Research Topics
Genomes and Genes
| E Yvonne JonesSummaryAffiliation: University of Oxford Country: UK Publications
| Collaborators
|
Detail Information
Publications
MHC class II proteins and disease: a structural perspectiveE Yvonne Jones
Division of Structural Biology, The Henry Wellcome Building for Genomic Medicine, The University of Oxford, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford, OX3 7BN, UK
Nat Rev Immunol 6:271-82. 2006..Here, we discuss the insights that the crystal structures of MHC class II molecules provide into the molecular mechanisms by which sequence polymorphisms might contribute to disease susceptibility...
Cutting edge: nonglycosidic CD1d lipid ligands activate human and murine invariant NKT cellsJonathan D Silk
Tumour Immunology Group, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK
J Immunol 180:6452-6. 2008..The ability of these compounds to assist the priming of Ag-specific immune responses while minimizing iNKT cell-dependent DC lysis makes them attractive adjuvants for vaccination strategies...
Structure and function of the human Gly1619Arg polymorphism of M6P/IGF2R domain 11 implicated in IGF2 dependent growthDellel Rezgui
Cancer Research UK Tumour Growth Control Group, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
J Mol Endocrinol 42:341-56. 2009..Other potential IGF2R polymorphisms may account for the correlation with childhood growth, warranting further functional evaluation...
Structure and functional analysis of the IGF-II/IGF2R interactionJames Brown
Cancer Research UK Receptor Structure Research Group, Division of Structural Biology, Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Headington, Oxford, UK
EMBO J 27:265-76. 2008..Mutagenesis analyses confirm this IGF-II 'binding-hotspot', revealing that IGF-binding proteins and IGF2R have converged on the same high-affinity site...
Distinct binding modes of two epitopes in Gab2 that interact with the SH3C domain of Grb2Maria Harkiolaki
Division of Structural Biology, Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford OX37BN, UK
Structure 17:809-22. 2009..In summary, our study reveals interaction types of SH3 domains, highlighting their great versatility...
Crystal structure of HLA-DQ0602 that protects against type 1 diabetes and confers strong susceptibility to narcolepsyChristian Siebold
Division of Structural Biology, The Henry Wellcome Building for Genomic Medicine, University of Oxford, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7BN, United Kingdom
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 101:1999-2004. 2004..In narcolepsy, the volume of the P4 pocket appears central to the susceptibility, suggesting that the presentation of a specific peptide population plays a major role...
Structural basis of semaphorin-plexin signallingBert J C Janssen
Division of Structural Biology, Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK
Nature 467:1118-22. 2010....
Ca2+ release from the endoplasmic reticulum of NY-ESO-1-specific T cells is modulated by the affinity of TCR and by the use of the CD8 coreceptorJi Li Chen
Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Oxford, UK
J Immunol 184:1829-39. 2010..This, in turn, modulates Ca(2+) influx from the extracellular environment, ultimately controlling T cell activation...
Structure determination of human semaphorin 4D as an example of the use of MAD in non-optimal casesRobert M Esnouf
Division of Structural Biology, University of Oxford, Henry Wellcome Building for Genomic Medicine, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7BN, England
Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr 62:108-15. 2006....
Structures of three HIV-1 HLA-B*5703-peptide complexes and identification of related HLAs potentially associated with long-term nonprogressionGuillaume B E Stewart-Jones
Division of Structural Biology, Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
J Immunol 175:2459-68. 2005....
Crystal structure and carbohydrate analysis of Nipah virus attachment glycoprotein: a template for antiviral and vaccine designThomas A Bowden
Division of Structural Biology, University of Oxford, Henry Wellcome Building of Genomic Medicine, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7BN, United Kingdom
J Virol 82:11628-36. 2008..These results suggest possible pathways of virus-host interaction and strategies for the optimization of recombinant vaccines...
Structural insights into hedgehog ligand sequestration by the human hedgehog-interacting protein HHIPBenjamin Bishop
Division of Structural Biology, Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
Nat Struct Mol Biol 16:698-703. 2009..This interplay of several metal binding sites suggests a tuneable mechanism for regulation of Hh signaling...
