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Overview

John A. Carver is affiliated with the Australian National University in Australia. Their research spans multiple disciplines within the biological and biochemical sciences, focusing on areas related to molecular biology, physiology, and food science. The scientist has contributed extensively to the fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, as well as agricultural and biological sciences and medicine.

Their research topics include:

  • Proteins in Food Systems
  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Heat shock proteins research
  • Connexins and lens biology
  • Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides
  • Biochemical effects in animals
  • Phytase and its Applications

John A. Carver has published papers in diverse scientific journals, reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of their work. Some recent publications include:

  • "The multifaceted nature of αB-crystallin" (2020) in Cell Stress and Chaperones
  • "Quantitative multivalent binding model of the structure, size distribution and composition of the casein micelles of cow milk" (2021) in International Dairy Journal
  • "β-Synuclein: An Enigmatic Protein with Diverse Functionality" (2022) in Biomolecules
  • "Hardware Validation of the Advanced Plant Habitat on ISS: Canopy Photosynthesis in Reduced Gravity" (2020) in Frontiers in Plant Science
  • "Cumulative deamidations of the major lens protein γS-crystallin increase its aggregation during unfolding and oxidation" (2020) in Protein Science

Their work has appeared in the following publication venues:

  • Cell Stress and Chaperones
  • International Dairy Journal
  • Biomolecules
  • Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Protein Science

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • David C. Thorn
  • Carl Holt
  • Aidan B. Grosas
  • Jitendra Mata
  • Junna Hayashi

These frequent co-authors reflect a mix of expertise that supports John A. Carver's work across biochemistry, food systems, and molecular biology. The combination of regular contributions in core biological and biochemical fields indicates sustained research activity aimed at understanding both fundamental molecular processes and their applications in food science and health-related areas.

Best Publications

  • The thioflavin T fluorescence assay for amyloid fibril detection can be biased by the presence of exogenous compounds

    Sean A. Hudson;Heath Ecroyd;Heath Ecroyd;Tak W. Kee;John A. Carver

  • Clusterin Has Chaperone-like Activity Similar to That of Small Heat Shock Proteins

    David T. Humphreys;John A. Carver;Simon B. Easterbrook-Smith;Mark R. Wilson

  • Invited review: Caseins and the casein micelle: their biological functions, structures, and behavior in foods

    C Holt;John Carver;Heath Ecroyd;D.C. Thorn

  • The antibiotic and anticancer active aurein peptides from the Australian Bell Frogs Litoria aurea and Litoria raniformis the solution structure of aurein 1.2.

    Tomas Rozek;Kate L. Wegener;John H. Bowie;Ian N. Olver

  • The structure of melittin. A 1H-NMR study in methanol.

    Renzo Bazzo;Michael J. Tappin;Annalisa Pastore;Timothy S. Harvey

  • Clusterin is an ATP-independent chaperone with very broad substrate specificity that stabilizes stressed proteins in a folding-competent state.

    Stephen Poon;Simon B. Easterbrook-Smith;Mark S. Rybchyn;John A. Carver

  • Crystallin proteins and amyloid fibrils

    Heath Ecroyd;John A Carver

  • Amyloid fibril formation by bovine milk kappa-casein and its inhibition by the molecular chaperones alpha(s-) and beta-casein

    David C Thorn;Sarah Meehan;Margaret Sunde;Agata Rekas

  • Host-defence peptides of Australian anurans: structure, mechanism of action and evolutionary significance.

    Margit A. Apponyi;Tara L. Pukala;Craig S. Brinkworth;Vita M. Maselli

  • Interaction of the Molecular Chaperone αB-Crystallin with α-Synuclein: Effects on Amyloid Fibril Formation and Chaperone Activity

    Agata Rekas;Christopher G Adda;J Andrew Aquilina;J Andrew Aquilina;Kevin J Barnham

  • The structured core domain of αB-crystallin can prevent amyloid fibrillation and associated toxicity

    Georg K. A. Hochberg;Heath Ecroyd;Heath Ecroyd;Cong Liu;Cong Liu;Cong Liu;Dezerae Cox;Dezerae Cox

  • Small heat-shock proteins and clusterin: intra- and extracellular molecular chaperones with a common mechanism of action and function?

    John A. Carver;Agata Rekas;David C. Thorn;Mark R. Wilson

  • Small heat-shock proteins: important players in regulating cellular proteostasis

    Teresa M. Treweek;Teresa M. Treweek;Sarah Meehan;Heath Ecroyd;Heath Ecroyd;John A. Carver

  • Amyloid Fibril Formation by Lens Crystallin Proteins and Its Implications for Cataract Formation

    Sarah Meehan;Yoke Berry;Ben Luisi;Christopher M. Dobson

  • Mimicking phosphorylation of alphaB-crystallin affects its chaperone activity

    Heath Ecroyd;Sarah Meehan;Joseph Horwitz;J. Andrew Aquilina

  • The growing world of small heat shock proteins: from structure to functions

    Serena Carra;Simon Alberti;Patrick A. Arrigo;Patrick A. Arrigo;Justin L. Benesch

  • Casein Proteins as Molecular Chaperones

    Philip E Morgan;Teresa M Treweek;Robyn A Lindner;William E Price

  • Binding of the molecular chaperone αB-crystallin to Aβ amyloid fibrils inhibits fibril elongation.

    Sarah L. Shammas;Christopher A. Waudby;Shuyu Wang;Alexander K. Buell

  • Identification by 1H NMR spectroscopy of flexible C‐terminal extensions in bovine lens α‐crystallin

    John A. Carver;J.Andrew Aquilina;Roger J.W. Truscott;Gregory B. Ralston

  • Mouse Hsp25, a small heat shock protein

    Robyn A. Lindner;John A. Carver;Monika Ehrnsperger;Johannes Buchner

Frequent Co-Authors

Heath Ecroyd
Heath Ecroyd University of Wollongong
Roger J. W. Truscott
Roger J. W. Truscott University of Wollongong
John H. Bowie
John H. Bowie University of Adelaide
Juliet A. Gerrard
Juliet A. Gerrard University of Auckland
Gennaro Esposito
Gennaro Esposito New York University Abu Dhabi
Christopher M. Dobson
Christopher M. Dobson University of Cambridge
Justin L. P. Benesch
Justin L. P. Benesch University of Oxford
Mark R. Wilson
Mark R. Wilson University of Wollongong
John C. Wallace
John C. Wallace University of Wisconsin–Madison
Carol V. Robinson
Carol V. Robinson University of Oxford

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