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Shear bands and the evolving microstructure in a drying colloidal film studied with scanning μ-SAXS (2018)
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Yang, B., Smith, N. D., Johannes, A., Burghammer, M., & Smith, M. I. (2018). Shear bands and the evolving microstructure in a drying colloidal film studied with scanning μ-SAXS. Scientific Reports, 8, Article 12979. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-31405-6

Shear localisation in thin bands is an important process involved in the plastic deformation of materials subject to stress. This process is often sensitive to the sample microstructure (amorphous / crystalline). Here we show using the scanning μ-SAX... Read More about Shear bands and the evolving microstructure in a drying colloidal film studied with scanning μ-SAXS.

Assessment of the cellular localisation of the annexin A2/S100A10 complex in human placenta (2018)
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Seham, E., & Lodewijk, D. (2018). Assessment of the cellular localisation of the annexin A2/S100A10 complex in human placenta. Journal of Molecular Histology, 49(5), 531-543. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10735-018-9791-2

The AnxA2/S100A10 complex has been implicated in various placental functions but although the localisation of these proteins individually has been studied, there is no information about the localisation of their complex in situ at the cellular level.... Read More about Assessment of the cellular localisation of the annexin A2/S100A10 complex in human placenta.

Therapeutic exploitation of IPSE, a urogenital parasite-derived host modulatory protein, for chemotherapy-induced hemorrhagic cystitis (2018)
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Mbanefo, E. C., Le, L., Pennington, L. F., Odegaard, J. I., Jardetzky, T. S., Alouffi, A., …Hsieh, M. H. (2018). Therapeutic exploitation of IPSE, a urogenital parasite-derived host modulatory protein, for chemotherapy-induced hemorrhagic cystitis. FASEB Journal, 32(8), 4408-4419. https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.201701415r

Chemotherapy-induced hemorrhagic cystitis (CHC) can be difficult to manage. Prior work suggests that IL-4 alleviates ifosfamide-induced hemorrhagic cystitis (IHC), but systemically administered IL-4 causes significant side effects. We hypothesized th... Read More about Therapeutic exploitation of IPSE, a urogenital parasite-derived host modulatory protein, for chemotherapy-induced hemorrhagic cystitis.

The Meisenheimer Complex as a Paradigm in Drug Discovery: Reversible Covalent Inhibition through C67 of the ATP Binding Site of PLK1 (2018)
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Pearson, R. J., Blake, D. G., Mezna, M., Fischer, P. M., Westwood, N. J., & McInnes, C. (2018). The Meisenheimer Complex as a Paradigm in Drug Discovery: Reversible Covalent Inhibition through C67 of the ATP Binding Site of PLK1. Cell Chemical Biology, 25(9), 1107-1116.e4. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chembiol.2018.06.001

The polo kinase family are important oncology targets that act in regulating entry into and progression through mitosis. Structure-guided discovery of a new class of inhibitors of Polo-like kinase 1 (PLK1) catalytic activity that interact with Cys67... Read More about The Meisenheimer Complex as a Paradigm in Drug Discovery: Reversible Covalent Inhibition through C67 of the ATP Binding Site of PLK1.

Transcriptional analysis of adipose tissue during development reveals depot-specific responsiveness to maternal dietary supplementation (2018)
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Fainberg, H. P., Birtwistle, M., Alagal, R., Alhaddad, A., Pope, M., Davies, G., …Symonds, M. E. (2018). Transcriptional analysis of adipose tissue during development reveals depot-specific responsiveness to maternal dietary supplementation. Scientific Reports, 8(1), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-27376-3

Brown adipose tissue (BAT) undergoes pronounced changes after birth coincident with the loss of the BAT-specifc uncoupling protein (UCP)1 and rapid fat growth. The extent to which this adaptation may vary between anatomical locations remains unknown,... Read More about Transcriptional analysis of adipose tissue during development reveals depot-specific responsiveness to maternal dietary supplementation.

Polyionic tags as enhancers of protein solubility in recombinant protein expression (2018)
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Paraskevopoulou, V., & Falcone, F. (2018). Polyionic tags as enhancers of protein solubility in recombinant protein expression. Microorganisms, 6(2), 47. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms6020047

Since the introduction of recombinant protein expression in the second half of the 1970s, the growth of the biopharmaceutical field has been rapid and protein therapeutics has come to the foreground. Biophysical and structural characterisation of rec... Read More about Polyionic tags as enhancers of protein solubility in recombinant protein expression.

