Publications
Abnormal Cannabidiol Modulates Vitamin A Metabolism by Acting as a Competitive Inhibitor of CRBP1. ACS Chem Biol. 10.1021/acschembio.8b01070
(2019) Analysis of carotenoid isomerase activity in a prototypical carotenoid cleavage enzyme, apocarotenoid oxygenase (ACO). J Biol Chem. 289, 12286-99
(2014) Catalytic mechanism of a retinoid isomerase essential for vertebrate vision. Nat Chem Biol. 11, 409-15
(2015) Discovery of Nonretinoid Inhibitors of CRBP1: Structural and Dynamic Insights for Ligand-Binding Mechanisms. ACS Chem Biol. 18, 2309-2323
(2023) Enzyme That Makes You Cry-Crystal Structure of Lachrymatory Factor Synthase from Allium cepa. ACS Chem Biol. 10.1021/acschembio.7b00336
(2017) Key Residues for Catalytic Function and Metal Coordination in a Carotenoid Cleavage Dioxygenase. J Biol Chem. 291, 19401-12
(2016) Ligand Binding Induces Conformational Changes in Human Cellular Retinol-binding Protein 1 (CRBP1) Revealed by Atomic Resolution Crystal Structures. J Biol Chem. 291, 8528-40
(2016) LRAT-specific domain facilitates vitamin A metabolism by domain swapping in HRASLS3. Nat Chem Biol. 11, 26-32
(2015) The molecular aspects of absorption and metabolism of carotenoids and retinoids in vertebrates. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids. 1865, 158571
(2020) Molecular basis for the interaction of cellular retinol-binding protein 2 (CRBP2) with non-retinoid ligands. J Lipid Res. 10.1016/j.jlr.2021.100054
(2021) Molecular pharmacodynamics of emixustat in protection against retinal degeneration. J Clin Invest. 125, 2781-94
(2015) Retinol-binding protein 2 (RBP2) binds monoacylglycerols and modulates gut endocrine signaling and body weight. Sci Adv. 6, eaay8937
(2020) Retinol-binding protein 2 (RBP2): More than just dietary retinoid uptake. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids. 1867, 159179
(2022) Structural basis for the acyltransferase activity of lecithin:retinol acyltransferase-like proteins. J Biol Chem. 287, 23790-807
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