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2024

Journal Article

Cyclic tachyplesin I kills proliferative, non-proliferative and drug-resistant melanoma cells without inducing resistance

Benfield, Aurélie H., Vernen, Felicitas, Young, Reuben S. E., Nadal-Bufí, Ferran, Lamb, Henry, Hammerlindl, Heinz, Craik, David J., Schaider, Helmut, Lawrence, Nicole, Blanksby, Stephen J. and Henriques, Sónia Troeira (2024). Cyclic tachyplesin I kills proliferative, non-proliferative and drug-resistant melanoma cells without inducing resistance. Pharmacological Research, 207 107298. doi: 10.1016/j.phrs.2024.107298

Cyclic tachyplesin I kills proliferative, non-proliferative and drug-resistant melanoma cells without inducing resistance

2024

Journal Article

Display technologies for expanding the pharmaceutical applications of cyclotides

Xie, Jing, Kan, Meng‐Wei, de Veer, Simon J., Wang, Conan and Craik, David J. (2024). Display technologies for expanding the pharmaceutical applications of cyclotides. Israel Journal of Chemistry, 64 (8-9) e202400010. doi: 10.1002/ijch.202400010

Display technologies for expanding the pharmaceutical applications of cyclotides

2024

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Conotoxins targeting voltage-gated sodium ion channels

Pei, Shengrong, Wang, Nan, Mei, Zaoli, Zhangsun, Dongting, Craik, David J., McIntosh, J. Michael, Zhu, Xiaopeng and Luo, Sulan (2024). Conotoxins targeting voltage-gated sodium ion channels. Pharmacological Reviews, 76 (5), 828-845. doi: 10.1124/pharmrev.123.000923

Conotoxins targeting voltage-gated sodium ion channels

2024

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Author Correction: Repurposing a plant peptide cyclase for targeted lysine acylation

Rehm, Fabian B. H., Tyler, Tristan J., Zhou, Yan, Huang, Yen-Hua, Wang, Conan K., Lawrence, Nicole, Craik, David J. and Durek, Thomas (2024). Author Correction: Repurposing a plant peptide cyclase for targeted lysine acylation. Nature Chemistry, 16 (9), 1565-1565. doi: 10.1038/s41557-024-01625-7

Author Correction: Repurposing a plant peptide cyclase for targeted lysine acylation

2024

Journal Article

Hijacking of N-fixing legume albumin-1 genes enables the cyclization and stabilization of defense peptides

Gilding, Edward K., Jackson, Mark A., Nguyen, Linh T. T., Hamilton, Brett R., Farquharson, Katherine A., Ho, Wing L., Yap, Kuok, Hogg, Carolyn J., Belov, Katherine and Craik, David J. (2024). Hijacking of N-fixing legume albumin-1 genes enables the cyclization and stabilization of defense peptides. Nature Communications, 15 (1) 6565, 6565. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-50742-x

Hijacking of N-fixing legume albumin-1 genes enables the cyclization and stabilization of defense peptides

2024

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Enhancing the intrinsic antiplasmodial activity and improving the stability and selectivity of a tunable peptide scaffold derived from human platelet factor 4

Lawrence, Nicole, Handley, Thomas N. G., de Veer, Simon J., Harding, Maxim D., Andraszek, Alicja, Hall, Lachlan, Raven, Karoline D., Duffy, Sandra, Avery, Vicky M., Craik, David J., Malins, Lara R. and McMorran, Brendan J. (2024). Enhancing the intrinsic antiplasmodial activity and improving the stability and selectivity of a tunable peptide scaffold derived from human platelet factor 4. ACS Infectious Diseases, 10 (8), 2899-2912. doi: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.4c00276

Enhancing the intrinsic antiplasmodial activity and improving the stability and selectivity of a tunable peptide scaffold derived from human platelet factor 4

