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The Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology

Annual report 2009

INDEX TO THE 2009 REPORT
The full 2009 report can be downloaded as an 6.7MB pdf file here.
Individual reports can be downloaded as pdf files using the links below
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Alison Ashcroft Biomolecular mass spectrometry
Characterisation of the Mhp1 hydantoin transport protein
Protein-surface recognition using synthetic agents

Stefan Auer Simulating the self assembly and nucleation of peptides into amyloid fibrils

Steve Baldwin Insights into membrane protein function from molecular modelling
Characterisation of the Mhp1 hydantoin transport protein
Biomimetic production of precise nanomagnetic particles using magnetic bacteria and their biomineralisation proteins

John Barr Repair of essential terminal sequences by a negative stranded RNA virus

Alan Berry Development of LC-MS-MS assays for the directed evolution and characterisation of aldolase enzymes

David Brockwell Unravelling complexity in the energy landscape of proteins
Exploring the folding energy landscape of immunity protein 7
Mechanical response of collagen fibrils measured by atomic force microscopy

Stan Burgess Structural studies of the motor proteins dynein and myosin
Influence of lever structure on myosin 5a walking

Rongjun Chen Responsive biomaterials for medical applications

Lorna Dougan Single molecule characterisation of protein folding and dynamics

Thomas Edwards The molecular basis for cellular asymmetry
Protein-surface recognition using synthetic agents

Colin Fishwick Characterisation of the Mhp1 hydantoin transport protein
Structure based design of inhibitors of human and Plasmodium falciparum dihydroorotate dehydrogenase

Stephen Griffin Targeting viral ion channels for therapy
Studies on hepatitis C virus replication and pathogenesis
NMR solution structure of the hepatitis C virus p7 ion channel
Structural studies of innate immune signalling proteins and viral oncogenes

Sarah Harris Biomolecular mass spectrometry

Mark Harris Targeting viral ion channels for therapy
Studies on hepatitis C virus replication and pathogenesis
NMR solution structure of the hepatitis C virus p7 ion channel

Peter Henderson Biomolecular mass spectrometry
Characterisation of the Mhp1 hydantoin transport protein
Electrodes to study membrane proteins
Activation and inhibition of purified intact membrane sensor kinases involved in virulence and antibiotic resistance in Enterococcus faecalis

Eric Hewitt Fibril fragmentation in amyloid assembly and cytotoxicity

Steve Homans Conformational changes during β2-microglobulin amyloid assembly
NMR solution structure of the hepatitis C virus p7 ion channel
Fibril fragmentation in amyloid assembly and cytotoxicity
Structural investigation of a fibronectintype III domain tandem from A-band titin
Studies on bacterial toxins

Nigel Hooper Proteolysis and protein:protein interactions in neurodegenerative diseases
Biophysics of lipid bilayers

Lars Jeuken Electrodes to study membrane proteins

Peter Knight A stable single alpha-helix can act as a lever in myosin
Influence of lever structure on myosin 5a walking

Andrew Macdonald Structural studies of innate immune signalling proteins and viral oncogenes

Kenneth McDowall The yin and yang of gene expression

Adam Nelson Development of LC-MS-MS assays for the directed evolution and characterisation of aldolase enzymes

Peter Olmsted Biophysics of lipid bilayers

Emanuele Paci Simulations are instrumental in interpreting single-molecule experiments and determine free-energy landscapes of proteins

Mark Parsons Structure based design of inhibitors of human and Plasmodium falciparum dihydroorotate dehydrogenase

Arwen Pearson NMR solution structure of the hepatitis C virus p7 ion channel
Structural studies of innate immune signalling proteins and viral oncogenes
Terahertz spectroscopy of single crystal proteins
Studies on bacterial toxins
Mechanistic study of an ADP-dependent kinase

Mary Phillips-Jones Activation and inhibition of purified intact membrane sensor kinases involved in virulence and antibiotic resistance in Enterococcus faecalis

Sheena Radford Biomolecular mass spectrometry
Conformational changes during β2-microglobulin amyloid assembly
Exploring the folding energy landscape of immunity protein 7
Fibril fragmentation in amyloid assembly and cytotoxicity
Towards a structure of β2-microglobulin amyloid fibrils
Mechanical response of collagen fibrils measured by atomic force microscopy

Neil Ranson Studies on bacterial toxins

Sarah S Staniland Biomimetic production of precise nanomagnetic particles using magnetic bacteria and their biomineralisation proteins

Peter Stockley Biomolecular mass spectrometry

Nicola Stonehouse Biomolecular mass spectrometry

Chris Thomas Induced bending of a plasmid origin of replication by its cognate replication initiator protein, RepD, and the helicase PcrA

Neil Thomson Induced bending of a plasmid origin of replication by its cognate replication initiator protein, RepD, and the helicase PcrA
Mechanical response of collagen fibrils measured by atomic force microscopy

John Trinick Shape and flexibility in the titin 11-domain super-repeat
Structural investigation of a fibronectintype III domain tandem from A-band titin
Influence of lever structure on myosin 5a walking

Roman Tuma Structure of self-assembling bacteriochlorophyll nanostructures

W. Bruce Turnbull Studies on bacterial toxins

Stuart Warriner Development of LC-MS-MS assays for the directed evolution and characterisation of aldolase enzymes
Protein-surface recognition using synthetic agents

Michael Webb Mechanistic study of an ADP-dependent kinase
Protein-surface recognition using synthetic agents

Adrian Whitehouse Identification of the ribonucleoprotein complex required for efficient export and translation of herpesvirus intronless mRNAs
Repressosome formation and disruption regulates the KSHV latent-lytic switch

Andy Wilson Biomolecular mass spectrometry
Protein-surface recognition using synthetic agents

Dejian Zhou A pH-driven, fast-responding DNA hydrogel

Astbury Seminars 2009 Download
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