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2021

Journal Article

Structural features of Cryptococcus neoformans bifunctional GAR/AIR synthetase may present novel antifungal drug targets

Chua, Sheena M. H., Wizrah, Maha S. I., Luo, Zhenyao, Lim, Bryan Y. J., Kappler, Ulrike, Kobe, Bostjan and Fraser, James A. (2021). Structural features of Cryptococcus neoformans bifunctional GAR/AIR synthetase may present novel antifungal drug targets. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 297 (4) 101091. doi: 10.1016/j.jbc.2021.101091

Structural features of Cryptococcus neoformans bifunctional GAR/AIR synthetase may present novel antifungal drug targets

2021

Journal Article

Crystal structure determination of the armadillo repeat domain of Drosophila SARM1 using MIRAS phasing

Gu, Weixi, Luo, Zhenyao, Vonrhein, Clemens, Jia, Xinying, Ve, Thomas, Nanson, Jeffrey D. and Kobe, Bostjan (2021). Crystal structure determination of the armadillo repeat domain of Drosophila SARM1 using MIRAS phasing. Acta Crystallographica. Section F: Structural Biology Communications, 77 (10), 364-373. doi: 10.1107/s2053230x21006786

Crystal structure determination of the armadillo repeat domain of Drosophila SARM1 using MIRAS phasing

2021

Journal Article

Conformation of the solute-binding protein AdcAII influences zinc uptake in Streptococcus pneumoniae

Župan, Marina L., Luo, Zhenyao, Ganio, Katherine, Pederick, Victoria G., Neville, Stephanie L., Deplazes, Evelyne, Kobe, Boštjan and McDevitt, Christopher A. (2021). Conformation of the solute-binding protein AdcAII influences zinc uptake in Streptococcus pneumoniae. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 11 729981, 1-15. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2021.729981

Conformation of the solute-binding protein AdcAII influences zinc uptake in Streptococcus pneumoniae

2021

Journal Article

A novel NAD signaling mechanism in axon degeneration and its relationship to innate immunity

Hopkins, Eleanor L., Gu, Weixi, Kobe, Bostjan and Coleman, Michael P. (2021). A novel NAD signaling mechanism in axon degeneration and its relationship to innate immunity. Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, 8 703532, 1-16. doi: 10.3389/fmolb.2021.703532

A novel NAD signaling mechanism in axon degeneration and its relationship to innate immunity

2021

Journal Article

The crystal structure of SnTox3 from the necrotrophic fungus Parastagonospora nodorum reveals a unique effector fold and provides insight into Snn3 recognition and pro‐domain protease processing of fungal effectors

Outram, Megan A., Sung, Yi‐Chang, Yu, Daniel, Dagvadorj, Bayantes, Rima, Sharmin A., Jones, David A., Ericsson, Daniel J., Sperschneider, Jana, Solomon, Peter S., Kobe, Bostjan and Williams, Simon J. (2021). The crystal structure of SnTox3 from the necrotrophic fungus Parastagonospora nodorum reveals a unique effector fold and provides insight into Snn3 recognition and pro‐domain protease processing of fungal effectors. New Phytologist, 231 (6) nph.17516, 1-15. doi: 10.1111/nph.17516

The crystal structure of SnTox3 from the necrotrophic fungus Parastagonospora nodorum reveals a unique effector fold and provides insight into Snn3 recognition and pro‐domain protease processing of fungal effectors

2021

Journal Article

Defective embryo and meristems genes are required for cell division and gamete viability in Arabidopsis

Lee, Chin Hong, Hawker, Nathaniel P., Peters, Jonathan R., Lonhienne, Thierry G. A., Gursanscky, Nial R., Matthew, Louisa, Brosnan, Christopher A., Mann, Christopher W. G., Cromer, Laurence, Taochy, Christelle, Ngo, Quy A., Sundaresan, Venkatesan, Schenk, Peer M., Kobe, Bostjan, Borges, Filipe, Mercier, Raphael, Bowman, John L. and Carroll, Bernard J. (2021). Defective embryo and meristems genes are required for cell division and gamete viability in Arabidopsis. PL o S Genetics, 17 (5) e1009561, 1-31. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1009561

Defective embryo and meristems genes are required for cell division and gamete viability in Arabidopsis

2021

Journal Article

MyD88 TIR domain higher-order assembly interactions revealed by microcrystal electron diffraction and serial femtosecond crystallography

Clabbers, Max T. B., Holmes, Susannah, Muusse, Timothy W., Vajjhala, Parimala R., Thygesen, Sara J., Malde, Alpeshkumar K., Hunter, Dominic J. B., Croll, Tristan I., Flueckiger, Leonie, Nanson, Jeffrey D., Rahaman, Md. Habibur, Aquila, Andrew, Hunter, Mark S., Liang, Mengning, Yoon, Chun Hong, Zhao, Jingjing, Zatsepin, Nadia A., Abbey, Brian, Sierecki, Emma, Gambin, Yann, Stacey, Katryn J., Darmanin, Connie, Kobe, Bostjan, Xu, Hongyi and Ve, Thomas (2021). MyD88 TIR domain higher-order assembly interactions revealed by microcrystal electron diffraction and serial femtosecond crystallography. Nature Communications, 12 (1) 2578, 1-14. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-22590-6