2024

Journal Article

Topology in soft and biological matter

Tubiana, Luca, Alexander, Gareth P., Barbensi, Agnese, Buck, Dorothy, Cartwright, Julyan H.E., Chwastyk, Mateusz, Cieplak, Marek, Coluzza, Ivan, Čopar, Simon, Craik, David J., Di Stefano, Marco, Everaers, Ralf, Faísca, Patrícia F.N., Ferrari, Franco, Giacometti, Achille, Goundaroulis, Dimos, Haglund, Ellinor, Hou, Ya-Ming, Ilieva, Nevena, Jackson, Sophie E., Japaridze, Aleksandre, Kaplan, Noam, Klotz, Alexander R., Li, Hongbin, Likos, Christos N., Locatelli, Emanuele, López-León, Teresa, Machon, Thomas, Micheletti, Cristian ... Žumer, Slobodan (2024). Topology in soft and biological matter. Physics Reports, 1075, 1-137. doi: 10.1016/j.physrep.2024.04.002

Topology in soft and biological matter

2024

Journal Article

Structure and activity of reconstructed pseudo‐ancestral cyclotides

Jiang, Zhihao, Huang, Yen-Hua, Kaas, Quentin, Craik, David J. and Wang, Conan K. (2024). Structure and activity of reconstructed pseudo‐ancestral cyclotides. ChemMedChem, 19 (14) e202400124, e202400124. doi: 10.1002/cmdc.202400124

Structure and activity of reconstructed pseudo‐ancestral cyclotides

2024

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Aspartic acid mutagenesis of αO-Conotoxin GeXIVA isomers reveals arginine residues crucial for inhibition of the α9α10 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor

Luo, An, He, Jie, Yu, Jinpeng, Wu, Yong, Harvey, Peta J., Kasheverov, Igor E., Kudryavtsev, Denis S., McIntosh, J. Michael, Tsetlin, Victor I., Craik, David J., Zhangsun, Dongting and Luo, Sulan (2024). Aspartic acid mutagenesis of αO-Conotoxin GeXIVA isomers reveals arginine residues crucial for inhibition of the α9α10 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 271 (Part 1) 132472, 132472. doi: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.132472

Aspartic acid mutagenesis of αO-Conotoxin GeXIVA isomers reveals arginine residues crucial for inhibition of the α9α10 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor

2024

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Design, synthesis, and structure–activity relationships of novel peptide derivatives of the severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 spike-protein that potently inhibit nicotinic acetylcholine receptors

Hone, Arik J., Santiago, Ulises, Harvey, Peta J., Tekarli, Bassel, Gajewiak, Joanna, Craik, David J., Camacho, Carlos J. and McIntosh, J. Michael (2024). Design, synthesis, and structure–activity relationships of novel peptide derivatives of the severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 spike-protein that potently inhibit nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 67 (11), 9587-9598. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.4c00735

Design, synthesis, and structure–activity relationships of novel peptide derivatives of the severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 spike-protein that potently inhibit nicotinic acetylcholine receptors

2024

Journal Article

Repurposing a plant peptide cyclase for targeted lysine acylation

Rehm, Fabian B. H., Tyler, Tristan J., Zhou, Yan, Huang, Yen-Hua, Wang, Conan K., Lawrence, Nicole, Craik, David J. and Durek, Thomas (2024). Repurposing a plant peptide cyclase for targeted lysine acylation. Nature Chemistry, 2024 (9), 1-1. doi: 10.1038/s41557-024-01520-1

Repurposing a plant peptide cyclase for targeted lysine acylation

2024

Journal Article

Isolation and characterization of insecticidal cyclotides from Viola communis

Khatibi, Negin, Huang, Yen-Hua, Wang, Conan K., Durek, Thomas, Gilding, Edward K. and Craik, David J. (2024). Isolation and characterization of insecticidal cyclotides from Viola communis. Journal of Natural Products, 88 (1), 24-35. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.4c00168

Isolation and characterization of insecticidal cyclotides from Viola communis

2024

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Seasonal tissue-specific gene expression in wild crown-of-thorns starfish reveals reproductive and stress-related transcriptional systems

Morin, Marie, Jönsson, Mathias, Wang, Conan K., Craik, David J., Degnan, Sandie M. and Degnan, Bernard M. (2024). Seasonal tissue-specific gene expression in wild crown-of-thorns starfish reveals reproductive and stress-related transcriptional systems. PLOS Biology, 22 (5) e3002620, e3002620. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3002620

