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, 2026, 'Bridging neurotransmission and tumor biology: the emerging focus on CHRM1 in skin cancer therapy', Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Targets, 30, pp. 137 - 146, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14728222.2026.2626525
, 2025, 'Cubosome lipid nanocarriers for delivery of ultra-short antimicrobial peptides', Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 677, pp. 1080 - 1097, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2024.07.232
, 2023, 'Implications of In Vitro Multi-Serine Phosphorylation of Alpha-Synuclein in Aggregation and Cytotoxicity', ACS Chemical Neuroscience, 14, pp. 3103 - 3112, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acschemneuro.3c00234
, 2023, 'A promising new oral delivery mode for insulin using lipid-filled enteric-coated capsules', Biomaterials Advances, 148, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bioadv.2023.213368
, 2023, 'Rational design of potent ultrashort antimicrobial peptides with programmable assembly into nanostructured hydrogels', Frontiers in Chemistry, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fchem.2022.1009468
, 2022, 'Lipid membrane-mediated assembly of the functional amyloid-forming peptide Somatostatin-14', Biophysical Chemistry, 287, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bpc.2022.106830
, 2021, 'Reduction of enzymatic degradation of insulin via encapsulation in a lipidic bicontinuous cubic phase', Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 592, pp. 135 - 144, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2021.02.027
, 2021, 'Molecular engineering of antimicrobial peptides: microbial targets, peptide motifs and translation opportunities', Biophysical Reviews, 13, pp. 35 - 69, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12551-021-00784-y
, 2020, 'Human neuropeptide substance P self-Assembles into semi-flexible nanotubes that can be manipulated for nanotechnology', Nanoscale, 12, pp. 22680 - 22687, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d0nr05622g
, 2020, 'Encapsulation and controlled release of the therapeutic neuropeptides somatostatin and oxytocin from the lipidic bicontinuous cubic phase', Australian Journal of Chemistry, 73, pp. 1042 - 1050, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/CH19573
, 2020, 'Toxicity and cellular uptake of lipid nanoparticles of different structure and composition', Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 576, pp. 241 - 251, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2020.05.002
, 2020, 'Sub-Ångstrom structure of collagen model peptide (GPO)10 shows a hydrated triple helix with pitch variation and two proline ring conformations', Food Chemistry, 319, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2020.126598
, 2019, 'PH-Dependent self-assembly of human neuropeptide hormone gnrh into functional amyloid nanofibrils and hexagonal phases', ACS Applied Bio Materials, 2, pp. 3601 - 3606, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsabm.9b00468
, 2019, 'Battacin-Inspired Ultrashort Peptides: Nanostructure Analysis and Antimicrobial Activity', Biomacromolecules, 20, pp. 2515 - 2529, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.biomac.9b00291
, 2018, 'Heparin assisted assembly of somatostatin amyloid nanofibrils results in disordered precipitates by hindrance of protofilaments interactions', Nanoscale, 10, pp. 18195 - 18204, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c8nr02159g
, 2018, 'Release kinetics of somatostatin from self-assembled nanostructured hydrogels', Peptide Science, 110, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bip.23085
, 2017, 'Stability of warfarin sodium tablets repackaged in dose administration aids', Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, 47, pp. 457 - 462, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jppr.1332
, 2017, 'Molecular interactions of amyloid nanofibrils with biological aggregation modifiers: Implications for cytotoxicity mechanisms and biomaterial design', Interface Focus, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsfs.2016.0160
, 2015, 'Functional Organic Semiconductors Assembled via Natural Aggregating Peptides', Advanced Functional Materials, 25, pp. 5640 - 5649, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adfm.201502255
, 2015, 'Atomic view of the histidine environment stabilizing higher-pH conformations of pH-dependent proteins', Nature Communications, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms8771
, 2015, 'Therapeutic uses of somatostatin and its analogues: Current view and potential applications', Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 152, pp. 98 - 110, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pharmthera.2015.05.007
, 2014, 'Stability and cytotoxicity of crystallin amyloid nanofibrils', Nanoscale, 6, pp. 13169 - 13178, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c4nr04624b
, 2014, 'Peroxiredoxin is a versatile self-assembling tecton for protein nanotechnology', Biomacromolecules, 15, pp. 1871 - 1881, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bm500261u
, 2013, 'Lamination and spherulite-like compaction of a hormone's native amyloid-like nanofibrils: Spectroscopic insights into key interactions', Faraday Discussions, 166, pp. 163 - 180, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c3fd00054k
, 2013, 'Protein β-interfaces as a generic source of native peptide tectons', Chemical Communications, 49, pp. 2825 - 2827, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c3cc39052g
, 2013, 'Experimental observation of double-walled peptide nanotubes and monodispersity modeling of the number of walls', Langmuir, 29, pp. 2739 - 2745, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/la304862f
, 2012, 'Structural role of counterions adsorbed on self-assembled peptide nanotubes', Journal of the American Chemical Society, 134, pp. 723 - 733, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ja210299g
, 2011, 'Peptide nanotubes: Molecular organisations, self-assembly mechanisms and applications', Soft Matter, 7, pp. 9583 - 9594, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c1sm05698k
, 2011, 'Control of peptide nanotube diameter by chemical modifications of an aromatic residue involved in a single close contact', Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 108, pp. 7679 - 7684, http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1017343108
, 2010, 'Elucidation of the self-assembly pathway of lanreotide octapeptide into β-sheet nanotubes: Role of two stable intermediates', Journal of the American Chemical Society, 132, pp. 4230 - 4241, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ja9088023
, 2008, 'Molecular origin of the self-assembly of lanreotide into nanotubes: A mutational approach', Biophysical Journal, 94, pp. 1782 - 1795, http://dx.doi.org/10.1529/biophysj.107.108175
, 2008, 'Self-assembly of the octapeptide lanreotide and lanreotide-based derivatives: The role of the aromatic residues', Journal of Peptide Science, 14, pp. 66 - 75, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/psc.913
, 2007, 'Spontaneous fibrillation of the native neuropeptide hormone Somatostatin-14', Journal of Structural Biology, 160, pp. 211 - 223, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsb.2007.08.006
, 2007, 'Hierarchical architectures by synergy between dynamical template self-assembly and biomineralization', Nature Materials, 6, pp. 434 - 439, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nmat1912
, 2004, 'Self-Association Process of a Peptide in Solution: From β-Sheet Filaments to Large Embedded Nanotubes', Biophysical Journal, 86, pp. 2484 - 2501, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0006-3495(04)74304-0
, 2003, 'Biomimetic organization: Octapeptide self-assembly into nanotubes of viral capsid-like dimension', Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 100, pp. 10258 - 10262, http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1730609100