The University of Queensland

Structure of the endosomal Commander complex linked to Ritscher-Schinzel syndrome

Healy, Michael D., McNally, Kerrie E., Butkovič, Rebeka, Chilton, Molly, Kato, Kohji, Sacharz, Joanna, McConville, Calum, Moody, Edmund R. R., Shaw, Shrestha, Planelles-Herrero, Vicente J., Yadav, Sathish K. N., Ross, Jennifer, Borucu, Ufuk, Palmer, Catherine S., Chen, Kai-En, Croll, Tristan I., Hall, Ryan J., Caruana, Nikeisha J., Ghai, Rajesh, Nguyen, Thi H. D., Heesom, Kate J., Saitoh, Shinji, Berger, Imre, Schaffitzel, Christiane, Williams, Tom A., Stroud, David A., Derivery, Emmanuel, Collins, Brett M. and Cullen, Peter J. (2023). Structure of the endosomal Commander complex linked to Ritscher-Schinzel syndrome. Cell, 186 (10), 2219-2237.e29. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2023.04.003

SNX27–Retromer directly binds ESCPE-1 to transfer cargo proteins during endosomal recycling

Simonetti, Boris, Guo, Qian, Giménez-Andrés, Manuel, Chen, Kai-En, Moody, Edmund R. R., Evans, Ashley J., Chandra, Mintu, Danson, Chris M., Williams, Tom A., Collins, Brett M. and Cullen, Peter J. (2022). SNX27–Retromer directly binds ESCPE-1 to transfer cargo proteins during endosomal recycling. PLoS Biology, 20 (4) e3001601, e3001601. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001601

Towards a generic prototyping approach for therapeutically-relevant peptides and proteins in a cell-free translation system

Wu, Yue, Cui, Zhenling, Huang, Yen-Hua, de Veer, Simon J., Aralov, Andrey V., Guo, Zhong, Moradi, Shayli V., Hinton, Alexandra O., Deuis, Jennifer R., Guo, Shaodong, Chen, Kai-En, Collins, Brett M., Vetter, Irina, Herzig, Volker, Jones, Alun, Cooper, Matthew A., King, Glenn F., Craik, David J., Alexandrov, Kirill and Mureev, Sergey (2022). Towards a generic prototyping approach for therapeutically-relevant peptides and proteins in a cell-free translation system. Nature Communications, 13 (1) 260, 260. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-27854-9

De novo macrocyclic peptides for inhibiting, stabilizing, and probing the function of the retromer endosomal trafficking complex

Chen, Kai-En, Guo, Qian, Hill, Timothy A., Cui, Yi, Kendall, Amy K., Yang, Zhe, Hall, Ryan J., Healy, Michael D., Sacharz, Joanna, Norwood, Suzanne J., Fonseka, Sachini, Xie, Boyang, Reid, Robert C., Leneva, Natalya, Parton, Robert G., Ghai, Rajesh, Stroud, David A., Fairlie, David P, Suga, Hiroaki, Jackson, Lauren P., Teasdale, Rohan D., Passioura, Toby and Collins, Brett M. (2021). De novo macrocyclic peptides for inhibiting, stabilizing, and probing the function of the retromer endosomal trafficking complex. Science Advances, 7 (49) eabg4007, eabg4007. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abg4007

Structural basis for the binding of the cancer targeting scorpion toxin, ClTx, to the vascular endothelia growth factor receptor neuropilin-1

Sharma, Gagan, Braga, Carolyne B., Chen, Kai-En, Jia, Xinying, Ramanujam, Venkatraman, Collins, Brett M., Rittner, Roberto and Mobli, Mehdi (2021). Structural basis for the binding of the cancer targeting scorpion toxin, ClTx, to the vascular endothelia growth factor receptor neuropilin-1. Current Research in Structural Biology, 3, 179-186. doi: 10.1016/j.crstbi.2021.07.003

