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SELECT PUBLICATIONS

2021

  • Guo. S., Vance, T.D.R., Zahiri, H., Eves, R., Stevens, C., Hehemann, J.H., Vidal-Melgosa, S., Davies, P.L. (2021). Structural basis of ligand selectivity by a bacterial adhesin lectin involved in multispecies biofilm formation. mBio. 2021 April 6; 12(2): e00130-21. doi: 10.1128/mBio.00130-21. PubMed: 33824212

  • Graham, L.A., Davies, P.L. (2021). Horizontal gene transfer in vertebrates: A fishy tale. Trends in Genetics. 2021 March 10; 37(6): 501-503. doi: 10.1016/j.tig.2021.02.006. PubMed: 33714557

  • Gruneberg, A.K., Graham, L.A., Eves, R., Agrawal, P., Oleschuk, R.D., Davies, P.L. (2021). Ice recrystallization inhibition activity varies with ice-binding protein type and does not correlate with thermal hysteresis. Cryobiology. 2021 Jan 30; 99: 28-39. doi: 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2021.01.017. PubMed: 33529683

  • Scholl, C.L., Tsuda, S., Graham, L.A., Davies, P.L. (2021). Crystal waters on the nine polyproline type II helical bundle springtail antifreeze protein from Granisotoma rainieri match the ice lattice. FEBS J. 2021 Jan 18; Online ahead of print. doi: 10.1111/febs.15717. PubMed: 33460499

2020

  • Vance, T.D.R., Ye, Q., Conroy, B., Davies, P.L. (2020). Essential role of calcium in extending RTX adhesins to their target. J Struct Biol X. 2020 Sep 8; 4: 100036. doi: 10.1016/j.yjsbx.2020.100036. PubMed: 32984811

  • Ye, Q., Eves, R., Campbell, R.L., Davies, P.L. (2020). Crystal structure of an insect antifreeze protein reveals ordered waters on the ice-binding surface. Biochem J. 2020 Sep 18; 477 (17): 3271-3286. doi: 10.1042/BCJ20200539. PubMed: 32794579

  • Graham, L.A., Boddington, M., Holmstrup, M., Davies, P.L. (2020) Antifreeze protein complements cryoprotective dehydration in the freeze-avoiding springtail Megaphorura arctica. Sci. Rep. 2020 Feb 20; 10(1): 3047. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-60060-z. PubMed: 32080305

  • Kinrade, B., Davies, P.L., Vance, T.D.R. (2020) Bacterial sugar-binding protein as a one-step affinity purification tag on dextran-containing resins. Protein Expr Purif. 2019 Dec 26:105564. doi: 10.1016/j.pep.2019.105564. Epub 2019 Dec 26. PubMed: 31883939

2019

  • Vance, T.D.R., Guo S., Assaie-Ardakany S., Conroy B., Davies, P.L.  (2019). Structure and functional analysis of a bacterial adhesin sugar-binding domain. PLoS One. 2019 Aug 8;14(8):e0221101. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0221101.

  • Tomalty, H.E, Graham, L.A., Eves,R., Gruneberg, A.K., Davies, P.L. (2019) Laboratory-scale isolation of insect antifreeze protein for cryobiology. Biomolecules (in press)

  • Vance, T.D.R., Bayer-Giraldi, M., Davies, P.L., Mangiagalli, M. (2019). Ice-binding proteins and the 'domain of unknown function' 3494 family. FEBS J 286, 855-873.

  • Guo, S., Vance, T.D.R., Stevens, C.A., Voets, I., Davies, P.L. (2019). RTX adhesins are key bacterial surface megaproteins in the formation of biofilms. Trends in Microbiology. Jan 15. pii: S0966-842X(18)30279-8. doi: 10.1016/j.tim.2018.12.003. PubMed: 30658900

2018

  • Guo, S., Langelaan, D.N., Phippen, S.W., Smith, S.P., Voets, I.K., Davies, P.L. (2018) Conserved structural features anchor biofilm-associated RTX-adhesins to the outer membrane of bacteria. FEBS J. 2018 Mar 25. doi: 10.1111/febs.14441 [Epub ahead of print] PubMed: 29575515.

  • Rismani Yazdi, S., Nosrati, R., Stevens, C.A., Vogel, D., Davies, P.L., Escobedo, C. (2018) Magnetotaxis Enables Magnetotactic Bacteria to Navigate in Flow. Small. 2018 Feb;14(5). doi: 10.1002/smll.201702982. Epub 2017 Dec 4. https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.201702982  PubMed: 29205792.

  • Vance, T.D.R., Graham, L.A., Davies, P.L. (2018) An ice-binding and tandem beta-sandwich domain-containing protein in Shewanella frigidimarina is a potential new type of ice adhesin. FEBS J. 2018 Mar 2. doi: 10.1111/febs.14424 [Epub ahead of print] PubMed:  29498209.

