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Gemma Harris

Biophysics Instrument Specialist
Verified email at rc-harwell.ac.uk
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eIF4A1-dependent mRNAs employ purine-rich 5'UTR sequences to activate localised eIF4A1-unwinding through eIF4A1-multimerisation to facilitate translation

…, M Gabrielsen, J Munro, DC Tack, G Harris… - Nucleic acids …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Altered eIF4A1 activity promotes translation of highly structured, eIF4A1-dependent oncogene
mRNAs at root of oncogenic translational programmes. It remains unclear how these …

Antiproliferative and antimigratory effects of a novel YAP–TEAD interaction inhibitor identified using in silico molecular docking

…, MP Crump, TR McKay, G Harris… - Journal of medicinal …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The Hippo pathway is an important regulator of cell growth, proliferation, and migration.
TEAD transcription factors, which lie at the core of the Hippo pathway, are essential for …

[HTML][HTML] A super-potent tetramerized ACE2 protein displays enhanced neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 virus infection

…, E Bentley, G Mattiuzzo, L John, A Mirazimi, G Harris… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Approaches are needed for therapy of the severe acute respiratory syndrome from SARS-CoV-2
coronavirus (COVID-19). Interfering with the interaction of viral antigens with the …

[HTML][HTML] Structural modeling of an outer membrane electron conduit from a metal-reducing bacterium suggests electron transfer via periplasmic redox partners

…, CW Lockwood, MC Lawes, A Martel, G Harris… - Journal of Biological …, 2018 - ASBMB
Many subsurface microorganisms couple their metabolism to the reduction or oxidation of
extracellular substrates. For example, anaerobic mineral-respiring bacteria can use external …

Truncated CPSF6 forms higher-order complexes that bind and disrupt HIV-1 capsid

J Ning, Z Zhong, DK Fischer, G Harris… - Journal of …, 2018 - Am Soc Microbiol
Cleavage and polyadenylation specificity factor 6 (CPSF6) is a human protein that binds HIV-1
capsid and mediates nuclear transport and integration targeting of HIV-1 preintegration …

[HTML][HTML] The Vip3Ag4 Insecticidal Protoxin from Bacillus thuringiensis Adopts A Tetrameric Configuration That Is Maintained on Proteolysis

L Palma, DJ Scott, G Harris, SU Din, TL Williams… - Toxins, 2017 - mdpi.com
The Vip3 proteins produced during vegetative growth by strains of the bacterium Bacillus
thuringiensis show insecticidal activity against lepidopteran insects with a mechanism of action …

[HTML][HTML] Staphylococcal Periscope proteins Aap, SasG, and Pls project noncanonical legume-like lectin adhesin domains from the bacterial surface

…, KE Atkin, F Whelan, AS Brentnall, G Harris… - Journal of Biological …, 2023 - ASBMB
Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis are frequently associated with
medical device infections that involve establishment of a bacterial biofilm on the device surface. …

[HTML][HTML] Borrelia burgdorferi protein BBK32 binds to soluble fibronectin via the N-terminal 70-kDa region, causing fibronectin to undergo conformational extension

G Harris, W Ma, LM Maurer, JR Potts… - Journal of Biological …, 2014 - ASBMB
BBK32 is a fibronectin (FN)-binding protein expressed on the cell surface of Borrelia burgdorferi,
the causative agent of Lyme disease. There is conflicting information about where and …

Conformation and Aggregation of Selectively PEGylated and Lipidated Gastric Peptide Hormone Human PYY3–36

…, J Seitsonen, J Ruokolainen, G Harris… - …, 2018 - ACS Publications
The gastric peptide hormone human PYY 3–36 is a target for the development of therapeutics,
especially for treatment of obesity. The conformation and aggregation behavior of …

[HTML][HTML] Structural and Functional Analysis of the Tandem β-Zipper Interaction of a Streptococcal Protein with Human Fibronectin*♦

NC Norris, RJ Bingham, G Harris, A Speakman… - Journal of Biological …, 2011 - ASBMB
Bacterial fibronectin-binding proteins (FnBPs) contain a large intrinsically disordered region
(IDR) that mediates adhesion of bacteria to host tissues, and invasion of host cells, through …