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2024

Journal Article

Sortase‐Catalyzed Protein Domain Inversion

Zhou, Yan, Durek, Thomas, Craik, David J. and Rehm, Fabian B. H. (2024). Sortase‐Catalyzed Protein Domain Inversion. Angewandte Chemie, 136 (14). doi: 10.1002/ange.202316777

Sortase‐Catalyzed Protein Domain Inversion

2024

Journal Article

Sortase‐Catalyzed Protein Domain Inversion

Zhou, Yan, Durek, Thomas, Craik, David J. and Rehm, Fabian B. H. (2024). Sortase‐Catalyzed Protein Domain Inversion. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 63 (14) e202316777, 1-7. doi: 10.1002/anie.202316777

Sortase‐Catalyzed Protein Domain Inversion

2024

Journal Article

Computational design of α‐conotoxins to target specific nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subtypes

Wu, Xiaosa, Hone, Arik J., Huang, Yen-Hua, Clark, Richard J., McIntosh, J. Michael, Kaas, Quentin and Craik, David J. (2024). Computational design of α‐conotoxins to target specific nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subtypes. Chemistry – A European Journal, 30 (7) e202302909, 1-5. doi: 10.1002/chem.202302909

Computational design of α‐conotoxins to target specific nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subtypes

2024

Journal Article

Delivery to, and Reactivation of, the p53 Pathway in Cancer Cells Using a Grafted Cyclotide Conjugated with a Cell-Penetrating Peptide

Philippe, Grégoire Jean-Baptiste, Huang, Yen-Hua, Mittermeier, Anna, Brown, Christopher J., Kaas, Quentin, Ramlan, Siti Radhiah, Wang, Conan K., Lane, David, Loewer, Alexander, Troeira Henriques, Sónia and Craik, David J. (2024). Delivery to, and Reactivation of, the p53 Pathway in Cancer Cells Using a Grafted Cyclotide Conjugated with a Cell-Penetrating Peptide. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 67 (2), 1197-1208. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.3c01682

Delivery to, and Reactivation of, the p53 Pathway in Cancer Cells Using a Grafted Cyclotide Conjugated with a Cell-Penetrating Peptide

2024

Journal Article

The pearl jubilee of microcin J25: thirty years of research on an exceptional lasso peptide

Baquero, Fernando, Beis, Konstantinos, Craik, David J., Li, Yanyan, Link, A. James, Rebuffat, Sylvie, Salomón, Raúl, Severinov, Konstantin, Zirah, Séverine and Hegemann, Julian D. (2024). The pearl jubilee of microcin J25: thirty years of research on an exceptional lasso peptide. Natural Product Reports, 41 (3), 469-511. doi: 10.1039/d3np00046j

The pearl jubilee of microcin J25: thirty years of research on an exceptional lasso peptide

2024

Journal Article

The prospect of substrate-based kinase inhibitors to improve target selectivity and overcome drug resistance

Biswas, Biswajit, Huang, Yen-Hua, Craik, David J. and Wang, Conan K. (2024). The prospect of substrate-based kinase inhibitors to improve target selectivity and overcome drug resistance. Chemical Science, 15 (33), 13130-13147. doi: 10.1039/d4sc01088d

The prospect of substrate-based kinase inhibitors to improve target selectivity and overcome drug resistance

2023

Journal Article

Design and structural validation of peptide–drug conjugate ligands of the kappa-opioid receptor

Muratspahić, Edin, Deibler, Kristine, Han, Jianming, Tomašević, Nataša, Jadhav, Kirtikumar B., Olivé-Marti, Aina-Leonor, Hochrainer, Nadine, Hellinger, Roland, Koehbach, Johannes, Fay, Jonathan F., Rahman, Mohammad Homaidur, Hegazy, Lamees, Craven, Timothy W., Varga, Balazs R., Bhardwaj, Gaurav, Appourchaux, Kevin, Majumdar, Susruta, Muttenthaler, Markus, Hosseinzadeh, Parisa, Craik, David J., Spetea, Mariana, Che, Tao, Baker, David and Gruber, Christian W. (2023). Design and structural validation of peptide–drug conjugate ligands of the kappa-opioid receptor. Nature Communications, 14 (1) 8064, 1-17. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-43718-w

Design and structural validation of peptide–drug conjugate ligands of the kappa-opioid receptor