Structure of the fungal beta-glucan-binding immune receptor dectin-1: implications for functionJames Brown
CR UK Receptor Structure Research Group, Division of Structural Biology, Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX3 7BN, United Kingdom
Protein Sci 16:1042-52. 2007..These combined structural and biophysical data considerably extend the current knowledge of dectin-1 structure and function, and suggest potential mechanisms of defense against fungal pathogens...
Computational model for the IGF-II/IGF2r complex that is predictive of mutational and surface plasmon resonance dataPhilippe Roche
Division of Structural Biology, University of Oxford, Henry Wellcome Building for Genomic Medicine, Oxford, United Kingdom
Proteins 64:758-68. 2006..One model was strongly supported by these analyses and is discussed here in detail. Furthermore, we demonstrate in vitro experimental support for this model by studying the binding of chimeras of IGF-I and IGF-II to IGF2R fragments...
The structural dynamics and energetics of an immunodominant T cell receptor are programmed by its Vbeta domainJeffrey Ishizuka
MRC Human Immunology Unit, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK
Immunity 28:171-82. 2008..The chances of having a substantial number of T cells in the naive repertoire that have HLA-A2-flu-specific Vbeta17 receptors may consequently be relatively high, thus explaining the immunodominant usage of this clonotype...
Carbohydrate and domain architecture of an immature antibody glycoform exhibiting enhanced effector functionsMax Crispin
Division of Structural Biology, Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Roosevelt Drive, Headington, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK
J Mol Biol 387:1061-6. 2009....
Crystallographic and in silico analysis of the sialoside-binding characteristics of the Siglec sialoadhesinNathan R Zaccai
CR UK Receptor Structure Research Group, Division of Structural Biology, The Henry Wellcome Building for Genomic Medicine, Roosevelt Drive, Headington, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK
J Mol Biol 365:1469-79. 2007....
T cell-mediated autoimmune disease due to low-affinity crossreactivity to common microbial peptidesMaria Harkiolaki
Division of Structural Biology, Henry Wellcome Building for Genomic Medicine, University of Oxford, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX37BN, UK
Immunity 30:348-57. 2009..Thus, these data suggest a possible explanation for the difficulty in incriminating individual infections in the development of MS...
A procedure for setting up high-throughput nanolitre crystallization experiments. Crystallization workflow for initial screening, automated storage, imaging and optimizationThomas S Walter
Oxford Protein Production Facility, Division of Structural Biology, Henry Wellcome Building for Genomic Medicine, Roosevelt Drive, Headington, Oxford OX3 7BN, England
Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr 61:651-7. 2005..Experience based on 592 crystallization projects is reported...
Dimeric architecture of the Hendra virus attachment glycoprotein: evidence for a conserved mode of assemblyThomas A Bowden
Division of Structural Biology, Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7BN, United Kingdom
J Virol 84:6208-17. 2010....
Structural plasticity of eph receptor A4 facilitates cross-class ephrin signalingThomas A Bowden
Division of Structural Biology, University of Oxford, Henry Wellcome Building of Genomic Medicine, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford, UK
Structure 17:1386-97. 2009..This interactive plasticity reveals EphA4 as a structural chameleon, able to adopt both A and B class Eph receptor conformations, and thus provides a molecular basis for EphA-type cross-class reactivity...
Cells under siege: viral glycoprotein interactions at the cell surfaceThomas A Bowden
Division of Structural Biology, University of Oxford, Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX37BN, United Kingdom
J Struct Biol 175:120-6. 2011..The structures also support molecular level rationales for how viruses can be transmitted to unrelated organisms and thus pose severe health risks...
Structure of a tyrosine phosphatase adhesive interaction reveals a spacer-clamp mechanismA Radu Aricescu
Cancer Research UK Receptor Structure Research Group, University of Oxford, Henry Wellcome Building of Genomic Medicine, Division of Structural Biology, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK
Science 317:1217-20. 2007..These data suggest that the RPTPmu ectodomain acts as a distance gauge and plays a key regulatory function, locking the phosphatase to its appropriate functional location...
The ligand-binding face of the semaphorins revealed by the high-resolution crystal structure of SEMA4DChristopher A Love
Division of Structural Biology, Henry Wellcome Building for Genomic Medicine, University of Oxford, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford, OX3 7BN, UK
Nat Struct Biol 10:843-8. 2003..This face of the propeller also mediates ligand binding in integrins, and functional data for semaphorin-receptor interactions map to the equivalent surface...
