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2019

Journal Article

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

Journal Article

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

Journal Article

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

Journal Article

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

Journal Article

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

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