein-protein interaction. ACS Chemical Biology, 11 (8), 2366-2374. doi: 10.1021/acschembio.6b00486

Constrained cyclic peptides as immunomodulatory inhibitors of the CD2:CD58 protein-protein interaction

2016

Journal Article

Interaction of tarantula venom peptide ProTx-II with lipid membranes is a prerequisite for its inhibition of human voltage-gated sodium channel NaV1.7

Troeira Henriques, Sonia, Deplazes, Evelyne, Lawrence, Nicole, Cheneval, Olivier, Chaousis, Stephanie, Inserra, Marco, Thongyoo, Panumart, King, Glenn F., Mark, Alan E., Vetter, Irina, Craik, David J. and Schroeder, Christina Ingrid (2016). Interaction of tarantula venom peptide ProTx-II with lipid membranes is a prerequisite for its inhibition of human voltage-gated sodium channel NaV1.7. The Journal of Biological Chemistry, 291 (33), 17049-17065. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M116.729095

Interaction of tarantula venom peptide ProTx-II with lipid membranes is a prerequisite for its inhibition of human voltage-gated sodium channel NaV1.7

2016

Journal Article

Substrate-guided design of selective FXIIa inhibitors based on the plant-derived Momordica cochinchinensis trypsin inhibitor-II (MCoTI-II) scaffold

Swedberg, Joakim E., Mahatmanto, Tunjung, Ghani, Hafiza Abdul, de Veer, Simon J., Schroeder, Christina I., Harris, Jonathan M. and Craik, David J. (2016). Substrate-guided design of selective FXIIa inhibitors based on the plant-derived Momordica cochinchinensis trypsin inhibitor-II (MCoTI-II) scaffold. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 59 (15), 7287-7292. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.6b00557

Substrate-guided design of selective FXIIa inhibitors based on the plant-derived Momordica cochinchinensis trypsin inhibitor-II (MCoTI-II) scaffold

2016

Journal Article

Truncated glucagon-like peptide-1 and exendin-4 α-conotoxin pl14a peptide chimeras maintain potency and α-helicity and reveal interactions vital for cAMP signaling in vitro

Swedberg, Joakim E., Schroeder, Christina I., Mitchell, Justin M., Fairlie, David P., Edmonds, David J., Griffith, David A., Ruggeri, Roger B., Derksen, David R., Loria, Paula M., Price, David A., Liras, Spiros and Craik, David J. (2016). Truncated glucagon-like peptide-1 and exendin-4 α-conotoxin pl14a peptide chimeras maintain potency and α-helicity and reveal interactions vital for cAMP signaling in vitro. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 291 (30), 15778-15787. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M116.724542

Truncated glucagon-like peptide-1 and exendin-4 α-conotoxin pl14a peptide chimeras maintain potency and α-helicity and reveal interactions vital for cAMP signaling in vitro

2016

Journal Article

Cyclisation of disulfide-rich conotoxins in drug design applications

Wu, Xiaosa, Huang, Yen-Hua, Kaas, Quentin and Craik, David J. (2016). Cyclisation of disulfide-rich conotoxins in drug design applications. European Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2016 (21), 3462-3472. doi: 10.1002/ejoc.201600402

Cyclisation of disulfide-rich conotoxins in drug design applications

2016

Journal Article

Front Cover: Cyclisation of Disulfide-Rich Conotoxins in Drug Design Applications (Eur. J. Org. Chem. 21/2016)

Wu, Xiaosa, Huang, Yen-Hua, Kaas, Quentin and Craik, David J. (2016). Front Cover: Cyclisation of Disulfide-Rich Conotoxins in Drug Design Applications (Eur. J. Org. Chem. 21/2016). European Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2016 (21), 3457-3457. doi: 10.1002/ejoc.201670211

Front Cover: Cyclisation of Disulfide-Rich Conotoxins in Drug Design Applications (Eur. J. Org. Chem. 21/2016)

2016

Journal Article

Development of a μO-conotoxin analogue with improved lipid membrane interactions and potency for the analgesic target NaV1.8

Deuis, Jennifer R, Dekan, Zoltan, Inserra, Marco C., Lee, Tzong-Hsien, Aguilar, Marie-Isabel, Craik, David J., Lewis, Richard J., Alewood, Paul F., Mobli, Mehdi, Schroeder, Christina I., Henriques, Sónia Troeira and Vetter, Irina (2016). Development of a μO-conotoxin analogue with improved lipid membrane interactions and potency for the analgesic target NaV1.8. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 291 (22), 11829-11842. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M116.721662

Development of a μO-conotoxin analogue with improved lipid membrane interactions and potency for the analgesic target NaV1.8

2016

Journal Article

Discovery, structure, function, and applications of cyclotides: circular proteins from plants

Weidmann, Joachim and Craik, David J. (2016). Discovery, structure, function, and applications of cyclotides: circular proteins from plants. Journal of Experimental Botany, 67 (16), 4801-4812. doi: 10.1093/jxb/erw210

Discovery, structure, function, and applications of cyclotides: circular proteins from plants

2016

Journal Article

Biodistribution of the cyclotide MCoTI-II, a cyclic disulfide-rich peptide drug scaffold