Opposing effects of HLA class I molecules in tuning autoreactive CD8+ T cells in multiple sclerosisManuel A Friese
Medical Research Council Human Immunology Unit, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, Headley Way, Oxford, UK
Nat Med 14:1227-35. 2008....
The structure of the human allo-ligand HLA-B*3501 in complex with a cytochrome p450 peptide: steric hindrance influences TCR allo-recognitionChristopher S Hourigan
Nuffield Department of Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK
Eur J Immunol 36:3288-93. 2006..These findings are relevant to understanding the basis of T cell cross-reactivity in allo-recognition, optimal transplant donor-recipient matching and developing specific molecular inhibitors of allo-recognition...
Keeping IGF-II under control: lessons from the IGF-II-IGF2R crystal structureJames Brown
Cancer Research UK Receptor Structure Research Group, Division of Structural Biology, Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Roosevelt Drive, Headington, Oxford, OX3 7BN, UK
Trends Biochem Sci 34:612-9. 2009..The recently elucidated crystal structure of IGF-II-IGF2R complex provides new insight into IGF-II regulation, and reveals a common binding surface on IGF-II for the regulatory proteins, IGF2R and the IGFBPs...
Proteoglycan-specific molecular switch for RPTPĪ clustering and neuronal extensionCharlotte H Coles
Division of Structural Biology, Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford, OX3 7BN, UK
Science 332:484-8. 2011..These results lead to a model where proteoglycans can exert opposing effects on neuronal extension by competing to control the oligomerization of a common receptor...
High-resolution structure of the catalytic region of MICAL (molecule interacting with CasL), a multidomain flavoenzyme-signaling moleculeChristian Siebold
Cancer Research UK Receptor Structure Research Group, Division of Structural Biology, University of Oxford, UK
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 102:16836-41. 2005....
Automation of large scale transient protein expression in mammalian cellsYuguang Zhao
Division of Structural Biology STRUBI, Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX37BN, UK
J Struct Biol 175:209-15. 2011..This automated method for large scale transient transfection is now offered as a Europe-wide service via the P-cube initiative...
A dual binding mode for RhoGTPases in plexin signallingChristian H Bell
Division of Structural Biology, Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
PLoS Biol 9:e1001134. 2011..Our findings are consistent with a model in which extracellular and intracellular plexin clustering events combine into a single signalling output...
Structural basis of Nipah and Hendra virus attachment to their cell-surface receptor ephrin-B2Thomas A Bowden
Division of Structural Biology, University of Oxford, Henry Wellcome Building of Genomic Medicine, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK
Nat Struct Mol Biol 15:567-72. 2008..By analogy with the development of antivirals against sialic acid binding viruses, these results provide a structural template to target antiviral inhibition of protein-protein interactions...
The length of lipids bound to human CD1d molecules modulates the affinity of NKT cell TCR and the threshold of NKT cell activationCorinna McCarthy
Tumour Immunology Unit, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
J Exp Med 204:1131-44. 2007..This indirect effect provides a general mechanism by which lipid-specific lymphocytes are capable of recognizing both the group head and the length of lipid antigens, ensuring greater specificity of antigen recognition...
Some lessons from the systematic production and structural analysis of soluble (alpha)(beta) T-cell receptorsGijs I van Boxel
Cancer Research UK Receptor Structure Research Group, Division of Structural Biology, The Henry Wellcome Building for Genomic Medicine, Roosevelt Drive, Headington, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK
J Immunol Methods 350:14-21. 2009....
Structural basis for SH3 domain-mediated high-affinity binding between Mona/Gads and SLP-76Maria Harkiolaki
Cancer Research UK Cell Signalling Group and Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Oxford, UK
EMBO J 22:2571-82. 2003..Interestingly, the SH3C displays ion-dependent dimerization in the crystal and in solution, suggesting a novel mechanism for the regulation of SH3 domain functions...
