Publications
2024
- Yu, M., Tang, T.M.S.,
Ghamsari, L., Yuen G., Scuoppo C., Rotolo, J.A., Kappel, B.J, and Mason,
J.M. Exponential Combination of a and e/g Intracellular
Peptide Libraries Identifies a Selective ATF3 Inhibitor. ACS Chem Biol 19,
3, 753-62 (2024).
- Hole, K., Huggon, L., Brown, J., Mason, J.M.,
Zhu, B., and Williams, R.J. TauP301L disengages from the
proteosome core complex and neurogranin coincident with enhanced neuronal
network excitability. Cell Death & Disease (In Press).
2023
- Tang, T.M.S., and Mason,
J.M. Intracellular application of an asparaginyl endopeptidase for
producing recombinant head-to-tail cyclic proteins. JACS Au 3, 12,
3290-96 (2023).
- Allen
S.G., Meade R.M., White Stenner L.L., Mason J.M. Peptide-based Approaches to
Directly Target Alpha-Synuclein in Parkinsons disease. Mol Neurodegen
18:80 (2023).
- Meade,
R.M., Allen S.G., Williams, C., Tang, T.M.S., Crump, M.P., and Mason, J.M.
An N-terminal alpha-Synuclein fragment binds lipid vesicles to modulate lipid
induced aggregation. Cell. Rep. Phys. Sci. 4, 101563 (2023).
- Watt, K.J.C., Meade. R.M., James, T., Mason J.M.
Development of a hydroxyflavone-labelled 4554W peptide probe for
monitoring alpha-Synuclein aggregation. Sci. Rep. 13:10968 (2023).
- Madden S., Brennan A., Mason J.M. A
library-derived peptide inhibitor of the BZLF1 transcription factor. J Pept
Sci, e3557 (2023)
2022
- Brennan
A., Leech J.T., Kad N.M., and Mason J.M. The Effect of Helix-Inducing Constraints
and Downsizing Upon a Transcription Block Survival Derived Functional cJun
Antagonist. Cell. Rep. Phys. Sci. 3, 101077 (2022).
- Nadal‑Bufi
F., Chan L.Y., Mohammad H.H., Mason J.M., Salomon C., Lai A., Thompson
E.W., Craik D.J., Kaas Q., and Henriques S.T. Peptide‑based
LDH5 inhibitors enter cancer cells and impair proliferation Cell Mol Life
Sci 79:606 (2022)
- Watt K.J.C., Meade, R.M.,
Williams R.J., and Mason, J.M. Anionic lipid vesicles have differential effects
on the aggregation of early-onset associated alpha-synuclein missense
mutants. J. Biol. Chem. 298(12)
102565 (2022).
- Leech
J.T., Brennan A., Don N.A., Mason J.M., and Kad N.M. In vitro Single
molecule and bulk phase studies reveal the AP-1 transcription factor cFos
binds to DNA without cJun. J. Biol.
Chem 298(8) 10229 (2022).
- Darvishi E., Ghamsari
L., Leong S.F., Ramirez R., Koester M., Gallagher E., Yu M., Mason J.M., Merutka
G., Kappel B.J. Anti-cancer activity of ST101, a novel antagonist of CCAAT/enhancer
binding protein β. Mol Cancer Ther 21(11) 1632-44 (2022).
- Brennan A., Leech J.T.,
Kad N.M., and Mason J.M. An Approach to Derive Functional Antagonists of
Transcription Factor Activity. JACS
Au. 2, 4, 996-1006 (2022)
- Watt K.J.C., Meade
R.M., Williams R.J., and Mason J.M. Library-derived peptide aggregation
modulators of Parkinson's disease early-onset alpha-synuclein variants. ACS
Chem. Neurosci. 13, 12, 1790-1804 (2022).
2021
- Meade,
R.M., Watt, K.J.C., Williams, R.J., and Mason. J.M. A Downsized and
Optimised Intracellular Library-derived Peptide Prevents α-Synuclein
Primary Nucleation and Toxicity Without Impacting Upon Lipid Binding. J. Mol. Biol. 433:167323 (2021).
- Nadal-Bufi, F., Mason, J.M. Chan, L.Y., Craik, D.J.,
and Henriques, S.T. Designed beta-Hairpins Inhibit LDH5 Oligomerization
and Enzymatic Activity. J. Med. Chem
64(7) 3767-79 (2021).
- Hole K.L., Staniaszek L.E., Balan G.M., Mason J.M.,
Brown J.T., Williams R.J. Oral (-)-Epicatechin Inhibits Progressive Tau
pathology in rTg4510 Mice Independent of Direct Actions at GSK3β. Front
Neurosci 15:697319 (2021).
- Yu, M.,
Ghamsari, L., Rotolo, J.A., Kappel, B.J. and Mason, J.M. Combined
Computational and Intracellular Peptide Library Screening: Towards a
Potent and Selective Fra1 Inhibitor. RSC
Chem Biol 2, 656-668 (2021).
- Madden S.K., Dantas de Araujo A., Gerhardt M., Fairlie
D.P., and Mason J.M. Taking the Myc out of Cancer: Toward Therapeutic
Strategies to Directly Inhibit c-Myc. Molecular
Cancer 20(3) (2021).
- Kwok,
A., Camacho I., Winter S., Knight M., Meade R., van der Kamp M., Turner A.,
O'Hara J., Mason J.M, Jones A, Arcus V., Pudney C.R. A Thermodynamic
Model for Interpreting Tryptophan Excitation-energy-dependent Fluorescence
Spectra Provides Insight into Protein Conformational Sampling and Stability.
Front. Mol. Biosci. 8:778244 (2021).
2020
- Meade, R.M.,
Williams, R.J. and Mason, J.M. A Series of Helical Alpha-synuclein Fibril
Polymorphs Are Populated in the Presence of Lipid Vesicles. Nature Partner Journal - Parkinsons disease
6(20), (2020).
- Meade, R.M.,
Morris, K.J., Watt, K.J.C., Williams, R.J., and Mason. J.M. The Library
Derived 4554W Peptide Inhibits Primary Nucleation of α-Synuclein. J. Mol. Biol. 432, 166706 (2020).
- Torpey,
J.H., Meade, R.M., Mistry, R., Mason, J.M., and Madine, J. Insights Into Peptide
Inhibition of Alpha-Synuclein Aggregation. Frontiers in Neuroscience 14, p1082 (2020)
- Brennan,
A., Leech, J.T., Kad, N.M., and Mason J.M. Selective Antagonism of cJun as
a Cancer Therapy. J Exp Clin Cancer Res
39(1) (2020).
- Leech J.T.,
Don N.A., Mason J.M*., and Kad N.M*. Single molecule imaging reveals cFos is
capable of binding to and diffusing on DNA tightropes independently of cJun
submitted (biorxiv) *corresponding authors.
- Lathbridge,
A., Michalowska, A., Mason, J.M. Coupling Computational and Intracellular
Screening and Selection Towards Co-compatible cJun and cFos Antagonists. Biochemistry 59(4), 530-540 (2020).
2019
- Hoang, H.N,
Hill, T.A., Ruiz-Gomez, G., Diness, F., Mason, J.M. Wu, C., Abbenante, G.,
Shephard, N.E., and Fairlie, D.P. Twists or Turns: Stabilising alpha vs. beta-turns
in tetrapeptides Chem. Sci., 10,
10595-600 (2019).
- Meade, R., Fairlie,
D.P., and Mason, J.M. Alpha-Synuclein Structure and Parkinsons Disease:
Lessons and Emerging Principles. Mol
Neurodegener 14:29 (2019).
- Lathbridge,
A and Mason, J.M. Combining Constrained Heptapeptide Cassettes With Computational
Design to Create Coiled Coil Targeting Helical Peptides. ACS Chem. Biol 14, 1293-1304 (2019).
- Gulacsy C.,
Meade R., Catici D., Soeller C., Pantos, G., Jones D., Alibhai D., Jepson M.,
Valev V., Mason, J.M*. Williams R.J*., Pudney C.R*. An
excitation-energy-dependent molecular beacon detects early-stage
neurotoxic Abeta aggregates in the presence of cortical neurons. ACS
Chem. Neurosci. 10, 1240-1250 (2019). *corresponding
authors.
2018
2017
- Baxter D., Ullman
C.G., Frigotto L., and Mason J.M. Exploiting Overlapping Advantages of in
vitro and in cellulo Selection Systems to Isolate a Novel High-affinity cJun
Antagonist. ACS Chem Biol 12, 2579-2588
(2017).
- Baxter D., Perry
S., Hill T.A., Woan K., Zaccai N., Brady L., Fairlie D.P., and Mason J.M.
Helix-constrained Fos-based peptides inhibit oncogenic Activator Protein-1
and cancer cell proliferation. ACS
Chem Biol 12, 2051-2061 (2017).
- McDowall, J.,
Ntai, I., Hake, J., Whitley, O., Mason, J.M., Pudney, C.R., and Brown,
D.R. Steady-state kinetics of alpha-synuclein ferrireductase activity
identifies the catalytically competent species. Biochemistry. 56, 2497-2505 (2017).
- Crooks, R.O.,
Lathbridge A., Panek, A., and Mason J.M. Computational Prediction and Design to Create Iteratively Larger
Heterospecific Coiled Coil Sets. Biochemistry. 56, 1573-84 (2017).
2016
- Shepherd N.E.,
Harrison R.S., Ruiz-Gomez G., Abbenante G., Mason J.M., and Fairlie D.P.
Downsizing the BAD BH3 peptide to small constrained α-helices with
improved ligand efficiency. Org
Biomol Chem 14, 10939-45 (2016).
- Crooks R.O.,
Baxter, D., Panek, A.S., Lubben, A.T. and Mason J.M. Deriving
Heterospecific Self-assembling Protein-Protein Interactions Using a
Computational Interactome Screen. J.
Mol. Biol. 428, 385-398 (2016).
2015
2014
- Baxter D.,
Ullman, C.G., and Mason J.M. Library construction, selection and
modification strategies to generate therapeutic peptide-based modulators
of protein-protein interactions. Future Med. Chem. 6, 2073-2092
(2014).
- Acerra, N.,
Kad, N.M., Cheruvara, H., and Mason J.M. Intracellular Selection of
peptide Inhibitors that Target Disulphide-Bridged Abeta42 Oligomers Protein
Science 23, 1262-1274 (2014).
- Acerra, N.,
Kad, N.M., Griffith D.A., Ott, S., Crowther D.C., and Mason, J.M.
Retro-inversal of Intracellular Selected Aβ Interacting Peptides:
Implications for a Novel Alzheimers Disease Treatment. Biochemistry 53(13),
2101-2111 (2014).
2013
- Rao, T.,
Ruiz-Gomez G., Hill, T.A., Hoang H.N., Fairlie, D.P., and Mason, J.M.
Truncated and helix-constrained peptides with high affinity and
specificity for the cFos coiled-coil of AP-1. PLOS One., 8(3),
e59415 (2013).
2012
2011
- Crooks,
R.O., Rao, T., and Mason, J.M. Truncation, Randomisation and Selection:
Generation of a Reduced Length cJun Antagonist that Retains High
Interaction Stability. J. Biol. Chem., 286, 29470-9 (2011).
- Worrall,
J.A.R. and Mason, J.M. Thermodynamic Analysis of Jun-Fos Coiled-coil
Peptide Antagonists: Inferences for Optimisation of Enthalpic Binding
Forces. FEBS. J., 278(4) 663-672 (2011).
2010
2009
- Mason, J.M.
Electrostatic Contacts in the Activator Protein-1 Coiled Coil Enhance
Stability Predominantly by Decreasing the Unfolding Rate. FEBS. J.
276, 7305-7318 (2009).
- Mason, J.
M., Hagemann, U. B., and Arndt, K. M. Role of Hydrophobic and
Electrostatic Interactions in Coiled Coil Stability and Specificity. Biochemistry,
48, 10380-10388 (2009).
