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Journal articles

Braidy N; Guillemin GJ; Hussein M; Chan-Ling T; Poljak A; Grant RS, 2011, 'Age Related Changes in NAD+ Metabolism Oxidative Stress and Sirt1 Activity in Wistar Rats.', PLoS One, 6, pp. e19194, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0019194

Williams TJ; Lauro FM; Ertan H; Burg DW; Poljak A; Raftery MJ; Cavicchioli R, 2011, 'Defining the response of a microorganism to temperatures that span its complete growth temperature range (-2°C to 28°C) using multiplex quantitative proteomics', Environmental Microbiology, 13, pp. 2186 - 2203, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1462-2920.2011.02467.x

Song F; Poljak A; Valenzuela MJ; Mayeux R; Smythe GA; Sachdev PS, 2011, 'Meta-analysis of plasma amyloid-B levels in Alzheimer's disease', Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 26, pp. 365 - 375, http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/JAD-2011-101977

Song F; Poljak A; Jayasena T; Smythe G; Brodaty H; Kochan N; Sachdev P; Crawford J, 2011, 'P1‐115: Plasma apolipoproteins as biomarkers of mild cognitive impairment in a community‐based sample', Alzheimer's & Dementia, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2011.05.394

Coumans J; Harvey JE; Backhouse D; Poljak A; Raftery MJ; Nehl D; Katz M; Pereg L, 2011, 'Proteomic assessment of host-associated microevolution in the fungus Thielaviopsis basicola', Environmental Microbiology, 13, pp. 576 - 588, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1462-2920.2010.02358.x

Lim YA; Rhein V; Baysang G; Meier F; Poljak A; Raftery MJ; Guilhaus M; Ittner LM; Eckert A; Götz J, 2010, 'Aβ and human amylin share a common toxicity pathway via mitochondrial dysfunction', Proteomics, 10, pp. 1621 - 1633, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pmic.200900651

Siddiqui KS; Poljak A; De Francisci D; Guerriero G; Pilak O; Burg DW; Raftery MJ; Parkin DM; Trewhella J; Cavicchioli R, 2010, 'A chemically modified alpha-amylase with a moltenglobule state has entropically driven enhanced thermal stability', Protein Engineering Design and Selection, 23, pp. 769 - 780

Muenchhoff J; Siddiqui KS; Poljak A; Raftery MJ; Barrow KD; Neilan BA, 2010, 'A novel prokaryotic L-arginine:glycine amidinotransferase is involved in cylindrospermopsin biosynthesis', FEBS Journal, 277, pp. 3844 - 3860

Lim Y; Rhein V; Baysang G; Meier F; Poljak A; Raftery MJ; Guilhaus M; Ittner LM; Eckert A; Götz J, 2010, 'Aβ and human amylin share a common toxicity pathway via mitochondrial dysfunction', PROTEOMICS – Clinical Applications, 4, pp. 768 - 768, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/prca.201090048

Williams TJ; Burg DW; Raftery MJ; Poljak A; Guilhaus M; Pilak O; Cavicchioli R, 2010, 'Global proteomic analysis of the insoluble, soluble, and supernatant fractions of the psychrophilic archaeon Methanococcoides burtonii. Part I: The effect of growth temperature', Journal of Proteome Research, 9, pp. 640 - 652

Williams TJ; Burg DW; Ertan H; Raftery MJ; Poljak A; Guilhaus M; Cavicchioli R, 2010, 'Global proteomic analysis of the insoluble, soluble, and supernatant fractions of the psychrophilic archaeon Methanococcoides burtonii. Part II: The effect of different methylated growth substrates', Journal of Proteome Research, 9, pp. 653 - 663

Phillips PA; Yang L; Shulkes A; Vonlaufen A; Poljak A; Bustamante S; Warren A; Xu ; Guilhaus M; Pirola R; Apte MV; Wilson JS, 2010, 'Pancreatic stellate cells produce acetylcholine and may play a role in pancreatic exocrine secretion', Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 107, pp. 17397 - 17402, http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1000359107