Odontogenic differentiation of human dental pulp stem cells on hydrogel scaffolds derived from decellularized bone extracellular matrix and collagen type I (2016)
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Paduano, F., Marrelli, M., White, L. J., Shakesheff, K., & Tatullo, M. (2016). Odontogenic differentiation of human dental pulp stem cells on hydrogel scaffolds derived from decellularized bone extracellular matrix and collagen type I. PLoS ONE, 11(2), 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0148225

Objectives The aim of this study was to evaluate the level of odontogenic differentiation of dental pulp stem cells (DPSCs) on hydrogel scaffolds derived from bone extracellular matrix (bECM) in comparison to those seeded on collagen I (Col-I), on... Read More about Odontogenic differentiation of human dental pulp stem cells on hydrogel scaffolds derived from decellularized bone extracellular matrix and collagen type I.

Synthesis of 19F nucleic acid–polymer conjugates as real-time MRI probes of biorecognition (2016)
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Sicilia, G., Davis, A. L., Spain, S. G., Magnusson, J. P., Boase, N. R., Thurecht, K. J., & Alexander, C. (2016). Synthesis of 19F nucleic acid–polymer conjugates as real-time MRI probes of biorecognition. Polymer Chemistry, 7(12), 2180-2191. https://doi.org/10.1039/C5PY01883H

Polymer–DNA conjugates in which one nucleic acid strand contains fluorine-substituted nucleobases have been prepared and characterised. The efficacy of these novel 19F nucleic acid–polymer conjugates as sensitive and selective in vitro reporters of D... Read More about Synthesis of 19F nucleic acid–polymer conjugates as real-time MRI probes of biorecognition.

Suspended Planar-Array Chips for Molecular Multiplexing at the Microscale (2015)
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Torras, N., Agusil, J. P., Vázquez, P., Duch, M., Hernández-Pinto, A. M., Samitier, J., …Plaza, J. A. (2016). Suspended Planar-Array Chips for Molecular Multiplexing at the Microscale. Advanced Materials, 28(7), 1449-1454. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201504164

© 2015 The Authors. Published by WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim. A novel suspended planar-array chips technology is described, which effectively allows molecular multiplexing using a single suspended chip to analyze extraordinarily smal... Read More about Suspended Planar-Array Chips for Molecular Multiplexing at the Microscale.

Live imaging of cellular internalization of single colloidal particle by combined label-free and fluorescence total internal reflection microscopy (2015)
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Byrne, G. D., Vllasaliu, D., Falcone, F. H., Somekh, M. G., & Stolnik, S. (2015). Live imaging of cellular internalization of single colloidal particle by combined label-free and fluorescence total internal reflection microscopy. Molecular Pharmaceutics, 12(11), 3862-3870. doi:10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.5b00215

In this work we utilize the combination of label-free total internal reflection microscopy and total internal reflectance fluorescence (TIRM/TIRF) microscopy to achieve a simultaneous, live imaging of single, label-free colloidal particle endocytosis... Read More about Live imaging of cellular internalization of single colloidal particle by combined label-free and fluorescence total internal reflection microscopy.

Improved expression and purification of the Helicobacter pylori adhesin BabA through the incorporation of a hexa-lysine tag (2014)
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Hage, N., Falcone, F., Renshaw, J. G., Sebastiaan Winkler, G., Gellert, P., & Stolnik, S. (2015). Improved expression and purification of the Helicobacter pylori adhesin BabA through the incorporation of a hexa-lysine tag. Protein Expression and Purification, 106, 25-30. doi:10.1016/j.pep.2014.10.009

Helicobacter pylori is a pathogenic bacterium that has the remarkable ability to withstand the harsh conditions of the stomach for decades. This is achieved through unique evolutionary adaptations, which include binding Lewisb antigens found on the g... Read More about Improved expression and purification of the Helicobacter pylori adhesin BabA through the incorporation of a hexa-lysine tag.

