PUBLICATIONS
Academic papers and book chapters published over the past 15 years are listed under the four research themes of the Uhrín group:
NMR methodology, complex mixtures, carbohydrates and proteins/protein-carbohydrate interactons.
NMR Methodology
G. Peat, P. J. Boaler, C. L. Dickson, G. C. Lloyd-Jones and D. Uhrín, SHAPER-DOSY: Sensitivity enhanced diffusion-ordered NMR spectroscopy, Nat. Commun., 2023, 14, 4410.
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J. Sakas and D. Uhrín, More than ADEQUATE: doubling the sensitivity of 13CH–13CH correlations in double-quantum NMR experiments,
Chem. Commun., 2022, 58, 13011–13014.
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C. L. Dickson, G. Peat, M. Rossetto, M. E. Halse and D. Uhrin, SHARPER-enhanced benchtop NMR: improving SNR by removing couplings and approaching natural linewidths, Chem. Commun., 2022, 58, 5534–5537.
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A. J. R. Smith, R. York, D. Uhrín and N. G. A. Bell, 19F-centred NMR analysis of mono-fluorinated compounds, RSC Adv., 2022, 12, 10062–10070.
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M. Davy, C. L. Dickson, R. Wei, D. Uhrín and C. P. Butts, Monitoring off-resonance signals with SHARPER NMR – the MR-SHARPER experiment, Analyst, 2022, 147, 1702–1708.
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R. Wei, C. L. Dickson, D. Uhrín and G. C. Lloyd-Jones, Rapid Estimation of T1 for Quantitative NMR, J. Org. Chem., 2021, 86, 9023–9029.
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N. Brodaczewska, Z. Kolová and D. Uhrín, (3, 2)D 1H, 13C BIRDr,X-HSQC-TOCSY for NMR structure elucidation of mixtures: application to complex carbohydrates, J. Biomol. NMR, 2018, 70, 115–122.
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A. B. Jones, G. C. Lloyd-Jones and D. Uhrín, SHARPER Reaction Monitoring: Generation of a Narrow Linewidth NMR Singlet, without X-Pulses, in an Inhomogeneous Magnetic Field, Anal. Chem., 2017, 89, 10013–10021.
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W. Kew, N. G. A. Bell, I. Goodall and D. Uhrín, Advanced solvent signal suppression for the acquisition of 1D and 2D NMR spectra of Scotch Whisky, Magn. Reson. Chem., 2017, 55, 785–796.
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I. Timári, L. Kaltschnee, M. H. Raics, F. Roth, N. G. A. Bell, R. W. Adams, M. Nilsson, D. Uhrín, G. A. Morris, C. M. Thiele and K. E. Kövér, Real-time broadband proton-homodecoupled CLIP/CLAP-HSQC for automated measurement of heteronuclear one-bond coupling constants, RSC Adv., 2016, 6, 87848–87855.
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N. G. A. Bell, L. Murray, M. C. Graham and D. Uhrín, NMR methodology for complex mixture ‘separation’, Chem. Commun., 2014, 50, 1694–1697.
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N. G. A. Bell, G. Rigg, S. Masters, J. Bella and D. Uhrín, Detecting low-level flexibility using residual dipolar couplings: A study of the conformation of cellobiose, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2013, 15, 18223–18234.
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D. Uhrín, Recent Developments in Liquid-State INADEQUATE Studies, in Annual Reports on NMR Spectroscopy, 2010, vol. 70, pp. 1–34.
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L. Jin, K. E. Kövér, M. R. Lenoir and D. Uhrín, 1H-Detected IPAP DEPT-INADEQUATE and IPAP RINEPT-INADEQUATE for the measurement of long-range carbon-carbon coupling constants, J. Magn. Reson., 2008, 190, 171–182.
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L. Jin and D. Uhrín, 13C-detected IPAP-INADEQUATE for simultaneous measurement of one-bond and long-range scalar or residual dipolar coupling constants, Magn. Reson. Chem., 2007, 45, 628–633.
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L. Jin, T. N. Pham and D. Uhrín, Measurement of 1H-1H residual dipolar coupling constants for structural studies of medium size molecules, ChemPhysChem, 2007, 8, 1228–1235.
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G. Ball, N. Meenan, K. Bromek, B. O. Smith, J. Bella and D. Uhrín, Measurement of one-bond 13Cα-1Hα residual dipolar coupling constants in proteins by selective manipulation of CαHα spins, J. Magn. Reson., 2006, 180, 127–136.
