Professor Bostjan Kobe
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Bostjan Kobe

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Background

Dr Kobe's research interests are in protein structure and function, focussing particularly on proteins involved in the processes of infection and immunity.

The primary techniques used in the laboratory are X-ray crystallography and cryo-electron microscopy, combined with a plethora of other molecular biology, biophysical and computational techniques.

Current projects include:

  • Structural basis of signalling by cooperative assembly formation (SCAF) in innate immunity and cell-death pathways, in particular Toll-like receptors and interleukin-1 receptors
  • Structural basis of plant disease resistance - particularly plant NLRs and the correponding pathogen effector proteins
  • Molecular and structural basis of function of proteins from pathogens (fungal, bacterial and viral pathogens)

Availability

Professor Bostjan Kobe is:
Available for supervision
Media expert

Fields of research

Biological Sciences Plant biology

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Science, University of Ljubljana
  • Doctor of Philosophy of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Research interests

  • Protein structure and function

    The group’s research theme is protein structure and function, with the emphasis on understanding the structural basis of intra- and intermolecular interactions formed by these macromolecules and inferring function from structure. The biological focus is on proteins involved in infection and immunity. The goal of the research is to use structural and molecular information to understand the molecular and cellular functions of proteins, validate proteins as therapeutic targets or biotechnological products, and to design new therapeutics and biotechnological applications. The primary techniques used in the laboratory are X-ray crystallography and cryo-electron microscopy, combined with a plethora of other molecular biology, biophysical and computational techniques

Research impacts

We focus on basic research that provides a foundsation for applications in medicine (inflammatory, neurodegenerative and infectious disease) anf agriculture (improving plant disease resistance).

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368 works between 1991 and 2025
All (368) Journal Article (286) Book Chapter (20) Conference Publication (60) Book (1) Other Outputs (1)

241 - 260 of 368 works

2008

Journal Article

Federated repositories of X-ray diffraction images

Androulakis, S., Schmidberger, J., Bate, M. A., DeGori, R., Beitz, A., Keong, C., Cameron, B., McGowan, S., Porter, C. J., Harrison, A., Hunter, J., Martin, J. L., Kobe, B., Dobson, R. C. J., Parker, M. W., Whisstock, J. C., Gray, J., Treloar, A., Groenewegen, D., Dickson, N. and Buckle, A. M. (2008). Federated repositories of X-ray diffraction images. Acta Crystallographica Section D: Biological Crystallography, 64 (7), 810-814. doi: 10.1107/S0907444908015540

Federated repositories of X-ray diffraction images

2008

Journal Article

Cortactin adopts a globular conformation and bundles actin into sheets

Cowieson, Nathan P., King, Gordon, Cookson, David, Ross, Ian, Huber, Thomas, Hume, David A., Kobe, Bostjan and Martin, Jennifer L. (2008). Cortactin adopts a globular conformation and bundles actin into sheets. The Journal of Biological Chemistry, 283 (23), 16187-16193. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M708917200

Cortactin adopts a globular conformation and bundles actin into sheets

2008

Journal Article

Predikin and PredikinDB: a computational framework for the prediction of protein kinase peptide specificity and an associated database of phosphorylation sites

Saunders, N., Brinkworth, R.I., Huber, T. L., Kemp, B.E. and Kobe, B. (2008). Predikin and PredikinDB: a computational framework for the prediction of protein kinase peptide specificity and an associated database of phosphorylation sites. BMC Bioinformatics, 9 (245) 245, 1-11. doi: 10.1186/1471-2105-9-245

Predikin and PredikinDB: a computational framework for the prediction of protein kinase peptide specificity and an associated database of phosphorylation sites

2008

Journal Article

Discovering sequence motifs with arbitrary insertions and deletions

Frith, Martin C., Saunders, Neil F. W., Kobe, Bostjan and Bailey, Timothy L. (2008). Discovering sequence motifs with arbitrary insertions and deletions. PLoS Computational Biology, 4 (5) e1000071, e1000071.1-e1000071.12. doi: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1000071

Discovering sequence motifs with arbitrary insertions and deletions

2008

Journal Article

Fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 phosphorylation on Serine 779 couples to 14-3-3 and regulates cell survival and proliferation

