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2002 Publications

• P. M. Matias, A. V. Coelho, F. M. A. Valente, D. Plácido, J. LeGall, A. V. Xavier, I. A. C. Pereira and M. A. Carrondo “Sulfate respiration in Desulfovibrio vulgaris Hildenborough: Structure of the 16-heme Cytochrome c HmcA at 2.5 Å resolution and a view of its role in transmembrane electron transfer” J. Biol. Chem. (2002), 277(49): 47907-47916.

• M. J. Bonifácio, M. Archer, M. L. Rodrigues, P. M. Matias, D. A. Learmonth, M. A. Carrondo and P. Soares-da-Silva “Kinetics and Crystal Structure of Catechol-O-Methyltransferase Complex with Co-Substrate and a Novel Inhibitor with Potential Therapeutic Application” Molecular Pharmacology (2002), 62: 795-805.

• F.J. Enguita, P.M. Matias, L.O. Martins, D. Plácido, A. O. Henriques and M.A. Carrondo “Spore coat Laccase CotA from Bacillus subtilis: Crystallization and Preliminary X-Ray Characterization by the MAD method" Acta Cryst. (2002) D58, 1490-1493.

• M. L. Rodrigues, M. Archer, P. Martel, A. Jacquet, A. Cravador, and Maria A. Carrondo, “Crystal structure of beta-cinnamomin, a toxic protein for some plant species”, Acta Cryst. (2002) D58, 1314-1321.

• S. Macedo, E. P. Mitchell, C. V. Romão, S. J. Cooper, R. Coelho, M. Y. Liu, A. V. Xavier, J. LeGall, S. Bailey, C. D. Garner, W. R. Hagen, M. Teixeira, M.A. Carrondo and P. Lindley, “Hybrid cluster proteins (HCPs) from Desulfovibrio desulfuricans ATCC 2774 and Desulfovibrio vulgaris (Hildenborough): X-ray structures at 1.25 Å resolution using synchrotron radiation” J. Biol. Inorg. Chem. (2002), 7:514-525.

• C. M. Gomes, C. Frazão, A. V. Xavier, J. Legall and M. Teixeira "Functional control of the binuclear metal site in the metallo-beta-lactamase-like fold by subtle amino acid replacements" Protein Science (2002), 11:707-712.

• P. M. Matias, M. A. Carrondo, R. Coelho, M. Thomaz, X.-Y. Zhao, A. Wegg, K. Crusius, U. Egner, and P. Donner “Structural basis for the glucocorticoid response in a mutant human androgen receptor (ARccr) derived from an androgen-independent prostate cancer”, J. Med. Chem. (2002), 45: 1439-1446.

2001 Publications

• R. O. Louro, I. Bento, P. M. Matias, T. Catarino, A. M. Baptista, C. M. Soares, M. A. Carrondo, D. L. Turner, A. V. Xavier, “Conformational component in the coupled transfer of multiple electrons and protons in a monomeric tetraheme cytchrome” J. Biol. Chem. (2001), 276: 44044-44051.

• J. Mendes, A.M. Baptista, M.A. Carrondo, C.M. Soares, "Implicit solvation in the self-consistent mean field theory method: sidechain modelling and prediction of folding free energies of protein mutants", J. Comp. Aid. Mol. Des. (2001), 15: 721-740.

• J. Mendes, H. Nagarajaram, C.M. Soares, T. L. Blundell and M.A. Carrondo “Incorporating knowledge-based biases into an energy-based side-chain modeling method: application to comparative modeling of protein structure”, Biopolymers (2001), 59:72-86.

• M. L. Rodrigues, M. Archer, M. J. Bonifácio, P. Soares-da-Silva and M. A. Carrondo “Crystallisation and preliminary crystallographic characterisation of catechol-O-methyltransferase in complex with its co-substrate and an inhibitor” Acta Cryst. (2001) D57, 906-908.

