Search Results - "Soares da Costa, Tatiana P."
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Metal‐Free Synthesis of Functional 1‐Substituted‐1,2,3‐Triazoles from Ethenesulfonyl Fluoride and Organic Azides
Published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition (13-01-2020)“…The boom in growth of 1,4‐disubstituted triazole products, in particular, since the early 2000’s, can be largely attributed to the birth of click chemistry and…”
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Structural basis for importin alpha 3 specificity of W proteins in Hendra and Nipah viruses
Published in Nature communications (12-09-2018)“…Seven human isoforms of importin α mediate nuclear import of cargo in a tissue- and isoform-specific manner. How nuclear import adaptors differentially…”
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Towards novel herbicide modes of action by inhibiting lysine biosynthesis in plants
Published in eLife (27-07-2021)“…Weeds are becoming increasingly resistant to our current herbicides, posing a significant threat to agricultural production. Therefore, new herbicides with…”
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A dual-target herbicidal inhibitor of lysine biosynthesis
Published in eLife (20-06-2022)“…Herbicides with novel modes of action are urgently needed to safeguard global agricultural industries against the damaging effects of herbicide-resistant…”
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Structural insight into the Scribble PDZ domains interaction with the oncogenic Human T‐cell lymphotrophic virus‐1 (HTLV‐1) Tax1 PBM
Published in The FEBS journal (01-02-2023)“…Scribble (Scrib) is a highly conserved cell polarity regulator that harbours potent tumour suppressor activity and plays an important role in cell migration…”
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Shapeshifting bullvalene-linked vancomycin dimers as effective antibiotics against multidrug-resistant gram-positive bacteria
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (11-04-2023)“…The alarming rise in superbugs that are resistant to drugs of last resort, including vancomycin-resistant enterococci and staphylococci, has become a…”
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Structure guided design of biotin protein ligase inhibitors for antibiotic discovery
Published in Current topics in medicinal chemistry (01-01-2014)“…Biotin protein ligase (BPL) represents a promising target for the discovery of new antibacterial chemotherapeutics. Here we review the central role of BPL for…”
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Structural insight into tanapoxvirus‐mediated inhibition of apoptosis
Published in The FEBS journal (01-09-2020)“…Premature programmed cell death or apoptosis of cells is a strategy utilized by multicellular organisms to counter microbial threats. Tanapoxvirus (TANV) is a…”
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Identification of two dihydrodipicolinate synthase isoforms from Pseudomonas aeruginosa that differ in allosteric regulation
Published in The FEBS journal (01-01-2020)“…Pseudomonas aeruginosa is one of the leading causes of nosocomial infections, accounting for 10% of all hospital‐acquired infections. Current antibiotics…”
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Histidine-Rich Defensins from the Solanaceae and Brasicaceae Are Antifungal and Metal Binding Proteins
Published in Journal of fungi (Basel) (01-09-2020)“…Plant defensins are best known for their antifungal activity and contribution to the plant immune system. The defining feature of plant defensins is their…”
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Overcoming Intrinsic and Acquired Resistance Mechanisms Associated with the Cell Wall of Gram-Negative Bacteria
Published in Antibiotics (Basel) (19-09-2020)“…The global increase in multi-drug-resistant bacteria is severely impacting our ability to effectively treat common infections. For Gram-negative bacteria,…”
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Mis‐annotations of a promising antibiotic target in high‐priority gram‐negative pathogens
Published in FEBS letters (01-05-2020)“…The rise of antibiotic resistance combined with the lack of new products entering the market has led to bacterial infections becoming one of the biggest…”
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Characterization of recombinant dihydrodipicolinate synthase from the bread wheat Triticum aestivum
Published in Planta (01-08-2018)“…Wheat is an important cereal crop with an extensive role in global food supply. Given our rapidly growing population, strategies to increase the nutritional…”
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Enhancing allosteric inhibition of dihydrodipicolinate synthase through the design and synthesis of novel dimeric compounds
Published in RSC medicinal chemistry (19-09-2023)“…The synthesis of the first dimeric inhibitor of E. coli dihydrodipicolinate synthase (DHDPS) is reported herein. Inspired by 2,4-thiazolidinedione based…”
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Structural Determinants Defining the Allosteric Inhibition of an Essential Antibiotic Target
Published in Structure (London) (02-08-2016)“…Dihydrodipicolinate synthase (DHDPS) catalyzes the first committed step in the lysine biosynthesis pathway of bacteria. The pathway can be regulated by…”
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Fc Binding by FcγRIIa Is Essential for Cellular Activation by the Anti-FcγRIIa mAbs 8.26 and 8.2
Published in Frontiers in immunology (25-10-2021)“…FcγR activity underpins the role of antibodies in both protective immunity and auto-immunity and importantly, the therapeutic activity of many monoclonal…”
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Pursuing DHDPS: an enzyme of unrealised potential as a novel antibacterial target
Published in MedChemComm (18-09-2019)“…Antibiotic resistance is only set to increase if significant action is not taken to combat the imminent threat of multidrug resistant pathogens. The…”
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Repurposed inhibitor of bacterial dihydrodipicolinate reductase exhibits effective herbicidal activity
Published in Communications biology (22-05-2023)“…Herbicide resistance represents one of the biggest threats to our natural environment and agricultural sector. Thus, new herbicides are urgently needed to…”
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Dual roles of F123 in protein homodimerization and inhibitor binding to biotin protein ligase from Staphylococcus aureus
Published in Molecular microbiology (01-01-2014)“…Summary Protein biotinylation is catalysed by biotin protein ligase (BPL). The most characterized BPL is from Escherichia coli where it functions as both a…”
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Diversity in the intrinsic apoptosis pathway of nematodes
Published in Communications biology (28-08-2020)“…Early studies of the free-living nematode C. elegans informed us how BCL-2-regulated apoptosis in humans is regulated. However, subsequent studies showed C…”
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