Dr Angeline Chan

Zhang, Hengyu, Chan, Lai Yue, Zhang, Huanhuan, Jiang, Tao, Craik, David J., Cai, Wenqing and Yu, Rilei (2025). An orthogonal protection strategy for the synthesis of conotoxins containing three disulfide bonds. Marine Drugs, 23 (4) 168, 1-11. doi: 10.3390/md23040168

Kan, Meng-Wei, Roseli, Ras Baizureen, Chan, Lai Yue, Nguyen, Linh T. T. and Craik, David J. (2025). Recent progress on cyclotides: 2021-2024. ScienceAsia, 51S (1) 2025s009, 1-17. doi: 10.2306/scienceasia1513-1874.2025.s009

Rezende, Samilla B., Chan, Lai Yue, Oshiro, Karen G.N., Buccini, Danieli F., Leal, Ana Paula Ferreira, Ribeiro, Camila F., Souza, Carolina M., Brandão, Amanda L.O., Gonçalves, Regina M., Cândido, Elizabete S., Macedo, Maria L.R., Craik, David J., Franco, Octávio L. and Cardoso, Marlon H. (2024). Peptide PaDBS1R6 has potent antibacterial activity on clinical bacterial isolates and integrates an immunomodulatory peptide fragment within its sequence. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects, 1868 (11) 130693, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2024.130693

Oshiro, Karen G. N., Freitas, Carlos D. P., Rezende, Samilla B., Orozco, Raquel M. Q., Chan, Lai Y., Lawrence, Nicole, Lião, Luciano M., Macedo, Maria L. R., Craik, David J., Cardoso, Marlon H. and Franco, Octávio L. (2024). Deciphering the structure and mechanism‐of‐action of computer‐designed mastoparan peptides. The FEBS Journal, 291 (5), 865-883. doi: 10.1111/febs.17010

Zhou, Yan, Harvey, Peta J., Koehbach, Johannes, Chan, Lai Yue, Jones, Alun, Andersson, Åsa, Vetter, Irina, Durek, Thomas and Craik, David J. (2023). A chemoenzymatic approach to produce a cyclic analogue of the analgesic drug MVIIA (Ziconotide). Angewandte Chemie, 135 (29) e202302812, 1-5. doi: 10.1002/ange.202302812

Zhou, Yan, Harvey, Peta J., Koehbach, Johannes, Chan, Lai Yue, Jones, Alun, Andersson, Åsa, Vetter, Irina, Durek, Thomas and Craik, David J. (2023). A chemo-enzymatic approach to produce a cyclic analogue of the analgesic drug MVIIA (Ziconotide). Angewandte Chemie, 62 (29) e202302812, e202302812. doi: 10.1002/anie.202302812

Chan, Lai Yue, Cândido, Elizabete and Gunasekera, Sunithi (2023). Editorial: Plant antimicrobial peptides (PAMPs) as biotechnological tools. Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, 10 1195043, 1-2. doi: 10.3389/fmolb.2023.1195043

Liu, Xiaorong, Henriques, Sónia T., Craik, David J. and Chan, Lai Yue (2023). Unlocking the potential of the antimicrobial peptide gomesin: from discovery and structure–activity relationships to therapeutic applications. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24 (6) 5893, 1-15. doi: 10.3390/ijms24065893

Nadal-Bufí, Ferran, Chan, Lai Y., Mohammad, Hadi H., Mason, Jody M., Salomon, Carlos, Lai, Andrew, Thompson, Erik W., Craik, David J., Kaas, Quentin and Henriques, Sónia T. (2022). Peptide-based LDH5 inhibitors enter cancer cells and impair proliferation. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 79 (12) 606, 606. doi: 10.1007/s00018-022-04633-3

Jackson, Mark A., Chan, Lai Yue , Harding, Maxim D., Craik, David J. and Gilding, Edward K. (2022). Rational domestication of a plant-based recombinant expression system expands its biosynthetic range. Journal of Experimental Botany, 73 (18), 6103-6114. doi: 10.1093/jxb/erac273