Complex Mixtures
A. J. R. Smith, R. York, D. Uhrín and N. G. A. Bell, New 19F NMR methodology reveals structures of molecules in complex mixtures of fluorinated compounds, Chem. Sci., 2022, 13, 3766–3774.
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M. Stockwell, I. Goodall and D. Uhrín, Quantification of whisky congeners by 1H NMR spectroscopy, Anal. Sci. Adv., 2020, 1, 132–140.
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R. Bica, J. Palarea-Albaladejo, W. Kew, D. Uhrin, D. Pacheco, A. Macrae and R. J. Dewhurst, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance to Detect Rumen Metabolites Associated with Enteric Methane Emissions from Beef Cattle, Sci. Rep., 2020, 10, 5578.
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A. J. R. Smith, G. Moore, A. J. C. Semiao and D. Uhrín, Molecular level characterisation of ion-exchange water treatment coupled to ceramic membrane filtration, Environ. Sci. Water Res. Technol., 2020, 6, 1495–1504.
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N. G. A. Bell, A. J. Smith, Y. Zhu, W. H. Beishuizen, K. Chen, D. Forster, Y. Ji and E. A. Knox, Molecular level study of hot water extracted green tea buried in soils - a proxy for labile soil organic matter, Sci. Rep., 2020, 10, 1484.
W. Kew, I. Goodall and D. Uhrín, Analysis of Scotch Whisky by 1H NMR and chemometrics yields insight into its complex chemistry, Food Chem., 2019, 298, 125052.
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W. Kew, C. L. Mackay, I. Goodall, D. J. Clarke and D. Uhrín, Complementary Ionization Techniques for the Analysis of Scotch Whisky by High Resolution Mass Spectrometry, Anal. Chem., 2018, 90, 11265–11272.
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W. Kew, J. W. T. Blackburn and D. Uhrín, Response to Comment on “Laser Desorption/Ionization Coupled to FTICR Mass Spectrometry for Studies of Natural Organic Matter”, Anal. Chem., 2018, 90, 5968–5971.
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J. W. T. Blackburn, W. Kew, M. C. Graham and D. Uhrín, Laser Desorption/Ionization Coupled to FTICR Mass Spectrometry for Studies of Natural Organic Matter, Anal. Chem., 2017, 89, 4382–4386.
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W. Kew, J. W. T. Blackburn, D. J. Clarke and D. Uhrín, Interactive van Krevelen diagrams – Advanced visualisation of mass spectrometry data of complex mixtures, Rapid Commun. Mass Spectrom., 2017, 31, 658–662.
W. Kew, I. Goodall, D. Clarke and D. Uhrín, Chemical Diversity and Complexity of Scotch Whisky as Revealed by High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry, J. Am. Soc. Mass Spectrom., 2017, 28, 200–213.
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N. G. A. Bell, M. C. Graham and D. Uhrín, Isotope-filtered nD NMR spectroscopy of complex mixtures to unravel the molecular structures of phenolic compounds in tagged soil organic matter, Analyst, 2016, 141, 4614–4624.
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N. G. A. Bell, A. A. L. Michalchuk, J. W. T. Blackburn, M. C. Graham and D. Uhrín, Isotope-Filtered 4D NMR Spectroscopy for Structure Determination of Humic Substances, Angew. Chemie - Int. Ed., 2015, 54, 8382–8385.
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D. Thomson, C. G. Panagos, R. Venkatasamy, C. Moss, J. Robinson, C. D. Bavington, J. Hogwood, B. Mulloy, D. Uhrín, D. Spina and C. P. Page, Structural characterization and anti-inflammatory activity of two novel polysaccharides from the sea squirt, Ascidiella aspersa, Pulm. Pharmacol. Ther., 2016, 40, 69–79.
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C. G. Panagos, D. P. August, C. Jesson and D. Uhrín, Photochemical depolymerisation of dermatan sulfate and analysis of the generated oligosaccharides, Carbohydr. Polym., 2016, 140, 13–19.
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C. G. Panagos, D. S. Thomson, C. Moss, A. D. Hughes, M. S. Kelly, Y. Liu, W. Chai, R. Venkatasamy, D. Spina, C. P. Page, J. Hogwood, R. J. Woods, B. Mulloy, C. D. Bavington and D. Uhrín, Fucosylated chondroitin sulfates from the body wall of the sea cucumber Holothuria forskali: Conformation, selectin binding, and biological activity, J. Biol. Chem., 2014, 289, 28284–28298.