An alternative conformation of the T-cell receptor alpha constant regionGijs I van Boxel
Division of Structural Biology, Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, The University of Oxford, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK
J Mol Biol 400:828-37. 2010..This substantial conformational change may represent a signaling intermediate. Our structure is the first example for the Ig fold of the increasingly recognized concept of "metamorphic proteins."..
Structural basis for the recognition of hydroxyproline in HIF-1 alpha by pVHLWai Ching Hon
Division of Structural Biology, Henry Wellcome Building of Genomic Medicine, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK
Nature 417:975-8. 2002..This mechanism provides a new focus for development of therapeutic agents to modulate cellular responses to hypoxia...
Disruption of alpha-mannosidase processing induces non-canonical hybrid-type glycosylationMax Crispin
Division of Structural Biology, Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Roosevelt Drive, Headington, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK
FEBS Lett 581:1963-8. 2007....
Modular mechanism of Wnt signaling inhibition by Wnt inhibitory factor 1Tomas Malinauskas
Division of Structural Biology, Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
Nat Struct Mol Biol 18:886-93. 2011..This combination of HSPG- and Wnt-binding properties suggests a modular model for the localization of WIF-1 and for signal inhibition within morphogen gradients...
Crystal structure of the GluR2 amino-terminal domain provides insights into the architecture and assembly of ionotropic glutamate receptorsAmber Clayton
Division of Structural Biology, Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford, UK
J Mol Biol 392:1125-32. 2009..Lattice contacts in a 4.1-A resolution crystal form reveal a tetrameric (dimer-dimer) arrangement consistent with previous cellular and cryo-electron microscopic data for full-length AMPA receptors...
Shared paramyxoviral glycoprotein architecture is adapted for diverse attachment strategiesThomas A Bowden
Division of Structural Biology, Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK
Biochem Soc Trans 38:1349-55. 2010..This structural information highlights the adaptability of the paramyxovirus attachment glycoprotein surface and the potential for the emergence of new and potentially harmful viruses in human hosts...
Chemical and structural analysis of an antibody folding intermediate trapped during glycan biosynthesisThomas A Bowden
Division of Structural Biology, University of Oxford, Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7BN, United Kingdom
J Am Chem Soc 134:17554-63. 2012..Our crystal structure of this intermediate reveals a molecular basis for antibody biogenesis and provides a template for the structure-guided engineering of the protein-glycan interface of therapeutic antibodies...
Structures of an MHC class I molecule from B21 chickens illustrate promiscuous peptide bindingMichael Koch
Cancer Research UK Receptor Structure Research Group, The Henry Wellcome Building for Genomic Medicine, Roosevelt Drive, Headington, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK
Immunity 27:885-99. 2007..This promiscuous binding extends our understanding of ways in which MHC class I molecules can present peptides to the immune system and might explain the resistance of the B21 haplotype to Marek's disease...
An extracellular steric seeding mechanism for Eph-ephrin signaling platform assemblyElena Seiradake
Division of Structural Biology, Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
Nat Struct Mol Biol 17:398-402. 2010..Our results suggest a 'nucleation' mechanism whereby a limited number of ligand-receptor interactions 'seed' an arrangement of receptors which can propagate into extended signaling arrays...
Crystal structures and KIR3DL1 recognition of three immunodominant viral peptides complexed to HLA-B*2705Guillame B E Stewart-Jones
The Division of Structural Biology, The Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Oxford, UK
Eur J Immunol 35:341-51. 2005..Substitution of EBV P8 glutamate to threonine allowed recognition by KIR3DL1. In the HLA-B*2705-EBV structure the P8 glutamate side chain is solvent-exposed and may inhibit KIR3DL1 binding through electrostatic forces...
Immunoglobulin superfamily cell adhesion molecules: zippers and signalsA Radu Aricescu
Cancer Research UK Receptor Structure Research Group, Division of Structural Biology, The Henry Wellcome Building for Genomic Medicine, Roosevelt Drive, Headington, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK
Curr Opin Cell Biol 19:543-50. 2007....
Receptor protein tyrosine phosphatase micro: measuring where to stickA Radu Aricescu
Cancer Research UK Receptor Structure Research Group, University of Oxford, Henry Wellcome Building of Genomic Medicine, Division of Structural Biology, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK
Biochem Soc Trans 36:167-72. 2008..The physical characteristics and dimensions of the adhesion dimer suggest a mechanism by which the location of this phosphatase can be influenced by cell-cell spacings...