  • Ye, Q., Campbell, R.L., Davies, P.L. (2018) Structures of human calpain-3 protease core with and without bound inhibitor reveal mechanisms of calpain activation. J Biol Chem. 2018 Jan 30. pii: jbc.RA117.001097. doi: 10.1074/jbc.RA117.001097 [Epub ahead of print] PubMed:  29382717.

2017

  • Guo, S., Stevens, C.A. Vance, T. D.R., Olijve, L.L.C., Graham, L.A., Campbell, R.L., Yazdi, S.R.,  Escobedo, C., Bar-Dolev, M. Yashunsky, V., Braslavsky, I., Langelaan, D.N., Smith, S.P.,  Allingham, J.S.,  Voets, I. K., Davies P.L. (2017) Structure of a 1.5-MDa adhesin that binds its Antarctic bacterium to diatoms and ice. Sci Adv. 2017 Aug 9;3(8):e1701440. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.1701440. eCollection 2017 Aug PubMed:  28808685.

  • Stevens, C.A., Semrau, J., Chiriac, D., Litschko, M., Campbell, R.L., Langelaan, D.N., Smith, S.P., Davies, P.L., Allingham, J.S. (2017) Peptide backbone circularization enhances antifreeze protein thermostability. Protein Sci. 2017 Jul 10. doi: 10.1002/pro.3228. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed:  28691252

  • Oude Vrielink, A.S., Vance, T.D.R., de Jong A.M., Davies, P.L., Voets, I.K. (2017) Unusually high mechanical stability of bacterial adhesin extender domains having calcium clamps. PLoS ONE 2017 Apr 4;12(4):e0174682. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0174682. eCollection 2017 PubMed:  28376122.

2016

  • Bar-Dolev, M., Bernheim, R., Guo, S., Davies, P.L., Braslavsky, I. (2016) Putting life on ice: Bacteria that bind to frozen water. RSC Interface. 2016 Aug;13(121). pii: 20160210. doi: 10.1098/rsif.2016.0210. PubMed: 27534698

  • Bar-Dolev, M., Braslavsky, I., Davies, P.L. (2016) Antifreeze protein function. Ann. Rev. Biochem. 85, 515-542. PubMed: 27145844

  • Basu, K., Campbell, R.L., Guo, S., Sun, T., Davies, P.L. (2016) Modeling repetitive, non-globular proteins. Protein Sci. 25 (5), 946-58 Feb 23. doi: 10.1002/pro.2907. [Epub ahead of print] Review. PubMed:26914323

  • Basu, K., Wasserman, S.S., Jeronimo, P.S., Graham, L.A., Davies, P.L. (2016) Intermediate activity of midge antifreeze protein is due to a tyrosine-rich ice-binding site and atypical ice plane affinity. FEBS J. 283 (8) 2016 Feb 20. doi: 10.1111/febs.13687. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed:26896764

2015

  • Sun, T., Davies, P.L., Walker, V.K. (2015) Structural basis for the inhibition of gas hydrates by alpha-helical antifreeze proteins. Biophys. J. 109, 1698-1705. PubMed: 26488661

  • Stevens, C., Drori, R., Zalis, S., Braslavsky, I., Davies, P.L. (2015) Dendrimer-linked antifreeze proteins have superior activity and thermal recovery. Bioconjugate Chemistry. PubMed: 26267368

  • Basu, K., Graham, L.A., Campbell, R.L., Davies, P.L. (2015) Flies expand the repertoire of protein structures that bind ice. PNAS 112(3), 737-742. PubMed: 25561557

2014

  • Sun,T., Feng-Hsu Lin, F-H., Campbell, R.L., Allingham, J.S., and Davies, P.L. (2014) An antifreeze protein folds with an interior network of over 400 semi-clathrate waters. Science, 343(6172), 795-8 PubMed: 24531972 

  • Vance, T.D.R., Olijve, L.L.C., Campbell, R.L., Voets, I.K., Davies, P.L., Guo, S. (2014) Ca2+-stabilized adhesin helps an Antarctic bacterium reach out and bind ice. Bioscience Reports 34(4). PubMed: 24892750

  • Davies, P.L. (2014) Ice-binding proteins: a remarkable diversity of structures for stopping and starting ice growth. Trends in Biochemical Sciences 39(11), 548-555. PubMed: 25440715

2013

  • Graham L.A, Hobbs R.S, Fletcher G.L, Davies P.L. (2013) Helical antifreeze proteins have independently evolved in fishes on four occasions.  PLoS ONE 8(12), e81285 PubMed: 24324684

  • Guo, S., Garnham, C.P., Partha, S.K., Campbell, R.L., Allingham, J.S., Davies, P.L. (2013) Role of Ca2+ in folding the tandem β-sandwich extender domains of a bacterial ice-binding adhesion. FEBS Journal Ref. no.: FJ-13-0467.R1.PubMed: 24024640

