Search Results - "Petroff, John T."
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Membrane phospholipids control gating of the mechanosensitive potassium leak channel TREK1
Published in Nature communications (25-02-2023)“…Tandem pore domain (K2P) potassium channels modulate resting membrane potentials and shape cellular excitability. For the mechanosensitive subfamily of K2Ps,…”
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Lipid nanodisc scaffold and size alter the structure of a pentameric ligand-gated ion channel
Published in Nature communications (02-01-2024)“…Lipid nanodiscs have become a standard tool for studying membrane proteins, including using single particle cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM). We find that…”
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Direct binding of phosphatidylglycerol at specific sites modulates desensitization of a ligand-gated ion channel
Published in eLife (14-11-2019)“…Pentameric ligand-gated ion channels (pLGICs) are essential determinants of synaptic transmission, and are modulated by specific lipids including anionic…”
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Druggable Lipid Binding Sites in Pentameric Ligand-Gated Ion Channels and Transient Receptor Potential Channels
Published in Frontiers in physiology (04-01-2022)“…Lipids modulate the function of many ion channels, possibly through direct lipid-protein interactions. The recent outpouring of ion channel structures by…”
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Open-channel structure of a pentameric ligand-gated ion channel reveals a mechanism of leaflet-specific phospholipid modulation
Published in Nature communications (17-11-2022)“…Pentameric ligand-gated ion channels (pLGICs) mediate synaptic transmission and are sensitive to their lipid environment. The mechanism of phospholipid…”
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Asymmetric Dibenzothiophene Sulfones as Fluorescent Nuclear Stains
Published in Journal of organic chemistry (16-11-2018)“…Asymmetric dibenzothiophene S,S-dioxides (DBTOOs) were synthesized and their photophysical properties examined. Through examination, the molecules fluoresced…”
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Polyunsaturated fatty acids inhibit a pentameric ligand-gated ion channel through one of two binding sites
Published in eLife (04-01-2022)“…Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) inhibit pentameric ligand-gated ion channels (pLGICs) but the mechanism of inhibition is not well understood. The PUFA,…”
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Photochemistry of N‐Phenyl Dibenzothiophene Sulfoximine
Published in Photochemistry and photobiology (01-11-2021)“…Sulfoximines are popular scaffolds in drug discovery due to their hydrogen bonding properties and chemical stability. In recent years, the role of reactive…”
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Dibenzothiophene Sulfone Derivatives as Plasma Membrane Dyes
Published in Photochemistry and photobiology (01-01-2020)“…Dibenzothiophene 5,5‐dioxide (DBTOO) derivatives have recently been shown to processes utility as fluorescent cell dyes. In an effort to extend the…”
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Charge Reduction of Membrane Proteins in Native Mass Spectrometry Using Alkali Metal Acetate Salts
Published in Analytical chemistry (Washington) (05-05-2020)“…Native mass spectrometry (MS) provides the capacity to monitor membrane protein complexes and noncovalent binding of ligands and lipids to membrane proteins…”
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Effects of photodeoxygenation on cell biology using dibenzothiophene S-oxide derivatives as O( 3 P)-precursors
Published in Photochemical & photobiological sciences (01-12-2021)“…Photodeoxygenation of dibenzothiophene S-oxide and its derivatives have been used to generate atomic oxygen [O( P)] to examine its effect on proteins, nucleic…”
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In vitro oxidations of low-density lipoprotein and RAW 264.7 cells with lipophilic O( 3 P)-precursors
Published in RSC advances (15-07-2020)“…A beneficial property of photogenerated reactive oxygen species (ROS) is the capability of oxidant generation within a specific location or organelle inside a…”
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Synthesis of triphenylphosphonium dibenzothiophene S-oxide derivatives and their effect on cell cycle as photodeoxygenation-based cytotoxic agents
Published in Bioorganic chemistry (01-12-2020)“…•First example of photodeoxygenation being used to induce cell death.•Loss of single oxygen atom after photodeoxygenation has large effect of the compoud’s…”
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Enhanced photocatalytic dehalogenation of aryl halides by combined poly-p-phenylene (PPP) and TiO2 photocatalysts
Published in Journal of photochemistry and photobiology. A, Chemistry. (15-02-2017)“…[Display omitted] •Irradiation of poly-p-phenylene (PPP) with visible light resulted in the dehalogenation of aryl bromides and chlorides.•Combining PPP with…”
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Nanodisc scaffold alters the structure of a pentameric ligand-gated ion channel revealing new conformations
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Photo-oxidation and Thermal Oxidations of Triptycene Thiols by Aryl Chalcogen Oxides
Published in ACS omega (22-12-2020)“…Oxidation of thiols yield sulfenic acids, which are very unstable intermediates. As sulfenic acids are reactive, they form disulfides in the presence of…”
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Wavelength dependent photochemistry of expanded chromophore and asymmetric dibenzothiophene S-Oxide derivatives
Published in Journal of photochemistry and photobiology. A, Chemistry. (01-05-2018)“…[Display omitted] •Irradiation of aryl and sulfonate ester substituted dibenzothiophene S-oxides exhibit wavelength dependent photochemistry.•Upon irradiation…”
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Photodeoxygenation of phenanthro[4,5-bcd]thiophene S-oxide, triphenyleno[1,12-bcd]thiophene S-oxide and perylo[1,12-bcd]thiophene S-oxide
Published in Journal of sulfur chemistry (03-09-2019)“…Sulfoxides, upon irradiation with ultraviolet (UV) light undergo α-cleavage, hydrogen abstraction, photodeoxygenation, bimolecular photoreduction, and…”
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Reactions of sulfenic acids with amines, thiols, and thiolates studied by quantum chemical calculations
Published in Computational and theoretical chemistry (01-11-2020)“…[Display omitted] •Amines and thiols had front-side approach, 75˚ angle of attack, assists proton transfer.•Thiolates favored back-side approach, flat…”
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