MyD88 TIR domain higher-order assembly interactions revealed by microcrystal electron diffraction and serial femtosecond crystallography

2021

Journal Article

PR1‐mediated defence via C‐terminal peptide release is targeted by a fungal pathogen effector

Sung, Yi‐Chang, Outram, Megan A., Breen, Susan, Wang, Chen, Dagvadorj, Bayantes, Winterberg, Britta, Kobe, Bostjan, Williams, Simon J. and Solomon, Peter S. (2021). PR1‐mediated defence via C‐terminal peptide release is targeted by a fungal pathogen effector. New Phytologist, 229 (6), 3467-3480. doi: 10.1111/nph.17128

PR1‐mediated defence via C‐terminal peptide release is targeted by a fungal pathogen effector

2021

Journal Article

SARM1 is a metabolic sensor activated by an increased NMN/NAD+ ratio to trigger axon degeneration

Figley, Matthew D., Gu, Weixi, Nanson, Jeffrey D., Shi, Yun, Sasaki, Yo, Cunnea, Katie, Malde, Alpeshkumar K., Jia, Xinying, Luo, Zhenyao, Saikot, Forhad K., Mosaiab, Tamim, Masic, Veronika, Holt, Stephanie, Hartley-Tassell, Lauren, McGuinness, Helen Y., Manik, Mohammad K., Bosanac, Todd, Landsberg, Michael J., Kerry, Philip S., Mobli, Mehdi, Hughes, Robert O., Milbrandt, Jeffrey, Kobe, Bostjan, DiAntonio, Aaron and Ve, Thomas (2021). SARM1 is a metabolic sensor activated by an increased NMN/NAD+ ratio to trigger axon degeneration. Neuron, 109 (7), 1-19. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2021.02.009

SARM1 is a metabolic sensor activated by an increased NMN/NAD+ ratio to trigger axon degeneration

2021

Journal Article

A proteome-wide immunoinformatics tool to accelerate T-cell epitope discovery and vaccine design in the context of emerging infectious diseases: an ethnicity-oriented approach

Oyarzun, Patricio, Kashyap, Manju, Fica, Victor, Salas-Burgos, Alexis, Gonzalez-Galarza, Faviel F., McCabe, Antony, Jones, Andrew R., Middleton, Derek and Kobe, Bostjan (2021). A proteome-wide immunoinformatics tool to accelerate T-cell epitope discovery and vaccine design in the context of emerging infectious diseases: an ethnicity-oriented approach. Frontiers in Immunology, 12 598778, 1-25. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.598778

A proteome-wide immunoinformatics tool to accelerate T-cell epitope discovery and vaccine design in the context of emerging infectious diseases: an ethnicity-oriented approach

2021

Journal Article

A trap-door mechanism for zinc acquisition by Streptococcus pneumoniae AdcA

Luo, Zhenyao, Morey, Jacqueline R., Deplazes, Evelyne, Motygullina, Alina, Tan, Aimee, Ganio, Katherine, Neville, Stephanie L., Eleftheriadis, Nikolaos, Isselstein, Michael, Pederick, Victoria G., Paton, James C., Cordes, Thorben, Harmer, Jeffrey R., Kobe, Bostjan and McDevitt, Christopher A. (2021). A trap-door mechanism for zinc acquisition by Streptococcus pneumoniae AdcA. mBio, 12 (1) e01958-20, 1-14. doi: 10.1128/mBio.01958-20

A trap-door mechanism for zinc acquisition by Streptococcus pneumoniae AdcA

2021

Journal Article

Active site architecture reveals coordination sphere flexibility and specificity determinants in a group of closely related molybdoenzymes

Struwe, Michel A., Kalimuthu, Palraj, Luo, Zhenyao, Zhong, Qifeng, Ellis, Daniel, Yang, Jing, Khadanand, K.C., Harmer, Jeffrey R., Kirk, Martin L., McEwan, Alastair G., Clement, Bernd, Bernhardt, Paul V., Kobe, Bostjan and Kappler, Ulrike (2021). Active site architecture reveals coordination sphere flexibility and specificity determinants in a group of closely related molybdoenzymes. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 296 100672, 1-16. doi: 10.1016/j.jbc.2021.100672

Active site architecture reveals coordination sphere flexibility and specificity determinants in a group of closely related molybdoenzymes

2020

Journal Article

Molybdenum enzymes and how they support virulence in pathogenic bacteria

Zhong, Qifeng, Kobe, Bostjan and Kappler, Ulrike (2020). Molybdenum enzymes and how they support virulence in pathogenic bacteria. Frontiers in Microbiology, 11 615860, 1-23. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.615860