• D. A. Learmonth, J. Benes, A. Parada, D. Hainzl, A. Beliaev, M. J. Bonifácio, P. M. Matias, M. A. Carrondo, J. Garret and P. Soares-da-Silva “Synthesis, anticonvulsant properties and pharmacokinetic profile of novel 10,11-dihydro-10-oxo-5H-dibenz/b,f/azepine-5-carboxamide derivatives” Eur. J. Med. Chem. (2001), 36: 227-236.

• C. Frazão, F. J. Enguita, R. Coelho, G. M. Sheldrick, J. A. Navarro, M.Hervás, M. A. De la Rosa, M. A. Carrondo “Crystal structure of low-potential cytochrome c549 from Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803, at 1.21 Å resolution” J. Biol. Inorg. Chem. (2001), 6:324-332.

• A.V. Coelho, S. Macedo, P. M. Matias, A. W. Thompson, J. LeGall and M.A. Carrondo “Structure determination of Bacterioferritin from Desulfovibrio desulfuricans by the MAD method at the Fe K-edge” Acta Cryst. (2001) D57, 326-329.

• P.M. Matias, C. M. Soares, L. M. Saraiva, R. Coelho, J. Morais, J. Le Gall and M.A. Carrondo, “[NiFe] Hydrogenase from Desulfovibrio desulfuricans ATCC 27774: Gene sequencing, three-dimensional structure determination and refinement at 1.8 Å and modelling studies of its interaction with the tetra-haem cytochrome c3” J. Biol. Inorg. Chem. (2001), 6: 63-81.

 

Book Chapters:

• M. A. Carrondo, C. M. Soares, P.M. Matias “Nine-heme Cytochrome c”, in Handbook of Metalloproteins, Ed. K. Wieghardt, R. Huber, T. L. Poulos, A. Messerschmidt, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2001), pp 147-158.

 

Patents:

• P. Donner, U. Egner, M. A. Carrondo and P.M. Matias ”Crystal” World Intellectual Property Organization, International Publication Number WO 01/66599 A1, publication date 13/09/2001.

 

Pedagogical publications:

• C. Frazão, C. M. Gomes, G. Silva, S. Oliveira, A.V. Xavier, J. LeGall, M. Teixeira and M. A. Carrondo “ Utilização de oxigénio em organismos anaeróbicos – Estrutura da rubredoxina:oxigénio oxidoreductase, o protótipo de uma nova família de metaloenzimas” Boletim de Biotecnologia (2001), 70: 2-6.

2004 Publications

• I. J. Correia, C. M. Paquete, A. Coelho, C. C. Almeida, T. Catarino, R. O. Louro, C. Frazão, L. M. Saraiva, M. A. Carrondo, D. L. Turner and A. V. Xavier, “Proton assisted two-electron transfer in natural variants of tetraheme cytochromes from Desulfomicrobium sp.” J. Biol. Chem. (2004), 279: 52227-37.

• F. J. Enguita, D. Marçal, L. O. Martins, R. Grenha, A. O. Henriques, P. F. Lindley and M. A. Carrondo "Substrate and dioxygen binding to the endospore coat laccase from Bacillus subtilis", J. Biol. Chem. (2004), 279: 23472-23476.

• P. Crowley and M.A. Carrondo, “The Architecture of the Binding Site in Redox Protein Complexes: Implications for Fast Dissociation”, Proteins: Structure, Function and Bioinformatics (2004), 55: 603-612.

• I. Bento, P. M. Matias, A. M. Baptista, P. N. da Costa, W. M. A. M. van Dongen, L. M. Saraiva, T. R. Schneider, C. M. Soares and M. A. Carrondo “Molecular basis for redox-Bohr and cooperative effects in cytochrome c3 from Desulfovibrio desulfuricans ATCC 27774: crystallographic and modelling studies of oxidised and reduced high-resolution structures at pH 7.6” Proteins: Structure, Function and Bioinformatics (2004), 54: 135-152.

2003 Publications

• I. Bento, V. H. Teixeira, A. M. Baptista, Cláudio M. Soares, P. M. Matias and M. A. Carrondo “Redox-Bohr and other cooperativity effects in the nine heme cytochrome c from Desulfovibrio desulfuricans ATCC 27774: crystallographic and modeling studies”. J. Biol. Chem. (2003), 278: 36455-36469.