Dang, Tien T., Huang, Yen-Hua, Ott, Stanislav, Harvey, Peta J., Gilding, Edward K., Tombling, Benjamin J., Chan, Lai Y., Kaas, Quentin, Claridge-Chang, Adam and Craik, David J. (2022). The acyclotide ribe 31 from Rinorea bengalensis has selective cytotoxicity and potent insecticidal properties in Drosophila. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 298 (10) 102413, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.jbc.2022.102413

Xie, Jing, Robinson, Samuel D., Gilding, Edward K., Jami, Sina, Deuis, Jennifer R., Rehm, Fabian B.H., Yap, Kuok, Ragnarsson, Lotten, Chan, Lai Yue, Hamilton, Brett R., Harvey, Peta J., Craik, David J., Vetter, Irina and Durek, Thomas (2022). Neurotoxic and cytotoxic peptides underlie the painful stings of the tree nettle Urtica ferox. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 298 (8) 102218, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.jbc.2022.102218

Dang, Tien T., Harvey, Peta J., Chan, Lai Yue, Huang, Yen-Hua, Kaas, Quentin and Craik, David J. (2022). Mutagenesis of cyclotide Cter 27 exemplifies a robust folding strategy for bracelet cyclotides. Peptide Science, 114 (6) e24284. doi: 10.1002/pep2.24284

Muller, Jessica A. I., Chan, Lai Y., Toffoli-Kadri, Monica C., Mortari, Marcia R., Craik, David J. and Koehbach, Johannes (2022). Antinociceptive peptides from venomous arthropods. Toxin Reviews, 42 (1), 1-20. doi: 10.1080/15569543.2022.2065510

Doffek, Benjamin, Huang, Yvonne, Huang, Yen-Hua, Chan, Lai Yue, Gilding, Edward K., Jackson, Mark A. and Craik, David J. (2022). Comparative analysis of cyclotide-producing plant cell suspensions presents opportunities for cyclotide plant molecular farming. Phytochemistry, 195 113053, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2021.113053

Cardoso, Marlon H., Chan, Lai Y., Cândido, Elizabete S., Buccini, Danieli F., Rezende, Samilla B., Torres, Marcelo D. T., Oshiro, Karen G. N., Silva, Ítala C., Gonçalves, Sónia, Lu, Timothy K., Santos, Nuno C., de la Fuente-Nunez, Cesar, Craik, David J. and Franco, Octávio L. (2022). An N-capping asparagine–lysine–proline (NKP) motif contributes to a hybrid flexible/stable multifunctional peptide scaffold. Chemical Science, 13 (32), 9410-9424. doi: 10.1039/d1sc06998e

Chan, Lai Yue, Du, Junqiao and Craik, David J. (2021). Tuning the anti-angiogenic effect of the P15 peptide using cyclic trypsin inhibitor scaffolds. ACS Chemical Biology, 16 (5), 829-837. doi: 10.1021/acschembio.0c00907

Muller, Jessica A. I., Lawrence, Nicole, Chan, Lai Yue, Harvey, Peta J., Elliott, Alysha G., Blaskovich, Mark A. T., Gonçalves, Jacqueline C., Galante, Priscilla, Mortari, Marcia R., Toffoli-Kadri, Mônica C., Koehbach, Johannes and Craik, David (2021). Antimicrobial and anticancer properties of synthetic peptides derived from the wasp Parachartergus fraternus. Chembiochem , 22 (8) cbic.202000716, 1415-1423. doi: 10.1002/cbic.202000716

Nadal-Bufi, Ferran, Mason, Jody M., Chan, Lai Yue, Craik, David J., Kaas, Quentin and Troeira Henriques, Sónia (2021). Designed β-Hairpins Inhibit LDH5 Oligomerization and Enzymatic Activity. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 64 (7) acs.jmedchem.0c01898, 3767-3779. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.0c01898

