Insightful Backbone Modifications Preventing Proteolytic Degradation of Neurotensin Analogs Improve NTS1-Induced Protective Hypothermia
Previti, S.; Vivancos, M.; Rémond, E.; Beaulieu, S.; Longpré, J. M.; Ballet, S.; Sarret, P.; Cavelier, F.; Frontiers in Chemistry, 2020, 8, 406
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Mechanistic Understanding of Peptide Analogues, DALDA, [Dmt1]DALDA, and KGOP01, Binding to the Mu Opioid Receptor
Dumitrascuta, M.; Bermudez, M.; Ballet, S., Wolber, G.; Spetea, M. Molecules, 2020, 25(9), 2087.
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Effects of neuromedin U-8 on stress responsiveness and hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis activity in male C57BL/6J mice.
De Prins A.; Allaoui W.; Medrano M.; Van Eeckhaut A.; Ballet S.; Smolders I.; De Bundel D. Hormones and Behavior, 2020, 121, 104666.
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The Neurokinins: Peptidomimetic Ligand Design and Therapeutic Applications
Gadais, C.; Ballet, S. Current medicinal chemistry, 2020, 27(9), 1515-1561.
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A New Family of Diverse Skin Peptides from the Microhylid Frog Genus Phrynomantis
Raaymakers, C.; Stijlemans, B.; Martin, C.; Zaman, S.; Ballet, S.; Martel, A.; Pasmans, F.; Roelants, K. Molecules 2020, 25(4), 912
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New paper featured as inside cover of ACS Catalysis
We are very proud to announce that our work on "Zn-Catalyzed Nicotinate-Directed Transamidations in Peptide Synthesis" is featured as an inside cover in ACS Catalysis. For the full read, please visit the publisher's page.
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Zn-Catalyzed Nicotinate-Directed Transamidations in Peptide Synthesis
Hollanders, C.; Renders, E.; Gadais, C.; Masullo, D.; Van Raemdonck, L.; Wybon, C. C. D.; Martin, C.; Herrebout, W. A.; Maes, B. U. W.; Ballet, S. ACS Catal., 2020 DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.9b05074
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Primary Hepatocytes and Their Cultures for the Testing of Drug-Induced Liver Injury.
Vilas-Boas, V.; Cooreman, A.; Gijbels, E.; Van Campenhout, R.; Gustafson, E.; Ballet, S.; Annaert, P.; Cogliati, B.; Vinken, M., Advances in Pharmacology 2019, 85, 1-30.
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Elucidating the active δ-opioid receptor crystal structure with peptide and small-molecule agonists.
Claff, T.; Yu, J.; Blais, V.; Patel, N.; Martin, C.; Wu, L.; Han, G. W.; Holleran, B. J.; Van der Poorten, O.; White, K. L.; Hanson, M. A.; Sarret, P.; Gendron, L.; Cherezov, V.; Katritch, V.; Ballet, S.; Liu, Z.-J.; Müller, C. E.; Stevens, R. C., Sci. Adv 2019, 5, eaax9115.
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Neurotensin Analogues Containing Cyclic Surrogates of Tyrosine at Position 11 Improve NTS2 Selectivity Leading to Analgesia without Hypotension and Hypothermia.
Eiselt, E.; Gonzalez, S.; Martin, C.; Chartier, M.; Betti, C.; Longpré, J.-M.; Cavelier, F.; Tourwé, D.; Gendron, L.; Ballet, S.; Sarret, P., ACS Chem. Neurosci. 2019, 10, 4535-4544.
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Neuromedin U and Structural Analogs: an Overview of Their Structure, Function and Selectivity
De Prins A.; Van Eeckhaut A.; Smolders I.; Tourwé D.; Ballet S. Curr. Med. Chem. 2019, 26, 1.
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Structural basis for recognition and ring-cleavage of the Pseudomonas quinolone signal (PQS) by AqdC, a mycobacterial dioxygenase of the α/β-hydrolase fold family
S. C. Wullich, S. Kobus, M. Wienhold, U. Hennecke, S. H. J. Smits, S. Fetzner, J. Struc. Biol. 2019, 207, 287-294.
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