Search Results - "Olivier, Nelson B."
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Biomimetic divalent ligands for the acute disruption of synaptic AMPAR stabilization
Published in Nature chemical biology (01-02-2011)“…Biomimetic divalent ligands based on the PDZ domain–binding motifs from the AMPA receptor auxiliary subunit Stargazin disrupt the receptor's interaction with…”
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Structural basis for modulation and agonist specificity of HCN pacemaker channels
Published in Nature (11-09-2003)“…The family of hyperpolarization-activated, cyclic nucleotide-modulated (HCN) channels are crucial for a range of electrical signalling, including cardiac and…”
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Negamycin induces translational stalling and miscoding by binding to the small subunit head domain of the Escherichia coli ribosome
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (18-11-2014)“…Significance The identification of negamycin’s binding site within helix 34 of the small subunit head domain and the elucidation of its mechanism of action…”
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Crystal Structure and Catalytic Mechanism of PglD from Campylobacter jejuni
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (10-10-2008)“…The carbohydrate 2, 4-diacetamido-2, 4, 6-trideoxy-α-d-glucopyranose (BacAc2) is found in a variety of eubacterial pathogens. In Campylobacter jejuni, PglD…”
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In Vitro Biosynthesis of UDP-N,N‘-Diacetylbacillosamine by Enzymes of the Campylobacter jejuni General Protein Glycosylation System
Published in Biochemistry (Easton) (14-11-2006)“…In Campylobacter jejuni 2,4-diacetamido-2,4,6-trideoxy-α-d-glucopyranose, termed N,N‘-diacetylbacillosamine (Bac2,4diNAc), is the first carbohydrate in the…”
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Structural biology: Ribosome revelations
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Ribosome revelations
Published in Nature (London) (25-09-2014)“…Proteins are synthesized in cells by the ribosome apparatus. A report of 16 yeast ribosome structures, each bound by a different inhibitor, broadens our…”
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C-terminal Movement during Gating in Cyclic Nucleotide-modulated Channels
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (23-05-2008)“…Activation of cyclic nucleotide-modulated channels such as CNG and HCN channels is promoted by ligand-induced conformational changes in their C-terminal…”
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ETX2514 is a broad-spectrum β-lactamase inhibitor for the treatment of drug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria including Acinetobacter baumannii
Published in Nature microbiology (30-06-2017)“…Multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacterial infections are a serious threat to public health. Among the most alarming resistance trends is the rapid rise in the number…”
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Mapping the structure and conformational movements of proteins with transition metal ion FRET
Published in Nature methods (01-07-2009)“…Fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) between a small-molecule fluorophore donor and a transition metal ion acceptor, a method called 'transition metal…”
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Synergy of streptogramin antibiotics occurs independently of their effects on translation
Published in Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy (01-09-2014)“…Streptogramin antibiotics are divided into types A and B, which in combination can act synergistically. We compared the molecular interactions of the…”
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Crystal structure of A. aeolicus LpxC with bound product suggests alternate deacetylation mechanism
Published in Proteins, structure, function, and bioinformatics (01-09-2015)“…ABSTRACT UDP‐3‐O‐acyl‐N‐acetylglucosamine deacetylase (LpxC) is the first committed step to form lipid A, an essential component of the outer membrane of…”
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Antibacterial Inhibitors of Gram-Positive Thymidylate Kinase: Structure–Activity Relationships and Chiral Preference of a New Hydrophobic Binding Region
Published in Journal of medicinal chemistry (12-06-2014)“…Thymidylate kinase (TMK), an essential enzyme in bacterial DNA biosynthesis, is an attractive therapeutic target for the development of novel antibacterial…”
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Structural Analysis of WbpE from Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1: A Nucleotide Sugar Aminotransferase Involved in O-Antigen Assembly
Published in Biochemistry (Easton) (24-08-2010)“…In recent years, the opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa has emerged as a major source of hospital-acquired infections. Effective treatment has…”
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Caged Mono- and Divalent Ligands for Light-Assisted Disruption of PDZ Domain-Mediated Interactions
Published in Journal of the American Chemical Society (27-03-2013)“…We report a general method for light-assisted control of interactions of PDZ domain binding motifs with their cognate domains by the incorporation of a…”
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Discovery of Selective and Potent Inhibitors of Gram-Positive Bacterial Thymidylate Kinase (TMK)
Published in Journal of medicinal chemistry (26-11-2012)“…Thymidylate kinase (TMK) is an essential enzyme in bacterial DNA synthesis. The deoxythymidine monophosphate (dTMP) substrate binding pocket was targeted in a…”
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Sulfonylpiperidines as novel, antibacterial inhibitors of Gram-positive thymidylate kinase (TMK)
Published in Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters (01-01-2013)“…Thymidylate kinase (TMK) is an essential enzyme for DNA synthesis in bacteria, phosphorylating deoxythymidine monophosphate (dTMP) to deoxythymidine…”
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In Vivo Validation of Thymidylate Kinase (TMK) with a Rationally Designed, Selective Antibacterial Compound
Published in ACS chemical biology (16-11-2012)“…There is an urgent need for new antibacterials that pinpoint novel targets and thereby avoid existing resistance mechanisms. We have created novel synthetic…”
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Overexpression of Pseudomonas aeruginosa LpxC with its inhibitors in an acrB-deficient Escherichia coli strain
Published in Protein expression and purification (01-12-2014)“…•P. aeruginosa LpxC forms soluble aggregates when expressed in E. coli.•Expression in the presence of LpxC inhibitors greatly increases LpxC…”
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A Conserved Tripeptide in CNG and HCN Channels Regulates Ligand Gating by Controlling C-Terminal Oligomerization
Published in Neuron (Cambridge, Mass.) (02-12-2004)“…Cyclic nucleotides directly enhance the opening of the tetrameric CNG and HCN channels, although the mechanism remains unclear. We examined why HCN and certain…”
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