[HTML][HTML] A time-and cost-efficient system for high-level protein production in mammalian cells

AR Aricescu, W Lu, EY Jones - Acta Crystallographica Section D …, 2006 - scripts.iucr.org
Most proteins for structural biology studies are produced by high-level expression in Escherichia
coli. However, prokaryotic based expression systems fail to generate correctly folded …

Proteoglycan-specific molecular switch for RPTPσ clustering and neuronal extension

…, Y Shen, AP Tenney, C Siebold, GC Sutton, W Lu… - Science, 2011 - science.org
Heparan and chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans (HSPGs and CSPGs, respectively) regulate
numerous cell surface signaling events, with typically opposite effects on cell function. …

Modular mechanism of Wnt signaling inhibition by Wnt inhibitory factor 1

T Malinauskas, AR Aricescu, W Lu, C Siebold… - Nature structural & …, 2011 - nature.com
Wnt morphogens control embryonic development and homeostasis in adult tissues. In
vertebrates the N-terminal WIF domain (WIF-1 WD ) of Wnt inhibitory factor 1 (WIF-1) binds Wnt …

Structure of a tyrosine phosphatase adhesive interaction reveals a spacer-clamp mechanism

AR Aricescu, C Siebold, K Choudhuri, VT Chang, W Lu… - Science, 2007 - science.org
Cell-cell contacts are fundamental to multicellular organisms and are subject to exquisite
levels of control. Human RPTPμ is a type IIB receptor protein tyrosine phosphatase that both …

[HTML][HTML] Structural basis for extracellular cis and trans RPTPσ signal competition in synaptogenesis

…, N Mitakidis, P Zhang, J Elegheert, W Lu… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
Receptor protein tyrosine phosphatase sigma (RPTPσ) regulates neuronal extension and
acts as a presynaptic nexus for multiple protein and proteoglycan interactions during …

Molecular analysis of receptor protein tyrosine phosphatase μ‐mediated cell adhesion

AR Aricescu, WC Hon, C Siebold, W Lu… - The EMBO …, 2006 - embopress.org
Type IIB receptor protein tyrosine phosphatases (RPTPs) are bi‐functional cell surface
molecules. Their ectodomains mediate stable, homophilic, cell‐adhesive interactions, whereas …

[HTML][HTML] Automation of large scale transient protein expression in mammalian cells

Y Zhao, B Bishop, JE Clay, W Lu, M Jones… - Journal of structural …, 2011 - Elsevier
Traditional mammalian expression systems rely on the time-consuming generation of stable
cell lines; this is difficult to accommodate within a modern structural biology pipeline. …

Antiepileptic drug carbamazepine binds to a novel pocket on the Wnt receptor Frizzled-8

Y Zhao, J Ren, J Hillier, W Lu… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Misregulation of Wnt signaling is common in human cancer. The development of small molecule
inhibitors against the Wnt receptor, frizzled (FZD), may have potential in cancer therapy. …

Structural characterization of melatonin as an inhibitor of the Wnt deacylase Notum

Y Zhao, J Ren, J Hillier, M Jones, W Lu… - Journal of Pineal …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The hormone melatonin, secreted from the pineal gland, mediates multiple physiological
effects including modulation of Wnt/β‐catenin signalling. The Wnt palmitoleate lipid …

Production of cell surface and secreted glycoproteins in mammalian cells

E Seiradake, Y Zhao, W Lu, AR Aricescu… - Structural Proteomics …, 2015 - Springer
Mammalian protein expression systems are becoming increasingly popular for the production
of eukaryotic secreted and cell surface proteins. Here we describe methods to produce …