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2019

Journal Article

Computer-aided design of mastoparan-like peptides enables the generation of nontoxic variants with extended antibacterial properties

Oshiro, Karen G. N., Cândido, Elizabete S., Chan, Lai Y., Torres, Marcelo D. T., Monges, Bruna E. D., Rodrigues, Silvia G., Porto, William F., Ribeiro, Suzana M., Henriques, Sónia T., Lu, Timothy K., de la Fuente-Nunez, Cesar, Craik, David J., Franco, Octávio L. and Cardoso, Marlon H. (2019). Computer-aided design of mastoparan-like peptides enables the generation of nontoxic variants with extended antibacterial properties. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 62 (17), 8140-8151. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.9b00915

Computer-aided design of mastoparan-like peptides enables the generation of nontoxic variants with extended antibacterial properties

2019

Journal Article

Characterization of tachyplesin peptides and their cyclized analogues to improve antimicrobial and anticancer properties

Vernen, Felicitas, Harvey, Peta J., Dias, Susana A., Veiga, Ana Salomé, Huang, Yen-Hua, Craik, David J., Lawrence, Nicole and Troeira Henriques, Sónia (2019). Characterization of tachyplesin peptides and their cyclized analogues to improve antimicrobial and anticancer properties. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 20 (17) 4184, 4184. doi: 10.3390/ijms20174184

Characterization of tachyplesin peptides and their cyclized analogues to improve antimicrobial and anticancer properties

2019

Journal Article

Cell membrane composition drives selectivity and toxicity of designed cyclic helix-loop-helix peptides with cell penetrating and tumor suppressor properties

Philippe, Grégoire J. -B., Gaspar, Diana, Sheng, Caibin, Huang, Yen-Hua, Benfield, Aurélie H., Condon, Nicholas D., Weidmann, Joachim, Lawrence, Nicole, Löwer, Alexander, Castanho, Miguel A. R. B., Craik, David J. and Troeira Henriques, Sónia (2019). Cell membrane composition drives selectivity and toxicity of designed cyclic helix-loop-helix peptides with cell penetrating and tumor suppressor properties. ACS Chemical Biology, 14 (9), 2071-2087. doi: 10.1021/acschembio.9b00593

Cell membrane composition drives selectivity and toxicity of designed cyclic helix-loop-helix peptides with cell penetrating and tumor suppressor properties

2019

Journal Article

A suite of kinetically superior AEP ligases can cyclise an intrinsically disordered protein

Harris, Karen S., Guarino, Rosemary F., Dissanayake, Ravindu S., Quimbar, Pedro, McCorkelle, Owen C., Poon, Simon, Kaas, Quentin, Durek, Thomas, Gilding, Edward K., Jackson, Mark A., Craik, David J., van der Weerden, Nicole L., Anders, Robin F. and Anderson, Marilyn A. (2019). A suite of kinetically superior AEP ligases can cyclise an intrinsically disordered protein. Scientific Reports, 9 (1) 10820, 10820. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-47273-7

A suite of kinetically superior AEP ligases can cyclise an intrinsically disordered protein

2019

Journal Article

Iterative optimization of the cyclic peptide SFTI-1 yields potent inhibitors of neutrophil proteinase 3

Tian, Sixin, Swedberg, Joakim E., Li, Choi Yi, Craik, David J. and de Veer, Simon J. (2019). Iterative optimization of the cyclic peptide SFTI-1 yields potent inhibitors of neutrophil proteinase 3. ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 10 (8) acsmedchemlett.9b00253, 1234-1239. doi: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.9b00253

Iterative optimization of the cyclic peptide SFTI-1 yields potent inhibitors of neutrophil proteinase 3

2019

Journal Article

Short cationic peptide derived from archaea with dual antibacterial properties and anti-infective potential

Cândido, Elizabete S., Cardoso, Marlon H., Chan, Lai Y., Torres, Marcelo D. T., Oshiro, Karen G. N., Porto, William F., Ribeiro, Suzana M., Haney, Evan F., Hancock, Robert E. W., Lu, Timothy K., de la Fuente-Nunez, Cesar, Craik, David J. and Franco, Octávio L. (2019). Short cationic peptide derived from archaea with dual antibacterial properties and anti-infective potential. ACS Infectious Diseases, 5 (7) acsinfecdis.9b00073, 1081-1086. doi: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.9b00073

