Search Results - "Gill, Avinash"
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Production of Site-Specific Antibody–Drug Conjugates Using Optimized Non-Natural Amino Acids in a Cell-Free Expression System
Published in Bioconjugate chemistry (19-02-2014)“…Antibody–drug conjugates (ADCs) are a targeted chemotherapeutic currently at the cutting edge of oncology medicine. These hybrid molecules consist of a tumor…”
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Efficient ethanol production from brown macroalgae sugars by a synthetic yeast platform
Published in Nature (London) (09-01-2014)“…Saccharomyces cerevisiae bearing engineered alginate and mannitol catabolic pathways can ferment sugars from brown macroalgae to produce ethanol, potentially…”
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A targeted boost-and-sort immunization strategy using Escherichia coli BamA identifies rare growth inhibitory antibodies
Published in Scientific reports (08-05-2018)“…Outer membrane proteins (OMPs) in Gram-negative bacteria are essential for a number of cellular functions including nutrient transport and drug efflux…”
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RF1 attenuation enables efficient non-natural amino acid incorporation for production of homogeneous antibody drug conjugates
Published in Scientific reports (08-06-2017)“…Amber codon suppression for the insertion of non-natural amino acids (nnAAs) is limited by competition with release factor 1 (RF1). Here we describe the genome…”
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Enhanced Efficacy without Further Cleft Closure: Reevaluating Twist as a Source of Agonist Efficacy in AMPA Receptors
Published in The Journal of neuroscience (27-01-2010)“…AMPA receptors (AMPARs) are tetrameric ligand-gated ion channels that couple the energy of glutamate binding to the opening of a transmembrane channel…”
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Enhanced Antimicrobial Activity of Engineered Human Lysozyme
Published in ACS chemical biology (17-09-2010)“…Lysozymes contain a disproportionately large fraction of cationic residues, and are thereby attracted toward the negatively charged surface of bacterial…”
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Crystal structure of a charge engineered human lysozyme having enhanced bactericidal activity
Published in PloS one (07-03-2011)“…Human lysozyme is a key component of the innate immune system, and recombinant forms of the enzyme represent promising leads in the search for therapeutic…”
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Structures of HCMV Trimer reveal the basis for receptor recognition and cell entry
Published in Cell (04-03-2021)“…Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infects the majority of the human population and represents the leading viral cause of congenital birth defects. HCMV utilizes the…”
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Engineering Highly Potent and Selective Microproteins against Nav1.7 Sodium Channel for Treatment of Pain
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (01-07-2016)“…The prominent role of voltage-gated sodium channel 1.7 (Nav1.7) in nociception was revealed by remarkable human clinical and genetic evidence. Development of…”
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Production, characterization, and in vivo half-life extension of polymeric IgA molecules in mice
Published in mAbs (18-08-2019)“…IgA antibodies have broad potential as a novel therapeutic platform based on their superior receptor-mediated cytotoxic activity, potent neutralization of…”
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Susceptibility of Antibody CDR Residues to Chemical Modifications Can Be Revealed Prior to Antibody Humanization and Aid in the Lead Selection Process
Published in Molecular pharmaceutics (01-10-2018)“…A critical part of the clinical development path for a therapeutic antibody involves evaluating the physical and chemical stability of candidate molecules…”
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Optimizing the pharmacokinetic properties of polymeric IgA in mice
Published in The Journal of immunology (1950) (01-05-2019)“…Abstract IgA antibodies have broad potential as a novel therapeutic platform based on their superior receptor-mediated cytotoxic activity, potent…”
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Automated high throughput microscale antibody purification workflows for accelerating antibody discovery
Published in mAbs (19-05-2018)“…To rapidly find "best-in-class" antibody therapeutics, it has become essential to develop high throughput (HTP) processes that allow rapid assessment of…”
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In vitro Fab display: a cell-free system for IgG discovery
Published in Protein engineering, design and selection (01-04-2014)“…Selection technologies such as ribosome display enable the rapid discovery of novel antibody fragments entirely in vitro. It has been assumed that the open…”
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A parallel panning scheme used for selection of a GluA4-specific Fab targeting the ligand-binding domain
Published in International journal of biological macromolecules (01-11-2016)“…A method for development of murine Fab fragments towards extracellular domains of a surface receptor is presented. The GluA4 ionotropic glutamate receptor is…”
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Correlating AMPA Receptor Activation and Cleft Closure across Subunits: Crystal Structures of the GluR4 Ligand-Binding Domain in Complex with Full and Partial Agonists
Published in Biochemistry (Easton) (30-12-2008)“…AMPA receptors are glutamate-gated ion channels that are essential mediators of synaptic signals in the central nervous system. They form tetramers that are…”
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Domain architecture of a calcium-permeable AMPA receptor in a ligand-free conformation
Published in Frontiers in molecular neuroscience (2012)“…Ligand-gated ion channels couple the free energy of agonist binding to the gating of selective transmembrane ion pores, permitting cells to regulate ion flux…”
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Understanding AMPA receptor function and assembly, one piece at a time: Structural and biochemical analysis of GluR4 ligand-binding and ecto-domains
Published 01-01-2009“…AMPA receptors are glutamate-gated ion channels that mediate most of the excitatory synaptic signals in the central nervous system. They form tetrameric…”
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Purification and crystallization of a non-GluR2 AMPA-receptor ligand-binding domain: a case of cryo-incompatibility addressed by room-temperature data collection
Published in Acta crystallographica. Section F, Structural biology and crystallization communications (01-09-2008)“…Glutamate is the major excitatory neurotransmitter in the brain. Among the cognate ionotropic glutamate receptors, the subfamily selective for AMPA…”
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Understanding AMPA receptor function and assembly, one piece at a time: Structural and biochemical analysis of GluR4 ligand-binding and ecto-domains
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