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Philip C. Biggin

Professor of Computational Biochemistry, University of Oxford
Verified email at bioch.ox.ac.uk
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Insect GABA receptors: splicing, editing, and targeting by antiparasitics and insecticides

SD Buckingham, PC Biggin, BM Sattelle, LA Brown… - Molecular …, 2005 - ASPET
… C, the convulsant antagonist fipronil reduces the probability of channel openings (P o ) in
the S2-RDL cells, with addition of BIDN further reducing the P o . D, plotting the increasing …

[HTML][HTML] Potassium channels: structures, models, simulations

…, JN Bright, J Tate, CE Capener, PC Biggin - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2002 - Elsevier
… Here we focus on the core pore-forming domain (S5-P-S6 in Kv, homologous to M1-P-M2
in KcsA). There is significant sequence identity (ca. 30%) between KcsA and Kv in this region, …

Climate factors influencing bacterial count in background air samples

RM Harrison, AM Jones, PDE Biggins… - International journal of …, 2005 - Springer
Total (as opposed to culturable) bacterial number counts are reported for four sites in the
United Kingdom measured during campaigns over four separate seasons. These are …

Edit, cut and paste in the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor gene family of Drosophila melanogaster

…, BM Sattelle, K Matsuda, R Reenan, PC Biggin - …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) are important for fast synaptic cholinergic
transmission. They are targets of drugs/chemicals for human and animal health as well as for pest …

The complement receptor C5aR controls acute inflammation and astrogliosis following spinal cord injury

…, R Gordon, HW Lao, PJ Biggins… - Journal of …, 2015 - Soc Neuroscience
This study investigated the role of the complement activation fragment C5a in secondary
pathology following contusive spinal cord injury (SCI). C5ar −/− mice, which lack the signaling …

Structure and orientation of the mammalian antibacterial peptide cecropin P1 within phospholipid membranes

E Gazit, IR Miller, PC Biggin, MSP Sansom… - Journal of molecular …, 1996 - Elsevier
Cecropins are positively charged antibacterial peptides that act by permeating the membrane
of susceptible bacteria. To gain insight into the mechanism of membrane permeation, the …

A hydrophobic gating mechanism for nanopores

O Beckstein, PC Biggin… - The Journal of Physical …, 2001 - ACS Publications
… = 7 and 10 Å, the channel is fully open if the length of the pore L P = 8 Å but fully closed if L
P = 12 Å. Overall, a hydrophobic pore can be switched from closed to open by increasing its …

[HTML][HTML] Accurate calculation of the absolute free energy of binding for drug molecules

…, A Heifetz, MJ Bodkin, S Knapp, PC Biggin - Chemical …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Accurate prediction of binding affinities has been a central goal of computational chemistry
for decades, yet remains elusive. Despite good progress, the required accuracy for use in a …

Chemical speciation of lead compounds in street dusts

PDE Biggins, RM Harrison - Environmental science & technology, 1980 - ACS Publications
Street dustshave been sampled at a variety of sites in En-gland. The highe st concentrations
of lead were often found in the smallest (< 38 pm) size fraction, with lower concentra-tions …

An atypical role for the myeloid receptor Mincle in central nervous system injury

…, S Manzanero, M Furtado, PJ Biggins… - Journal of Cerebral …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
… Red dots: > 1.5 upregulated in the first sample mentioned above graph (p < 0.05); blue dots:
> 1.5 downregulated in the first sample mentioned above graph (p < 0.05). (g) Absence of …