C. G. Panagos, D. Thomson, C. Moss, C. D. Bavington, H. G. Ólafsson and D. Uhrín, Characterisation of hyaluronic acid and chondroitin/dermatan sulfate from the lumpsucker fish, C. lumpus, Carbohydr. Polym., 2014, 106, 25–33.
T. J. Simmons, D. Uhrín, T. Gregson, L. Murray, I. H. Sadler and S. C. Fry, An unexpectedly lichenase-stable hexasaccharide from cereal, horsetail and lichen mixed-linkage β-glucans (MLGs): Implications for MLG subunit distribution, Phytochemistry, 2013, 95, 322–332.
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C. Panagos, D. Thomson, C. D. Bavington and D. Uhrín, Structural characterisation of oligosaccharides obtained by Fenton-type radical depolymerisation of dermatan sulfate, Carbohydr. Polym., 2012, 87, 2086–2092.
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Z. Wei, J. A. Deakin, B. S. Blaum, D. Uhrín, J. T. Gallagher and M. Lyon, Preparation of heparin/heparan sulfate oligosaccharides with internal N-unsubstituted glucosamine residues for functional studies, Glycoconj. J., 2011, 28, 525–535.
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K. E. Köver, L. Szilágyi, G. Batta, D. Uhrín and J. Jiménez-Barbero, Biomolecular recognition by oligosaccharides and glycopeptides: The NMR point of view, in Comprehensive Natural Products II, 2010, vol. 9, pp. 197–246.
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L. Jin, M. Hricovíni, J. A. Deakin, M. Lyon and D. Uhrín, Residual dipolar coupling investigation of a heparin tetrasaccharide confirms the limited effect of flexibility of the iduronic acid on the molecular shape of heparin, Glycobiology, 2009, 19, 1185–1196.
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H. Masoud, M. B. Perry, J.-R. Brisson, D. Uhrin, J. Li and J. C. Richards, Structural elucidation of the novel core oligosaccharide from LPS of Burkholderia cepacia serogroup O4, Glycobiology, 2009, 19, 462–471.
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H. Masoud, D. Uhrin, E. R. Moxon and J. C. Richards, Identification of a novel structural motif in the lipopolysaccharide of the galE/galK double mutant of Haemophilus influenzae strain Eagan, Carbohydr. Res., 2008, 343, 2763–2770.
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E. Gemma, O. Meyer, D. Uhrín and A. N. Hulme, Enabling methodology for the end functionalisation of glycosaminoglycan oligosaccharides, Mol. Biosyst., 2008, 4, 481–495.
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E. Gemma, A. N. Hulme, A. Jahnke, L. Jin, M. Lyon, R. M. Müller and D. Uhrín, DMT-MM mediated functionalisation of the non-reducing end of glycosaminoglycans, Chem. Commun., 2007, 2, 2686–2688.
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Proteins and their Interactions
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A. Zorzoli, B. H. Meyer, E. Adair, V. I. Torgov, V. V. Veselovsky, L. L. Danilov, D. Uhrin and H. C. Dorfmueller, Group A, B, C, and G Streptococcus Lancefield antigen biosynthesis is initiated by a conserved α-D-GlcNAc-β-1,4-L-rhamnosyltransferase, J. Biol. Chem., 2019, 294, 15237–15256.
A. Muhamad, K. L. Ho, M. B. Abdul Rahman, B. A. Tejo, D. Uhrín and W. S. Tan, Hepatitis B virus peptide inhibitors: solution structures and interactions with the viral capsid, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2015, 13, 7780–7789.
B. S. Blaum, J. P. Hannan, A. P. Herbert, D. Kavanagh, D. Uhrín and T. Stehle, Structural basis for sialic acid-mediated self-recognition by complement factor H, Nat. Chem. Biol., 2015, 11, 77–82.
C. Clark, C. T. Thai, M. M. Phelan, J. Bella, D. Uhrín, R. T. Ogata, P. N. Barlow and J. Bramham, 1H, 13C and 15N resonance assignments of the complement control protein modules of the complement component C7, Biomol. NMR Assign., 2013, 7, 285–288.
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A. Muhamad, K. L. Ho, M. B. A. Rahman, D. Uhrín and W. S. Tan, Solution Structure and In Silico Binding of a Cyclic Peptide with Hepatitis B Surface Antigen, Chem. Biol. Drug Des., 2013, 81, 784–794.
