The University of Queensland

SARM1-dependent axon degeneration: nucleotide signaling, neurodegenerative disorders, toxicity, and therapeutic opportunities

McGuinness, Helen Y., Gu, Weixi, Shi, Yun, Kobe, Bostjan and Ve, Thomas (2023). SARM1-dependent axon degeneration: nucleotide signaling, neurodegenerative disorders, toxicity, and therapeutic opportunities. The Neuroscientist, 107385842311625. doi: 10.1177/10738584231162508

Cyclic ADP ribose isomers: Production, chemical structures, and immune signaling

Manik, Mohammad K., Shi, Yun, Li, Sulin, Zaydman, Mark A., Damaraju, Neha, Eastman, Samuel, Smith, Thomas G., Gu, Weixi, Masic, Veronika, Mosaiab, Tamim, Weagley, James S., Hancock, Steven J., Vasquez, Eduardo, Hartley-Tassell, Lauren, Kargios, Nestoras, Maruta, Natsumi, Lim, Bryan Y. J., Burdett, Hayden, Landsberg, Michael J., Schembri, Mark A., Prokes, Ivan, Song, Lijiang, Grant, Murray, DiAntonio, Aaron, Nanson, Jeffrey D., Guo, Ming, Milbrandt, Jeffrey, Ve, Thomas and Kobe, Bostjan (2022). Cyclic ADP ribose isomers: Production, chemical structures, and immune signaling. Science, 377 (6614) eadc8969, 1-11. doi: 10.1126/science.adc8969

Structural basis of SARM1 activation, substrate recognition, and inhibition by small molecules

Shi, Yun, Kerry, Philip S., Nanson, Jeffrey D., Bosanac, Todd, Sasaki, Yo, Krauss, Raul, Saikot, Forhad K., Adams, Sarah E., Mosaiab, Tamim, Masic, Veronika, Mao, Xianrong, Rose, Faith, Vasquez, Eduardo, Furrer, Marieke, Cunnea, Katie, Brearley, Andrew, Gu, Weixi, Luo, Zhenyao, Brillault, Lou, Landsberg, Michael J., DiAntonio, Aaron, Kobe, Bostjan, Milbrandt, Jeffrey, Hughes, Robert O. and Ve, Thomas (2022). Structural basis of SARM1 activation, substrate recognition, and inhibition by small molecules. Molecular Cell, 82 (9), 1643-1659.e10. doi: 10.1016/j.molcel.2022.03.007

Crystal structure of the Toll/interleukin‐1 receptor (TIR) domain of IL‐1R10 provides structural insights into TIR domain signaling

Nimma, Surekha, Gu, Weixi, Manik, Mohammad K., Ve, Thomas, Nanson, Jeffrey D. and Kobe, Bostjan (2022). Crystal structure of the Toll/interleukin‐1 receptor (TIR) domain of IL‐1R10 provides structural insights into TIR domain signaling. FEBS Letters, 596 (7), 886-897. doi: 10.1002/1873-3468.14288

Neurotoxin-mediated ­­potent activation of the axon degeneration regulator SARM1

Loreto, Andrea, Angeletti, Carlo, Gu, Weixi, Osborne, Andrew, Nieuwenhuis, Bart, Gilley, Jonathan, Arthur-Farraj, Peter, Merlini, Elisa, Amici, Adolfo, Luo, Zhenyao, Hartley-Tassell, Lauren, Ve, Thomas, Desrochers, Laura M, Wang, Qi, Kobe, Bostjan, Orsomando, Giuseppe and Coleman, Michael P (2021). Neurotoxin-mediated ­­potent activation of the axon degeneration regulator SARM1. eLife, 10 e72823. doi: 10.7554/elife.72823

Structural evolution of TIR-domain signalosomes

Nimma, Surekha, Gu, Weixi, Maruta, Natsumi, Li, Yan, Pan, Mengqi, Saikot, Forhad Karim, Lim, Bryan Y. J., McGuinness, Helen Ying, Zaoti, Zannati Ferdous, Li, Sulin, Desa, Sneha, Manik, Mohammad Kawsar, Nanson, Jeffrey D. and Kobe, Bostjan (2021). Structural evolution of TIR-domain signalosomes. Frontiers in Immunology, 12 784484, 1-10. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.784484

Nicotinic acid mononucleotide is an allosteric SARM1 inhibitor promoting axonal protection

Sasaki, Yo, Zhu, Jian, Shi, Yun, Gu, Weixi, Kobe, Bostjan, Ve, Thomas, DiAntonio, Aaron and Milbrandt, Jeffrey (2021). Nicotinic acid mononucleotide is an allosteric SARM1 inhibitor promoting axonal protection. Experimental Neurology, 345 113842, 113842. doi: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2021.113842

Crystal structure determination of the armadillo repeat domain of Drosophila SARM1 using MIRAS phasing

Gu, Weixi, Luo, Zhenyao, Vonrhein, Clemens, Jia, Xinying, Ve, Thomas, Nanson, Jeffrey D. and Kobe, Bostjan (2021). Crystal structure determination of the armadillo repeat domain of Drosophila SARM1 using MIRAS phasing. Acta Crystallographica. Section F: Structural Biology Communications, 77 (10), 364-373. doi: 10.1107/s2053230x21006786

A novel NAD signaling mechanism in axon degeneration and its relationship to innate immunity

Hopkins, Eleanor L., Gu, Weixi, Kobe, Bostjan and Coleman, Michael P. (2021). A novel NAD signaling mechanism in axon degeneration and its relationship to innate immunity. Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, 8 703532, 1-16. doi: 10.3389/fmolb.2021.703532

SARM1 is a metabolic sensor activated by an increased NMN/NAD+ ratio to trigger axon degeneration

Figley, Matthew D., Gu, Weixi, Nanson, Jeffrey D., Shi, Yun, Sasaki, Yo, Cunnea, Katie, Malde, Alpeshkumar K., Jia, Xinying, Luo, Zhenyao, Saikot, Forhad K., Mosaiab, Tamim, Masic, Veronika, Holt, Stephanie, Hartley-Tassell, Lauren, McGuinness, Helen Y., Manik, Mohammad K., Bosanac, Todd, Landsberg, Michael J., Kerry, Philip S., Mobli, Mehdi, Hughes, Robert O., Milbrandt, Jeffrey, Kobe, Bostjan, DiAntonio, Aaron and Ve, Thomas (2021). SARM1 is a metabolic sensor activated by an increased NMN/NAD+ ratio to trigger axon degeneration. Neuron, 109 (7), 1-19. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2021.02.009

NAD+ cleavage activity by animal and plant TIR domains in cell death pathways

Horsefield, Shane, Burdett, Hayden, Zhang, Xiaoxiao, Manik, Mohammad K., Shi, Yun, Chen, Jian, Qi, Tiancong, Gilley, Jonathan, Lai, Jhih-Siang, Rank, Maxwell X., Casey, Lachlan W., Gu, Weixi, Ericsson, Daniel J., Foley, Gabriel, Hughes, Robert O., Bosanac, Todd, von Itzstein, Mark, Rathjen, John P., Nanson, Jeffrey D., Boden, Mikael, Dry, Ian B., Williams, Simon J., Staskawicz, Brian J., Coleman, Michael P., Ve, Thomas, Dodds, Peter N. and Kobe, Bostjan (2019). NAD+ cleavage activity by animal and plant TIR domains in cell death pathways. Science, 365 (6455), 793-799. doi: 10.1126/science.aax1911

Structural basis of SARM1 regulation

Gu, Weixi (2020). Structural basis of SARM1 regulation. PhD Thesis, School of Chemistry & Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/2fa70d0