Dr Jennifer Deuis
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Jennifer Deuis

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Background

My main research focus has been applying venom peptide pharmacology to pain pathway characterisation. This approach has led to the identification of novel pain mechanisms underlying the development of chemotherapy-induced pain, ciguatera, and burn-induced pain. In an addition, I have identified and characterised over 20 novel bioactive peptides, which includes a novel class of Nav1.7 inhibitors that is currently undergoing pre-clinical development as analgesics, and a novel class of stinging nettle toxins that act on a previously unidentified Nav1.7 interacting protein named TMEM233.

Availability

Dr Jennifer Deuis is:
Available for supervision

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland

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76 works between 2013 and 2025
All (76) Journal Article (71) Book Chapter (2) Conference Publication (2) Other Outputs (1)

41 - 60 of 76 works

2019

Journal Article

NaV1.6 regulates excitability of mechanosensitive sensory neurons

Israel, Mathilde R., Tanaka, Brian S., Castro, Joel, Thongyoo, Panumart, Robinson, Samuel D., Zhao, Peng, Deuis, Jennifer R., Craik, David J., Durek, Thomas, Brierley, Stuart M., Waxman, Stephen G, Dib-Hajj, Sulayman D. and Vetter, Irina (2019). NaV1.6 regulates excitability of mechanosensitive sensory neurons. Journal of Physiology, 597 (14), 3751-3768. doi: 10.1113/JP278148

NaV1.6 regulates excitability of mechanosensitive sensory neurons

2019

Journal Article

Development of a high-throughput fluorescent no-wash sodium influx assay

Tay, Bryan, Stewart, Teneale A., Davis, Felicity M., Deuis, Jennifer R. and Vetter, Irina (2019). Development of a high-throughput fluorescent no-wash sodium influx assay. PLOS One, 14 (3) e0213751, e0213751. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0213751

Development of a high-throughput fluorescent no-wash sodium influx assay

2019

Journal Article

A centipede toxin family defines an ancient class of CSαβ defensins

Dash, Thomas S., Shafee, Thomas, Harvey, Peta J., Zhang, Chuchu, Peigneur, Steve, Deuis, Jennifer R., Vetter, Irina, Tytgat, Jan, Anderson, Marilyn A., Craik, David J., Durek, Thomas and Undheim, Eivind A. B. (2019). A centipede toxin family defines an ancient class of CSαβ defensins. Structure, 27 (2), 315-326. doi: 10.1016/j.str.2018.10.022

A centipede toxin family defines an ancient class of CSαβ defensins

2018

Journal Article

Assessment of the TRPM8 inhibitor AMTB in breast cancer cells and its identification as an inhibitor of voltage gated sodium channels

Yapa, Kunsala T. D. S., Deuis, Jennifer, Peters, Amelia A., Kenny, Paraic A., Roberts-Thomson, Sarah J., Vetter, Irina and Monteith, Gregory R. (2018). Assessment of the TRPM8 inhibitor AMTB in breast cancer cells and its identification as an inhibitor of voltage gated sodium channels. Life Sciences, 198, 128-135. doi: 10.1016/j.lfs.2018.02.030

Assessment of the TRPM8 inhibitor AMTB in breast cancer cells and its identification as an inhibitor of voltage gated sodium channels

2018

Journal Article

Toxins as tools: fingerprinting neuronal pharmacology

Israel, Mathilde R., Morgan, Michael, Tay, Bryan and Deuis, Jennifer R. (2018). Toxins as tools: fingerprinting neuronal pharmacology. Neuroscience Letters, 679, 4-14. doi: 10.1016/j.neulet.2018.02.001

Toxins as tools: fingerprinting neuronal pharmacology

2018

Journal Article

Role of complement anaphylatoxin receptors in a mouse model of acute burn-induced pain