S. J. Clark, L. A. Ridge, A. P. Herbert, S. Hakobyan, B. Mulloy, R. Lennon, R. Würzner, B. P. Morgan, D. Uhrín, P. N. Bishop and A. J. Day, Tissue-Specific Host Recognition by Complement Factor H Is Mediated by Differential Activities of Its Glycosaminoglycan-Binding Regions, J. Immunol., 2013, 190, 2049–2057.
A. P. Herbert, D. Kavanagh, C. Johansson, H. P. Morgan, B. S. Blaum, J. P. Hannan, P. N. Barlow and D. Uhrín, Structural and functional characterization of the product of disease-related factor H gene conversion, Biochemistry, 2012, 51, 1874–1884.
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J. L. Markley et al., In support of the BMRB, Nat. Struct. Mol. Biol., 2012, 19, 854–860.
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N. A. G. Meenan, G. Ball, K. Bromek, D. Uhrín, A. Cooper, M. W. Kennedy and B. O. Smith, Solution Structure of a Repeated Unit of the ABA-1 Nematode Polyprotein Allergen of Ascaris Reveals a Novel Fold and Two Discrete Lipid-Binding Sites, PLoS Negl. Trop. Dis., 2011, 5, e1040.
H. P. Morgan, J. Jiang, A. P. Herbert, D. Kavanagh, D. Uhrin, P. N. Barlow and J. P. Hannan, Crystallographic determination of the disease-associated T1184R variant of complement regulator factor H, Acta Crystallogr. Sect. D Biol. Crystallogr., 2011, 67, 593–600.
H. P. Morgan, C. Q. Schmidt, M. Guariento, B. S. Blaum, D. Gillespie, A. P. Herbert, D. Kavanagh, H. D. T. Mertens, D. I. Svergun, C. M. Johansson, D. Uhrín, P. N. Barlow and J. P. Hannan, Structural basis for engagement by complement factor H of C3b on a self surface, Nat. Struct. Mol. Biol., 2011, 18, 463–471.
E. S. Seo, B. S. Blaum, T. Vargues, M. De Cecco, J. A. Deakin, M. Lyon, P. E. Barran, D. J. Campopiano and D. Uhrín, Interaction of human β-defensin 2 (HBD2) with glycosaminoglycans, Biochemistry, 2010, 49, 10486–10495.
N. L. Reynolds, M. De Cecco, K. Taylor, C. Stanton, F. Kilanowski, J. Kalapothakis, E. Seo, D. Uhrin, D. Campopiano, J. Govan, D. Macmillan, P. Barran and J. R. Dorin, Peptide fragments of a β-defensin derivative with potent bactericidal activity, Antimicrob. Agents Chemother., 2010, 54, 1922–1929.
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B. S. Blaum, J. A. Deakin, C. M. Johansson, A. P. Herbert, P. N. Barlow, M. Lyon and D. Uhrín, Lysine and Arginine Side Chains in Glycosaminoglycan−Protein Complexes Investigated by NMR, Cross-Linking, and Mass Spectrometry: A Case Study of the Factor H−Heparin Interaction, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2010, 132, 6374–6381.
C. Q. Schmidt, A. P. Herbert, H. D. T. Mertens, M. Guariento, D. C. Soares, D. Uhrin, A. J. Rowe, D. I. Svergun and P. N. Barlow, The Central Portion of Factor H (Modules 10-15) Is Compact and Contains a Structurally Deviant CCP Module, J. Mol. Biol., 2010, 395, 105–122.
D. Serfiotis-Mitsa, A. P. Herbert, G. A. Roberts, D. C. Soares, J. H. White, G. W. Blakely, D. Uhrín and D. T. F. Dryden, The structure of the KlcA and ArdB proteins reveals a novel fold and antirestriction activity against Type I DNA restriction systems in vivo but not in vitro, Nucleic Acids Res., 2009, 38, 1723–1737.
V. P. Ferreira, A. P. Herbert, C. Cortés, K. A. McKee, B. S. Blaum, S. T. Esswein, D. Uhrín, P. N. Barlow, M. K. Pangburn and D. Kavanagh, The Binding of Factor H to a Complex of Physiological Polyanions and C3b on Cells Is Impaired in Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome, J. Immunol., 2009, 182, 7009–7018.
T. Vargues, G. Morrison, E. Seo, D. Clarke, H. Fielder, J. Bennani, U. Pathania, F. Kilanowski, J. Dorin, J. Govan, C. Mackay, D. Uhrin and D. Campopiano, Efficient Production of Human β-Defensin 2 (HBD2) in Escherichia coli, Protein Pept. Lett., 2009, 16, 668–676.