Molybdenum enzymes and how they support virulence in pathogenic bacteria

2020

Journal Article

Vaccinia virus immunomodulator A46: destructive interactions with MAL and MyD88 shown by negative-stain electron microscopy

Azar, Daniel F., Haas, Meryl, Fedosyuk, Sofiya, Rahaman, Md. Habibur, Hedger, Andrew, Kobe, Bostjan and Skern, Tim (2020). Vaccinia virus immunomodulator A46: destructive interactions with MAL and MyD88 shown by negative-stain electron microscopy. Structure, 28 (12), 1271-1287.e5. doi: 10.1016/j.str.2020.09.007

Vaccinia virus immunomodulator A46: destructive interactions with MAL and MyD88 shown by negative-stain electron microscopy

2020

Journal Article

Molecular basis of regio- and stereo-specificity in biosynthesis of bacterial heterodimeric diketopiperazines

Sun, Chenghai, Luo, Zhenyao, Zhang, Wenlu, Tian, Wenya, Peng, Haidong, Lin, Zhi, Deng, Zixin, Kobe, Bostjan, Jia, Xinying and Qu, Xudong (2020). Molecular basis of regio- and stereo-specificity in biosynthesis of bacterial heterodimeric diketopiperazines. Nature Communications, 11 (1) 6251, 1-10. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-20022-5

Molecular basis of regio- and stereo-specificity in biosynthesis of bacterial heterodimeric diketopiperazines

2020

Journal Article

Targeting multiple epitopes on the spike protein: a new hope for COVID-19 antibody therapy

Sun, Yeping, Kobe, Bostjan and Qi, Jianxun (2020). Targeting multiple epitopes on the spike protein: a new hope for COVID-19 antibody therapy. Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy, 5 (1) 208, 208. doi: 10.1038/s41392-020-00320-6

Targeting multiple epitopes on the spike protein: a new hope for COVID-19 antibody therapy

2020

Journal Article

Comprehensive analysis of IncC plasmid conjugation identifies a crucial role for the transcriptional regulator AcaB

Hancock, Steven J., Phan, Minh-Duy, Luo, Zhenyao, Lo, Alvin W., Peters, Kate M., Nhu, Nguyen Thi Khanh, Forde, Brian M., Whitfield, Jason, Yang, Ji, Strugnell, Richard A., Paterson, David L., Walsh, Timothy R., Kobe, Bostjan, Beatson, Scott A. and Schembri, Mark A. (2020). Comprehensive analysis of IncC plasmid conjugation identifies a crucial role for the transcriptional regulator AcaB. Nature Microbiology, 5 (11), 1340-1348. doi: 10.1038/s41564-020-0775-0

Comprehensive analysis of IncC plasmid conjugation identifies a crucial role for the transcriptional regulator AcaB

2020

Journal Article

All major cholesterol-dependent cytolysins use glycans as cellular receptors

Shewell, Lucy K., Day, Christopher J., Jen, Freda E.-C., Haselhorst, Thomas, Atack, John M., Reijneveld, Josephine F., Everest-Dass, Arun, James, David B. A., Boguslawski, Kristina M., Brouwer, Stephan, Gillen, Christine M., Luo, Zhenyao, Kobe, Bostjan, Nizet, Victor, von Itzstein, Mark, Walker, Mark J., Paton, Adrienne W., Paton, James C., Torres, Victor J. and Jennings, Michael P. (2020). All major cholesterol-dependent cytolysins use glycans as cellular receptors. Science Advances, 6 (21) EAAZ4926, eaaz4926. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.aaz4926

All major cholesterol-dependent cytolysins use glycans as cellular receptors

2020

Journal Article

Evolutionary model of protein secondary structure capable of revealing new biological relationships

Lai, Jhih‐Siang, Rost, Burkhard, Kobe, Bostjan and Bodén, Mikael (2020). Evolutionary model of protein secondary structure capable of revealing new biological relationships. Proteins: Structure, Function, and Bioinformatics, 88 (9) prot.25898, 1251-1259. doi: 10.1002/prot.25898

Evolutionary model of protein secondary structure capable of revealing new biological relationships

2019

Journal Article

The structure and metal binding properties of Chlamydia trachomatis YtgA

Luo, Zhenyao, Neville, Stephanie L., Campbell, Rebecca, Morey, Jacqueline R., Menon, Shruti, Thomas, Mark, Eijkelkamp, Bart A., Ween, Miranda P., Huston, Wilhelmina M., Kobe, Bostjan and McDevitt, Christopher A. (2019). The structure and metal binding properties of Chlamydia trachomatis YtgA. Journal of Bacteriology, 202 (1) e00580. doi: 10.1128/jb.00580-19

The structure and metal binding properties of Chlamydia trachomatis YtgA