2024 Journal Article Molecular determinants of the selectivity and potency of α-conotoxin Vc1.1 for human nicotinic acetylcholine receptorsTae, Han-Shen, Hung, Andrew, Clark, Richard J. and Adams, David J. (2024). Molecular determinants of the selectivity and potency of α-conotoxin Vc1.1 for human nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 301 (1) 108017, 108017-1. doi: 10.1016/j.jbc.2024.108017 |
2024 Journal Article The funnel-web spider venom derived single knot peptide Hc3a modulates acid-sensing ion channel 1a desensitisationBudusan, Elena, Payne, Colton D., Gonzalez, Tye I., Obergrussberger, Alison, Becker, Nadine, Clark, Richard J., Rosengren, K. Johan, Rash, Lachlan D. and Cristofori-Armstrong, Ben (2024). The funnel-web spider venom derived single knot peptide Hc3a modulates acid-sensing ion channel 1a desensitisation. Biochemical Pharmacology, 228 116175, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.bcp.2024.116175 |
2024 Journal Article Chemical synthesis of grafted cyclotides using a “plug and play” approachKoehbach, 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 |
2024 Journal Article Computational design of α‐conotoxins to target specific nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subtypesWu, 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 |
2024 Journal Article Cell-intrinsic C5a synergizes with Dectin-1 in macrophages to mediate fungal killingLi, Xaria X., Fung, Jenny N., Clark, Richard J., Lee, John D. and Woodruff, Trent M. (2024). Cell-intrinsic C5a synergizes with Dectin-1 in macrophages to mediate fungal killing. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 121 (5) e2314627121, 1-10. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2314627121 |
2024 Journal Article Picking the tyrosine-lock: chemical synthesis of the tyrosyl-DNA phosphodiesterase I inhibitor recifin A and analoguesSmallwood, Taylor B., Krumpe, Lauren R. H., Payne, Colton D., Klein, Victoria G., O'Keefe, Barry R., Clark, Richard J., Schroeder, Christina I. and Rosengren, K. Johan (2024). Picking the tyrosine-lock: chemical synthesis of the tyrosyl-DNA phosphodiesterase I inhibitor recifin A and analogues. Chemical Science, 15 (33), 13227-13233. doi: 10.1039/d4sc01976h |
2023 Journal Article Special Issue in Honor of Professor Mary Garson AMBlanchfield, Joanne T., Nonato, Maribel G. and Clark, Richard J. (2023). Special Issue in Honor of Professor Mary Garson AM. Journal of Natural Products, 86 (3), 473-474. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.3c00088 |
2023 Journal Article TLQP-21 is a low potency partial C3aR activator on human primary macrophagesLi, Xaria X., Lee, John D., Lee, Han S., Clark, Richard J. and Woodruff, Trent M. (2023). TLQP-21 is a low potency partial C3aR activator on human primary macrophages. Frontiers in Immunology, 14 1086673, 1-10. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1086673 |
2022 Conference Publication WS1.4: Biostimulation of bacteria for streamlined identification of new antimicrobial compoundsMirzaee, Hooman, Ariens, Emily, Booth, James, Carvalhais, Lilia C., Blaskovich, Mark A.T., Clark, Richard J. and Schenk, Peer M. (2022). WS1.4: Biostimulation of bacteria for streamlined identification of new antimicrobial compounds. 32nd International Congress of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (ICC), Perth, WA Australia, 27 – 30 November 2022. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier BV. doi: 10.1016/s2213-7165(22)00272-7 |
2022 Journal Article Author Correction: Tick holocyclotoxins trigger host paralysis by presynaptic inhibitionChand, Kirat K., Lee, Kah Meng, Lavidis, Nickolas A., Rodriguez-Valle, Manuel, Ijaz, Hina, Koehbach, Johannes, Clark, Richard J., Lew-Tabor, Ala and Noakes, Peter G. (2022). Author Correction: Tick holocyclotoxins trigger host paralysis by presynaptic inhibition. Scientific Reports, 12 (1) 20636, 1-1. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-24528-4 |
2022 Journal Article Engineering peptide inhibitors of the HFE–transferrin receptor 1 complexGoncalves Monteiro, Daniela Goncalves, Rishi, Gautam, Gorman, Declan M., Burnet, Guillaume, Aliyanto, Randy, Rosengren, K. Johan, Frazer, David M., Subramaniam, V. Nathan and Clark, Richard J. (2022). Engineering peptide inhibitors of the HFE–transferrin receptor 1 complex. Molecules, 27 (19) 6581, 1-13. doi: 10.3390/molecules27196581 |
