Conformational stability and denaturation processes of proteins investigated by electrophoresis under extreme conditions

P Masson, S Lushchekina - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
The functional structure of proteins results from marginally stable folded conformations.
Reversible unfolding, irreversible denaturation, and deterioration can be caused by …

Understanding large scale sequencing datasets through changes to protein folding

D Shorthouse, H Lister, GS Freeman… - Briefings in Functional …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
The expansion of high-quality, low-cost sequencing has created an enormous opportunity to
understand how genetic variants alter cellular behaviour in disease. The high diversity of …

Mutations observed in somatic evolution reveal underlying gene mechanisms

MWJ Hall, D Shorthouse, R Alcraft, PH Jones… - Communications …, 2023 - nature.com
Highly sensitive DNA sequencing techniques have allowed the discovery of large numbers
of somatic mutations in normal tissues. Some mutations confer a competitive advantage over …

Cancer-causing BRCA2 missense mutations disrupt an intracellular protein assembly mechanism to disable genome maintenance

M Lee, D Shorthouse, R Mahen, BA Hall… - Nucleic Acids …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Cancer-causing missense mutations in the 3418 amino acid BRCA2 breast and ovarian
cancer suppressor protein frequently affect a short (∼ 340 residue) segment in its carboxyl …

Computational design of novel Cas9 PAM-interacting domains using evolution-based modelling and structural quality assessment

C Malbranke, W Rostain, F Depardieu… - PLOS Computational …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
We present here an approach to protein design that combines (i) scarce functional
information such as experimental data (ii) evolutionary information learned from a natural …

SARS-CoV-2 variants are selecting for spike protein mutations that increase protein stability

D Shorthouse, BA Hall - Journal of Chemical Information and …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The emergence of variants of SARS-CoV-2 with mutations in their spike protein are a major
cause for concern for the efficacy of vaccines and control of the pandemic. We show that …

Rationally Designed Novel Antimicrobial Peptides Targeting Chitin Synthase for Combating Soybean Phytophthora Blight

Y Ran, K Shehzadi, JH Liang, MJ Yu - International Journal of Molecular …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Soybean phytophthora blight is a severe menace to global agriculture, causing annual
losses surpassing USD 1 billion. Present crop loss mitigation strategies primarily rely on …

Discovery and characterization of novel FGFR1 inhibitors in triple-negative breast cancer via hybrid virtual screening and molecular dynamics simulations

Y Wang, Z Shen, R Chen, X Chi, W Li, D Xu, Y Lu… - Bioorganic …, 2024 - Elsevier
The overexpression of FGFR1 is thought to significantly contribute to the progression of triple-
negative breast cancer (TNBC), impacting aspects such as tumorigenesis, growth …

[HTML][HTML] Interpreting the effect of mutations to protein binding sites from large-scale genomic screens

SJ Parvar, BA Hall, D Shorthouse - Methods, 2024 - Elsevier
Predicting the functionality of missense mutations is extremely difficult. Large-scale genomic
screens are commonly performed to identify mutational correlates or drivers of disease and …

A clinicopathological and molecular analysis of fumarate hydratase (FH)-deficient renal cell carcinomas with heterogeneous loss of FH expression

WJ Anderson, HK Tsai, LM Sholl… - International Journal of …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Aims. Fumarate hydratase (FH)-deficient renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is a rare aggressive
renal malignancy associated with hereditary leiomyomatosis and RCC syndrome (HLRCC) …