Publications

Crystal structure, steady-state and pre-steady-state kinetics of Acinetobacter baumannii ATP phosphoribosyltransferase
Read, B., Cadzow, A., Alphey, M. S., Mitchell, J. B. O. & da Silva, R. G., 16 Jan 2024, In: Biochemistry. 63, 2, p. 230-240 11 p.
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Human 2'-deoxynucleoside 5'-phosphate N-hydrolase 1: the catalytic roles of Tyr24 and Asp80
Carberry, A. E., Devi, S., Harrison, D. J. & da Silva, R. G., 29 Feb 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: ChemBioChem. Early View, 10 p.
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Snapshots of the reaction coordinate of a thermophilic 2'-deoxyribonucleoside/ribonucleoside transferase
Tang, P., Harding, C. J., Dickson, A., da Silva, R. G., Harrison, D. J. & Melo Czekster, C., 13 Feb 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: ACS Catalysis. Articles ASAP, p. 3090-3102 13 p.
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Catalytic cycle of the bifunctional enzyme phosphoribosyl-ATP pyrophosphohydrolase/phosphoribosyl-AMP cyclohydrolase
Fisher, G., Pecaver, E., Read, B., Leese, S., Laing, E., Dickson, A., Melo Czekster, C. & da Silva, R. G., 2 Jun 2023, In: ACS Catalysis. 13, 11, p. 7669-7679 11 p.
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Employing deuterium kinetic isotope effects to uncover the mechanism of (R)-3-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase
Machado, T. F. G. & da Silva, R. G., 5 Apr 2023, New experimental probes for enzyme specificity and mechanism. Richard, J. P. & Moran, G. (eds.). Amsterdam: Academic Press/Elsevier , p. 225-240 16 p. (Methods in enzymology; vol. 685).
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Human 2'-deoxynucleoside 5'-phosphate N-hydrolase 1: mechanism of 2'-deoxyuridine 5'-monophosphate hydrolysis
Devi, S., Carberry, A. E., Zickuhr, G. M., Dickson, A., Harrison, D. J. & da Silva, R. G., 5 Sept 2023, In: Biochemistry. 62, 17, p. 2658-2668 11 p.
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Allosteric inhibition of Acinetobacter baumannii ATP phosphoribosyltransferase by protein:dipeptide and protein:protein Interactions
Read, B. J., Fisher, G., Wissett, O. L. R., Machado, T. F. G., Nicholson, J., Mitchell, J. B. O. & da Silva, R. G., 14 Jan 2022, In: ACS Infectious Diseases. 8, 1, p. 197-209 13 p.
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Allosteric rescue of catalytically impaired ATP phosphoribosyltransferase variants links protein dynamics to active-site electrostatic preorganisation
Fisher, G., Corbella, M., Alphey, M. S., Nicholson, J., Read, B., Kamerlin, S. C. L. & da Silva, R. G., 9 Dec 2022, In: Nature Communications. 13, 15 p., 7607.
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Structure, dynamics, and molecular inhibition of the Staphylococcus aureus m1A22-tRNA methyltransferase TrmK
Sweeney, P., Galliford, A., Kumar, A., Raju, D., Krishna, N. B., Sutherland, E., Leo, C. J., Fisher, G., Lalitha, R., Muthuraj, L., Sigamani, G., Oehler, V., Synowsky, S. A., Shirran, S. L., Gloster, T., Melo Czekster, C., Kumar, P. & da Silva, R. G., May 2022, In: Journal of Biological Chemistry. 298, 6, 15 p., 102040.