Wang, Conan K., Stalmans, Sofie, De Spiegeleer, Bart and Craik, David J. (2016). Biodistribution of the cyclotide MCoTI-II, a cyclic disulfide-rich peptide drug scaffold. Journal of Peptide Science, 22 (5), 305-310. doi: 10.1002/psc.2862

Biodistribution of the cyclotide MCoTI-II, a cyclic disulfide-rich peptide drug scaffold

2016

Journal Article

Structure-Activity Studies of Cysteine-Rich α-Conotoxins that Inhibit High-Voltage-Activated Calcium Channels via GABAB Receptor Activation Reveal a Minimal Functional Motif

Carstens, Bodil B., Berecki, Géza, Daniel, James T., Lee, Han Siean, Jackson, Kathryn A. V., Tae, Han-Shen, Sadeghi, Mahsa, Castro, Joel, O'Donnell, Tracy, Deiteren, Annemie, Brierley, Stuart M., Craik, David J., Adams, David J. and Clark, Richard J. (2016). Structure-Activity Studies of Cysteine-Rich α-Conotoxins that Inhibit High-Voltage-Activated Calcium Channels via GABAB Receptor Activation Reveal a Minimal Functional Motif. Angewandte Chemie, 128 (15), 4770-4774. doi: 10.1002/ange.201600297

Structure-Activity Studies of Cysteine-Rich α-Conotoxins that Inhibit High-Voltage-Activated Calcium Channels via GABAB Receptor Activation Reveal a Minimal Functional Motif

2016

Journal Article

α-Conotoxin Vc1.1 inhibits human dorsal root ganglion neuroexcitability and mouse colonic nociception via GABAB receptors

Castro, Joel, Harrington, Andrea M., Garcia-Caraballo, Sonia, Maddern, Jessica, Grundy, Luke, Zhang, Jingming, Page, Guy, Miller, Paul E., Craik, David J., Adams, David J. and Brierley, Stuart M. (2016). α-Conotoxin Vc1.1 inhibits human dorsal root ganglion neuroexcitability and mouse colonic nociception via GABAB receptors. Gut, 66 (6), 1083-1094. doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2015-310971

α-Conotoxin Vc1.1 inhibits human dorsal root ganglion neuroexcitability and mouse colonic nociception via GABAB receptors

2016

Journal Article

Inhibition of tau aggregation using a naturally-occurring cyclic peptide scaffold

Wang, Conan K., Northfield, Susan E., Huang, Yen-Hua, Ramos, Mariana C. and Craik, David J. (2016). Inhibition of tau aggregation using a naturally-occurring cyclic peptide scaffold. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 109, 342-349. doi: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2016.01.006

Inhibition of tau aggregation using a naturally-occurring cyclic peptide scaffold

2016

Journal Article

Membrane-binding properties of gating modifier and pore-blocking toxins: membrane interaction is not a prerequisite for modification of channel gating

Deplazes, Evelyne, Troeira Henriques, Sonia, Smith, Jennifer J., King, Glenn F., Craik, David J., Mark, Alan E. and Schroeder, Christina I. (2016). Membrane-binding properties of gating modifier and pore-blocking toxins: membrane interaction is not a prerequisite for modification of channel gating. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Biomembranes, 1858 (4), 872-882. doi: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2016.02.002

Membrane-binding properties of gating modifier and pore-blocking toxins: membrane interaction is not a prerequisite for modification of channel gating

2016

Journal Article

Chlorotoxin: structure, activity, and potential uses in cancer therapy

Ojeda, Paola G., Wang, Conan K. and Craik, David J. (2016). Chlorotoxin: structure, activity, and potential uses in cancer therapy. Biopolymers - Peptide Science, 106 (1), 25-36. doi: 10.1002/bip.22748

Chlorotoxin: structure, activity, and potential uses in cancer therapy

2016

Journal Article

Approaches to the stabilization of bioactive epitopes by grafting and peptide cyclization

Conibear, Anne C., Chaousis, Stephanie, Durek, Thomas, Rosengren, K. Johan, Craik, David J. and Schroeder, Christina I. (2016). Approaches to the stabilization of bioactive epitopes by grafting and peptide cyclization. Biopolymers, 106 (1), 89-100. doi: 10.1002/bip.22767

Approaches to the stabilization of bioactive epitopes by grafting and peptide cyclization

2016

Journal Article

Using the MCoTI-II cyclotide scaffold to design a stable cyclic peptide antagonist of SET, a protein overexpressed in human cancer

D'Souza, Charlotte, Henriques, Sonia Troeira, Wang, Conana K., Cheneval, Olivier, Chan, Lai Yue, Bokil, Nilesh J., Sweet, Matthew J. and Craik, David J. (2016). Using the MCoTI-II cyclotide scaffold to design a stable cyclic peptide antagonist of SET, a protein overexpressed in human cancer. Biochemistry, 55 (2), 396-405. doi: 10.1021/acs.biochem.5b00529

Using the MCoTI-II cyclotide scaffold to design a stable cyclic peptide antagonist of SET, a protein overexpressed in human cancer