The crystal structure of human CD1d with and without alpha-galactosylceramideMichael Koch
Cancer Research UK Receptor Structure Research Group, The Henry Wellcome Building for Genomic Medicine, Roosevelt Drive, Headington, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK
Nat Immunol 6:819-26. 2005..These structures provide clues as to how CD1 molecules load glycolipids as well as data to guide the design of new therapeutic agents...
Benefits of automated crystallization plate tracking, imaging, and analysisChristopher J Mayo
The Division of Structural Biology, The Henry Wellcome Building for Genomic Medicine, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford, OX3 7BN, United Kingdom
Structure 13:175-82. 2005..Features of this system address requirements common to many crystallographic laboratories that are currently setting up (semi-)automated crystallization imaging systems...
A time- and cost-efficient system for high-level protein production in mammalian cellsA Radu Aricescu
Cancer Research UK Receptor Structure Research Group, Division of Structural Biology, Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, England
Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr 62:1243-50. 2006..The system is suitable for use in conventional laboratories or can be implemented in a medium- or high-throughput pipeline...
Structure-guided design of sialic acid-based Siglec inhibitors and crystallographic analysis in complex with sialoadhesinNathan R Zaccai
CR-UK Receptor Structure Research Group, Division of Structural Biology, The Henry Wellcome Building for Genomic Medicine, Roosevelt Drive, Headington, Oxford OX3 7BN, United Kingdom
Structure 11:557-67. 2003..Crystal structures of these sialosides in complex with SnD1 suggest explanations for the differences in specificity and affinity, providing further ideas for compound design of physiological and potentially therapeutic relevance...
Multiple sclerosis: MHC associations and therapeutic implicationsSamantha Holmes
Division of Structural Biology, The Henry Wellcome Building for Genomic Medicine, The University of Oxford, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford, OX3 7BN, UK
Expert Rev Mol Med 7:1-17. 2005..Many of these therapies work at the antigen-specific level, disrupting the interaction between T-cell receptors and MHC molecules that leads to disease...
Structural and functional studies of LRP6 ectodomain reveal a platform for Wnt signalingShuo Chen
Division of Structural Biology, Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK
Dev Cell 21:848-61. 2011....
The dynamics of signal triggering in a gp130-receptor complexRishi Matadeen
Division of Structural Biology, The Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Roosevelt Drive, Headington, Oxford OX3 7BN, United Kingdom
Structure 15:441-8. 2007..This suggests a concerted mechanism of signaling involving all the components of the complex. This could provide a general mechanism of signal transfer for cytokines utilizing the JAK-STAT signaling cascade...
Structure of the snake-venom toxin convulxinThil Batuwangala
Cancer Research UK Receptor Structure Group, Division of Structural Biology, University of Oxford, The Henry Wellcome Building for Genomic Medicine, Roosevelt Drive, Headington, Oxford OX3 7BN, England
Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr 60:46-53. 2004..The Cvx structure and the location of the putative binding sites suggest a model for this multimeric signalling assembly...
PCNA directs type 2 RNase H activity on DNA replication and repair substratesDoryen Bubeck
Division of Structural Biology, Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK
Nucleic Acids Res 39:3652-66. 2011..Our findings provide insights into how type 2 RNase H activity is directed during genome replication and repair, and suggest a mechanism by which RNase H2 may suppress generation of immunostimulatory nucleic acids...
Structure of a functional IGF2R fragment determined from the anomalous scattering of sulfurJames Brown
Cancer Research UK Receptor Structure Research Group, Division of Structural Biology, Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Roosevelt Drive, Headington, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK
EMBO J 21:1054-62. 2002..The structure factors and coordinates of IGF2R domain 11 have been deposited in the Protein Data Bank (accession codes 1GP0 and 1GP3)...
A structural basis for immunodominant human T cell receptor recognitionGuillaume B E Stewart-Jones
Division of Structural Biology, The Henry Wellcome Building for Genomic Medicine, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK
Nat Immunol 4:657-63. 2003..This previously unknown binding mode underlies the immunodominant T cell response...