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Transition states for psychrophilic and mesophilic (R)-3-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase-catalyzed hydride transfer at sub-zero temperatures
Machado, T. F. G., Purg, M., Åqvist, J. & da Silva, R. G., 13 Jul 2021, In: Biochemistry. 60, 27, p. 2186–2194
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Dissecting the mechanism of (R)-3-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase by kinetic isotope effects, protein crystallography, and computational chemistry
G. Machado, T. F., Purg, M., McMahon, S., Read, B., Oehler, V., Åqvist, J., Gloster, T. & da Silva, R. G., 18 Dec 2020, In: ACS Catalysis. 10, 24, p. 15019–15032
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An exceptionally potent inhibitor of human CD73
Bowman, C. E., da Silva, R. G., Pham, A. & Young, S. W., 6 Aug 2019, In: Biochemistry. 58, 31, p. 3331-3334 4 p.
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Mapping the structural path for allosteric inhibition of a short-form ATP phosphoribosyltransferase by histidine
Thomson, C. M., Alphey, M. S., Fisher, G. & da Silva, R. G., 16 Jul 2019, In: Biochemistry. 58, 28, p. 3078-3086
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Allosteric activation shifts the rate-limiting step in a short-form ATP phosphoribosyltransferase
Fisher, G., Thomson, C. M., Stroek, R., Czekster, C. M., Hirschi, J. S. & da Silva, R. G., 24 Jul 2018, In: Biochemistry. 57, 29, p. 4357-4367
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Catalytic and anticatalytic snapshots of a short-form ATP phosphoribosyltransferase
Alphey, M. S., Fisher, G., Ge, Y., Gould, E. R., Guerreiro Machado, T. F., Liu, H., Florence, G. J., Naismith, J. H. & da Silva, R. G., 1 Jun 2018, In: ACS Catalysis. 8, 6, p. 5601-5610 10 p.
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Discovery of trifluoromethyl glycol carbamates as potent and selective covalent monoacylglycerol lipase (MAGL) inhibitors for treatment of neuroinflammation
McAllister, L., Butler, C., Mente, S., O'Neil, S. V., Fonseca, K., Piro, J., Cianfrogna, J., Foley, T., Gilbert, A., Harris, A., Helal, C. J., Johnson, D. S., Montgomery, J. I., Nason, D. M., Noell, S., Pandit, J., Rogers, B. N., Samad, T. A., Shaffer, C. L., da Silva, R. G., & 3 othersUccello, D. P., Webb, D. & Brodney, M. A., 12 Apr 2018, In: Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 61, 7, p. 3008–3026
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Linear Eyring plots conceal a change in rate-limiting step in an enzyme reaction
Machado, T. F. G., Gloster, T. & da Silva, R. G., 11 Dec 2018, In: Biochemistry. 57, 49, p. 6757-6761
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Kinetics and structure of a cold-adapted hetero-octameric ATP phosphoribosyltransferase
Stroek, R., Ge, Y., Talbot, P. D., Glok, M. K., Bernas, K. E., Thomson, C. M., Gould, E. R., Alphey, M. S., Liu, H., Florence, G. J., Naismith, J. H. & da Silva, R. G., 7 Feb 2017, In: Biochemistry. 56, 5, p. 793-803 11 p.