Dang, Tien T., Chan, Lai Y., Tombling, Benjamin J., Harvey, Peta J., Gilding, Edward K. and Craik, David J. (2021). In planta discovery and chemical synthesis of bracelet cystine knot peptides from Rinorea bengalensis. Journal of Natural Products, 84 (2), 395-407. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.0c01065

Pinto, Meri Emili F., Chan, Lai Yue, Koehbach, Johannes, Devi, Seema, Gründemann, Carsten, Gruber, Christian W., Gomes, Mario, Bolzani, Vanderlan S., Cilli, Eduardo Maffud and Craik, David J. (2021). Cyclotides from Brazilian Palicourea sessilis and their effects on human lymphocytes. Journal of Natural Products, 84 (1) acs.jnatprod.0c01069, 81-90. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.0c01069

Benfield, Aurélie H., Defaus, Sira, Lawrence, Nicole, Chaousis, Stephanie, Condon, Nicholas, Cheneval, Olivier, Huang, Yen-Hua, Chan, Lai Yue, Andreu, David, Craik, David J. and Henriques, Sónia Troeira (2021). Cyclic gomesin, a stable redesigned spider peptide able to enter cancer cells. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Biomembranes, 1863 (1) 183480, 183480. doi: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2020.183480

Malik, Uru, Chan, Lai Yue, Cai, Minying, Hruby, Victor J., Kaas, Quentin, Daly, Norelle L. and Craik, David J. (2020). Development of novel frog‐skin peptide scaffolds with selectivity towards melanocortin receptor subtypes. Peptide Science, 113 (4) e24209. doi: 10.1002/pep2.24209

Yap, Kuok, Du, Junqiao, Looi, Fong Yang, Tang, Shyn Ric, de Veer, Simon J., Bony, Anuja R., Rehm, Fabian B. H., Xie, Jing, Chan, Lai Yue, Wang, Conan K., Adams, David J., Lua, Linda H. L., Durek, Thomas and Craik, David J. (2020). An environmentally sustainable biomimetic production of cyclic disulfide-rich peptides. Green Chemistry, 22 (15), 5002-5016. doi: 10.1039/d0gc01366h

Dang, Tien T., Chan, Lai Y., Huang, Yen-Hua, Nguyen, Linh T. T., Kaas, Quentin, Huynh, Tien and Craik, David J. (2020). Exploring the sequence diversity of cyclotides from Vietnamese Viola species. Journal of Natural Products, 83 (6) acs.jnatprod.9b01218, 1817-1828. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.9b01218

Du, Qingdan, Chan, Lai Y., Gilding, Edward K., Henriques, Sónia Troeira, Condon, Nicholas D., Ravipati, Anjaneya S., Kaas, Quentin, Huang, Yen-Hua and Craik, David J. (2020). Discovery and mechanistic studies of cytotoxic cyclotides from the medicinal herb Hybanthus enneaspermus. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 295 (32), jbc.RA120.012627-10925. doi: 10.1074/jbc.ra120.012627

Du, Junqiao, Yap, Kuok, Chan, Lai Yue, Rehm, Fabian B. H., Looi, Fong Yang, Poth, Aaron G., Gilding, Edward K., Kaas, Quentin, Durek, Thomas and Craik, David J. (2020). A bifunctional asparaginyl endopeptidase efficiently catalyzes both cleavage and cyclization of cyclic trypsin inhibitors. Nature Communications, 11 (1) 1575, 1-11. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-15418-2

Oshiro, Karen G. N., Cândido, Elizabete S., Chan, Lai Y., Torres, Marcelo D. T., Monges, Bruna E. D., Rodrigues, Silvia G., Porto, William F., Ribeiro, Suzana M., Henriques, Sónia T., Lu, Timothy K., de la Fuente-Nunez, Cesar, Craik, David J., Franco, Octávio L. and Cardoso, Marlon H. (2019). Computer-aided design of mastoparan-like peptides enables the generation of nontoxic variants with extended antibacterial properties. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 62 (17), 8140-8151. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.9b00915

