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2006
Structure-function mapping of BbCRASP-1, the key complement factor H and FHL-1 binding protein of Borrelia burgdorferi
Cordes, F.S. et al., IJMM,
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Expression, purification, crystallisation and preliminary crystallographic analsysis of MxiH, as subunit of the Shigella flexneri type III secretion system needle
Deane, J.E. et al., Acta Cryst. F62, 302-305


The interaction of echoviruses and decay accelerating factor (DAF): Structural and functional insights
Pettigrew, D.P. et al., J. Biol. Chem., 281, 5169-5177


The characterization of weak protein-protein interactions: Evidence from DEER for the trimerization of a von Willebrand factor A domain in solution.
Banham, J.E. et al., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 45, 1058-1061



2005


The type III needle and the damage done
Johnson, S., Deane, J & Lea, S.M., Curr. Op. Struct. Biol., 15, 700-707


Helical packing of needles from functionally altered Shigella type III secretion systems

Cordes, F.S. et al., J. Mol. Biol., 354, 206-211


An aptamer that neutralises R5 strains of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 blocks gp120-CCR5 interaction

Dey, A.K. et al., J. Virol., 79, 13806-138210


Structure of Foot-and-mouth disease virus serotype A1061 alone and complexed with oligosaccharide receptor: receptor conservation in the face of antigenic variation
Fry, E. et al., J. Gen. Virol., 86, 1909-1920


Hydrophillic domain II of E. coli Dr fimbrae facilitates cell invasion
Das, M. et al., Infection & Immunity, 73, 6119-6126


Structural characterisation of an anti-gp120 aptamer that neutralizes R5 strains of HIV-1

Dey, A.K. et al., RNA, 11, 873-884


A novel fold for BbCRASP-1, a key complement factor H-binding outer surface protein of Borrelia burgdorferi

Cordes, F.S. & Roversi, P. et al., Nat. Struct. Molec. Biol., 12, 276-277 [PDB IDs: 1w33, 1w3z ]


Molecular dissection of interactions between components of the alternative pathway of complement and decay accelerating factor (CD55)

Harris, C.L.  et al., J.Biol.Chem., 280, 2569-2578


From structure to function of a complement regulator: Decay accelerating factor (CD55)

Lukacik, P. et al., in Structural Biology of the Complement System, ed Lambris



2004

High resolution studies of the Afa/Dr adhesin DraE and its interaction with chloramphenicol

Pettigrew, D. & Anderson, K.  et al., J.Biol.Chem., 279, 46851-46857 [PDB IDs: 1ut1 , 1ut2 , 1usq , 1usz ]

An atomic resolution model for assembly, architecture, and function of the Dr adhesins.

Anderson, K. & Billington, J. et al., Molecular Cell, 15, 647-657

Biological activity, membrane-targeting modification and crystallisation of soluble human decay accelerating factor expressed in E.coli.

White, J. et al. , Protein Science, 13, 2406-2415


Refinement of severely incomplete structures with maximum likelihood in Buster-TNT.

Blanc, E & Roversi, P.  et al., Acta Cryst, D60, 2210-2221


Crystallisation and preliminary X-ray diffraction analysis of three EGF domains of EMR2, a 7-TM immune system molecule.

Abbott, R.J.M. et al., Acta Cryst, D60, 936-938


Crystallisation and preliminary crystallographic analysis of BbCRASP-1, a complement regulator-acquiring surface protein of Borrelia burgdorferi

Cordes, F.S. et al., Acta Cryst, D60, 929-932

Complement regulation at the molecular level: the structure of Decay Accelerating Factor.
Lukacik, P. et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 105(5), 1279-1284 (2004).
[PDB IDs: 1ojv , 1ojw , 1ojy , 1ok2 , 1ok3 , 1ok1 , 1ok9 ]


Interaction of Decay Accelerating Factor (DAF) with hemagglutinating human enteroviruses: Utilising variation in primate DAF to map virus binding sites.
Williams, D. et al., J. Gen. Virol., 85(3), 731-738


The structure of echovirus type 12 bound to a two-domain fragment of its cellular attachment protein decay accelerating factor (CD55).
Bhella, D. et al., J. Biol. Chem. 2004 Feb 27;279(9):8325-8332.
[PDB ID: 1upn ]

2003

Model of the equine rhinitis A virus capsid: identification of a major neutralizing immunogenic site.
Kriegshauser et al. , J Gen Virol. 2003 Sep;84(Pt 9):2365-2373.