Lonic, A., Barry, E.F., Quach, C., Kobe, B., Saunders, N. and Guthridge, M.A. (2008). Fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 phosphorylation on Serine 779 couples to 14-3-3 and regulates cell survival and proliferation. Molecular & Cellular Biology, 28 (10), 3372-3385. doi: 10.1128/MCB.01837-07

Fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 phosphorylation on Serine 779 couples to 14-3-3 and regulates cell survival and proliferation

2008

Journal Article

Evaluating protein: Protein complex formation using synchrotron radiation circular dichroism spectroscopy

Cowieson, Nathan P., Miles, Andrew J., Robin, Gautier, Forwood, Jade K., Kobe, Bostjan, Martin, Jennifer L. and Wallace, B. A. (2008). Evaluating protein: Protein complex formation using synchrotron radiation circular dichroism spectroscopy. Proteins: Structure Function Bioinformatics, 70 (4), 1142-1146. doi: 10.1002/prot.21631

Evaluating protein: Protein complex formation using synchrotron radiation circular dichroism spectroscopy

2008

Book Chapter

Increasing protein crystallization screening success with heterogeneous nucleating agents

Thakur, A. S., Newman, J., Martin, J. L. and Kobe, B. (2008). Increasing protein crystallization screening success with heterogeneous nucleating agents. Structural Proteomics: High-throughput Methods. (pp. 403-409) edited by B. Kobe, M. Guss and T. Huber. USA: Humana Press.

Increasing protein crystallization screening success with heterogeneous nucleating agents

2008

Book Chapter

A medium or high throughput protein refolding assay

Cowieson, N. P., Wensley, B., Robin, G., Guncar, G., Forwood, J. K., Hume, D. A., Kobe, B. and Martin, J. L. (2008). A medium or high throughput protein refolding assay. Structural Proteomics: High throughput Methods. (pp. 269-275) edited by Bostjan Kobe, Mitchell Guss and Thomas Huber. Totowa, NJ, United States: Humana Press. doi: 10.1007/978-1-60327-058-8_17

A medium or high throughput protein refolding assay

2008

Book Chapter

Protein structure determination using a combination of cross-linking, mass spectrometry, and molecular modeling

Mouradov, Dmitri, King. Gordon, Ross, Ian L., Forwood, Jade K., Hume, David A., Sinz, Andrea, Martin, Jennifer L., Kobe, Bostjan and Huber, Thomas L. (2008). Protein structure determination using a combination of cross-linking, mass spectrometry, and molecular modeling. Structural Proteomics: High Throughput Methods. (pp. 459-474) edited by Bostjan Kobe, Mitchell Guss and Thomas L. Huber. Totowa, NJ, United States: Humana Press. doi: 10.1007/978-1-60327-058-8_31

Protein structure determination using a combination of cross-linking, mass spectrometry, and molecular modeling

2008

Journal Article

Structural proteomics: high-throughput methods. Preface

Kobe, Bostjan, Guss, Mitchell and Huber, Thomas (2008). Structural proteomics: high-throughput methods. Preface. Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.), 426, v-vi. doi: 10.1007/978-1-60327-058-8

Structural proteomics: high-throughput methods. Preface

2008

Book Chapter

Overview of the pipeline for structural and functional characterization of macrophage proteins at the University of Queensland

Meng, Weining, Forwood, Jade K., Guncar, Gregor, Robin, Gautier, Cowieson, Nathan P., Listwan, Pawel, Mouradov, Dmitri, King, Gordon, Ross, lan L., Robinson, Jodie, Puri, Munish, Hill, Justine M., Kellie, Stuart, Huber, Thomas, Hume, David A., Martin, Jennifer L. and Kobe, Bostjan (2008). Overview of the pipeline for structural and functional characterization of macrophage proteins at the University of Queensland. Structural proteomics: High-throughput methods. (pp. 577-587) edited by B. Kobe, M. Guss and T. L. Huber. Totowa, NJ, United States: Humana Press. doi: 10.1007/978-1-60327-058-8_38

Overview of the pipeline for structural and functional characterization of macrophage proteins at the University of Queensland

2008

Journal Article

The Predikin webserver: improved prediction of protein kinase peptide specificity using structural information

Saunders, Neil F. W. and Kobe, Bostjan (2008). The Predikin webserver: improved prediction of protein kinase peptide specificity using structural information. Nucleic Acids Research, 36 (suppl 2), W286-W290. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkn279

The Predikin webserver: improved prediction of protein kinase peptide specificity using structural information