  • Celik Y., Drori R., Pertaya-Braun N., Altan A., Barton T., Bar-Dolev M., Groisman A., Davies P.L., Braslavsky I. (2013) Microfluidic experiments reveal that antifreeze proteins bound to ice crystals suffice to prevent their growth. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 110,1309-14 PubMed: 23300286

2012

  • Guo, S., Garnham, C.P., Whitney J.C., Graham, L.A. and Davies, P.L. (2012) Re-evaluation of a bacterial antifreeze protein as an adhesin with ice-binding activity. PLoS ONE 7, e48805 PubMed: 23144980

  • Garnham C.P., Nishimiya Y., Tsuda S., Davies P.L. (2012) Engineering a naturally inactive isoform of type III antifreeze protein into one that can stop the growth of ice. FEBS Lett. 586(21), 3876-81. PubMed: 23017208

  • Campbell R.L., Davies P.L. (2012) Structure-function relationships in calpains. Biochem J. 447, 335-51 PubMed: 23035980

  • Middleton, A.J., Marshall, C.B., Faucher, F., Bar-Dolev, M., Braslavsky, I., Campbell, R.L., Walker, V.K. and Davies, P.L. (2012) Antifreeze protein from freeze-tolerant grass has a beta-roll fold with an irregularly structured ice-binding site. J. Mol. Biol. 416, 713-724 PubMed: 22306740

2011

  • Garnham, C.P., Campbell, R.L., Walker, V.K and Davies, P.L. (2011) Novel dimeric β-helical model of an ice nucleation protein with bridged active sites. BMC Structural Biology 11, 36 PubMed: 21951648   Free PDF at BioMed Central

  • Lin, F.H.,Davies, P.L. and Graham, L.A. (2011) The Thr- and Ala-rich hyperactive antifreeze protein from inch worm folds as a flat silk-like β-helix. Biochemistry 50, 4467-4478. PubMed: 21486083

  • Garnham, C.P., Campbell, R.L. and Davies, P.L. (2011) Anchored clathrate waters bind antifreeze proteins to ice. PNAS 108, 7363-7367. PubMed: 21482800 PubMed Central: PMC3088597

2010

  • Garnham, C.P,. Natarajan, A,. Middleton, A.J., Kuiper, M.J., Braslavsky, I., Davies, P.L. (2010) Compound ice-binding site of an antifreeze protein revealed by mutagenesis and fluorescent tagging. Biochemistry 49, 9063-9071. PubMed: 20853841

  • Mok, Y.F., Lin, F.H., Graham, L.A., Celik, Y. Braslavsky, I., Davies, P.L. (2010) Structural basis for the superior activity of the large isoform of snow flea antifreeze protein. Biochemistry 49, 2593-2603. PubMed: 20158269

  • Celik Y., Graham, L.A., Mok, Y.F., Bar, M., Davies, P.L., Braslavsky I. (2010) Superheating of ice crystals in antifreeze protein solutions. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 107, 5423-5428. PubMed: 20215465

2009

  • Garnham, C.P., Hanna, R.A., Chou, J.S., Low, K.E., Gourlay, K., Campbell, R.L., Beckmann, J.S. and Davies, P.L. (2009) Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2A can result from accelerated autoproteolytic inactivation of calpain 3. Biochemistry 48, 3457-3467. PubMed: 19226146

  • Middleton, A.J., Brown, A.M., Davies, P.L. and Walker, V.K. (2009) Identification of the ice-binding face of a plant antifreeze protein. FEBS Lett. 583, 815-819. PubMed: 19185572

  • Ravulapalli, R., Campbell, R.L., Gauthier, S.Y., Dhe-Paganon, S. and Davies, PL. (2009) Distinguishing between calpain heterodimerization and homodimerization. FEBS J. 276, 973-982. PubMed: 19215300

2008

  • Hanna, R.A., Campbell, R.L. and Davies, P.L. (2008) Calcium-bound structure of calpain and its mechanism of inhibition by calpastatin. Nature 456, 409-412. PubMed: 19020623

  • Graham, L.A., Ewart, K.V., Lougheed, S.C. and Davies, P.L. (2008) Lateral transfer of a lectin-like antifreeze protein gene in fishes. PLoS ONE 3, e2616. PubMed: 18612417

  • Garnham, C.P., Gilbert, J.A., Hartman, C.P., Campbell, R.L., Laybourn-Parry, J. and Davies, P.L. (2008) A Ca2+-dependent bacterial antifreeze protein domain has a novel β-helical ice-binding fold. Biochem J. 411, 171-180. PubMed: 8095937

  • Graham, L.A., Marshall, C.B., Lin, F.H., Campbell, R.L. and Davies, PL. (2008) Hyperactive antifreeze protein from fish contains multiple ice-binding sites. Biochemistry 47, 2051-2063. PubMed: 18225917

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