Cândido, Elizabete S., Cardoso, Marlon H., Chan, Lai Y., Torres, Marcelo D. T., Oshiro, Karen G. N., Porto, William F., Ribeiro, Suzana M., Haney, Evan F., Hancock, Robert E. W., Lu, Timothy K., de la Fuente-Nunez, Cesar, Craik, David J. and Franco, Octávio L. (2019). Short cationic peptide derived from archaea with dual antibacterial properties and anti-infective potential. ACS Infectious Diseases, 5 (7) acsinfecdis.9b00073, 1081-1086. doi: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.9b00073

Du, Junqiao, Chan, Lai Yue, Poth, Aaron G. and Craik, David J. (2019). Discovery and characterization of cyclic and acyclic trypsin inhibitors from Momordica dioica. Journal of Natural Products, 82 (2) acs.jnatprod.8b00716, 293-300. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.8b00716

Niyomploy, Ploypat, Chan, Lai Yue, Harvey, Peta J., Poth, Aaron G., Colgrave, Michelle L. and Craik, David J. (2018). Discovery and characterization of cyclotides from Rinorea species. Journal of Natural Products, 81 (11) acs.jnatprod.8b00572, 2512-2520. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.8b00572

Cardoso, Marlon, Cândido, Elizabete, Chan, Lai, Torres, Marcelo Der Torossian, Oshiro, Karen, Rezende, Samilla, Porto, William F., Lu, Timothy K., de la Fuente-Nunez, Cesar, Craik, David J. and Franco, Octávio L. (2018). A computationally designed peptide derived from Escherichia coli as a potential drug template for antibacterial and antibiofilm therapies. ACS Infectious Diseases, 4 (12) acsinfecdis.8b00219, 1727-1736. doi: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.8b00219

Jackson, M. A., Gilding, E. K., Shafee, T., Harris, K. S., Kaas, Q., Poon, S., Yap, K., Jia, H., Guarino, R., Chan, L. Y., Durek, T., Anderson, M. A. and Craik, D. J. (2018). Molecular basis for the production of cyclic peptides by plant asparaginyl endopeptidases. Nature Communications, 9 (1) 2411, 2411. doi: 10.1038/s41467-018-04669-9

Henriques, Sónia Troeira, Lawrence, Nicole, Chaousis, Stephanie, Ravipati, Anjaneya S., Cheneval, Olivier, Benfield, Aurélie H., Elliott, Alysha G., Kavanagh, Angela Maria, Cooper, Matthew A., Chan, Lai Yue, Huang, Yen-Hua and Craik, David J. (2017). Redesigned spider peptide with improved antimicrobial and anticancer properties. ACS Chemical Biology, 12 (9), 2324-2334. doi: 10.1021/acschembio.7b00459

Niyomploy, Ploypat, Chan, Lai Yue, Poth, Aaron G., Colgrave, Michelle L., Sangvanich, Polkit and Craik, David J. (2016). Discovery, isolation and structural characterization of cyclotides from Viola sumatrana miq. Biopolymers, 106 (6), 796-805. doi: 10.1002/bip.22914

Chan, LaiYue, Craik, David J. and Daly, Norelle L. (2016). Dual-targeting anti-angiogenic cyclic peptides as potential drug leads for cancer therapy. Scientific Reports, 6 (1) 35347, 35347. doi: 10.1038/srep35347

D'Souza, Charlotte, Henriques, Sonia Troeira, Wang, Conana K., Cheneval, Olivier, Chan, Lai Yue, Bokil, Nilesh J., Sweet, Matthew J. and Craik, David J. (2016). Using the MCoTI-II cyclotide scaffold to design a stable cyclic peptide antagonist of SET, a protein overexpressed in human cancer. Biochemistry, 55 (2), 396-405. doi: 10.1021/acs.biochem.5b00529