2008

Journal Article

Histidine protonation and the activation of viral fusion proteins

Mueller, D., Kampmann, T., Yennamalli, R., Young, P.R., Kobe, B. and Mark, A. E. (2008). Histidine protonation and the activation of viral fusion proteins. Biochemical Society Transactions, 36 (1), 43-45. doi: 10.1042/BST0360043

Histidine protonation and the activation of viral fusion proteins

2008

Book Chapter

A general target selection method for crystallographic proteomics

Robin, G., Cowieson, N.P., Guncar, G., Forwood, J.K., Listwan, P., Hume, D.A., Kobe, B., Martin, J.L. and Huber, T.L. (2008). A general target selection method for crystallographic proteomics. Structural Proteomics: High-Throughput Methods. (pp. 27-35) edited by Kobe, B., Guss, M. and Huber, T.L.. Totowa, NJ, United States: Humana Press. doi: 10.1007/978-1-60327-058-8_2

A general target selection method for crystallographic proteomics

2007

Journal Article

Improved Success of Sparse Matrix Protein Crystallization Screening with Heterogeneous Nucleating Agents

Thakur, A., Robin, G., Guncar, G., Saunders, N., Newman, J., Martin, J. L. and Kobe, B. (2007). Improved Success of Sparse Matrix Protein Crystallization Screening with Heterogeneous Nucleating Agents. PLoS ONE, 2 (10) e1091, e1091-1-e1091-6. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0001091

Improved Success of Sparse Matrix Protein Crystallization Screening with Heterogeneous Nucleating Agents

2007

Journal Article

Crystal structures of flax rust avirulence proteins AvrL567-A and -D reveal details of the structural basis for flax disease resistance specificity

Wang, C., Guncar, G., Forwood, J., Teh, T., Catanzariti, A., Lawrence, G., Loughlin, F., Mackay, J., Schirra, H., Anderson, P., Ellis, J., Dodds, P. and Kobe, B. (2007). Crystal structures of flax rust avirulence proteins AvrL567-A and -D reveal details of the structural basis for flax disease resistance specificity. Plant Cell, 19 (9), 2898-2912. doi: 10.1105/tpc.107.053611

Crystal structures of flax rust avirulence proteins AvrL567-A and -D reveal details of the structural basis for flax disease resistance specificity

2007

Journal Article

Structural basis for recruitment of tandem hotdog domains in acyl-CoA thioesterase 7 and its role in inflammation

Forwood, J., Thakur, A., Guncar, G., Marfori, M., Mouradov, D., Meng, W., Robinson, J., Huber, T., Kellie, S., Martin, J. L., Hume, D. and Kobe, B. (2007). Structural basis for recruitment of tandem hotdog domains in acyl-CoA thioesterase 7 and its role in inflammation. Proceedings of The National Academy of Sciences of The United States of America, 104 (25), 10382-10387. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0700974104

Structural basis for recruitment of tandem hotdog domains in acyl-CoA thioesterase 7 and its role in inflammation

2007

Journal Article

The use of Co2+ for crystallization and structure determination, using a conventional monochromatic X-ray source, of flax rust avirulence protein

Guncar, G., Wang, C., Forwood, J., Teh, T., Catanzariti, A., Ellis, J., Dodds, P. and Kobe, B (2007). The use of Co2+ for crystallization and structure determination, using a conventional monochromatic X-ray source, of flax rust avirulence protein. Acta Crystallographica Section F-structural Biology And Crystallization Communications, 63 (3), 209-213. doi: 10.1107/S1744309107004599

The use of Co2+ for crystallization and structure determination, using a conventional monochromatic X-ray source, of flax rust avirulence protein

2007

Journal Article

Purification of the M flax-rust resistance protein expressed in Pichia pastoris

Schmidt, S., Williams, S., Wang, C., Sornaraj, P., James, B., Kobe, B., Dodds, P., Ellis, J. and Anderson, P. (2007). Purification of the M flax-rust resistance protein expressed in Pichia pastoris. Plant Journal, 50 (6), 1107-1117. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2007.03104.x

Purification of the M flax-rust resistance protein expressed in Pichia pastoris

2006

Journal Article

Uses for JNK: the many and varied substrates of the c-Jun N-terminal kinases

Bogoyevitch, Marie A. and Kobe, Bostjan (2006). Uses for JNK: the many and varied substrates of the c-Jun N-terminal kinases. Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews, 70 (4), 1061-1095. doi: 10.1128/MMBR.00025-06