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A continuous and direct assay to monitor leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 activity
Silva, R. G., Geoghegan, K. F., Qiu, X. & Aulabaugh, A., 2014, In: Analytical Biochemistry. 450, 1, p. 63-69
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Selective mitochondrial staining with small fluorescent probes: importance, design, synthesis, challenges and trends for new markers
Neto, B. AD., Correa, J. R. & Silva, R. G., 2013, In: RSC Advances. 3, p. 5291-5301
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The Biginelli reaction with an imidazolium-tagged recyclable iron catalyst: kinetics, mechanism, and antitumoral activity
Ramos, L. M., Guido, B. C., Nobrega, C. C., Correa, J. R., Silva, R. G., de Oliveira, H. CB., Gomes, A. F., Gozzo, F. C. & Neto, B. AD., 2013, In: Chemistry - A European Journal. 19, p. 4156-4168
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Constrained bonding environment in the Michaelis complex of Trypanosoma cruzi uridine phosphorylase
Silva, R. G., Kipp, D. R. & Schramm, V. L., 2012, In: Biochemistry. 51, p. 6715-6717
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Synthesis, properties and highly selective mitochondria staining with novel, stable and superior benzothiadiazole fluorescent probes
Neto, B. AD., Carvalho, P. HPR., Santos, D. CBD., Gatto, C. C., Ramos, L. M., de Vasconcelos, N. M., Correa, J. R., Costa, M. B., de Oliveira, H. CB. & Silva, R. G., 2012, In: RSC Advances. 2, p. 1524-1532
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Arsenate and phosphate as nucleophiles at the transition states of human purine nucleoside phosphorylase
Silva, R. G., Hirschi, J. S., Ghanem, M., Murkin, A. S. & Schramm, V. L., 2011, In: Biochemistry. 50, p. 2701-2709
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Femtosecond dynamics coupled to chemical barrier crossing in a Born-Oppenheimer enzyme
Silva, R. G., Murkin, A. S. & Schramm, V. L., 2011, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 108, p. 18661-18665
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Mass-dependent bond vibrational dynamics influence catalysis by HIV-1 protease
Kipp, D. R., Silva, R. G. & Schramm, V. L., 2011, In: Journal of the American Chemical Society. 133, p. 19358-19361
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Transition-state analysis of Trypanosoma cruzi uridine phosphorylase-catalyzed arsenolysis of uridine
Silva, R. G., Vetticatt, M. J., Merino, E. F., Cassera, M. B. & Schramm, V. L., 2011, In: Journal of the American Chemical Society. 133, p. 9923-9931
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Uridine phosphorylase from Trypanosoma cruzi: kinetic and chemical mechanisms
Silva, R. G. & Schramm, V. L., 2011, In: Biochemistry. 50, p. 9158-9166
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Purine nucleoside phosphorylase activity and expression are upregulated in sites affected by periodontal disease
Batista Jr, E. L., Deves, C., Ayub, L., da Silva, R. G., Filho, LCC., Basso, L. A. & Santos, D. S., 2010, In: Journal of Periodontal Research. 45, p. 664–671
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis beta-ketoacyl-ACP reductase: alpha-Secondary kinetic isotope effects and kinetic and equilibrium mechanisms of substrate binding
Silva, R. G., Rosado, L., Santos, D. S. & Basso, L. A., 2008, In: Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 471, p. 1-10
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Kinetic and chemical mechanisms of shikimate dehydrogenase from Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Fonseca, I. O., Silva, R. G., Fernandes, C., de Souza, O. N., Basso, L. A. & Santos, D. S., 2007, In: Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 457, p. 123-133
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Purine Nucleoside Phosphorylase: A Potential Target for the Development of Drugs to Treat T-Cell- and Apicomplexan Parasite-Mediated Diseases
Silva, R. G., Nunes, J. E. S., Canduri, F., Borges, J. C., Gava, L. M., Moreno, F. B., Basso, L. A. & Santos, D. S., 2007, In: Current Drug Targets. 8, p. 413-422
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Beta-Ketoacyl-Acyl Carrier Protein (ACP) Reductase: Kinetic and Chemical Mechanisms
Silva, R. G., de Carvalho, L. P. S., Blanchard, J. S., Santos, D. S. & Basso, L. A., 2006, In: Biochemistry. 45, p. 13064-13073
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Functional shikimate dehydrogenase from Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv: Purification and characterization
Fonseca, I. O., Magalhaes, M. L. B., Oliveira, J. S., Silva, R. G., Mendes, M. A., Palma, M. S., Santos, D. S. & Basso, L. A., 2006, In: Protein Expression and Purification. 46, p. 429-437
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Kinetics and crystal structure of human purine nucleoside phosphorylase in complex with 7-methyl-6-thio-guanosine
Silva, R. G., Pereira, J. H., Canduri, F., de Azevedo, WF., Basso, LA. & Santos, DS., 2005, In: Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 442, p. 49-58
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A complete publications list can be found at the University of St Andrews research repository:

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