Serological screening of the Schistosoma mansoni adult worm proteome (2014)
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Falcone, F., Ludolf, F., Patrocínio, P. R., Corrêa-Oliveira, R., Gazzinelli, A., Teixeira-Ferreira, A., …Silva-Pereira, R. A. (2014). Serological screening of the Schistosoma mansoni adult worm proteome. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 8(3), 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002745

Background New interventions tools are a priority for schistosomiasis control and elimination, as the disease is still highly prevalent. The identification of proteins associated with active infection and protective immune response may constitute th... Read More about Serological screening of the Schistosoma mansoni adult worm proteome.

Attenuating Staphylococcus aureus virulence gene regulation: A medicinal chemistry perspective (2013)
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Gordon, C. P., Williams, P., & Chan, W. C. (2013). Attenuating Staphylococcus aureus virulence gene regulation: A medicinal chemistry perspective. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 56(4), 1389-1404. https://doi.org/10.1021/jm3014635

Virulence gene expression in Staphylococcus aureus is tightly regulated by intricate networks of transcriptional regulators and two-component signal transduction systems. There is now an emerging body of evidence to suggest that the blockade of S. au... Read More about Attenuating Staphylococcus aureus virulence gene regulation: A medicinal chemistry perspective.

Enhanced uptake of nanoparticle drug carriers via a thermoresponsive shell enhances cytotoxicity in a cancer cell line (2013)
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Abulateefeh, S. R., Spain, S. G., Thurecht, K. J., Aylott, J. W., Chan, W. C., Garnett, M. C., & Alexander, C. (2013). Enhanced uptake of nanoparticle drug carriers via a thermoresponsive shell enhances cytotoxicity in a cancer cell line. Biomaterials Science, 1(4), 434-442. https://doi.org/10.1039/c2bm00184e

Polymer particles consisting of a biodegradable poly[lactide-co-glycolide] (PLGA) core and a thermoresponsive shell have been formulated to encapsulate the dye rhodamine 6G and the potent cytotoxic drug paclitaxel. Cellular uptake of these particles... Read More about Enhanced uptake of nanoparticle drug carriers via a thermoresponsive shell enhances cytotoxicity in a cancer cell line.

Synthetic peptides derived from an N-terminal domain of the E2 protein of GB virus C in the study of GBV-C/HIV-1 co-infection (2012)
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Fernández, L., Chan, W. C., Egido, M., Gómara, M. J., & Haro, I. (2012). Synthetic peptides derived from an N-terminal domain of the E2 protein of GB virus C in the study of GBV-C/HIV-1 co-infection. Journal of Peptide Science, 18(5), 326-335. https://doi.org/10.1002/psc.2403

Synthetic peptides derived from GB virus C (GBV-C) have previously been studied in our group for the development of new systems capable of diagnosing diseases caused by this humanotropic virus. We also recently described specific peptide domains of t... Read More about Synthetic peptides derived from an N-terminal domain of the E2 protein of GB virus C in the study of GBV-C/HIV-1 co-infection.

Methicillin resistance reduces the virulence of healthcare-associated methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus by interfering with the agr quorum sensing system (2012)
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Rudkin, J. K., Edwards, A. M., Bowden, M. G., Brown, E. L., Pozzi, C., Waters, E. M., …Massey, R. C. (2012). Methicillin resistance reduces the virulence of healthcare-associated methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus by interfering with the agr quorum sensing system. Journal of Infectious Diseases, 205(5), 798-806. https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jir845

The difficulty in successfully treating infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has led to them being referred to as highly virulent or pathogenic. In our study of one of the major healthcare-associated MRSA (HA-MRSA)... Read More about Methicillin resistance reduces the virulence of healthcare-associated methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus by interfering with the agr quorum sensing system.

A spectrophotometric assay for fatty acid amide hydrolase suitable for high-throughput screening (2005)
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De Bank, P. A., Kendall, D. A., & Alexander, S. P. (2005). A spectrophotometric assay for fatty acid amide hydrolase suitable for high-throughput screening. Biochemical Pharmacology, 69(8), 1187-1193. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bcp.2005.01.012

Signalling via the endocannabinoids anandamide and 2-arachidonylglycerol appears to be terminated largely through the action of the enzyme fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH). In this report, we describe a simple spectrophotometric assay to detect FAAH... Read More about A spectrophotometric assay for fatty acid amide hydrolase suitable for high-throughput screening.