Uses for JNK: the many and varied substrates of the c-Jun N-terminal kinases

Current funding

  • 2025
    The University of Queensland, Griffith University and Charles Sturt University Macromolecular Crystallography CAP (2025)
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2025
    The University of Queensland, Griffith University and Charles Sturt University Macromolecular Crystallography CAP (2023)
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2027
    Comparing properties of innate immune proteins of bats and humans (ARC Discovery Project administered by UNSW)
    University of New South Wales
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2025
    Dedicated High-throughput 3D-Electron Diffractometer (ARC LIEF grant administered by The University of Sydney)
    University of Sydney
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2028
    Proteins in innate immunity pathways: from protein structure to therapeutic targeting
    NHMRC Investigator Grants
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2024
    The University of Queensland, Griffith University and Charles Sturt University
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2024
    The University of Queensland, Griffith University and Charles Sturt University Macromolecular Crystallography CAP (2024)
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2024
    The University of Queensland, Griffith University and Charles Sturt University Macromolecular Crystallography CAP (2024)
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2023
    The University of Queensland, Griffith University and Charles Sturt University Macromolecular Crystallography CAP (2023)
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2023
    The University of Queensland, Griffith University and Charles Sturt University Macromolecular Crystallography CAP (2023)
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2024
    Nanocrystal Electron Diffraction Facility
    ARC Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities
    Open grant
  • 2023
    The University of Queensland, Griffith University and Charles Sturt University Macromolecular Crystallography CAP (2023)
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2022
    The University of Queensland, Griffith University and Charles Sturt University Macromolecular Crystallography CAP (2022)
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2022
    The University of Queensland, Griffith University and Charles Sturt University Macromolecular Crystallography CAP (2022)
    Australian Synchrotron Access Program (ANSTO)
    Open grant
  • 2022
    Come together: how proteins join forces to perform signaling functions
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2025
    Structural basis of plant immune receptor signaling
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2022
    The University of Queensland, Griffith University and Charles Sturt University Macromolecular Crystallography CAP (2022)
    Australian Synchrotron Access Program (ANSTO)
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2022
    The University of Queensland, Griffith University and Charles Sturt University Macromolecular Crystallography CAP (2021)
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2021
    The University of Queensland, Griffith University and Charles Sturt University Macromolecular Crystallography CAP (2021)
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2021
    The University of Queensland, Griffith University and Charles Sturt University Macromolecular Crystallography CAP (2021)
    Australian Synchrotron Access Program (ANSTO)
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2022
    COVID-19 vaccines and inhibitors
    Queensland-Chinese Academy of Sciences (Q-CAS) Collaborative Science Fund (DES)
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2022
    Molecular basis of zinc acquisition by Streptococcus pneumoniae (NHMRC Ideas Grant led by the University of Melbourne)
    University of Melbourne
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2021
    The University of Queensland, Griffith University and Charles Sturt University Collaborative Access Program
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2022
    Molecular mechanisms of signalling by plant immune receptors
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2021
    Molecular basis and inhibition of TIR-domain function in Toll-like receptor and neuronal cell-death pathways
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2021
    Repurposing a FDA drug to treat triple-negative breast cancer (NBCF grant administered by QIMR Berghofer)
    Queensland Institute of Medical Research
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2024
    Unifying mechanisms of innate immunity signaling in animals and plants
    ARC Australian Laureate Fellowships
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2019
    The University of Queensland, Griffith University and Charles Sturt University Collaborative Access Program
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2019
    Automated high resolution & high contrast cryoTEM for 3D structural biology
    ARC Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities
    Open grant
  • 2018
    Cryoelectron Microscopy Platform for Cellular Structural Biology
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2018
    Epifluorescent and live-cell imaging microscopes for the investigation of host-pathogen interactions and for molecular and cellular biology
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2021
    Sponsored research regarding SARM1
    Disarm Therapeutics
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2018
    Characterization and inhibition of higher-order assembly signalling in Toll-like receptor pathways
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2018
    Molecular mechanism of action of plant immune receptors
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2018
    Structural biology and therapeutic targeting of proteins involved in infection and immunity
    NHMRC Research Fellowship
    Open grant
  • 2015
    Structural characterisation of proteins involved in host-pathogen interactions in plants and animals with both medical and biotechnology implications
    Australian Synchrotron Access Program
    Open grant
  • 2015
    A sensitive, high resolution QTOF mass spectrometer with nanoUPLC system for qualitative and quantitative biomolecule analysis.
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2015
    Protein Analysis Facility
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2019
