Area of research
Molecular Biology · Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Research interest
Research interests include Asparagine, Chemistry, Asparaginase, Biology, Biochemistry, and Deoxycytidine kinase.
Novel Insights on the Use of L-Asparaginase as an Efficient and Safe Anti-Cancer Therapy
<i>In vivo</i> stabilization of a less toxic asparaginase variant leads to a durable antitumor response in acute leukemia
pH-Dependent Mechanisms of Influenza Infection Mediated by Hemagglutinin
The spleen as a sanctuary site for residual leukemic cells following ABT-199 monotherapy in ETP-ALL
Structure of avian influenza hemagglutinin in complex with a small molecule entry inhibitor
Metabolic Modifier Screen Reveals Secondary Targets of Protein Kinase Inhibitors within Nucleotide Metabolism
Identifying small molecule probes of ENTPD5 through high throughput screening
NMR-based metabolite studies with 15N amino acids
Identification of a pH sensor in Influenza hemagglutinin using X-ray crystallography
A Novel <scp>l</scp> -Asparaginase with low <scp>l</scp> -Glutaminase Coactivity Is Highly Efficacious against Both T- and B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemias <i>In Vivo</i>
Identification of a Unique Inhibitor-Binding Site on Choline Kinase α
Discovery of human-like L-asparaginases with potential clinical use by directed evolution
The differential ability of asparagine and glutamine in promoting the closed/active enzyme conformation rationalizes the Wolinella succinogenes L-asparaginase substrate specificity
Design and Characterization of Erwinia Chrysanthemi l-Asparaginase Variants with Diminished l-Glutaminase Activity
[<sup>18</sup>F]CFA as a clinically translatable probe for PET imaging of deoxycytidine kinase activity
Structural Insight into Substrate Selectivity of <i>Erwinia chrysanthemi</i> <scp>l</scp>-Asparaginase
Experimental Data in Support of a Direct Displacement Mechanism for Type I/II l-Asparaginases
Structural Basis of a Key Factor Regulating the Affinity between the Zonula Occludens First PDZ Domain and Claudins
Identification and Structural Analysis of an l-Asparaginase Enzyme from Guinea Pig with Putative Tumor Cell Killing Properties
Co-targeting of convergent nucleotide biosynthetic pathways for leukemia eradication
Elucidation of the Specific Function of the Conserved Threonine Triad Responsible for Human l-Asparaginase Autocleavage and Substrate Hydrolysis
Structural and Kinetic Characterization of Guinea Pig <scp>l</scp>-Asparaginase Type III
Structure-Guided Development of Deoxycytidine Kinase Inhibitors with Nanomolar Affinity and Improved Metabolic Stability
Discovery of Selective Inhibitors of the Clostridium difficile Dehydroquinate Dehydratase
Free Glycine Accelerates the Autoproteolytic Activation of Human Asparaginase
The Engineered Thymidylate Kinase (TMPK)/AZT Enzyme-Prodrug Axis Offers Efficient Bystander Cell Killing for Suicide Gene Therapy of Cancer
Development of New Deoxycytidine Kinase Inhibitors and Noninvasive in Vivo Evaluation Using Positron Emission Tomography
Structures of Apo and Product-Bound Human <scp>l</scp>-Asparaginase: Insights into the Mechanism of Autoproteolysis and Substrate Hydrolysis
Balance of human choline kinase isoforms is critical for cell cycle regulation
Cell Fate Control Gene Therapy Based on Engineered Variants of Human Deoxycytidine Kinase