Short cationic peptide derived from archaea with dual antibacterial properties and anti-infective potential

2019

Journal Article

The vast structural diversity of antimicrobial peptides

Koehbach, Johannes and Craik, David J. (2019). The vast structural diversity of antimicrobial peptides. Trends in Pharmacological Sciences, 40 (7), 517-528. doi: 10.1016/j.tips.2019.04.012

The vast structural diversity of antimicrobial peptides

2019

Journal Article

Pharmacokinetic characterization of kalata B1 and related therapeutics built on the cyclotide scaffold

Poth, Aaron G., Huang, Yen-Hua, Le, Thao T., Kan, Meng-Wei and Craik, David J. (2019). Pharmacokinetic characterization of kalata B1 and related therapeutics built on the cyclotide scaffold. International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 565, 437-446. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2019.05.001

Pharmacokinetic characterization of kalata B1 and related therapeutics built on the cyclotide scaffold

2019

Journal Article

Efficient enzymatic cyclization of disulfide-rich peptides by using peptide ligases

Schmidt, Marcel, Huang, Yen-Hua, de Oliveira, Eduardo F. Texeira, Toplak, Ana, Wijma, Hein J., Janssen, Dick B., van Maarseveen, Jan H., Craik, David J. and Nuijens, Timo (2019). Efficient enzymatic cyclization of disulfide-rich peptides by using peptide ligases. ChemBioChem, 20 (12) cbic.201900033, 1524-1529. doi: 10.1002/cbic.201900033

Efficient enzymatic cyclization of disulfide-rich peptides by using peptide ligases

2019

Journal Article

Anchor residues guide form and function in grafted peptides

Yin, Huawu, Craik, David J. and Wang, Conan K. (2019). Anchor residues guide form and function in grafted peptides. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 58 (23), 7652-7656. doi: 10.1002/anie.201901572

Anchor residues guide form and function in grafted peptides

2019

Journal Article

Anchor residues guide form and function in grafted peptides

Yin, Huawu, Craik, David J. and Wang, Conan K. (2019). Anchor residues guide form and function in grafted peptides. Angewandte Chemie, 131 (23), 7734-7738. doi: 10.1002/ange.201901572

Anchor residues guide form and function in grafted peptides

2019

Journal Article

Insecticidal spider toxins are high affinity positive allosteric modulators of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor

Chambers, Chris, Cutler, Penny, Huang, Yen-Hua, Goodchild, James A., Blythe, Judith, Wang, Conan K., Bigot, Aurélien, Kaas, Quentin, Craik, David J., Sabbadin, Davide and Earley, Fergus G. (2019). Insecticidal spider toxins are high affinity positive allosteric modulators of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor. FEBS Letters, 593 (12) 1873-3468.13435, 1336-1350. doi: 10.1002/1873-3468.13435

Insecticidal spider toxins are high affinity positive allosteric modulators of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor

2019

Journal Article

Chemical synthesis, proper folding, Na-v channel selectivity profile and analgesic properties of the spider peptide phlotoxin 1

Nicolas, Sebastien, Zoukimian, Claude, Bosmans, Frank, Montnach, Jerome, Diochot, Sylvie, Cuypers, Eva, De Waard, Stephan, Beroud, Remy, Mebs, Dietrich, Craik, David, Boturyn, Didier, Lazdunski, Michel, Tytgat, Jan and De Waard, Michel (2019). Chemical synthesis, proper folding, Na-v channel selectivity profile and analgesic properties of the spider peptide phlotoxin 1. Toxins, 11 (6) 367, 367. doi: 10.3390/toxins11060367

Chemical synthesis, proper folding, Na-v channel selectivity profile and analgesic properties of the spider peptide phlotoxin 1

2019

Journal Article

Periplasmic expression of 4/7 alpha-conotoxin TxIA analogs in E. coli favors ribbon isomer formation suggestion of a binding mode at the α7 nAChR

