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1481

Overview

S. Mark Roe is affiliated with the University of Sussex in the United Kingdom. Their research spans materials science and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a focus on materials chemistry, molecular biology, organic chemistry, oncology, and biochemistry.

The scientist has contributed extensively to the understanding of crystallization and solubility studies, X-ray diffraction in crystallography, metal complexes synthesis and properties, enzyme structure and function, DNA repair mechanisms, DNA and nucleic acid chemistry, and amino acid enzymes and metabolism.

Roe's publication record includes the following recent papers:

  • The structure-function relationship of oncogenic LMTK3, 2020, Science Advances
  • Synthesis of a Thiazole Library via an Iridium-Catalyzed Sulfur Ylide Insertion Reaction, 2022, Organic Letters
  • Uncovering an allosteric mode of action for a selective inhibitor of human Bloom syndrome protein, 2021, eLife
  • The role of both intercalation and groove binding at AT-rich DNA regions in the interaction process of a dinuclear Cu(I) complex probed by spectroscopic and simulation analysis, 2021, Journal of Molecular Liquids
  • Exotic Electronic Properties of 2D Nanosheets Isolated from Liquid Phase Exfoliated Phyllosilicate Minerals, 2023, Advanced Materials

Frequent coauthors working alongside Roe include:

  • Khodayar Gholivand
  • Neda Choodari Milani
  • Yazdan Maghsoud
  • Mahdieh Hosseini
  • Abouzar Babaei

Roe has published frequently in these venues:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database (10 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (4 publications)
  • ChemistrySelect (3 publications)
  • Organic Letters (1 publication)
  • Science Advances (1 publication)

Their expertise involves combining experimental and computational methods to explore molecular structures and interactions, contributing to both materials chemistry and molecular biology. This multidisciplinary approach allows exploration of enzyme function, DNA interactions, and the synthesis and characterization of novel materials.

Best Publications

  • Mechanism of Activation of the Raf-Erk Signaling Pathway by Oncogenic Mutations of B-Raf

    Paul T.C Wan;Mathew J Garnett;S.Mark Roe;Sharlene Lee

  • Identification and Structural Characterization of the ATP/ADP-Binding Site in the Hsp90 Molecular Chaperone

    Chrisostomos Prodromou;S. Mark Roe;Ronan O'Brien;John Edward Simon Durham Ladbury

  • Structural Basis for Inhibition of the Hsp90 Molecular Chaperone by the Antitumor Antibiotics Radicicol and Geldanamycin

    S M Roe;C Prodromou;R O'Brien;J E Ladbury

  • Crystal structure of an Hsp90–nucleotide–p23/Sba1 closed chaperone complex

    Maruf M. U. Ali;S. Mark Roe;Cara K. Vaughan;Phillipe Meyer;Phillipe Meyer

  • GSK-3-Selective Inhibitors Derived from Tyrian Purple Indirubins

    Laurent Meijer;Alexios-Leandros Skaltsounis;Prokopios Magiatis;Panagiotis Polychronopoulos

  • ATP binding and hydrolysis are essential to the function of the Hsp90 molecular chaperone in vivo

    Barry Panaretou;Chrisostomos Prodromou;S. Mark Roe;Ronan O'Brien

  • Crystal Structure of Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3β: Structural Basis for Phosphate-Primed Substrate Specificity and Autoinhibition

    Rana Dajani;Elizabeth Fraser;S. Mark Roe;Neville Young

  • Structural insights into mRNA recognition from a PIWI domain-siRNA guide complex.

    James S. Parker;S. Mark Roe;David Barford

  • The ATPase cycle of Hsp90 drives a molecular ‘clamp’ via transient dimerization of the N-terminal domains

    Chrisostomos Prodromou;Barry Panaretou;Barry Panaretou;Shahzad Chohan;Giuliano Siligardi

  • Structural and Functional Analysis of the Middle Segment of Hsp90 Implications for ATP Hydrolysis and Client Protein and Cochaperone Interactions

    Philippe Meyer;Chrisostomos Prodromou;Bin Hu;Cara Vaughan

  • Chaperoned Ubiquitylation-Crystal Structures of the Chip U Box E3 Ubiquitin Ligase and a Chip-Ubc13-Uev1A Complex

    Minghao Zhang;Mark Windheim;S. Mark Roe;Mark Peggie

  • Crystal structure of a PIWI protein suggests mechanisms for siRNA recognition and slicer activity

    James S Parker;S Mark Roe;David Barford

  • Structural basis for recruitment of glycogen synthase kinase 3beta to the axin-APC scaffold complex

    Rana Dajani;Elizabeth Fraser;S. Mark Roe;Margaret Yeo

  • The mechanism of Hsp90 regulation by the protein kinase-specific cochaperone p50(cdc37)

    S.Mark Roe;Maruf M.U Ali;Philippe Meyer;Cara K Vaughan

  • Structural basis for recruitment of the ATPase activator Aha1 to the Hsp90 chaperone machinery.

    Philippe Meyer;Chrisostomos Prodromou;Chunyan Liao;Bin Hu

  • Structural basis for recruitment of translesion DNA polymerase Pol IV/DinB to the β-clamp

    Karen A. Bunting;S.Mark Roe;Laurence H. Pearl

  • Structural Basis for the Requirement of Additional Factors for MLL1 SET Domain Activity and Recognition of Epigenetic Marks

    Stacey M. Southall;Poon-Sheng Wong;Zain Odho;S. Mark Roe

  • A molecular clamp in the crystal structure of the N-terminal domain of the yeast Hsp90 chaperone

    C Prodromou;S.M Roe;P.W Piper;L.H. Pearl

  • The Identification, Synthesis, Protein Crystal Structure and in Vitro Biochemical Evaluation of a New 3,4-Diarylpyrazole Class of Hsp90 Inhibitors.

    Kwai-Ming J. Cheung;Thomas P. Matthews;Karen James;Martin G. Rowlands

  • Molecular basis for TPR domain‐mediated regulation of protein phosphatase 5

    Jing Yang;S. Mark Roe;Matthew J. Cliff;Mark A. Williams

Frequent Co-Authors

Laurence H. Pearl
Laurence H. Pearl University of Sussex
Chrisostomos Prodromou
Chrisostomos Prodromou University of Sussex
F. Geoffrey N. Cloke
F. Geoffrey N. Cloke University of Sussex
Peter W. Piper
Peter W. Piper University of Sheffield
Paul Workman
Paul Workman Institute of Cancer Research
David Barford
David Barford MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Christopher J. Moody
Christopher J. Moody University of Nottingham
John E. Ladbury
John E. Ladbury University of Leeds
John R. Atack
John R. Atack Cardiff University
William Lewis
William Lewis University of Sydney

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