2021 Journal Article Structural features of Cryptococcus neoformans bifunctional GAR/AIR synthetase may present novel antifungal drug targetsChua, 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 |
2021 Journal Article Crystal structure determination of the armadillo repeat domain of Drosophila SARM1 using MIRAS phasingGu, 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 |
2021 Journal Article Conformation of the solute-binding protein AdcAII influences zinc uptake in Streptococcus pneumoniaeŽupan, 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 |
2021 Journal Article A novel NAD signaling mechanism in axon degeneration and its relationship to innate immunityHopkins, 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 |
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 effectorsOutram, 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 |
2021 Journal Article Defective embryo and meristems genes are required for cell division and gamete viability in ArabidopsisLee, 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 |
2021 Journal Article MyD88 TIR domain higher-order assembly interactions revealed by microcrystal electron diffraction and serial femtosecond crystallographyClabbers, 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 |
2021 Journal Article PR1‐mediated defence via C‐terminal peptide release is targeted by a fungal pathogen effectorSung, 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 |
2021 Journal Article SARM1 is a metabolic sensor activated by an increased NMN/NAD+ ratio to trigger axon degenerationFigley, 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 |
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 approachOyarzun, 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 |
2021 Journal Article A trap-door mechanism for zinc acquisition by Streptococcus pneumoniae AdcALuo, 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 |
2021 Journal Article Active site architecture reveals coordination sphere flexibility and specificity determinants in a group of closely related molybdoenzymesStruwe, 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 |
2020 Journal Article Molybdenum enzymes and how they support virulence in pathogenic bacteriaZhong, 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 |
2020 Journal Article Vaccinia virus immunomodulator A46: destructive interactions with MAL and MyD88 shown by negative-stain electron microscopyAzar, 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 |
2020 Journal Article Molecular basis of regio- and stereo-specificity in biosynthesis of bacterial heterodimeric diketopiperazinesSun, 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 |
2020 Journal Article Targeting multiple epitopes on the spike protein: a new hope for COVID-19 antibody therapySun, 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 |
2020 Journal Article Comprehensive analysis of IncC plasmid conjugation identifies a crucial role for the transcriptional regulator AcaBHancock, 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 |
2020 Journal Article All major cholesterol-dependent cytolysins use glycans as cellular receptorsShewell, 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 |
2020 Journal Article Evolutionary model of protein secondary structure capable of revealing new biological relationshipsLai, 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 |
2019 Journal Article The structure and metal binding properties of Chlamydia trachomatis YtgALuo, 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 |