E. S. Seo, T. Vargues, D. J. Clarke, D. Uhrín and D. J. Campopiano, Preparation of isotopically labelled recombinant β-defensin for NMR studies, Protein Expr. Purif., 2009, 65, 179–184.
M. M. Phelan, C. T. Thai, D. C. Soares, R. T. Ogata, P. N. Barlow and J. Bramham, Solution structure of factor I-like modules from complement C7 reveals a pair of follistatin domains in compact pseudosymmetric arrangement, J. Biol. Chem., 2009, 284, 19637–19649.
J. A. Deakin, B. S. Blaum, J. T. Gallagher, D. Uhrín and M. Lyo, The binding properties of minimal oligosaccharides reveal a common heparan sulfate/dermatan sulfate-binding site in hepatocyte growth factor/scatter factor that can accommodate a wide variety of sulfation patterns, J. Biol. Chem., 2009, 284, 6311–6321.
C. Q. Schmidt, A. P. Herbert, D. Kavanagh, C. Gandy, C. J. Fenton, B. S. Blaum, M. Lyon, D. Uhrín and P. N. Barlow, A New Map of Glycosaminoglycan and C3b Binding Sites on Factor H, J. Immunol., 2008, 181, 2610–2619.
H. G. Hocking, A. P. Herbert, D. Kavanagh, D. C. Soares, V. P. Ferreira, M. K. Pangburn, D. Uhrín and P. N. Barlow, Structure of the N-terminal region of complement factor H and conformational implications of disease-linked sequence variations, J. Biol. Chem., 2008, 283, 9475–9487.
K. Taylor, D. J. Clarke, B. McCullough, W. Chin, E. Seo, D. Yang, J. Oppenheim, D. Uhrin, J. R. W. Govan, D. J. Campopiano, D. MacMillan, P. Barran and J. R. Dorin, Analysis and separation of residues important for the chemoattractant and antimicrobial activities of β-defensin 3, J. Biol. Chem., 2008, 283, 6631–6639.
C. Q. Schmidt, A. P. Herbert, H. G. Hocking, D. Uhrín and P. N. Barlow, Translational Mini-Review Series on Complement Factor H: Structural and functional correlations for factor H, Clin. Exp. Immunol., 2008, 151, 14–24.
B. E. Prosser, S. Johnson, P. Roversi, A. P. Herbert, B. S. Blaum, J. Tyrrell, T. A. Jowitt, S. J. Clark, E. Tarelli, D. Uhrín, P. N. Barlow, R. B. Sim, A. J. Day and S. M. Lea, Structural basis for complement factor H-linked age-related macular degeneration, J. Exp. Med., 2007, 204, 2277–2283.
A. P. Herbert, J. A. Deakin, C. Q. Schmidt, B. S. Blaum, C. Egan, V. P. Ferreira, M. K. Pangburn, M. Lyon, D. Uhrín and P. N. Barlow, Structure shows that a glycosaminoglycan and protein recognition site in factor H is perturbed by age-related macular degeneration-linked single nucleotide polymorphism, J. Biol. Chem., 2007, 282, 18960–18968.
A. P. Herbert, D. Uhrín, M. Lyon, M. K. Pangburn and P. N. Barlow, Disease-associated sequence variations congregate in a polyanion recognition patch on human factor H revealed in three-dimensional structure, J. Biol. Chem., 2006, 281, 16512–16520.
H. T. Jenkins, L. Mark, G. Ball, J. Persson, G. Lindahl, D. Uhrin, A. M. Blom and P. N. Barlow, Human C4b-binding protein, structural basis for interaction with streptococcal M protein, a major bacterial virulence factor, J. Biol. Chem., 2006, 281, 3690–3697.
Other
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H. W. L. Fraser, G. S. Nichol, D. Uhrín, U. G. Nielsen, M. Evangelisti, J. Schnack and E. K. Brechin, Order in disorder: Solution and solid-state studies of [MIII2 MII5] wheels (MIII = Cr, Al; MII = Ni, Zn), Dalt. Trans., 2018, 47, 11834–11842.
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T. N. Hooper, R. Inglis, G. Lorusso, J. Ujma, P. E. Barran, D. Uhrin, J. Schnack, S. Piligkos, M. Evangelisti and E. K. Brechin, Structurally Flexible and Solution Stable [Ln4TM8(OH)8(L)8(O2CR)8(MeOH)y](ClO4)4: A Playground for Magnetic Refrigeration, Inorg. Chem., 2016, 55, 10535–10546.
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