By Dr Anne Poljak

Journal articles

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

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 PMG; Francisci DD; Poljak A; Barrow K; Noble MH; 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, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bit.22300

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 Noisy Le Grand France, 50, pp. 657 - 667

Poljak A; McLean CA; Sachdev P; 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

Stanley SMR; 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, 785, pp. 205 - 218, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s1570-0232(02)00824-3

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 DR; Wilkins MR; Mackintosh JA; Poljak A; Varnai JC; Teber E; Walsh BJ; 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, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pmic.200390023

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, http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/135100003225003401

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.', Biochem Biophys Res Commun, 284, pp. 83 - 89, http://dx.doi.org/10.1006/bbrc.2001.4924

Davies SMK; 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, 31, pp. 181 - 190, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0891-5849(01)00576-7

Poljak A; Pamphlett R; Gurney ME; Duncan MW, 2000, 'Measurement ofo- andm-tyrosine as markers of oxidative damage in motor neuron disease', Redox Report, 5, pp. 137 - 140, http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/135100000101535483

Duncan MW; Poljak A, 1998, 'Amino Acid Analysis of Peptides and Proteins on the Femtomole Scale by Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry', Analytical Chemistry, 70, pp. 890 - 896, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ac970702f

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

Cerpa‐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, 68, pp. 1712 - 1719, http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1471-4159.1997.68041712.x

Cordwell SJ; Wilkins MR; Cerpa‐Poljak A; Gooley AA; Duncan M; Williams KL; Humphery‐Smith I, 1995, 'Cross‐species identification of proteins separated by two‐dimensional gel electrophoresis using matrix‐assisted laser desorption ionisation/time‐of‐flight mass spectrometry and amino acid composition', ELECTROPHORESIS, 16, pp. 438 - 443, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/elps.1150160171

Wasinger VC; Cordwell SJ; Cerpa‐Poljak A; Yan JX; Gooley AA; Wilkins MR; Duncan MW; Harris R; Williams KL; Humphery‐Smith I, 1995, 'Progress with gene‐product mapping of the Mollicutes: Mycoplasma genitalium', ELECTROPHORESIS, 16, pp. 1090 - 1094, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/elps.11501601185

Cerpa‐Poljak A; Jenkins A; Duncan MW, 1995, 'Recovery of peptides and proteins following matrix‐assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry', Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, 9, pp. 233 - 239, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/rcm.1290090312

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

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

Duncan MW; Matanovic G; Cerpa‐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

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