    Proteins and glycans in host-pathogen interactions: targets for novel drugs and vaccines (NHMRC Program Grant administered by The University of Adelaide)
    University of Adelaide
    Open grant
  • 2014
    Structural characterisation of proteins involved in host-pathogen interactions in plants and animals with both medical and biotechnology applications
    Australian Synchrotron Access Program
    Open grant
  • 2014
    Australian Synchrotron Access Program AS141/SAXS/7609: Structural characterisation of proteins involved in host-pathogen interactions in plants and animals with both medical and biotechnology implicat
    Australian Synchrotron Access Program
    Open grant
  • 2014
    A confocal microscope for investigation of live bacterial and viral pathogens and for molecular cell biology
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2013
    Overcoming membrane protein research roadblocks: A Queensland facility for membrane protein production and crystallisation
    ARC Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2015
    Understanding the molecular function of plant disease resistance proteins, pathogen effectors and their interaction to protect Australian agriculture
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2013
    Multi angle light scattering detector for the measurement of absolute molecular weight, size, and conformation of macromolecules in solution
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2011
    Mass spectrometer for biomolecule discovery, structural analysis and quantification.
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2014
    Molecular and structural basis of signalling by TIR domain-containing adaptors in TLR pathways
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2015
    NHMRC Research Fellowship (SRF B): Structural biology of infection and immunity
    NHMRC Research Fellowship
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2014
    Pathogenesis, treatment and prevention of bacterial infectious diseases (NHMRC Program Grant administered by the University of Adelaide)
    University of Adelaide
    Open grant
  • 2009
    Australian Synchrotron Beamtime application for use for protein crystallography at the Australian Synchrotron
    Australian Synchrotron Research Program
    Open grant
  • 2009
    Australian Synchrotron Access Program - Expert User Beamtime Allocation from 18/04/2009 to 20/04/2009
    Australian Synchrotron Access Program
    Open grant
  • 2009
    Infrastructure for biochemistry and infectious disease resarch in molecualr biosciences
    UQ School/Centre Co-Funding
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2011
    Molecular basis of the interaction between plant disease resistance proteins and pathogen avirulence proteins
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2010
    Molecular characterization of dengue virus fusion and antiviral inhibitors
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2007 - 2011
    Macrophage proteins: structure, function and e-science
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2005 - 2010
    New Approaches to Functional and Structural Genomics
    ARC Federation Fellowships
    Open grant
  • 2005
    AUSTRALIAN SYNCHROTRON RESEARCH PROGRAM - Travel to BioCARS, (SER-CAT) Advanced Photon Source, USA (6-7 July 2005)
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2005
    Atomic Structure of Transient Protein-protein Interactions
    University of Queensland Research Development Grants Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2005 - 2007
    Functional and structural characterisation of Defective embryo and meristems (Dem) proteins involved in plant development.
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2004
    Structural biology of macromolecular assemblies as part of the visual cell program
    University of Queensland Research Development Grants Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2004 - 2006
    Structure and function of novel macrophage proteins using high throughput crystallography
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2004
    The Australian Protease Network
    ARC Seed Funding for Research Networks
    Open grant
  • 2003
    Dynamic Light Scattering Instrument
    NHMRC Equipment Grant
    Open grant
  • 2003 - 2010
    HONORARY NHMRC RESEARCH FELLOW
    NHMRC Research Fellowship
    Open grant
  • 2003 - 2005
    Molecular basis of Dengue Virus-induced fusion
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2003
    Targeted Structural Genomics of Macrophage Proteins
    University of Queensland Research Development Grants Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2002
    AUSTRALIAN SYNCHROTRON RESEARCH PROGRAM: Support for Access to the Advanced Photon Source to visit BIOCARS (13-18 November 2002)
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2002 - 2004
    Biocore 3000 for discovery and characterisation of novel pharmaceuticals
    Systemic Infrastucture Iniative
    Open grant
  • 2002
    Structural characterisation of developmentally regulated g-proteins (DRG)
    University of Queensland Research Development Grants Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2002 - 2004
    Structural studies of plant disease resistance proteins
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2001 - 2002
    NHMRC Equipment Grant 2000
    NHMRC Equipment Grant
    Open grant
  • 2001
    Structural Characterisation of Nuclear Localisation Signal-receptor Recognition
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2001 - 2003
    Armadillo repeats as a designer peptide binding framework
    ARC Australian Research Council (Large grants)
    Open grant
  • 2001
    Structural basis for substrate recognition of protein kineases
    University of Queensland Small Grants Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2001 - 2003
    Structural Characterisation of Phosphopeptide Recognition by FHA Domains
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2000
    Structural basis for substrate recognition of protein kinases
    ARC Australian Research Council (Large grants)
    Open grant
  • 2000
    Structural studies of the catalytic mechanism of phenylalanine hydroxylase
    ARC Australian Research Council (Large grants)
    Open grant
  • 2000 - 2001
    Structures of retroviral envelope proteins and the mechanism of viral infection
    UQ Foundation Research Excellence Awards - DVC(R) Funding
    Open grant
  • 2000 - 2002
    Wellcome Senior Research Fellowship in Medical Science in Australia
    Wellcome Trust
    Open grant