Morgan, Michael, Deuis, Jennifer R., Woodruff, Trent M., Lewis, Richard J. and Vetter, Irina (2018). Role of complement anaphylatoxin receptors in a mouse model of acute burn-induced pain. Molecular Immunology, 94, 68-74. doi: 10.1016/j.molimm.2017.12.016

Role of complement anaphylatoxin receptors in a mouse model of acute burn-induced pain

2018

Journal Article

The E15R Point Mutation in Scorpion Toxin Cn2 Uncouples Its Depressant and Excitatory Activities on Human NaV1.6

Israel, Mathilde R., Thongyoo, Panumart, Deuis, Jennifer R., Craik, David J., Vetter, Irina and Durek, Thomas (2018). The E15R Point Mutation in Scorpion Toxin Cn2 Uncouples Its Depressant and Excitatory Activities on Human NaV1.6. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 61 (4), 1730-1736. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.7b01609

The E15R Point Mutation in Scorpion Toxin Cn2 Uncouples Its Depressant and Excitatory Activities on Human NaV1.6

2017

Journal Article

Subtle modifications to oxytocin produce ligands that retain potency and improved selectivity across species

Muttenthaler, Markus, Andersson, Asa, Vetter, Irina, Menon, Rohit, Busnelli, Marta, Ragnarsson, Lotten, Bergmayr, Christian, Arrowsmith, Sarah, Deuis, Jennifer R., Chiu, Han Sheng, Palpant, Nathan J., O'Brien, Margaret, Smith, Terry J., Wray, Susan, Neumann, Inga D., Gruber, Christian W., Lewis, Richard J. and Alewood, Paul F. (2017). Subtle modifications to oxytocin produce ligands that retain potency and improved selectivity across species. Science Signaling, 10 (508) eaan3398, 1-13. doi: 10.1126/scisignal.aan3398

Subtle modifications to oxytocin produce ligands that retain potency and improved selectivity across species

2017

Journal Article

Burn pain: a systematic and critical review of epidemiology, pathophysiology, and treatment

Morgan, Michael, Deuis, Jennifer R., Frøsig-Jørgensen, Majbrit, Lewis, Richard J., Cabot, Peter J., Gray, Paul D. and Vetter, Irina (2017). Burn pain: a systematic and critical review of epidemiology, pathophysiology, and treatment. Pain Medicine, 19 (4), 708-734. doi: 10.1093/pm/pnx228

Burn pain: a systematic and critical review of epidemiology, pathophysiology, and treatment

2017

Journal Article

Discovery and mode of action of a novel analgesic β-toxin from the African spider Ceratogyrus darlingi

Sousa, Silmara R., Wingerd, Joshua S., Brust, Andreas, Bladen, Christopher, Ragnarsson, Lotten, Herzig, Volker, Deuis, Jennifer R., Dutertre, Sebastien, Vetter, Irina, Zamponi, Gerald W., King, Glenn F., Alewood, Paul F. and Lewis, Richard J. (2017). Discovery and mode of action of a novel analgesic β-toxin from the African spider Ceratogyrus darlingi. PLoS One, 12 (9) e0182848, e0182848. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0182848

Discovery and mode of action of a novel analgesic β-toxin from the African spider Ceratogyrus darlingi

2017

Journal Article

Methods used to evaluate pain behaviors in rodents

Deuis, Jennifer R., Dvorakova, Lucie S. and Vetter, Irina (2017). Methods used to evaluate pain behaviors in rodents. Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience, 10 284, 284. doi: 10.3389/fnmol.2017.00284

Methods used to evaluate pain behaviors in rodents

2017

Journal Article

Δ-Myrtoxin-Mp1a is a helical heterodimer from the venom of the jack jumper ant that has antimicrobial, membrane-disrupting, and nociceptive activities

