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Overview

William N. Hunter is affiliated with the University of Dundee in the United Kingdom. Their research spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on molecular interactions and biological mechanisms across various organisms.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Their primary subfields of research are:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Insect Science
  • Genetics
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Pharmacology

Hunter's work covers a range of topics, reflecting interdisciplinary approaches:

  • Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
  • Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
  • Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study
  • Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques
  • Indoor and Outdoor Localization Technologies

The frequent publication venues for their research are:

  • Acta Crystallographica Section F Structural Biology Communications
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Nature Communications

Recent publications authored or coauthored by William N. Hunter include:

  • "Rhs NADase effectors and their immunity proteins are exchangeable mediators of inter-bacterial competition in Serratia", 2023, Nature Communications
  • "Computational Prediction of Structure, Function, and Interaction of Myzus persicae (Green Peach Aphid) Salivary Effector Proteins", 2024, Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions
  • "Delineating the activity of the potent nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonists (+)-anatoxin-a and (−)-hosieine-A", 2022, Acta Crystallographica Section F Structural Biology Communications
  • "The thermodynamic profile and molecular interactions of a C(9)-cytisine derivative-binding acetylcholine-binding protein from Aplysia californica", 2020, Acta Crystallographica Section F Structural Biology Communications
  • "Moving towards single fraction peripheral lung stereotactic body radiation therapy: patient care during and after the global COVID-19 pandemic", 2024, Lung Cancer Management

Their frequent collaborators include:

  • Thomas Waksman
  • Edmund Astin
  • Jorunn I. B. Bos
  • Genady Pankov
  • Sarah J. Coulthurst

Best Publications

  • Structure of an adenine˙cytosine base pair in DNA and its implications for mismatch repair

    William N. Hunter;Tom Brown;Tom Brown;Naveen N. Anand;Olga Kennard

  • Molecular structure of the G.A base pair in DNA and its implications for the mechanism of transversion mutations.

    Tom Brown;William N. Hunter;Geoff Kneale;Olga Kennard

  • Crystal structure of a DNA duplex containing 8-hydroxydeoxyguanine-adenine base pairs.

    Katherine E. McAuley-Hecht;Gordon A. Leonard;Neil J. Gibson;James B. Thomson

  • The structure of guanosine-thymidine mismatches in B-DNA at 2.5-A resolution.

    W.N. Hunter;T. Brown;G. Kneale;N.N. Anand

  • Crystal structure of Trypanosoma cruzi trypanothione reductase in complex with trypanothione, and the structure-based discovery of new natural product inhibitors.

    Charles S Bond;Yihong Zhang;Matthew Berriman;Mark L Cunningham

  • New secreted toxins and immunity proteins encoded within the Type VI secretion system gene cluster of Serratia marcescens

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  • Pteridine reductase mechanism correlates pterin metabolism with drug resistance in trypanosomatid parasites

    David G. Gourley;Alexander W. Schüttelkopf;Gordon A. Leonard;James Luba

  • Two Interacting Binding Sites for Quinacrine Derivatives in the Active Site of Trypanothione Reductase A TEMPLATE FOR DRUG DESIGN

    Ahilan Saravanamuthu;Tim J. Vickers;Charles S. Bond;Mark R. Peterson

  • Leishmania trypanothione synthetase-amidase structure reveals a basis for regulation of conflicting synthetic and hydrolytic activities.

    Paul K. Fyfe;Sandra L. Oza;Alan H. Fairlamb;William N. Hunter

  • TarO: a target optimisation system for structural biology

    Ian M. Overton;C. A. Johannes van Niekerk;Lester G. Carter;Alice Dawson

  • Crystal Structures of Penicillin-Binding Protein 3 from Pseudomonas aeruginosa: Comparison of Native and Antibiotic-Bound Forms

    Sarah Sainsbury;Louise Bird;Louise Bird;Vincenzo Rao;Sharon M. Shepherd

  • The high-resolution crystal structure of the molybdate-dependent transcriptional regulator (ModE) from Escherichia coli: a novel combination of domain folds.

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  • Recombinant human PPAR-beta/delta ligand-binding domain is locked in an activated conformation by endogenous fatty acids.

    Stewart A. Fyffe;Magnus S. Alphey;Lori Buetow;Terry K. Smith

  • Structure of Hjc, a Holliday junction resolvase, from Sulfolobus solfataricus

    Charles S. Bond;Mamuka Kvaratskhelia;Derek Richard;Malcolm F. White

  • High Resolution Structure of the Phosphohistidine-Activated Form of Escherichia Coli Cofactor-Dependent Phosphoglycerate Mutase.

    Charles S. Bond;Malcolm F. White;William N. Hunter

  • Conformation of guanine-8-oxoadenine base pairs in the crystal structure of d(CGCGAATT(O8A)GCG).

    Gordon A. Leonard;Andre Guy;Tom Brown;Robert Teoule

  • Structures of Leishmania Major Pteridine Reductase Complexes Reveal the Active Site Features Important for Ligand Binding and to Guide Inhibitor Design

    Alexander W. Schüttelkopf;Larry W. Hardy;Stephen M. Beverley;William N. Hunter

  • Self-association of a DNA loop creates a quadruplex: crystal structure of d(GCATGCT) at 1.8 å resolution

    Gordon A Leonard;Shude Zhang;Mark R Peterson;Stephen J Harrop

  • Crystal and molecular structure of r(CGCGAAUUAGCG): an RNA duplex containing two G(anti)· A(anti) base pairs

    Gordon A Leonard;Katherine E McAuley-Hecht;Susanne Ebel;David M Lough

  • Reevaluation of the PPAR-beta/delta ligand binding domain model reveals why it exhibits the activated form.

    Stewart A. Fyffe;Magnus S. Alphey;Lori Buetow;Terry K. Smith

Frequent Co-Authors

Charles S. Bond
Charles S. Bond University of Western Australia
Tom Brown
Tom Brown University of Oxford
Wolfgang Eisenreich
Wolfgang Eisenreich Technical University of Munich
Alan H. Fairlamb
Alan H. Fairlamb University of Dundee
Felix Rohdich
Felix Rohdich Technical University of Munich
Terry K. Smith
Terry K. Smith University of St Andrews
Adelbert Bacher
Adelbert Bacher Technical University of Munich
Graham H. Coombs
Graham H. Coombs University of Strathclyde
Tracy Palmer
Tracy Palmer Newcastle University
Thomas M. Brown
Thomas M. Brown University of Rome Tor Vergata

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