Seasonal tissue-specific gene expression in wild crown-of-thorns starfish reveals reproductive and stress-related transcriptional systems

2024

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Chemical synthesis of grafted cyclotides using a “plug and play” approach

Koehbach, Johannes, Muratspahić, Edin, Ahmed, Zakaria M., White, Andrew M., Tomašević, Nataša, Durek, Thomas, Clark, Richard J., Gruber, Christian W. and Craik, David J. (2024). Chemical synthesis of grafted cyclotides using a “plug and play” approach. RSC Chemical Biology, 5 (6), 567-571. doi: 10.1039/d4cb00008k

Chemical synthesis of grafted cyclotides using a “plug and play” approach

2024

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Proximity labelling confirms the involvement of papain-like cysteine proteases and chaperones in cyclotide biosynthesis

Lee, Meng-Han, Jackson, Mark A., Rehm, Fabian B. H., Barkauskas, Deborah S., Ho, Wing L., Yap, Kuok, Craik, David J. and Gilding, Edward K. (2024). Proximity labelling confirms the involvement of papain-like cysteine proteases and chaperones in cyclotide biosynthesis. Plant Molecular Biology Reporter, 42 (3), 611-623. doi: 10.1007/s11105-024-01462-5

Proximity labelling confirms the involvement of papain-like cysteine proteases and chaperones in cyclotide biosynthesis

2024

Journal Article

Nucleation of a key beta-turn promotes cyclotide oxidative folding

Tian, Sixin, de Veer, Simon J., Durek, Thomas, Wang, Conan K. and Craik, David J. (2024). Nucleation of a key beta-turn promotes cyclotide oxidative folding. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 300 (4) 107125, 107125. doi: 10.1016/j.jbc.2024.107125

Nucleation of a key beta-turn promotes cyclotide oxidative folding

2024

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Tertiary amide bond formation by an engineered asparaginyl ligase

de Veer, Simon J., Zhou, Yan, Durek, Thomas, Craik, David J. and Rehm, Fabian B. H. (2024). Tertiary amide bond formation by an engineered asparaginyl ligase. Chemical Science, 15 (14) 06352, 5248-5255. doi: 10.1039/d3sc06352f

Tertiary amide bond formation by an engineered asparaginyl ligase

2024

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Scanning mutagenesis identifies residues that improve the long-term stability and insecticidal activity of cyclotide kalata B1

Huang, Yen-Hua, Jiang, Zhihao, Du, Qingdan, Yap, Kuok, Bigot, Aurélien, Kaas, Quentin, Wang, Conan K. and Craik, David J. (2024). Scanning mutagenesis identifies residues that improve the long-term stability and insecticidal activity of cyclotide kalata B1. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 300 (3) 105682. doi: 10.1016/j.jbc.2024.105682

Scanning mutagenesis identifies residues that improve the long-term stability and insecticidal activity of cyclotide kalata B1

2024

Journal Article

Deciphering the structure and mechanism‐of‐action of computer‐designed mastoparan peptides

Oshiro, Karen G. N., Freitas, Carlos D. P., Rezende, Samilla B., Orozco, Raquel M. Q., Chan, Lai Y., Lawrence, Nicole, Lião, Luciano M., Macedo, Maria L. R., Craik, David J., Cardoso, Marlon H. and Franco, Octávio L. (2024). Deciphering the structure and mechanism‐of‐action of computer‐designed mastoparan peptides. The FEBS Journal, 291 (5), 865-883. doi: 10.1111/febs.17010

Deciphering the structure and mechanism‐of‐action of computer‐designed mastoparan peptides

2024

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Molecular dynamics simulations support a preference of cyclotide kalata B1 for phosphatidylethanolamine phospholipids

Roseli, Ras Baizureen, Huang, Yen-Hua, Henriques, Sónia Troeira, Kaas, Quentin and Craik, David J. (2024). Molecular dynamics simulations support a preference of cyclotide kalata B1 for phosphatidylethanolamine phospholipids. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes, 1866 (3) 184268, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2023.184268

Molecular dynamics simulations support a preference of cyclotide kalata B1 for phosphatidylethanolamine phospholipids