Dekan, Zoltan, Headey, Stephen J., Scanlon, Martin, Baldo, Brian A., Lee, Tzong-Hsien, Aguilar, Marie-Isabel, Deuis, Jennifer R., Vetter, Irina, Elliott, Alysha G., Amado, Maite, Cooper, Matthew A., Alewood, Dianne and Alewood, Paul F. (2017). Δ-Myrtoxin-Mp1a is a helical heterodimer from the venom of the jack jumper ant that has antimicrobial, membrane-disrupting, and nociceptive activities. Angewandte Chemie, 56 (29), 8495-8499. doi: 10.1002/anie.201703360

Δ-Myrtoxin-Mp1a is a helical heterodimer from the venom of the jack jumper ant that has antimicrobial, membrane-disrupting, and nociceptive activities

2017

Journal Article

Corrigendum: Pharmacological characterisation of the highly Na v 1.7 selective spider venom peptide Pn3a (Scientific Reports (2017) 7 (40883)

Deuis, Jennifer R., Dekan, Zoltan, Wingerd, Joshua S., Smith, Jennifer J., Munasinghe, Nehan R., Bhola, Rebecca F., Imlach, Wendy L., Herzig, Volker, Armstrong, David A., Rosengren, K. Johan, Bosmans, Frank, Waxman, Stephen G., Dib-Hajj, Sulayman D., Escoubas, Pierre, Minett, Michael S., Christie, Macdonald J., King, Glenn F., Alewood, Paul F., Lewis, Richard J., Wood, John N. and Vetter, Irina (2017). Corrigendum: Pharmacological characterisation of the highly Na v 1.7 selective spider venom peptide Pn3a (Scientific Reports (2017) 7 (40883). Scientific Reports, 7 (1) 46816, 46816. doi: 10.1038/srep46816

Corrigendum: Pharmacological characterisation of the highly Na v 1.7 selective spider venom peptide Pn3a (Scientific Reports (2017) 7 (40883)

2017

Journal Article

Modulatory features of the novel spider toxin μ-TRTX-Df1a isolated from the venom of the spider Davus fasciatus

Cardoso, Fernanda Caldas, Dekan, Zoltan, Smith, Jennifer J., Deuis, Jennifer R., Vetter, Irina, Herzig, Volker, Alewood, Paul F., King, Glenn F and Lewis, Richard J. (2017). Modulatory features of the novel spider toxin μ-TRTX-Df1a isolated from the venom of the spider Davus fasciatus. British Journal of Pharmacology, 174 (15), 2528-2544. doi: 10.1111/bph.13865

Modulatory features of the novel spider toxin μ-TRTX-Df1a isolated from the venom of the spider Davus fasciatus

2017

Journal Article

The pharmacology of voltage-gated sodium channel activators

Deuis, Jennifer R., Mueller, Alexander, Israel, Mathilde R. and Vetter, Irina (2017). The pharmacology of voltage-gated sodium channel activators. Neuropharmacology, 127, 87-108. doi: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2017.04.014

The pharmacology of voltage-gated sodium channel activators

2017

Journal Article

Sodium Channels and Venom Peptide Pharmacology

Israel, Mathilde R., Tay, Bryan, Deuis, Jennifer R. and Vetter, Irina (2017). Sodium Channels and Venom Peptide Pharmacology. Advances in Pharmacology, 79, 67-116. doi: 10.1016/bs.apha.2017.01.004

Sodium Channels and Venom Peptide Pharmacology

2017

Journal Article

The structure, dynamics and selectivity profile of a NaV 1.7 potency-optimised huwentoxin-IV variant

Rahnama, Sassan, Deuis, Jennifer R., Cardoso, Fernanda C., Ramanujam, Venkatraman, Lewis, Richard J., Rash, Lachlan D., King, Glenn F., Vetter, Irina and Mobli, Mehdi (2017). The structure, dynamics and selectivity profile of a NaV 1.7 potency-optimised huwentoxin-IV variant. PLoS One, 12 (3) e0173551, e0173551. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0173551

The structure, dynamics and selectivity profile of a NaV 1.7 potency-optimised huwentoxin-IV variant

