Overview
Availability
- Mr Ben Cristofori-Armstrong is:
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Qualifications
- Bachelor (Honours) of Science (Advanced), The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Works
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2024
Journal Article
Revealing molecular determinants governing mambalgin-3 pharmacology at acid-sensing ion channel 1 variants
Cristofori-Armstrong, Ben, Budusan, Elena, Smith, Jennifer J., Reynaud, Steve, Voll, Kerstin, Chassagnon, Irène R., Durek, Thomas and Rash, Lachlan D. (2024). Revealing molecular determinants governing mambalgin-3 pharmacology at acid-sensing ion channel 1 variants. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 81 (1) 266, 266. doi: 10.1007/s00018-024-05276-2
2024
Journal Article
The funnel-web spider venom derived single knot peptide Hc3a modulates acid-sensing ion channel 1a desensitisation
Budusan, 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
Conference Publication
In-silico application of structure prediction to peptide mechanism of action
Tucker, Isaac, King, Glenn, Saez, Natalie, Deplazes, Evelyne, Rash, Lachlan, Cristofori-Armstrong, Ben and Budusan, Elena (2024). In-silico application of structure prediction to peptide mechanism of action. 37th European Peptide Symposium 14th International Peptide Symposium, Florence, Italy, 25-29 August 2024. Oxford, United Kingdom: John Wiley & Sons.
2024
Journal Article
Structural basis of the bivalency of the TRPV1 agonist DkTx
Ramanujam, Venkatraman, Crawford, Theo, Cristofori‐Armstrong, Ben, Deuis, Jennifer R., Jia, Xinying, Maxwell, Michael J., Jami, Sina, Ma, Linlin, Vetter, Irina and Mobli, Mehdi (2024). Structural basis of the bivalency of the TRPV1 agonist DkTx. Angewandte Chemie, 136 (3), 1-8. doi: 10.1002/ange.202314621
2024
Journal Article
Structural basis of the bivalency of the TRPV1 agonist DkTx
Ramanujam, Venkatraman, Crawford, Theo, Cristofori-Armstrong, Ben, Deuis, Jennifer, Jia, Xinying, Maxwell, Michael, Jami, Sina, Ma, Linlin, Vetter, Irina and Mobli, Mehdi (2024). Structural basis of the bivalency of the TRPV1 agonist DkTx. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 63 (3) e202314621, 1-8. doi: 10.1002/anie.202314621
2023
Journal Article
Pain-causing stinging nettle toxins target TMEM233 to modulate NaV1.7 function
Jami, Sina, Deuis, Jennifer R., Klasfauseweh, Tabea, Cheng, Xiaoyang, Kurdyukov, Sergey, Chung, Felicity, Okorokov, Andrei L., Li, Shengnan, Zhang, Jiangtao, Cristofori-Armstrong, Ben, Israel, Mathilde R., Ju, Robert J., Robinson, Samuel D., Zhao, Peng, Ragnarsson, Lotten, Andersson, Åsa, Tran, Poanna, Schendel, Vanessa, McMahon, Kirsten L., Tran, Hue N. T., Chin, Yanni K.-Y., Zhu, Yifei, Liu, Junyu, Crawford, Theo, Purushothamvasan, Saipriyaa, Habib, Abdella M., Andersson, David A., Rash, Lachlan D., Wood, John N. ... Vetter, Irina (2023). Pain-causing stinging nettle toxins target TMEM233 to modulate NaV1.7 function. Nature Communications, 14 (1) 2442. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-37963-2
2023
Journal Article
The SARS-CoV-2 accessory protein Orf3a is not an ion channel, but does interact with trafficking proteins
Miller, Alexandria N., Houlihan, Patrick R., Matamala, Ella, Cabezas-Bratesco, Deny, Lee, Gi Young, Cristofori-Armstrong, Ben, Dilan, Tanya L., Sanchez-Martinez, Silvia, Matthies, Doreen, Yan, Rui, Yu, Zhiheng, Ren, Dejian, Brauchi, Sebastian E. and Clapham, David E. (2023). The SARS-CoV-2 accessory protein Orf3a is not an ion channel, but does interact with trafficking proteins. eLife, 12 e84477, 1-35. doi: 10.7554/elife.84477