Chan, Lai Yue, Craik, David J. and Daly, Norelle L. (2015). Cyclic thrombospondin-1 mimetics: grafting of a thrombospondin sequence into circular disulfide-rich frameworks to inhibit endothelial cell migration. Bioscience Reports, 35 (6) e00270, e00270-e00270. doi: 10.1042/BSR20150210

Smout, Michael J., Sotillo, Javier, Laha, Thewarach, Papatpremsiri, Atorich, Rinaldi, Gabriel, Pimenta, Rafael N., Chan, Lai Yue, Johnson, Michael S., Turnbull, Lynne, Whitchurch, Cynthia B., Giacomin, Paul R., Moran, Corey S., Golledge, Jonathan, Daly, Norelle, Sripa, Banchob, Mulvenna, Jason P., Brindley, Paul J. and Loukas, Alex (2015). Carcinogenic parasite secretes growth factor that accelerates wound healing and potentially promotes neoplasia. PLoS Pathogens, 11 (10) e1005209, e1005209. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1005209

Himeno, Kohei, Rosengren, K. Johan, Inoue, Tomoko, Perez, Rodney H., Colgrave, Michelle L., Lee, Han Siean, Chan, Lai Y., Henriques, Sonia Troeira, Fujita, Koji, Ishibashi, Naoki, Zendo, Takeshi, Wilaipun, Pongtep, Nakayama, Jiro, Leelawatcharamas, Vichien, Jikuya, Hiroyuki, Craik, David J. and Sonomoto, Kenji (2015). Identification, Characterization, and Three-Dimensional Structure of the Novel Circular Bacteriocin, Enterocin NKR-5-3B, from Enterococcus faecium. Biochemistry, 54 (31), 4863-4876. doi: 10.1021/acs.biochem.5b00196

Malik, U., Silva, O. N., Fensterseifer, I. C. M., Chan, A., Clark, R. J., Franco, O. L., Daly, N. L. and Craik, D. J. (2015). In vivo efficacy of anuran rypsin inhibitory peptides against Staphylococcal Skin infection and the impact of peptide cyclization. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 59 (4), 2113-2121. doi: 10.1128/AAC.04324-14

Ojeda, Paola G., Chan, Lai Y., Poth, Aaron G., Wang, Conan K. and Craik, David J. (2014). The role of disulfide bonds in structure and activity of chlorotoxin. Future Medicinal Chemistry, 6 (15), 1617-1628. doi: 10.4155/FMC.14.93

Jia, Xinying, Kwon, Soohyun, Wang, Ching-I Anderson, Huang, Yen-Hua, Chan, Lai Y., Tan, Chia Chia, Rosengren, K. Johan, Mulvenna, Jason P., Schroeder, Christina I. and Craik, David J. (2014). Semienzymatic cyclization of disulfide-rich peptides using sortase A. Journal of Biological Chemistry, Papers in Press (10), 1-25. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M113.539262

He, Wen-Jun, Chan, Lai Yue, Clark, Richard J., Tang, Jun, Zeng, Guang-Zhi, Franco, Octavio L., Cantacessi, Cinzia, Craik, David J., Daly, Norelle L. and Tan, Ning-Hua (2013). Novel inhibitor cystine knot peptides from momordica charantia. PLoS ONE, 8 (10) e75334, e75334.1-e75334.10. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0075334

Poth, Aaron, Chan, Lai Y. and Craik, David J. (2013). Cyclotides as grafting frameworks for protein engineering and drug design applications. Biopolymers: Peptide Science, 100 (5), 480-491. doi: 10.1002/bip.22284

Quimbar, Pedro, Malik, Uru, Sommerhoff, Christian P., Kaas, Quentin, Chan, Lai Y., Huang, Yen-Hua, Grundhuber, Maresa, Dunse, Kerry, Craik, David J., Anderson, Marilyn A. and Daly, Norelle L. (2013). High-affinity cyclic peptide matriptase inhibitors. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 288 (19), 13885-13896. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M113.460030

