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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

2023

Other Outputs

Ct_HiC3 assembly and analysis data

Gilding, Edward and Craik, David (2023). Ct_HiC3 assembly and analysis data. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/757738c

Ct_HiC3 assembly and analysis data

2022

Journal Article

Sex-specific expression of pheromones and other signals in gravid starfish

Jönsson, Mathias, Morin, Marie, Wang, Conan K., Craik, David J., Degnan, Sandie M. and Degnan, Bernard M. (2022). Sex-specific expression of pheromones and other signals in gravid starfish. BMC Biology, 20 (1) 288, 1-18. doi: 10.1186/s12915-022-01491-0

Sex-specific expression of pheromones and other signals in gravid starfish

2022

Journal Article

Cancer-related micropeptides encoded by ncRNAs: Promising drug targets and prognostic biomarkers

Setrerrahmane, Sarra, Li, Mengwei, Zoghbi, Abdelmoumin, Lv, Xue, Zhang, Sen, Zhao, Wenjing, Lu, Jingjing, Craik, David J. and Xu, Hanmei (2022). Cancer-related micropeptides encoded by ncRNAs: Promising drug targets and prognostic biomarkers. Cancer Letters, 547 215723, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.canlet.2022.215723

Cancer-related micropeptides encoded by ncRNAs: Promising drug targets and prognostic biomarkers

2022

Journal Article

Structural analysis of the complex of human transthyretin with 3′,5′-dichlorophenylanthranilic acid at 1.5 Å resolution

Cody, Vivian, Truong, Jia Q., Holdsworth, Bruce A., Holien, Jessica K., Richardson, Samantha J., Chalmers, David K. and Craik, David J. (2022). Structural analysis of the complex of human transthyretin with 3′,5′-dichlorophenylanthranilic acid at 1.5 Å resolution. Molecules, 27 (21) 7206, 1-11. doi: 10.3390/molecules27217206

Structural analysis of the complex of human transthyretin with 3′,5′-dichlorophenylanthranilic acid at 1.5 Å resolution

2022

Journal Article

A designed cyclic analogue of gomesin has potent activity against Staphylococcus aureus biofilms

Dias, Susana A., Pinto, Sandra N., Silva-Herdade, Ana S., Cheneval, Olivier, Craik, David J., Coutinho, Ana, Castanho, Miguel A. R. B., Henriques, Sónia T. and Veiga, Ana Salomé (2022). A designed cyclic analogue of gomesin has potent activity against Staphylococcus aureus biofilms. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 77 (12), 3256-3264. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkac309

A designed cyclic analogue of gomesin has potent activity against Staphylococcus aureus biofilms