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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. 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

2024

Book Chapter

Functional divergence in plant cyclotides and their role in plant defense

Khatri, Bhavesh and Craik, David J. (2024). Functional divergence in plant cyclotides and their role in plant defense. Defense-related proteins in plants. (pp. 241-262) edited by Santosh Kumar Upadhyay. London, United Kingdom: Academic Press. doi: 10.1016/b978-0-443-13236-0.00009-9

Functional divergence in plant cyclotides and their role in plant defense

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