2023

Journal Article

The plant defensin Ppdef1 is a novel topical treatment for onychomycosis

van der Weerden, Nicole L., Parisi, Kathy, McKenna, James A., Hayes, Brigitte M., Harvey, Peta J., Quimbar, Pedro, Wevrett, Sean R., Veneer, Prem K., McCorkelle, Owen, Vasa, Shaily, Guarino, Rosemary, Poon, Simon, Gaspar, Yolanda M., Baker, Michael J., Craik, David J., Turner, Rob B., Brown, Marc B., Bleackley, Mark R. and Anderson, Marilyn A. (2023). The plant defensin Ppdef1 is a novel topical treatment for onychomycosis. Journal of Fungi, 9 (11) 1111, 1-16. doi: 10.3390/jof9111111

The plant defensin Ppdef1 is a novel topical treatment for onychomycosis

2023

Journal Article

Discovery and optimisation of conotoxin Vc1.1 and analogues with analgesic properties

Frøsig-Jørgensen, Majbrit, Ji, Jing, Gorman, Declan M., Kan, Meng-Wei and Craik, David J. (2023). Discovery and optimisation of conotoxin Vc1.1 and analogues with analgesic properties. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 76 (10), 1-16. doi: 10.1071/ch23155

Discovery and optimisation of conotoxin Vc1.1 and analogues with analgesic properties

2023

Journal Article

Development of melanocortin 4 receptor agonists by exploiting animal-derived macrocyclic, disulfide-rich peptide scaffolds

Muratspahić, Edin, Aslanoglou, Despoina, White, Andrew M., Draxler, Claudia, Kozisek, Xaver, Farooq, Zara, Craik, David J., McCormick, Peter J., Durek, Thomas and Gruber, Christian W. (2023). Development of melanocortin 4 receptor agonists by exploiting animal-derived macrocyclic, disulfide-rich peptide scaffolds. ACS Pharmacology and Translational Science, 6 (10), 1373-1381. doi: 10.1021/acsptsci.3c00090

Development of melanocortin 4 receptor agonists by exploiting animal-derived macrocyclic, disulfide-rich peptide scaffolds

2023

Journal Article

Development of a selective peptide κ-opioid receptor antagonist by late-stage functionalization with cysteine staples

Muratspahić, Edin, White, Andrew M., Ciotu, Cosmin I., Hochrainer, Nadine, Tomašević, Nataša, Koehbach, Johannes, Lewis, Richard J., Spetea, Mariana, Fischer, Michael J. M., Craik, David J. and Gruber, Christian W. (2023). Development of a selective peptide κ-opioid receptor antagonist by late-stage functionalization with cysteine staples. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 66 (17), 11843-11854. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.3c00426

Development of a selective peptide κ-opioid receptor antagonist by late-stage functionalization with cysteine staples

2023

Journal Article

Exploring the therapeutic potential of an antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory peptide from wasp venom

Galante, Priscilla, Campos, Gabriel A. A., Moser, Jacqueline C. G., Martins, Danubia B., Dos Santos Cabrera, Marcia P., Rangel, Marisa, Coelho, Luiza C., Simon, Karina S., Amado, Veronica M., de A. I. Muller, Jessica, Koehbach, Johannes, Lohman, Rink-Jan, Cabot, Peter J., Vetter, Irina, Craik, David J., Toffoli-Kadri, Monica C., Monge-Fuentes, Victoria, Goulart, Jair T., Schwartz, Elisabeth F., Silva, Luciano P., Bocca, Anamelia L. and Mortari, Márcia R (2023). Exploring the therapeutic potential of an antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory peptide from wasp venom. Scientific Reports, 13 (1) 12491, 1-15. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-38828-w

Exploring the therapeutic potential of an antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory peptide from wasp venom

2023

Journal Article

Structure–activity relationships of alanine scan mutants αO-conotoxins GeXIVA[1,2] and GeXIVA[1,4]

Xu, Pan, Zhang, Panpan, Zhu, Xiaopeng, Wu, Yong, Harvey, Peta J., Kaas, Quentin, Zhangsun, Dongting, Craik, David J. and Luo, Sulan (2023). Structure–activity relationships of alanine scan mutants αO-conotoxins GeXIVA[1,2] and GeXIVA[1,4]. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 66 (14), 10092-10107. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.3c01023

Structure–activity relationships of alanine scan mutants αO-conotoxins GeXIVA[1,2] and GeXIVA[1,4]

2023

Journal Article

Native and engineered cyclic disulfide-rich peptides as drug leads

Tyler, Tristan J., Durek, Thomas and Craik, David J. (2023). Native and engineered cyclic disulfide-rich peptides as drug leads. Molecules, 28 (7) 3189, 1-22. doi: 10.3390/molecules28073189