• F. J. Enguita, L. O. Martins, A. O. Henriques and M. A. Carrondo “Crystal structure of a bacterial endospore coat component: a laccase with enhanced thermostability properties” J. Biol. Chem. (2003), 278: 19416-19425.

• M. A. Carrondo “Ferritins, Iron Uptake and Storage from the Bacterioferritin Viewpoint” EMBO J. (2003), 22: 1959-1968.

• D. Aragão, S. Macedo, E. P. Mitchell, C. V. Romão, M. Y. Liu, C. Frazão, L. M. Saraiva, A. V. Xavier, J. LeGall, W. M.A.M. van Dongen, W. R. Hagen, M. Teixeira, M. A. Carrondo and P. Lindley “Reduced Hybrid Cluster Proteins (HCP) from Desulfovibrio desulfuricans ATCC 27774 and Desulfovibrio vulgaris (Hildenborough). X-ray Structures at High Resolution using Synchrotron Radiation”, J. Biol. Inorg. Chem. (2003), 8: 540-548.

• S. Macedo, C. V. Romão, E. Mitchell , P. M. Matias, M. Y. Liu , A. V. Xavier , J. LeGall , M. Teixeira, P. Lindley and M. A. Carrondo “The nature of the di-iron site in the bacterioferritin from Desulfovibrio desulfuricansNature Struct. Biol (2003), 10: 285-290.

• D. Aragão, C. Frazão, L. Sieker, G. M. Sheldrick, J. LeGall, and M. A. Carrondo “Crystal structure of the di-tetraheme cytochrome c3 from Desulfovibrio gigas at 1.2 Å resolution” Acta Cryst. (2003) D59, 644-653.

• F. J. Enguita, L. Rodrigues, M. Archer, L. Sieker, A. Rodrigues, D. L. Turner, H. Santos and M. A. Carrondo “Crystallization and Preliminary X-Ray Characterization of Cytochrome c” from the obligate methylotroph Methylophilus methylotrophusActa Cryst. (2003) D59, 580-583.

• I. A. Abreu, A. I. Lourenço, A. V. Xavier, J. LeGall, A. V. Coelho, P. M. Matias, D. M. Pinto, M. A. Carrondo, M. Teixeira and L. M. Saraiva “A novel iron centre in the split-Soret cytochrome c from Desulfovibrio desulfuricans ATCC 27774” J. Biol. Inorg. Chem. (2003), 8: 360-370.

2005 Publications

• I. Bento, L. O. Martins, G. G. Lopes, M. A. Carrondo and P. F. Lindley “Dioxygen reduction by multi-copper oxidases; a structural perspective”, Roy. Chem. Soc. Dalton Trans. (2005), 21:3507-3513.

• P. M. Matias, I. A. C. Pereira, C. M. Soares and M. A. Carrondo “Sulphate respiration from hydrogen in Desulfovibrio bacteria: a structural biology overview”, Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology (2005), 89: 292-329.

• P.M. Matias, J. Tatur, M.A. Carrondo and W.R. Hagen, "Crystallization and preliminary X-ray characterization of a ferritin from the hyperthermophilic archaen and anaerobe Pyrococcus furious" Acta Cryst. (2005) F61, 503-506.

• C. Frazão, D.C. Simes, R. Coelho, D. Alves, M.K. Williamson, P.A. Price, M.L. Cancela and M.A. Carrondo “Structural evidence of a fourth Gla residue in fish osteocalcin: Biological implications” Biochemistry (2005), 44: 1234-1242.

• M. L. Rodrigues, M. J. Bonifácio, P. Soares-da-Silva, M. A. Carrondo, M. Archer “Crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction studies of a catechol-O- methyltransferase/inhibitor complex”, Acta Cryst. (2005) F61, 118-120.

Structural Genomics | Macromolecular Crystallography Unit 2011

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