2022 Journal Article SARS-CoV-2 triggers complement activation through interactions with heparan sulfateLo, Martin W., Amarilla, Alberto A., Lee, John D., Albornoz, Eduardo A., Modhiran, Naphak, Clark, Richard J., Ferro, Vito, Chhabra, Mohit, Khromykh, Alexander A., Watterson, Daniel and Woodruff, Trent M. (2022). SARS-CoV-2 triggers complement activation through interactions with heparan sulfate. Clinical and Translational Immunology, 11 (8) e1413, e1413. doi: 10.1002/cti2.1413 |
2022 Journal Article The structural conformation of the tachykinin domain drives the anti‐tumoral activity of an octopus peptide in melanoma BRAF <sup>V600E</sup>Moral‐Sanz, Javier, Fernandez‐Rojo, Manuel A., Colmenarejo, Gonzalo, Kurdyukov, Sergey, Brust, Andreas, Ragnarsson, Lotten, Andersson, Åsa, Vila, Sabela F., Cabezas‐Sainz, Pablo, Wilhelm, Patrick, Vela‐Sebastian, Ana, Fernández‐Carrasco, Isabel, Chin, Yanni K. Y., López‐ Mancheño, Yaiza, Smallwood, Taylor B., Clark, Richard J., Fry, Bryan G., King, Glenn F., Ramm, Grant A., Alewood, Paul F., Lewis, Richard J., Mulvenna, Jason P., Boyle, Glen M., Sanchez, Laura E., Neely, G. Gregory, Miles, John J. and Ikonomopoulou, Maria P. (2022). The structural conformation of the tachykinin domain drives the anti‐tumoral activity of an octopus peptide in melanoma BRAF V600E. British Journal of Pharmacology, 179 (20), 4878-4896. doi: 10.1111/bph.15923 |
2022 Conference Publication Identification of potent small peptides targeting human C3a receptorDeerain, Nick, Kumar, Vinod, Clark, Richard and Woodruff, Trent (2022). Identification of potent small peptides targeting human C3a receptor. ICW – 2021 Virtual Workshop of the International Complement Society (ICS), Virtual, 7-10 December 2021. Oxford, United Kingdom: Elsevier. |
2021 Journal Article Mitochondrial C5aR1 activity in macrophages controls IL-1β production underlying sterile inflammationNiyonzima, Nathalie, Rahman, Jubayer, Kunz, Natalia, West, Erin E., Freiwald, Tilo, Desai, Jigar V., Merle, Nicolas S., Gidon, Alexandre, Sporsheim, Bjørnar, Lionakis, Michail S., Evensen, Kristin, Lindberg, Beate, Skagen, Karolina, Skjelland, Mona, Singh, Parul, Haug, Markus, Ruseva, Marieta M., Kolev, Martin, Bibby, Jack, Marshall, Olivia, O’Brien, Brett, Deeks, Nigel, Afzali, Behdad, Clark, Richard J., Woodruff, Trent M., Pryor, Milton, Yang, Zhi-Hong, Remaley, Alan T., Mollnes, Tom E. ... Kemper, Claudia (2021). Mitochondrial C5aR1 activity in macrophages controls IL-1β production underlying sterile inflammation. Science Immunology, 6 (66) eabf2489, eabf2489. doi: 10.1126/sciimmunol.abf2489 |
2021 Journal Article In vivo pharmacodynamic method to assess complement C5a receptor antagonist efficacyCui, Cedric S., Kumar, Vinod, Gorman, Declan M., Clark, Richard J., Lee, John D. and Woodruff, Trent M. (2021). In vivo pharmacodynamic method to assess complement C5a receptor antagonist efficacy. ACS Pharmacology and Translational Science, 5 (1) acsptsci.1c00227, 41-51. doi: 10.1021/acsptsci.1c00227 |
2021 Journal Article Solution NMR and racemic crystallography provide insights into a novel structural class of cyclic plant peptidesPayne, Colton D., Vadlamani, Grishma, Hajiaghaalipour, Fatemeh, Muhammad, Taj, Fisher, Mark F., Andersson, Håkan S., Göransson, Ulf, Clark, Richard J., Bond, Charles S., Mylne, Joshua S. and Rosengren, K. Johan (2021). Solution NMR and racemic crystallography provide insights into a novel structural class of cyclic plant peptides. RSC Chemical Biology, 2 (6), 1682-1691. doi: 10.1039/d1cb00155h |
2021 Journal Article Unexpected off-target activities for recombinant C5a in human macrophagesLi, Xaria X., Gorman, Declan M., Lee, John D., Clark, Richard J. and Woodruff, Trent M. (2021). Unexpected off-target activities for recombinant C5a in human macrophages. Journal of Immunology, 208 (1), 133-142. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.2100444 |
2021 Journal Article Biostimulation of bacteria in liquid culture for identification of new antimicrobial compoundsMirzaee, Hooman, Ariens, Emily, Blaskovich, Mark A. T., Clark, Richard J. and Schenk, Peer M. (2021). Biostimulation of bacteria in liquid culture for identification of new antimicrobial compounds. Pharmaceuticals, 14 (12) 1232, 1232. doi: 10.3390/ph14121232 |
2021 Journal Article A conserved β‐bulge glycine residue facilitates folding and increases stability of the mouse α‐defensin cryptdin‐4Clark, Richard J., Phan, Thanh Huyen, Song, Angela, Ouellette, André J., Conibear, Anne C. and Rosengren, K. Johan (2021). A conserved β‐bulge glycine residue facilitates folding and increases stability of the mouse α‐defensin cryptdin‐4. Peptide Science, 114 (1) e24250. doi: 10.1002/pep2.24250 |