Community-wide experimental evaluation of the PROSS stability-design method

Peleg, Yoav, Vincentelli, Renaud, Collins, Brett M., Chen, Kai-En, Livingstone, Emma K., Weeratunga, Saroja, Leneva, Natalya, Guo, Qian, Remans, Kim, Perez, Kathryn, Bjerga, Gro E K, Larsen, Øivind, Vaněk, Ondřej, Skořepa, Ondřej, Jacquemin, Sophie, Poterszman, Arnaud, Kjær, Svend, Christodoulou, Evangelos, Albeck, Shira, Dym, Orly, Ainbinder, Elena, Unger, Tamar, Schuetz, Anja, Matthes, Susann, Bader, Michael, de Marco, Ario, Storici, Paola, Semrau, Marta S., Stolt-Bergner, Peggy ... Fleishman, Sarel J. (2021). Community-wide experimental evaluation of the PROSS stability-design method. Journal of Molecular Biology, 433 (13) 166964, 166964. doi: 10.1016/j.jmb.2021.166964

Neuropilin-1 is a host factor for SARS-CoV-2 infection

Daly, James L., Simonetti, Boris, Klein, Katja, Chen, Kai-En, Williamson, Maia Kavanagh, Antón-Plágaro, Carlos, Shoemark, Deborah K., Simón-Gracia, Lorena, Bauer, Michael, Hollandi, Reka, Greber, Urs F., Horvath, Peter, Sessions, Richard B., Helenius, Ari, Hiscox, Julian A., Teesalu, Tambet, Matthews, David A., Davidson, Andrew D., Collins, Brett M., Cullen, Peter J. and Yamauchi, Yohei (2020). Neuropilin-1 is a host factor for SARS-CoV-2 infection. Science, 370 (6518), 861-865. doi: 10.1126/science.abd3072

Drosophila snazarus regulates a lipid droplet population at plasma membrane-droplet contacts in adipocytes

Ugrankar, Rupali, Bowerman, Jade, Hariri, Hanaa, Chandra, Mintu, Chen, Kevin, Bossanyi, Marie-France, Datta, Sanchari, Rogers, Sean, Eckert, Kaitlyn M., Vale, Gonçalo, Victoria, Alexia, Fresquez, Joseph, McDonald, Jeffrey G., Jean, Steve, Collins, Brett M. and Henne, W. Mike (2019). Drosophila snazarus regulates a lipid droplet population at plasma membrane-droplet contacts in adipocytes. Developmental Cell, 50 (5), 557-572.e5. doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2019.07.021

Towards a molecular understanding of endosomal trafficking by Retromer and Retriever

Chen, Kai‐En, Healy, Michael D. and Collins, Brett M. (2019). Towards a molecular understanding of endosomal trafficking by Retromer and Retriever. Traffic, 20 (7) tra.12649, 465-478. doi: 10.1111/tra.12649

Classification of the human phox homology (PX) domains based on their phosphoinositide binding specificities

Chandra, Mintu, Chin, Yanni K.-Y., Mas, Caroline, Feathers, J. Ryan, Paul, Blessy, Datta, Sanchari, Chen, Kai-En, Jia, Xinying, Yang, Zhe, Norwood, Suzanne J., Mohanty, Biswaranjan, Bugarcic, Andrea, Teasdale, Rohan D., Henne, W. Mike, Mobli, Mehdi and Collins, Brett M. (2019). Classification of the human phox homology (PX) domains based on their phosphoinositide binding specificities. Nature Communications, 10 (1) 1528, 1528. doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-09355-y

Molecular basis for membrane recruitment by the PX and C2 domains of Class II Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase-C2α

Chen, Kai-En, Tillu, Vikas A., Chandra, Mintu and Collins, Brett M. (2018). Molecular basis for membrane recruitment by the PX and C2 domains of Class II Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase-C2α. Structure, 26 (12), 1612-1625.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.str.2018.08.010

Structural insights into the architecture and membrane interactions of the conserved COMMD proteins

Healy, Michael D., Hospenthal, Manuela K., Hall, Ryan J., Chandra, Mintu, Chilton, Molly, Tillu, Vikas, Chen, Kai-En, Celligoi, Dion J., McDonald, Fiona J., Cullen, Peter J., Lott, J. Shaun, Collins, Brett M. and Ghai, Rajesh (2018). Structural insights into the architecture and membrane interactions of the conserved COMMD proteins. eLife, 7 e35898. doi: 10.7554/elife.35898

Substrate specificity and plasticity of FERM-containing protein tyrosine phosphatases