Coumans J; Moens PDJ; Poljak A; Al-Jaaidi S; Pereg-Gerk L; Raftery MJ, 2010, 'Plant-extract-induced changes in the proteome of the soil-borne pathogenic fungus Thielaviopsis basicola', Proteomics, 10, pp. 1573 - 1591

Phillips PA; Yang L; Poljak A; Bustamante S; Shulkes A; Vonlaufen A; Xu Z; Guilhaus M; Pirola R; Apte M; Wilson J, 2009, 'Pancreatic Stellate Cells Stimulate Acinar Enzyme Secretion Via the Production of Acetylcholine', PANCREAS, 38, pp. 1038 - 1039, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000271225300294&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Phillips PA; Yang L; Poljak A; Bustamante S; Shulkes A; Vonlaufen A; Xu Z; Pirola R; Apte M; Wilson J, 2009, 'Pancreatic stellate cells synthesise and secrete acetylcholine: a potential role in enzyme secretion', JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY, 24, pp. A335 - A335, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000270551200307&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Song F; Poljak A; Smythe GA; Sachdev PS, 2009, 'Plasma biomarkers for mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease', Brain Research Reviews, 61, pp. 69 - 80, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.brainresrev.2009.05.003

Siddiqui KS; Parkin DM; Curmi PM; De Francisci D; Poljak A; Barrow KD; Noble M; Trewhella J; Cavicchioli R, 2009, 'A novel approach for enhancing the catalytic efficiency of a protease at low temperature: Reduction in substrate inhibition by chemical modification', Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 103, pp. 676 - 686

Coumans J; Poljak A; Raftery MJ; Backhouse D; Pereg-Gerk L, 2009, 'Analysis of cotton (gossypium hirsutum) root proteomes during a compatible interaction with the black root rot fungus Thielaviopsis basicola', Proteomics, 9, pp. 335 - 349

Matayatsuk C; Poljak A; Bustamante S; Smythe GA; Kalpravidh R; Sirankapracha P; Fucharoen S; Wilairat P, 2007, 'Quantitative determination of ortho- and meta-tyrosine as biomarkers of protein oxidative damage in beta-thalassemia', Redox Report, 12, pp. 219 - 228

Giaquinto L; Curmi PM; Siddiqui KS; Poljak A; DeLong E; DasSarma S; Cavicchioli R, 2007, 'Structure and function of cold shock proteins in archaea', Journal of Bacteriology, 189, pp. 5738 - 5748

Poljak A; Sachdev P; Smythe GA, 2006, 'Causes and diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease: A proteomics approach', Current Proteomics, 3, pp. 81 - 112, http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157016406778194635

Poljak A; Grant RS; Austin C; Jamie J; Willows R; Takikawa O; LittleJohn T; Truscott R; Walker M; Sachdev PS; Smythe GA, 2006, 'Inhibition of indoleamine 2,3 dioxygenase activity by H2O2', Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics, 450, pp. 9 - 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.abb.2006.03.003

Siddiqui KS; Poljak A; Guilhaus M; De Francisci D; Curmi PM; Feller G; D Amico S; Gerday C; Uversky V; Cavicchioli R, 2006, 'Role of lysine versus arginine in enzyme cold-adaptation: Modifying lysine to homo-arginine stabilizes the cold-adapted alpha-amylase from Pseudoalteramonas haloplanktis', Proteins - Structure Function and Bioinformatics, 64, pp. 486 - 501

Cheung BB; Bell J; Raif A; Bohlken A; Yan J; Poljak A; Smith S; Lee M; Thomas WD; Kavallaris M; Norris MD; Haber M; Liu H; Zajchowski D; Marshall GM; bell , 2006, 'The estrogen-responsive B box protein is a novel regulator of the retinoid signal', The Journal of Biological Chemistry, 281, pp. 18246 - 18256

Siddiqui KS; Poljak A; Guilhaus M; Feller G; D Amico S; Gerday C; Cavicchioli R, 2005, 'Role of disulfide bridges in the activity and stability of a cold-active alpha-amylase', Journal of Bacteriology, 187, pp. 6206 - 6212