Rev binds specifically to a purine loop in the SL1 region of the HIV-1 leader RNA.
Gallego et al., J Biol Chem. 2003 Oct 10;278(41): 40385-91.

 

Helical structure of the needle of the type III secretion system of Shigella flexneri.
Cordes, F.S. et al., J Biol Chem. 2003 May 9;278(19):17103-7


Mapping CD55 function. The structure of two pathogen-binding domains at 1.7 A.
Williams, P.A.  et al., J Biol Chem. 2003 Mar 21;278(12):10691-6.
[PDB IDs: 1h04 , 1h03 , 1h2p , 1h2q , 1uot ]
 

2002

Interactions of CD55 with non-complement ligands.
Lea, S., Biochem Soc Trans. 2002 Nov;30(Pt 6):1014-9.


Determination of the structure of a decay accelerating factor-binding clinical isolate of echovirus 11 allows mapping of mutants with altered receptor requirements for infection.
Stuart, A. et al., J Virol. 2002 Aug;76(15):7694-704.
[PDB ID: 1h8t ]
 

2001

Molecular analysis of the epidermal growth factor-like short consensus repeat domain-mediated protein-protein interactions: dissection of the CD97-CD55 complex.
Lin, H.-S. et al., J Biol Chem. 2001 Jun 29;276(26):24160-9

1999

Crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction analysis of a biologically active fragment of CD55.
Lea et al., Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr. 1999 Jun;55 ( Pt 6):1198-200.

The structure and function of a foot-and-mouth disease virus-oligosaccharide receptor complex.
Fry et al., EMBO J. 1999 Feb 1;18(3):543-54.

1998

Determination of the affinity and kinetic constants for the interaction between the human virus echovirus 11 and its cellular receptor, CD55.
Lea et al., J Biol Chem. 1998 Nov 13;273(46):30443-7.


Characterizing sequence variation in the VP1 capsid proteins of foot and mouth disease virus (serotype 0) with respect to virion structure.
Haydon et al., J Mol Evol. 1998 Apr;46(4):465-75.

1997

Dissecting the roles of VP0 cleavage and RNA packaging in picornavirus capsid stabilization: the structure of empty capsids of foot-and-mouth disease virus.
Curry et al., J Virol. 1997 Dec;71(12):9743-52.


1996

Perturbations in the surface structure of A22 Iraq foot-and-mouth disease virus accompanying coupled changes in host cell specificity and antigenicity.
Curry et al., Structure. 1996 Feb 15;4(2):135-45.

1995

Structural comparison of two strains of foot-and-mouth disease virus subtype O1 and a laboratory antigenic variant, G67.
Lea et al., Structure. 1995 Jun 15;3(6):571-80.
 

Deconvolution of fully overlapped reflections from crystals of foot-and-mouth-disease virus O-1 G67

Lea S and Stuart D, Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr 1995; 51 (Pt 2): 160-167


Analysis of antigenic surfaces of proteins.
Lea S and Stuart D, FASEB J. 1995 Jan;9(1):87-93.

1994

Antigenic heterogeneity of a foot-and-mouth disease virus serotype in the field is mediated by very limited sequence variation at several antigenic sites.
Mateu et al., J Virol. 1994 Mar;68(3):1407-17.

The structure and antigenicity of a type C foot-and-mouth disease virus.
Lea et al., Structure. 1994 Feb 15;2(2):123-39.

The structure of an immunodominant loop on foot and mouth disease virus, serotype O1, determined under reducing conditions.
Rowlands et al., Arch Virol Suppl. 1994;9:51-8.

1993

Structure of a major immunogenic site on foot-and-mouth disease virus.
Logan et al., Nature. 1993 Apr 8;362(6420):566-8.

1992

Crystallization and preliminary X-ray analysis of three serotypes of foot-and-mouth disease virus.
Curry et al., J Mol Biol. 1992 Dec 20;228(4):1263-8.