2022
Journal Article
Visualizing synaptic dopamine efflux with a 2D composite nanofilm
Bulumulla, Chandima, Krasley, Andrew T., Cristofori-Armstrong, Ben, Valinsky, William C., Walpita, Deepika, Ackerman, David, Clapham, David E. and Beyene, Abraham G. (2022). Visualizing synaptic dopamine efflux with a 2D composite nanofilm. eLife, 11 e78773. doi: 10.7554/elife.78773
2022
Journal Article
Multitarget nociceptor sensitization by a promiscuous peptide from the venom of the King Baboon spider
Finol-Urdaneta, Rocio K., Ziegman, Rebekah, Dekan, Zoltan, McArthur, Jeffrey R., Heitmann, Stewart, Luna-Ramirez, Karen, Tae, Han-Shen, Mueller, Alexander, Starobova, Hana, Chin, Yanni K.-Y., Wingerd, Joshua S., Undheim, Eivind A. B., Cristofori-Armstrong, Ben, Hill, Adam P., Herzig, Volker, King, Glenn F., Vetter, Irina, Rash, Lachlan D., Adams, David J. and Alewood, Paul F. (2022). Multitarget nociceptor sensitization by a promiscuous peptide from the venom of the King Baboon spider. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119 (5) e2110932119. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2110932119
2021
Journal Article
Synthetic hookworm-derived peptides are potent modulators of primary human immune cell function that protect against experimental colitis in vivo
Smallwood, Taylor B., Navarro, Severine, Cristofori-Armstrong, Ben, Watkins, Thomas S., Tungatt, Katie, Ryan, Rachael Y.M., Haigh, Oscar L., Lutzky, Viviana P., Mulvenna, Jason P., Rosengren, K. Johan, Loukas, Alex, Miles, John J. and Clark, Richard J. (2021). Synthetic hookworm-derived peptides are potent modulators of primary human immune cell function that protect against experimental colitis in vivo. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 297 (1) 100834, 1-14. doi: 10.1016/j.jbc.2021.100834
2021
Journal Article
Mambalgin-3 potentiates human acid-sensing ion channel 1b under mild to moderate acidosis: implications as an analgesic lead
Cristofori-Armstrong, Ben, Budusan, Elena and Rash, Lachlan D. (2021). Mambalgin-3 potentiates human acid-sensing ion channel 1b under mild to moderate acidosis: implications as an analgesic lead. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 118 (8) e2021581118, 1-3. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2021581118
2020
Journal Article
Animal toxins — Nature's evolutionary-refined toolkit for basic research and drug discovery
Herzig, Volker, Cristofori-Armstrong, Ben, Israel, Mathilde R., Nixon, Samantha A., Vetter, Irina and King, Glenn F. (2020). Animal toxins — Nature's evolutionary-refined toolkit for basic research and drug discovery. Biochemical Pharmacology, 181 114096, 114096. doi: 10.1016/j.bcp.2020.114096
2019
Journal Article
The modulation of acid-sensing ion channel 1 by PcTx1 is pH-, subtype- and species-dependent: importance of interactions at the channel subunit interface and potential for engineering selective analogues
Cristofori-Armstrong, Ben, Saez, Natalie J., Chassagnon, Irène R., King, Glenn F. and Rash, Lachlan D. (2019). The modulation of acid-sensing ion channel 1 by PcTx1 is pH-, subtype- and species-dependent: importance of interactions at the channel subunit interface and potential for engineering selective analogues. Biochemical Pharmacology, 163, 381-390. doi: 10.1016/j.bcp.2019.03.004
2019
Journal Article
