Search Results - "Christian M. Orr"
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Light activation of Orange Carotenoid Protein reveals bicycle-pedal single-bond isomerization
Published in Nature communications (28-10-2022)“…Orange Carotenoid protein (OCP) is the only known photoreceptor which uses carotenoid for its activation. It is found exclusively in cyanobacteria, where it…”
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Characterization of two putative Dichelobacter nodosus footrot vaccine antigens identifies the first lysozyme inhibitor in the genus
Published in Scientific reports (11-07-2019)“…The Gram-negative anaerobic bacterium Dichelobacter nodosus (Dn) causes footrot in ruminants, a debilitating and highly contagious disease that results in…”
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Reducing affinity as a strategy to boost immunomodulatory antibody agonism
Published in Nature (London) (16-02-2023)“…Antibody responses during infection and vaccination typically undergo affinity maturation to achieve high-affinity binding for efficient neutralization of…”
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Utilizing anomalous signals for element identification in macromolecular crystallography
Published in Acta crystallographica. Section D, Biological crystallography. (01-10-2024)“…AlphaFold2 has revolutionized structural biology by offering unparalleled accuracy in predicting protein structures. Traditional methods for determining…”
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Complex Interplay between Epitope Specificity and Isotype Dictates the Biological Activity of Anti-human CD40 Antibodies
Published in Cancer cell (09-04-2018)“…Anti-CD40 monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) that promote or inhibit receptor function hold promise as therapeutics for cancer and autoimmunity. Rules governing…”
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Serial Femtosecond Crystallography Reveals that Photoactivation in a Fluorescent Protein Proceeds via the Hula Twist Mechanism
Published in Journal of the American Chemical Society (26-07-2023)“…Chromophore cis/trans photoisomerization is a fundamental process in chemistry and in the activation of many photosensitive proteins. A major task is…”
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Molecular mechanism of Mad1 kinetochore targeting by phosphorylated Bub1
Published in EMBO reports (05-07-2021)“…During metaphase, in response to improper kinetochore-microtubule attachments, the spindle assembly checkpoint (SAC) activates the mitotic checkpoint complex…”
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Evaluating Anti-CD32b F(ab) Conformation Using Molecular Dynamics and Small-Angle X-Ray Scattering
Published in Biophysical journal (17-07-2018)“…Complementary strategies of small-angle x-ray scattering (SAXS) and crystallographic analysis are often used to determine atomistic three-dimensional models of…”
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Embedding AI in the Protein Crystallography Workflow
Published in Synchrotron radiation news (04-07-2022)Get full text
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Hinge disulfides in human IgG2 CD40 antibodies modulate receptor signaling by regulation of conformation and flexibility
Published in Science immunology (15-07-2022)“…Antibodies protect from infection, underpin successful vaccines and elicit therapeutic responses in otherwise untreatable cancers and autoimmune conditions…”
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Experimental phasing opportunities for macromolecular crystallography at very long wavelengths
Published in Communications chemistry (12-10-2023)“…Despite recent advances in cryo-electron microscopy and artificial intelligence-based model predictions, a significant fraction of structure determinations by…”
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Structure of the Recombinant Neisseria gonorrhoeae Adhesin Complex Protein (rNg-ACP) and Generation of Murine Antibodies with Bactericidal Activity against Gonococci
Published in mSphere (10-10-2018)“…(gonococcus [Ng]) is the causative organism of the sexually transmitted disease gonorrhoea, and no effective vaccine exists currently. In this study, the…”
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Structure of the Recombinant italic toggle="yes">Neisseria gonorrhoeae /italic> Adhesin Complex Protein (rNg-ACP) and Generation of Murine Antibodies with Bactericidal Activity against Gonococci
Published in mSphere (01-10-2018)“…ABSTRACT Neisseria gonorrhoeae (gonococcus [Ng]) is the causative organism of the sexually transmitted disease gonorrhoea, and no effective vaccine exists…”
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Embedding AI in the Protein Crystallography Workflow
Published in Synchrotron Radiation News (02-11-2022)Get full text
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