Native and engineered cyclic disulfide-rich peptides as drug leads

2023

Journal Article

Design, synthesis and mechanism of action of novel μ-conotoxin KIIIA analogs for inhibition of the voltage-gated sodium channel Nav1.7

Zhao, Zitong, Pan, Teng, Chen, Shen, Harvey, Peta J., Zhang, Jinghui, Li, Xiao, Yang, Mengke, Huang, Linhong, Wang, Shoushi, Craik, David J., Jiang, Tao and Yu, Rilei (2023). Design, synthesis and mechanism of action of novel μ-conotoxin KIIIA analogs for inhibition of the voltage-gated sodium channel Nav1.7. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 299 (4) 103068, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.jbc.2023.103068

Design, synthesis and mechanism of action of novel μ-conotoxin KIIIA analogs for inhibition of the voltage-gated sodium channel Nav1.7

2023

Journal Article

Unlocking the potential of the antimicrobial peptide gomesin: from discovery and structure–activity relationships to therapeutic applications

Liu, Xiaorong, Henriques, Sónia T., Craik, David J. and Chan, Lai Yue (2023). Unlocking the potential of the antimicrobial peptide gomesin: from discovery and structure–activity relationships to therapeutic applications. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24 (6) 5893, 1-15. doi: 10.3390/ijms24065893

Unlocking the potential of the antimicrobial peptide gomesin: from discovery and structure–activity relationships to therapeutic applications

2023

Journal Article

Designing antimicrobial peptides using deep learning and molecular dynamic simulations

Cao, Qiushi, Ge, Cheng, Wang, Xuejie, Harvey, Peta J., Zhang, Zixuan, Ma, Yuan, Wang, Xianghong, Jia, Xinying, Mobli, Mehdi, Craik, David J., Jiang, Tao, Yang, Jinbo, Wei, Zhiqiang, Wang, Yan, Chang, Shan and Yu, Rilei (2023). Designing antimicrobial peptides using deep learning and molecular dynamic simulations. Briefings in Bioinformatics, 24 (2) bbad058, 1-13. doi: 10.1093/bib/bbad058

Designing antimicrobial peptides using deep learning and molecular dynamic simulations

2023

Journal Article

Bibliometric review of the literature on cone snail peptide toxins from 2000 to 2022

Nguyen, Linh T. T., Craik, David J. and Kaas, Quentin (2023). Bibliometric review of the literature on cone snail peptide toxins from 2000 to 2022. Marine Drugs, 21 (3) 154, 1-15. doi: 10.3390/md21030154

Bibliometric review of the literature on cone snail peptide toxins from 2000 to 2022

2023

Journal Article

Heparan sulfate regulates IL-21 bioavailability and signal strength that control germinal center B cell selection and differentiation

Chen, Zhian, Cui, Yanfang, Yao, Yin, Liu, Bo, Yunis, Joseph, Gao, Xin, Wang, Naiqi, Cañete, Pablo F., Tuong, Zewen Kelvin, Sun, Hongjian, Wang, Hao, Yang, Siling, Wang, Runli, Leong, Yew Ann, Simon Davis, David, Qin, Jiahuan, Liang, Kaili, Deng, Jun, Wang, Conan K., Huang, Yen-Hua, Roco, Jonathan A., Nettelfield, Sam, Zhu, Huaming, Xu, Huajun, Yu, Zhijia, Craik, David, Liu, Zheng, Qi, Hai, Parish, Christopher and Yu, Di (2023). Heparan sulfate regulates IL-21 bioavailability and signal strength that control germinal center B cell selection and differentiation. Science immunology, 8 (80) eadd1728, 1-17. doi: 10.1126/sciimmunol.add1728

Heparan sulfate regulates IL-21 bioavailability and signal strength that control germinal center B cell selection and differentiation

2023

Journal Article

Discovery, characterization, and engineering of LvIC, an α4/4-conotoxin that selectively blocks rat α6/α3β4 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors

Zhu, Xiaopeng, Wang, Shuai, Kaas, Quentin, Yu, Jinpeng, Wu, Yong, Harvey, Peta J., Zhangsun, Dongting, Craik, David J. and Luo, Sulan (2023). Discovery, characterization, and engineering of LvIC, an α4/4-conotoxin that selectively blocks rat α6/α3β4 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 66 (3), 2020-2031. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.2c01786

Discovery, characterization, and engineering of LvIC, an α4/4-conotoxin that selectively blocks rat α6/α3β4 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors