DNA transfection and transfected cell viability using amphipathic asymmetric dendrimers

…, T Sakthivel, I Toth, AT Florence, AF Wilderspin - International journal of …, 2000 - Elsevier
Amphipathic asymmetric dendrimers have been investigated for use in delivery of genes
into cells, with the objective of optimising transfection efficiency and maintaining cell viability. …

Trypanosoma cruzi glycosomal glyceraldehyde‐3‐phosphate dehydrogenase does not conform to the 'hotspot'topogenic signal model.

G Kendall, AF Wilderspin, F Ashall, MA Miles… - The EMBO …, 1990 - embopress.org
The genes which encode glycosomal glyceraldehyde‐phosphate dehydrogenase (gGAPDH)
of Trypanosoma cruzi are arranged as a tandemly repeated pair on a single chromosome …

[HTML][HTML] Observation of unphosphorylated STAT3 core protein binding to target dsDNA by PEMSA and X-ray crystallography

…, S Neidle, G Zinzalla, DE Thurston, AF Wilderspin - FEBS letters, 2013 - Elsevier
The STAT3 transcription factor plays a central role in a wide range of cancer types where it
is over-expressed. Previously, phosphorylation of this protein was thought to be a …

The 3-D structure of HIV-1 proteinase and the design of antiviral agents for the treatment of AIDS

TL Blundell, R Lapatto, AF Wilderspin… - Trends in biochemical …, 1990 - cell.com
Purification of the active proteinase from mature HIV-1 particles has been attempted without
success (see for example Ref. 7). Such efforts have been limited to only a few groups …

Investigation of the protein alkylation sites of the STAT3: STAT3 inhibitor Stattic by mass spectrometry

…, PJM Jackson, KM Rahman, AF Wilderspin… - Bioorganic & medicinal …, 2013 - Elsevier
STAT3 (Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription factor 3) is constitutively active in a
wide range of human tumours. Stattic is one of the first non-peptidic small molecules …

Identification of a labelled peptide after stoicheiometric reaction of fluorescein isothiocyanate with the Ca2+‐dependent adenosine triphosphatase of sarcoplasmic …

C Mitchinson, AF Wilderspin, BJ Trinnaman… - FEBS …, 1982 - Wiley Online Library
Incorporation of 4.5 nmol fluorescein isothiocyanate/mg rabbit sarcoplasmic reticulum, or of
7.4 nmol/mg purified ATPase, was sufficient to inhibit the activity completely. These results …

Versatile peptide dendrimers for nucleic acid delivery

…, T Sakthivel, M O'donell, KJ Pasi, AF Wilderspin… - Journal of …, 2005 - Elsevier
Dendrimers are nonviral vectors that have attracted interest on account of a number of
features. They are structurally versatile because their size, shape, and surface charge can be …

Dendriplexes and their characterisation

C Ramaswamy, T Sakthivel, AF Wilderspin… - International journal of …, 2003 - Elsevier
The interaction of DNA with partial dendrimers (dendritic polylysine containing seven
lysines and eight terminal amino groups with or without a lipidic core) was studied. Compact …

Protein transduction by lipidic peptide dendrimers

HK Bayele, C Ramaswamy, AF Wilderspin… - Journal of …, 2006 - Elsevier
We investigated the potential of a new family of lipidic peptide dendrimers in protein transduction
into cultured cells. Dendrimer–protein interaction was determined by gel retardation …

A novel small-molecule inhibitor of IL-6 signalling

…, J Palmer, D Morgenstern, AF Wilderspin… - Bioorganic & medicinal …, 2010 - Elsevier
A small library of pyrrolidinesulphonylaryl molecules has been synthesized via an efficient 4-step
route, and members evaluated for their ability to inhibit IL-6 signalling. One molecule (…