Chen, Kai-En, Li, Meng-Yen, Chou, Chia-Cheng, Ho, Meng-Ru, Chen, Guang-Chao, Meng, Tzu-Ching and Wang, Andrew H. -J. (2015). Substrate specificity and plasticity of FERM-containing protein tyrosine phosphatases. Structure, 23 (4), 653-664. doi: 10.1016/j.str.2015.01.017

Reciprocal allosteric regulation of p38γ and PTPN3 involves a PDZ domain-modulated complex formation

Chen, Kai-En, Lin, Shu-Yu, Wu, Mei-Ju, Ho, Meng-Ru, Santhanam, Abirami, Chou, Chia-Cheng, Meng, Tzu-Ching and Wang, Andrew H. -J. (2014). Reciprocal allosteric regulation of p38γ and PTPN3 involves a PDZ domain-modulated complex formation. Science Signaling, 7 (347), ra98-ra98. doi: 10.1126/scisignal.2005722

Science signaling podcast: 14 October 2014

Meng, Tzu-Ching, Chen, Kai-En, Wang, Andrew H.-J. and Van Hook, Annalisa M. (2014). Science signaling podcast: 14 October 2014. Science Signaling, 7 (347), pc28-pc28. doi: 10.1126/scisignal.2005939

The structure of the caspase recruitment domain of BinCARD reveals that all three cysteines can be oxidized

Chen, Kai-En, Richards, Ayanthi A., Caradoc-Davies, Tom T., Vajjhala, Parimala R., Robin, Gautier, Lua, Linda H. L., Hill, Justine M., Schroder, Kate, Sweet, Matthew J., Kellie, Stuart, Kobe, Bostjan and Martin, Jennifer (2013). The structure of the caspase recruitment domain of BinCARD reveals that all three cysteines can be oxidized. Acta Crystallographica Section D: Biological Crystallography, 69 (5), 774-784. doi: 10.1107/S0907444913001558

The 1.2 A resolution crystal structure of TcpG, the Vibrio cholerae DsbA disulfide-forming protein required for pilus and cholera-toxin production

Walden, Patricia M., Heras, Begona, Chen, Kai-En, Halili, Maria A., Rimmer, Kieran, Sharma, Pooja, Scanlon, Martin J. and Martin, Jennifer L. (2012). The 1.2 A resolution crystal structure of TcpG, the Vibrio cholerae DsbA disulfide-forming protein required for pilus and cholera-toxin production. Acta Crystallographica Section D-Biological Crystallography, 68 (10), 1290-1302. doi: 10.1107/S0907444912026388

Low-resolution solution structures of Munc18: Syntaxin protein complexes indicate an open binding mode driven by the Syntaxin N-peptide

Christie, Michelle P., Whitten, Andrew E., King, Gordon J., Hu, Shu-Hong, Jarrott, Russell J., Chen, Kai-En, Duff, Anthony P., Callow, Philip, Collins, Brett M., James, David E. and Martin, Jennifer L. (2012). Low-resolution solution structures of Munc18: Syntaxin protein complexes indicate an open binding mode driven by the Syntaxin N-peptide. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 109 (25), 9816-9821. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1116975109

The mammalian DUF59 protein Fam96a forms two distinct types of domain-swapped dimer

Chen, Kai-En, Richards, Ayanthi A., Arrifin, Juliana K., Ross, Ian L., Sweet, Matthew J., Kellie, Stuart, Kobe, Bostjan and Martin, Jennifer L. (2012). The mammalian DUF59 protein Fam96a forms two distinct types of domain-swapped dimer. Acta Crystallographica Section D: Biological Crystallography, 68 (6), 637-648. doi: 10.1107/S0907444912006592

Backbone resonance assignments of the monomeric DUF59 domain of human Fam96a

Mas, Caroline, Chen, Kai-En, Brereton, Ian M., Martin, Jennifer L. and Hill, Justine M. (2012). Backbone resonance assignments of the monomeric DUF59 domain of human Fam96a. Biomolecular NMR Assignments, 7 (2), 117-120. doi: 10.1007/s12104-012-9390-1

Interaction between plate make and protein in protein crystallisation screening

King, Gordon J., Chen, Kai-En, Robin, Gautier, Forwood, Jade K., Heras, Begoña, Thakur, Anil S., Kobe, Bostjan, Blomberg, Simon P. and Martin, Jennifer L. (2009). Interaction between plate make and protein in protein crystallisation screening. PLoS One, 4 (11) e7851, x-x. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0007851