Availability

Professor Bostjan Kobe is:
Available for supervision

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Available projects

  • Structure and function of proteins involved in infection and immunity

    The projects involve protein expression and purification, structual biology and biophysical techniques.

    • Molecular and structural basis of innate immunity in animals, plants and bacteria
    • Molecular and structural basis of bacterial, fungal and viral pathogenesis

Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Structural and biochemical characterization of dual enzymatic activity of TIR domains from plant innate immune receptors

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Natsumi Maruta, Professor Mehdi Mobli

  • Master Philosophy

    Structure and function of proteins involved in Toll-like receptor signalling

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Structure and Function of SARM1

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Structural and molecular basis of signalling by plant immune receptors

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Natsumi Maruta

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Structure and function of proteins involved in Toll-like receptor signalling

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Structural basis of plant immune receptor signaling

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Natsumi Maruta

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Structural and functional analysis of TIR domain enzymatic activity

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Kate Stacey, Dr Parimala Vajjhala

  • Master Philosophy

    Therapeutic targetting of proteins involved in Toll-like receptor signalling

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Avril Robertson

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Structural basis of plant immune receptor signaling

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Natsumi Maruta

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Structural biology of TIR domain-containing proteins

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Structure and function of bacterial TIR domain-containing proteins

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Understanding the molecular pathway of SARM1 mediated axon degeneration

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Structural basis of plant immune receptor signaling

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Natsumi Maruta, Dr Jobichen Chacko

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Molecular mechanisms of signalling by plant immune receptors

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Development of anti-inflammatory therapeutics by targeting cytoplasmic Toll-like receptors (TLRs) signalling

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Avril Robertson, Mr Gilbert Song

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Proteins in innate immunity pathways: from protein structure to therapeutic targeting

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Michael Landsberg, Professor James Fraser

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Structure and function of mammalian TIR domain-containing proteins

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Structure and function of bacterial TIR domain-containing proteins

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Gene fusion in the de novo purine biosynthesis pathway: an investigation for potential antifungal drug targets

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor James Fraser

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Structure and Function of ScCAD, the first step of Pyrimidine Synthesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Benjamin Schulz, Associate Professor Michael Landsberg

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Resolving a Dichotomy: A Journey between the Laboratory and the Classroom

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor James Fraser

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Gene fusion in the de novo purine biosynthesis pathway: an investigation for potential antifungal drug targets

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor James Fraser

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Purine biosynthesis as an anti fungal target

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor James Fraser

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Resolving a Dichotomy: A Journey between the Laboratory and the Classroom

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor James Fraser

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Gene fusion in the de novo purine biosynthesis pathway: an investigation for potential antifungal drug targets

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor James Fraser

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Methods for protein structure analysis using spin labelling, electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy and molecular modelling

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Craig Bell, Dr Rhia Stone, Associate Professor Jeffrey Harmer

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Gene fusion in the de novo purine biosynthesis pathway: an investigation for potential antifungal drug targets

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor James Fraser

Completed supervision

Enquiries

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  • bacterial
  • bioinformatics
  • innate immunity
  • nucleo-cytoplasmic transport
  • protein-protein interactions
  • structural biology
  • viral infection
  • x-ray crystallography

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