Search Results - "Ruza, Reinis R."
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Neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 by Destruction of the Prefusion Spike
Published in Cell host & microbe (09-09-2020)“…There are as yet no licensed therapeutics for the COVID-19 pandemic. The causal coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) binds host cells via a trimeric spike whose receptor…”
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Structural insights into Frizzled3 through nanobody modulators
Published in Nature communications (22-08-2024)“…The Wnt receptor Frizzled3 (FZD3) is important for brain axonal development and cancer progression. We report structures of FZD3 in complex with extracellular…”
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Structural Basis for a Bimodal Allosteric Mechanism of General Anesthetic Modulation in Pentameric Ligand-Gated Ion Channels
Published in Cell reports (Cambridge) (24-04-2018)“…Ion channel modulation by general anesthetics is a vital pharmacological process with implications for receptor biophysics and drug development. Functional…”
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Neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 by Destruction of the Prefusion Spike
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Neutralizing nanobodies bind SARS-CoV-2 spike RBD and block interaction with ACE2
Published in Nature structural & molecular biology (01-09-2020)“…The SARS-CoV-2 virus is more transmissible than previous coronaviruses and causes a more serious illness than influenza. The SARS-CoV-2 receptor binding domain…”
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5‑Phenyl-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2(3H)‑ones Are Potent Inhibitors of Notum Carboxylesterase Activity Identified by the Optimization of a Crystallographic Fragment Screening Hit
Published in Journal of medicinal chemistry (12-11-2020)“…Carboxylesterase Notum is a negative regulator of the Wnt signaling pathway. There is an emerging understanding of the role Notum plays in disease, supporting…”
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Design of a Potent, Selective, and Brain-Penetrant Inhibitor of Wnt-Deactivating Enzyme Notum by Optimization of a Crystallographic Fragment Hit
Published in Journal of medicinal chemistry (26-05-2022)“…Notum is a carboxylesterase that suppresses Wnt signaling through deacylation of an essential palmitoleate group on Wnt proteins. There is a growing…”
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Screening of a Custom-Designed Acid Fragment Library Identifies 1‑Phenylpyrroles and 1‑Phenylpyrrolidines as Inhibitors of Notum Carboxylesterase Activity
Published in Journal of medicinal chemistry (10-09-2020)“…The Wnt family of proteins are secreted signaling proteins that play key roles in regulating cellular functions. Recently, carboxylesterase Notum was shown to…”
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Discovery of 2-phenoxyacetamides as inhibitors of the Wnt-depalmitoleating enzyme NOTUM from an X-ray fragment screen
Published in MedChemComm (01-08-2019)“…NOTUM is a carboxylesterase that has been shown to act by mediating the O -depalmitoleoylation of Wnt proteins resulting in suppression of Wnt signaling. Here,…”
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Structural Analysis and Development of Notum Fragment Screening Hits
Published in ACS chemical neuroscience (06-07-2022)“…The Wnt signaling suppressor Notum is a promising target for osteoporosis, Alzheimer's disease, and colorectal cancers. To develop novel Notum inhibitors, we…”
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Author Correction: Neutralizing nanobodies bind SARS-CoV-2 spike RBD and block interaction with ACE2
Published in Nature structural & molecular biology (01-03-2021)“…A Correction to this paper has been published: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41594-021-00566-w…”
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Author Correction: Neutralizing nanobodies bind SARS-CoV-2 spike RBD and block interaction with ACE2
Published in Nature structural & molecular biology (01-11-2020)“…An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper…”
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Structural basis for the neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 by an antibody from a convalescent patient
Published in Nature structural & molecular biology (01-10-2020)“…The COVID-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented health and economic impact and there are currently no approved therapies. We have isolated an antibody, EY6A,…”
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Barbiturates Bind in the GLIC Ion Channel Pore and Cause Inhibition by Stabilizing a Shut State
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Structural Details of an Allosteric Mechanism for Bimodal Anesthetic Modulation of Pentameric Ligand-Gated Ion Channels
Published in Biophysical journal (02-02-2018)Get full text
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Discovery of 2-phenoxyacetamides as inhibitors of the Wnt-depalmitoleating enzyme NOTUM from an X-ray fragment screen† †This work was first presented at the following international conferences: E. Y. J. Biochemical Society Meeting. Acylation of intracellular and secreted proteins: mechanisms and functional outcomes; 10–12th September 2018; Brighton, UK. P. V. F. EFMC: XXVth International Symposium on Medicinal Chemistry; 2–6th September 2018; Ljubljana, Slovenia. ‡ ‡Electronic supplementary info
Published in MedChemComm (29-04-2019)“…Optimization of fragment hit 3 identified isoquinoline 45 as a potent inhibitor of NOTUM with an unexpected flipped binding mode. NOTUM is a carboxylesterase…”
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