Siddiqui KS; Poljak A; Cavicchioli R, 2004, 'Improved activity and stability of alkaline phosphatases from psychrophilic and mesophilic organisms by chemically modifying aliphatic or amino groups using tetracarboxy-benzophenone derivatives', Cellular and Molecular Biology, 50, pp. 657 - 667

Poljak A; McLean CA; Sachdev PS; Brodaty H; Smythe GA, 2004, 'Quantification of Hemorphins in Alzheimer's disease brains', Journal of Neuroscience Research, 75, pp. 704 - 714, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jnr.20020

Smythe G; Poljak A; Bustamante S; Braga O; Maxwell A; Grant R; Perminder S, 2003, 'GC-MS analysis of picolinic and quinolinic acids and their amides in human plasma, CSF, and brain tissue', Developments in Tryptophan and Serotonin Metabolism, 527, pp. 705 - 712

Van Dyk DD; Misztal DD; Wilkins MR; Poljak A; Mackintosh JA; Varnai JC; Teber E; Walsh B; Gray PP, 2003, 'Identification of cellular changes associated with increased production of human growth hormone in a recombinant Chinese hamster ovary cell line.', Proteomics, 3, pp. 147 - 156

Stanley S; Poljak A, 2003, 'Matrix-assisted laser-desorption time-of flight ionisation and high-performance liquid chromatography-electrospray ionisation mass spectral analyses of two glycosylated recombinant epoetins.', Journal of Chromatography B - Analytical Technologies in the Biomedical and Life Sciences, 785, pp. 205 - 218

Poljak A; Dawes IW; Ingelse BA; Duncan MW; Smythe GA; Grant CM, 2003, 'Oxidative damage to proteins in yeast cells exposed to adaptive levels of H2O2', Redox Report, 8, pp. 371 - 377

Zoellner H; Hou JY; Hochgrebe T; Poljak A; Duncan MW; Golding J; Henderson T; Lynch G, 2001, 'Fluorometric and Mass Spectrometric Analysis of Nonenzymatic Glycosylated Albumin', Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, pp. 83 - 89

Davies SM; Poljak A; Duncan MW; Smythe GA; Murphy MP, 2001, 'Measurements of protein carbonyls, ortho- and meta-tyrosine and oxidative phosphorylation complex activity in mitochondria from young and old rats', Free Radical Biology and Medicine, pp. 181 - 190

Duncan MW; Phamphlet R; Gurney M, 2000, 'Measurement of o- and m-tyrosine as markers of oxidative damage in motor neuron disease', Redox Report, pp. 137 - 140

Duncan MW; Poljak A, 1998, 'Amino Acid Analysis of Peptides and Proteins on the Femtomole Scale by Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry', Analytical Chemistry, pp. 890 - 896

Cordwell SJ; Wasinger VC; Poljak A; Duncan MW; Humphery-Smith I, 1997, 'Conserved motifs as the basis for recognition of homologous proteins across species boundaries using peptide-mass fingerprinting', Journal of Mass Spectrometry, pp. 370 - 380

Poljak A; Lahnstein J; Mason KE; Smythe GA; Duncan MW, 1997, 'Mass spectrometric identification and quantification of hemorphins extracted from human adrenal and pheochromocytoma tissue', Journal of Neurochemistry, pp. 1712 - 1719

Cordwell SJ; Wilkins MR; Poljak A; Gooley AA; Duncan MW; Williams KM; Humphery-Smith I, 1995, 'Cross-species identification of proteins separated by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis using MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry and amino acid composition', Electrophoresis, 16, pp. 438 - 443

Wasinger VC; Cordwell SJ; Poljak A; Yan JX; Gooley AA; Wilkins MR; Duncan MW; Harris RI; Williams KM; Humphery-Smith I, 1995, 'Progress with gene-product mapping of the mollicutes: mycroplasma genitalium', Electrophoresis, 16, pp. 1090 - 1094

Poljak A; Jenkins A; Duncan MW, 1995, 'Recovery of peptides and proteins following matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization (MALDI) mass spectrometry', Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, pp. 233 - 239

