Mr Ben Cristofori-Armstrong
Higher degree by research (PhD) student
Research Assistant
Institute for Molecular Bioscience
+61 7 334 62325
Publications
Journal Articles
Cristofori-Armstrong, Ben and Rash, Lachlan D. (2017) Acid-sensing ion channel (ASIC) structure and function: insights from spider, snake and sea anemone venoms. Neuropharmacology, . doi:10.1016/j.neuropharm.2017.04.042
Wingerd, Joshua S., Mozar, Christine A., Ussing, Christine A., Murali, Swetha S., Chin, Yanni K. -Y., Cristofori-Armstrong, Ben, Durek, Thomas, Gilchrist, John, Vaughan, Christopher W., Bosmans, Frank, Adams, David J., Lewis, Richard J., Alewood, Paul F., Mobli, Mehdi, Christie, Macdonald J. and Rash, Lachlan D. (2017) The tarantula toxin β/δ-TRTX-Pre1a highlights the importance of the S1-S2 voltage-sensor region for sodium channel subtype selectivity.. Scientific Reports, 7 1: . doi:10.1038/s41598-017-01129-0
Er, Sing Yan, Cristofori-Armstrong, Ben, Escoubas, Pierre and Rash, Lachlan D. (2017) Discovery and molecular interaction studies of a highly stable, tarantula peptide modulator of acid-sensing ion channel 1. Neuropharmacology, . doi:10.1016/j.neuropharm.2017.03.020
Cristofori-Armstrong, Ben, Soh, Ming S., Talwar, Sahil, Brown, Darren L., Griffin, John D. O., Dekan, Zoltan, Stow, Jennifer L., King, Glenn F., Lynch, Joseph W. and Rash, Lachlan D. (2015) Xenopus borealis as an alternative source of oocytes for biophysical and pharmacological studies of neuronal ion channels. Scientific Reports, 5 14763.1-14763.12. doi:10.1038/srep14763
Saez, Natalie J., Deplazes, Evelyne, Cristofori-Armstrong, Ben, Chassagnon, Irene R., Lin, Xiaozhen, Mobli, Mehdi, Mark, Alan E., Rash, Lachlan D. and King, Glenn F. (2015) Molecular dynamics and functional studies define a hot spot of crystal contacts essential for PcTx1 inhibition of acid-sensing ion channel 1a. British Journal of Pharmacology, 172 20: 4985-4995. doi:10.1111/bph.13267
Chow, Chun Yuen, Cristofori-Armstrong, Ben, Undheim, Eivind A. B., King, Glenn F. and Rash, Lachlan D. (2015) Three peptide modulators of the human voltage-gated sodium channel 1.7, an important analgesic target, from venom of an Australian tarantula. Toxins, 7 7: 2494-2513. doi:10.3390/toxins7072494
Simons Cas, Rash, Lachlan D., Crawford, Joanna, Ma, Linlin, Cristofori-Armstrong, Ben, Miller, David, Ru, Kelin, Baillie, Gregory J., Alanay, Yasemin, Jacquinet, Adeline, Debray, François-Guillaume, Verloes, Alain, Shen, Joseph, Yesil, Gözde, Guler, Serhat, Yuksel, Adnan, Cleary, John G., Grimmond, Sean M., McGaughran, Julie, King, Glenn F., Gabbett, Michael T. and Taft, Ryan J. (2015) Mutations in the voltage-gated potassium channel gene KCNH1 cause Temple-Baraitser syndrome and epilepsy. Nature Genetics, 47 1: 73-77. doi:10.1038/ng.3153
Jensen, Jonas E., Cristofori-Armstrong, Ben, Anangi, Raveendra, Rosengren, K. Johan, Lau, Carus H. Y., Mobli, Mehdi, Brust, Andreas, Alewood, Paul F., King, Glenn F. and Rash, Lachlan D. (2014) Understanding the Molecular Basis of Toxin Promiscuity: The Analgesic Sea Anemone Peptide APETx2 Interacts with Acid-Sensing Ion Channel 3 and hERG Channels via Overlapping Pharmacophores. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 57 21: 9195-9203. doi:10.1021/jm501400p