Chan, Lai Yue, Zhang, Veronica M., Huang, Yen-hua, Waters, Norman C., Bansal, Paramjit S., Craik, David J. and Daly, Norelle L. (2013). Cyclization of the antimicrobial peptide gomesin with native chemical ligation: influences on stability and bioactivity. Chembiochem, 14 (5), 617-624. doi: 10.1002/cbic.201300034

Chan, Lai Yue, He, Wenjun, Tan, Ninghua, Zeng, Guangzhi, Craik, David J. and Daly, Norelle L. (2013). A new family of cystine knot peptides from the seeds of Momordica cochinchinensis. Peptides, 39 (1), 29-35. doi: 10.1016/j.peptides.2012.09.018

Mylne, Joshua S., Chan, Lai Yue, Chanson, Aurelie H., Daly, Norelle L., Schaefer, Hanno, Bailey, Timothy L., Nguyencong, Philip, Cascales, Laura and Craik, David J. (2012). Cyclic peptides arising by evolutionary parallelism via asparaginyl-endopeptidase–mediated biosynthesis. Plant Cell, 24 (7), 2765-2778. doi: 10.1105/tpc.112.099085

Chan, Lai Y., Gunasekera, Sunithi, Henriques, Sonia T., Worth, Natalie F., Le, Sarah-Jane, Clark, Richard J., Campbell, Julie H., Craik, David J. and Daly, Norelle L. (2011). Engineering pro-angiogenic peptides using stable disulfide-rich cyclic scaffolds. Blood, 118 (25), 6709-6717. doi: 10.1182/blood-2011-06-359141

He, Wenjun, Chan, Lai Yue, Zeng, Guangzhi, Daly, Norelle L., Craik, David J. and Tan, Ninghua (2011). Isolation and characterization of cytotoxic cyclotides from Viola philippica. Peptides, 32 (8), 1719-1723. doi: 10.1016/j.peptides.2011.06.016

Chan, L. Y., Wang, C. K., Major, J. M., Greenwood, K. P., Lewis, R. J., Craik, D. J. and Daly, N. L. (2009). Isolation and characterization of peptides from momordica cochinchinensis seeds. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS, 72 (8), 1453-1458. doi: 10.1021/np900174n

Silva Cardoso, Marlon Henrique E., Chan, Lai Yue, Candido, Elizabete De Souza, Torres, Marcelo D. T., Oshiro, Karen G. N., Silva, Itala C., Goncalves, S., Buccini, Danieli Fernanda, Lu, Timothy K., Santos, Nuno C., De la Fuente-Nunez, Cesar, Craik, David J. and Franco, Octavio L. (2021). An N-capping asparagine-lysine-proline (NKP) motif contributes to a hybrid flexible/stable multifunctional peptide scaffold. 20th IUPAB International Congress, 45th SBBf Congress and 50th Annual Meeting of SBBq, Online, 4-8 October 2021. London, United Kingdom: Springer.

Craik, D., Poth, A., Colgrave, M., Akcan, M., Oku, B., Chan, A. and Daly, N. (2011). Discovery and applications of naturally occurring cyclic peptides. 59th International Congress and Annual Meeting of the Society for Medicinal Plant and Natural Product Research, Antalya, Turkey, 4-9 September 2011. Stuttgart, Germany: Georg Thieme Verlag. doi: 10.1055/s-0031-1282086

Craik, David J., Daly, Norelle L., Chan, Angeline, Mylne, Joshua S., Poth, Aaron and Colgrave, Michelle (2011). Naturally Occurring Cyclic Peptides as Templates in Drug Design. 22nd American Peptide Symposium, San Diego Ca, Jun 25-30, 2011. Malden MA, United States: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing.

Chan, Lai Yue (2012). Engineering and discovery of bioactive disulfide-rich peptides. PhD Thesis, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland.

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