Cerpa-Poljak A; Bishop LA; Hort YJ; Chin CKH; Dekroon R; Mahler SM; Smith GM; Stuart MC; Schofield PR, 1993, 'Isoelectric charge of recombinant human follicle-stimulating hormone isoforms determines receptor affinity and in vitro bioactivity', Endocrinology, 132, pp. 351 - 356

Duncan MW; Matanovic G; Poljak A, 1993, 'Quantitative analysis of low molecular weight compounds of biological interest by matrix‐assisted laser desorption ionization', Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, 7, pp. 1090 - 1094, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/rcm.1290071207

Cerpa-Poljak A; Bishop LA; Hort YJ; Chin CK; DeKroon R; Mahler SM; Smith GM; Stuart MC; Schofield PR, 1993, 'Isoelectric charge of recombinant human follicle-stimulating hormone isoforms determines receptor affinity and in vitro bioactivity.', Endocrinology, 132, pp. 351 - 356, http://dx.doi.org/10.1210/endo.132.1.8419133

Conference Papers

Chen DLT; Samocha-Bonet D; Liess C; Poljak A; Xu A; Zhang J; Thoma C; Trenell M; Jenkins A; Milner B; Chisholm DC; Greenfield JR, 2014, 'Dual Insulin Resistance in Muscle and Liver, but Not a Single Site, Is Associated with Visceral and Liver Lipid Accumulation in Obesity', in Clinical Studies in Obesity: Endocrine Society, USA, presented at Endo, USA, 21 June 2014 - 24 June 2014

Caplan G; Tai J; Poljak A; Hill M, 2013, 'Apolipoprotein E-ε4 as a risk factor for Alzheimer's dementia: Is delirium the key?', Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, 416 Summer Street, Boston, MA 02210, presented at Alzheimer’s Association International Conference, Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, 416 Summer Street, Boston, MA 02210, 13 July 2013 - 18 July 2013, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2013.05.674

Velonas VM; Raftery M; Zhong L; Poljak A; Assinder S; Woo H; Remedios CD, 2012, 'Peptide-based mass spectrometry identification of exosome proteins from prostate cancer cell lines', in BJU INTERNATIONAL, WILEY-BLACKWELL, AUSTRALIA, Darwin, pp. 20 - 21, presented at 65th Annual Scientific Meeting on Urological-Society-of-Australia-and-New Zealand, AUSTRALIA, Darwin, 21 April 2012 - 24 April 2012, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000303003900030&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Poljak A; Hill MA; Raftery MJ; Caplan GA, 2010, 'Quantitative Proteomics of Delirium CSF', in Human Proteome World Congress Sydney 2010, ICMS Australasia Pty Ltd, Sydney, pp. 59 - 59, presented at HUPO-9th Annual World Congress, Sydney, Australia, 19 September 2010 - 23 September 2010, http://www.hupo.org/congress/congress_2010/downloads/HUPO%20Prog%20bookWEB.pdf

Poljak A; Ingelse BA; Grant CM; Dawes IW; Duncan MW, 1999, 'Quantifying oxidative damage to yeast proteins by GC/ECNI/MS and LC/MS/MS', in 47th American Society for Mass Spectrometry Conference and Allied Topics, Dallas Texas, USA, presented at 47th American Society for Mass Spectrometry Conference and Allied Topics, Dallas Texas, USA, 13 June 1999 - 17 June 1999

Conference Proceedings (Editor of)

Poljak A; Sachdev PS; Brodaty H; Slavin MJ; Kochan NA; Trollor JN; Ng LL; Smythe GA, (eds.), 2008, 'Alzheimer's and Dementia', Elsevier, Orlando, Florida, presented at Alzheimer's Association International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease, Chicago, USA, 23 July 2008 - 31 July 2008

Conference Posters

Braidy N; Poljak A; Jayasena T; Mansour H; Chan-Ling T; Guillemin GJ; Smythe G; Sachdev PS, 2012, 'Differential expression of sirtuins in the aging rat brain [Poster]', Vancouver, Canada, presented at Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) 2012, Vancouver, Canada, 14 July 2012 - 19 July 2012


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