2017

Journal Article

Multiple sodium channel isoforms mediate the pathological effects of Pacific ciguatoxin-1

Inserra, Marco C., Isreal, Mathilde, Caldwell, Ashlee, Castro, Joel, Deuis, Jennifer R., Harrington, Andrea M., Keramidas, Angelo, Garcia-Caraballo, Sonia, Maddern, Jessica, Erickson, Andelain, Grundy, Luke, Rychkov, Grigori Y., Zimmerman, Katharina, Lewis, Richard J., Brierley, Stuart M. and Vetter, Irina (2017). Multiple sodium channel isoforms mediate the pathological effects of Pacific ciguatoxin-1. Scientific Reports, 7 (1) 42810, 42810. doi: 10.1038/srep42810

Multiple sodium channel isoforms mediate the pathological effects of Pacific ciguatoxin-1

2017

Journal Article

Pharmacological characterisation of the highly Nav1.7 selective spider venom peptide Pn3a

Deuis, Jennifer R., Dekan, Zoltan, Wingerd, Joshua S., Smith, Jennifer J., Munasinghe, Nehan R., Bhola, Rebecca F., Imlach, Wendy L., Herzig, Volker, Armstrong, David A., Rosengren, K. Johan, Bosmans, Frank, Waxman, Stephen G., Dib-Hajj, Sulayman D., Escoubas, Pierre, Minett, Michael S., Christie, Macdonald J., King, Glenn F., Alewood, Paul F., Lewis, Richard J., Wood, John N. and Vetter, Irina (2017). Pharmacological characterisation of the highly Nav1.7 selective spider venom peptide Pn3a. Scientific Reports, 7 (1) 40883, 40883. doi: 10.1038/srep40883

Pharmacological characterisation of the highly Nav1.7 selective spider venom peptide Pn3a

2016

Journal Article

Role of NLRP3 inflammasome in a model of acute burn-induced pain

Deuis, Jennifer R., Yin, Kathleen, Cooper, Matthew A., Schroder, Kate and Vetter, Irina (2016). Role of NLRP3 inflammasome in a model of acute burn-induced pain. Burns, 43 (2), 304-309. doi: 10.1016/j.burns.2016.09.001

Role of NLRP3 inflammasome in a model of acute burn-induced pain

Current funding

  • 2025 - 2026
    Benchmarking a novel non-opioid analgesic against competitor drugs
    Research Donation Generic
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2022 - 2024
    Using toxins to manipulate the gating of voltage-gated sodium channels
    ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2024
    A new class of sodium channel toxin from ant venoms
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2023
    Bivalent analgesics: rational design of selective ion channel inhibitors with optimised mechanism of action
    NHMRC IDEAS Grants
    Open grant
  • 2018
    High-throughput ion channel pharmacology
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2021
    The role of ion channels in pain pathways
    NHMRC Early Career Fellowships
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2019
    Developing novel treatment approaches for the rare genetic disease inherited erythromelalgia
    International Association for the Study of Pain
    Open grant
  • 2017
    Development of a high-throughput assay to screen for Nav1.9 inhibitors
    UQ Early Career Researcher
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2016
    TRPC5 in teeth - a novel target for tooth pain treatment
    Go8 Australia - Germany Joint Research Co-operation Scheme
    Open grant

Availability

Dr Jennifer Deuis is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Using toxins as tools to understand sodium channel structure and function

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Irina Vetter

  • Master Philosophy

    Using peptide toxins to understand the nociceptor signallosome

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Irina Vetter

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Understanding the function of sodium channel accessory proteins to develop new treatments for chronic pain

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Mehdi Mobli, Professor Irina Vetter

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Investigating ion channel function and pathology using toxins as tools

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Angelo Keramidas, Professor Irina Vetter

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Identification and characterisation of new pain-causing toxins from animal venoms

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Irina Vetter, Dr Sam Robinson

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Structure and function of ion channels in pain pathways: a toxin perspective

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Irina Vetter

Completed supervision

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