- Mason,
J.M., Muller, K.M. & Arndt, K.M., Peptides Tailored to Interfere with
Protein Interaction and Function. Chemistry Today. Vol 27(2),
47-50, (2009).
2008
- Mason,
J.M., Mueller, K.M., and Arndt, K.M., iPEP: Peptides Designed and Selected
for Interfering with Protein Interaction and Function. Biochem. Soc.
Trans., 36, 1442-1447 (2008).
- Hagemann,
U.B., Mason, J.M., Muller, K.M. and Arndt, K.M., Selectional and
mutational scope of peptides sequestering the Jun-Fos coiled-coil domain, J.
Mol. Biol. 381, 73-88 (2008).
- Willemsen
T, Hagemann U.B., Jouaux E.M., Stebel S.C., Mason J.M., Muller K.M., and
Arndt K.M., Protein Engineering. Book Chapter in Molecular Biomethods
Handbook, 2nd Edition, Eds John M Walker and Ralph Rapley (2008).
2007
- Mason,
J.M., Hagemann, U., Arndt, K.M., Improved stability of the Jun−Fos
Activator Protein-1 coiled coil motif: A stopped-flow circular dichroism
kinetic analysis J. Biol. Chem. 282, 23015-23024 (2007).
- Mason,
J.M., Muller, K.M., and Arndt. K.M., Positive Aspects of Negative Protein
Design: Simultaneous Selection of Specificity and Stability. Biochemistry,
46, 4804-4814 (2007).
- Mason,
J.M., Muller, K.M., and Arndt K.M., Considerations in the Design and
Optimization of Coiled coil Structures. Methods. Mol. Biol., 352,
35-70 (2007).
- Hecky, J.,
Mason, J.M., Arndt, K.M., and Muller, K.M., A General Method of Terminal
Truncation, Evolution, and Re-Elongation to Generate Enzymes of Enhanced
Stability. Methods. Mol. Biol., 352, 275-304 (2007).
2006
- Mason,
J.M., Muller, K.M., Schmitz, M.A., and Arndt, K.M., Semirational Design of
Jun-Fos Coiled coils with Increased Affinity: Universal Implications in
Leucine zipper Prediction and Design. P.N.A.S. 103, 8989-8994,
(2006). Supporting Information
- Kokkoni,
N., Stott, K., Amijee, H., Mason, J.M., and Doig, A.J., N-Methylated
Peptide Inhibitors of beta-Amyloid Aggregation and Toxicity. Optimisation
of Inhibitor Structure. Biochemistry, 45, 9906-9918, (2006).
- Compton,
E.L.R., Farmer, N.A., Lorch, M., Mason, J.M., Moreton, K.M., and Booth,
P.J., Kinetics of an Individual Transmembrane Helix during
Bacteriorhodopsin Folding, J. Mol. Biol. 357, 325-38, (2006).
- Doig, A.J.,
Kokkoni, N., Stott, K., Amijee, N., Bottomley, J., Mason, J.M., Treherne,
M., and Scope, D., N-methylated inhibitors of beta-smyloid aggregation. Alzheimers
and Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association, 2(3), Page
S605 (2006).
2005
2004
- Mason, J.M.,
and Arndt K.M., Coiled coils: stability, specificity, and biological
implications. Chembiochem., 5, 170-6, (2004).
- Doig,
A.J., Kokkoni, N., Mason, J.M., Amijee, H., Stott, K., Treherne, M.,
N-methylated Peptide Inhibitors of Abeta Aggregation. Neurobiology of
Aging., 25, S576, (2004).
2003
2002
- Mason,
J.M., Gibbs, N., Sessions, R.B., and Clarke A.R., The Influence of
Intramolecular Bridges on the Dynamics of a Protein Folding Reaction. Biochemistry,
40, 12093-12099, (2002).
2000
1999
- Lorch, M.,
Mason, J.M., Clarke, A.R., and Parker, M.J., Effects of Core Mutations on
the Folding of a β-sheet Protein: Implications for Backbone
Organisation in the I-state Biochemistry, 38, 1377-1385, (1999).
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