Novel conorfamides from Conus austini venom modulate both nicotinic acetylcholine receptors and acid-sensing ion channels
Jin, Ai-hua, Cristofori-Armstrong, Ben, Rash, Lachlan D., Román González, Sergio Agustín, Espinosa, Roberto Arreguín, Lewis, Richard J., Alewood, Paul F. and Vetter, Irina (2019). Novel conorfamides from Conus austini venom modulate both nicotinic acetylcholine receptors and acid-sensing ion channels. Biochemical Pharmacology, 164, 342-348. doi: 10.1016/j.bcp.2019.04.025
2019
Other Outputs
Discovery and modulation of acid-sensing ion channel modulating venom peptides
Cristofori-Armstrong, Ben (2019). Discovery and modulation of acid-sensing ion channel modulating venom peptides. PhD Thesis, School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/uql.2019.316
2018
Journal Article
Defining the role of post-synaptic α-neurotoxins in paralysis due to snake envenoming in humans
Silva, Anjana, Cristofori-Armstrong, Ben, Rash, Lachlan D., Hodgson, Wayne C. and Isbister, Geoffrey K. (2018). Defining the role of post-synaptic α-neurotoxins in paralysis due to snake envenoming in humans. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 75 (23), 4465-4478. doi: 10.1007/s00018-018-2893-x
2018
Journal Article
PHAB toxins: a unique family of predatory sea anemone toxins evolving via intra-gene concerted evolution defines a new peptide fold
Madio, Bruno, Peigneur, Steve, Chin, Yanni K. Y., Hamilton, Brett R., Henriques, Sónia Troeira, Smith, Jennifer J., Cristofori-Armstrong, Ben, Dekan, Zoltan, Boughton, Berin A., Alewood, Paul F., Tytgat, Jan, King, Glenn F. and Undheim, Eivind A. B. (2018). PHAB toxins: a unique family of predatory sea anemone toxins evolving via intra-gene concerted evolution defines a new peptide fold. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 75 (24), 4511-4524. doi: 10.1007/s00018-018-2897-6
2018
Journal Article
Structural basis for the modulation of voltage-gated sodium channels by animal toxins
Shen, Huaizong, Li, Zhangqiang, Jiang, Yan, Pan, Xiaojing, Wu, Jianping, Cristofori-Armstrong, Ben, Smith, Jennifer J., Chin, Yanni K. Y., Lei, Jianlin, Zhou, Qiang, King, Glenn F. and Yan, Nieng (2018). Structural basis for the modulation of voltage-gated sodium channels by animal toxins. Science, 362 (6412) eaau2596, eaau2596-+. doi: 10.1126/science.aau2596
2018
Journal Article
Inhibition of acid-sensing ion channels by diminazene and APETx2 evoke partial and highly variable antihyperalgesia in a rat model of inflammatory pain
Lee, Jia Yu Peppermint, Saez, Natalie J., Cristofori-Armstrong, Ben, Anangi, Raveendra, King, Glenn F., Smith, Maree T. and Rash, Lachlan D. (2018). Inhibition of acid-sensing ion channels by diminazene and APETx2 evoke partial and highly variable antihyperalgesia in a rat model of inflammatory pain. British Journal of Pharmacology, 175 (12), 2204-2218. doi: 10.1111/bph.14089
2017
Journal Article
ArachnoServer 3.0: an online resource for automated discovery, analysis and annotation of spider toxins
Pineda, Sandy S., Chaumeil, Pierre-Alain, Kunert, Anne, Kaas, Quentin, Thang, Mike W. C., Le, Lien, Nuhn, Michael, Herzig, Volker, Saez, Natalie J., Cristofori-Armstrong, Ben, Anangi, Raveendra, Senff, Sebastian, Gorse, Dominique and King, Glenn F. (2017). ArachnoServer 3.0: an online resource for automated discovery, analysis and annotation of spider toxins. Bioinformatics, 34 (6), 1074-1076. doi: 10.1093/bioinformatics/btx661
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