El Hamdaoui, Yamina, Wu, Xiaosa, Clark, Richard J., Giribaldi, Julien, Anangi, Raveendra, Craik, David J., King, Glenn F., Dutertre, Sebastien, Kaas, Quentin, Herzig, Volker and Nicke, Annette (2019). Periplasmic expression of 4/7 alpha-conotoxin TxIA analogs in E. coli favors ribbon isomer formation suggestion of a binding mode at the α7 nAChR. Frontiers in Pharmacology, 10 (MAY) 577, 577. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2019.00577

Periplasmic expression of 4/7 alpha-conotoxin TxIA analogs in E. coli favors ribbon isomer formation suggestion of a binding mode at the α7 nAChR

2019

Journal Article

Butterfly pea (Clitoria ternatea), a cyclotide-bearing plant with applications in agriculture and medicine

Oguis, Georgianna K., Gilding, Edward K., Jackson, Mark A. and Craik, David J. (2019). Butterfly pea (Clitoria ternatea), a cyclotide-bearing plant with applications in agriculture and medicine. Frontiers in Plant Science, 10 645, 645. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2019.00645

Butterfly pea (Clitoria ternatea), a cyclotide-bearing plant with applications in agriculture and medicine

2019

Journal Article

Rapid and scalable plant-based production of a potent plasmin inhibitor peptide

Jackson, Mark A., Yap, Kuok, Poth, Aaron G., Gilding, Edward K., Swedberg, Joakim E., Poon, Simon, Qu, Haiou, Durek, Thomas, Harris, Karen, Anderson, Marilyn A. and Craik, David J. (2019). Rapid and scalable plant-based production of a potent plasmin inhibitor peptide. Frontiers in Plant Science, 10 602, 602. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2019.00602

Rapid and scalable plant-based production of a potent plasmin inhibitor peptide

2019

Journal Article

NaV1.6 regulates excitability of mechanosensitive sensory neurons

Israel, Mathilde R., Tanaka, Brian S., Castro, Joel, Thongyoo, Panumart, Robinson, Samuel D., Zhao, Peng, Deuis, Jennifer R., Craik, David J., Durek, Thomas, Brierley, Stuart M., Waxman, Stephen G, Dib-Hajj, Sulayman D. and Vetter, Irina (2019). NaV1.6 regulates excitability of mechanosensitive sensory neurons. Journal of Physiology, 597 (14), 3751-3768. doi: 10.1113/JP278148

NaV1.6 regulates excitability of mechanosensitive sensory neurons

2019

Journal Article

Molecular dynamics simulations of dihydro‐β‐erythroidine bound to the human α4β2 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor

Yu, Rilei, Tae, Han‐Shen, Xu, Qingliang, Craik, David J., Adams, David J., Jiang, Tao and Kaas, Quentin (2019). Molecular dynamics simulations of dihydro‐β‐erythroidine bound to the human α4β2 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor. British Journal of Pharmacology, 176 (15) bph.14698, 2750-2763. doi: 10.1111/bph.14698

Molecular dynamics simulations of dihydro‐β‐erythroidine bound to the human α4β2 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor

2019

Journal Article

Salt-tolerant antifungal and antibacterial activities of the corn defensin ZmD32

Kerenga, Bomai K., McKenna, James A., Harvey, Peta J., Quimbar, Pedro, Garcia-Ceron, Donovan, Lay, Fung T., Thanh Kha Phan,, Veneer, Prem K., Vasa, Shaily, Parisi, Kathy, Shafee, Thomas M. A., van der Weerden, Nicole L., Hulett, Mark D., Craik, David J., Anderson, Marilyn A. and Bleackley, Mark R. (2019). Salt-tolerant antifungal and antibacterial activities of the corn defensin ZmD32. Frontiers in Microbiology, 10 795, 795. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.00795

Salt-tolerant antifungal and antibacterial activities of the corn defensin ZmD32

2019

Journal Article

Papain-like cysteine proteases prepare plant cyclic peptide precursors for cyclization

Rehm, Fabian B. H., Jackson, Mark A., De Geyter, Ewout, Yap, Kuok, Gilding, Edward K., Durek, Thomas and Craik, David J. (2019). Papain-like cysteine proteases prepare plant cyclic peptide precursors for cyclization. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 116 (16), 7831-7836. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1901807116

Papain-like cysteine proteases prepare plant cyclic peptide precursors for cyclization