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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

Journal Article

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

Journal Article

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

Journal Article

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

Journal Article

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

Journal Article

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

Journal Article

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

Journal Article

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

2024

Journal Article

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, 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

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