{"id":769,"date":"2023-11-16T12:03:48","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T12:03:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/?page_id=769"},"modified":"2026-01-26T14:19:53","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T14:19:53","slug":"postdoctoral-studies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciulli\/publications\/postdoctoral-studies\/","title":{"rendered":"Postdoctoral Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Postdoctoral studies: Professor Chris Abell &amp; Professor Tom L. Blundell<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Refereed Papers In Primary Journals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>* A.C. Corresponding Author<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>25.<\/strong> Macaulay, K.M., Heath, G.A., Ciulli, A., Murphy, A.M., Abell, C., Carr, J.P., Smith, A.G.<\/p>\n<p>The biochemical properties of the two\u00a0<em>Arabidopsis thaliana<\/em>\u00a0isochorismate synthases.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1042\/BCJ20161069\"><em>Biochem. J.<\/em>\u00a0<strong>2017<\/strong>,\u00a0<em>474 (10)<\/em>, 1579-1590<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>24. <\/strong>Hung, A.W., Silvestre, H.L., Wen, S., George, G.P.C., Boland, J., Blundell, T.L., Ciulli, A., Abell, C.<\/p>\n<p>Optimization of Inhibitors of\u00a0<em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis<\/em>\u00a0Pantothenate Synthetase Based on Group Efficiency Analysis<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1002\/cmdc.201500414\"><em>ChemMedChem<\/em>\u00a0<strong>2016<\/strong>,\u00a0<em>11(1)<\/em>, 38-42<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Selected as a \u201cVery Important Paper\u201d (VIP) by the Editors of ChemMedChem<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>(<strong>23.<\/strong> Ciulli A. <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciullipublications\/book-chapters-and-patents\/\">book chapter<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>22.<\/strong>\u00a0Silvestre, H.L., Blundell, T.L., Abell, C., Ciulli, A.*<\/p>\n<p>Integrated biophysical approach to fragment screening and validation for fragment-based lead discovery.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1073\/pnas.1304045110\"><em>Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.<\/em>\u00a0<strong>2013<\/strong>,\u00a0<em>110 (32)<\/em>, 12984-12989<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Highlighted in\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1038\/nchembio.1329\">Nature Chemical Biology<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Highlighted in\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/practicalfragments.blogspot.co.uk\/2013\/10\/biophysics-bonanza-of-fragments-for.html\">Practical Fragments<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Highlighted in the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/f1000.com\/prime\/718043450\">Faculty of 1000Prime<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>(<strong>21.<\/strong> \u015aled\u017a et al. <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciullipublications\/book-chapters-and-patents\/\">book chapter<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>20<\/strong>. Hudson, S.A., McLean, K.J., Surade, S., Yang, Y.-Q., Leys, D., Ciulli, A., Munro, A.W., Abell, C.<\/p>\n<p>Application of fragment screening and merging to the discovery of inhibitors of the\u00a0<em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis<\/em>\u00a0cytochrome P450 CYP121.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1002\/anie.201202544\"><em>Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.<\/em>\u00a0<strong>2012<\/strong>,\u00a0<em>51<\/em>, 9311\u20139316<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Highlighted in\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/practicalfragments.blogspot.co.uk\/2012\/09\/fragments-vs-cyps-on-purpose.html\">Practical Fragments<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>19<\/strong>. Dias, M.V.B., Snee, W.C., Bromfield, K.M., Payne, R.J., Palaninathan, S.K., Ciulli, A., Howard, N.I., Abell, C., Sacchettini, J.C., Blundell, T.L.<\/p>\n<p>Structural investigation of inhibitor designs targeting 3-dehydroquinate dehydratase from the shikimate pathway of\u00a0<em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1042\/BJ20110002\"><em>Biochem. J.<\/em>\u00a0<strong>2011<\/strong>,\u00a0<em>436 (3)<\/em>, 729\u201339<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>18<\/strong>. \u015aled\u017a, P., Silvestre, H.L., Hung, A.W., Ciulli, A., Blundell, T.L., Abell, C.<\/p>\n<p>Optimization of the Interligand Overhauser Effect for fragment linking: application to inhibitor discovery against<em>\u00a0Mycobacterium tuberculosis\u00a0<\/em>pantothenate synthetase.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1021\/ja100595u\"><em>J. Am. Chem. Soc.<\/em>\u00a0<strong>2010<\/strong>,\u00a0<em>132<\/em>, 4544\u20134545<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Highlighted in\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/practicalfragments.blogspot.co.uk\/2010\/04\/getting-misled-by-nmr-iloe-artifacts.html\">Practical Fragments<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>16<\/strong>. Scott, D.E., Dawes, G.J., Ando, M., Abell, C.*, Ciulli, A.*<\/p>\n<p>A fragment-based approach to probing adenosine recognition sites using dynamic combinatorial chemistry.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1002\/cbic.200900537\"><em>ChemBioChem<\/em>\u00a0<strong>2009<\/strong>,\u00a0<em>10<\/em>, 2772\u20132779<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>15<\/strong>. Hung, A.W., Silvestre, H.L., Wen, S., Ciulli, A., Blundell, T.L., Abell, C.<\/p>\n<p>Application of fragment growing and fragment linking to the discovery of inhibitors of\u00a0<em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis<\/em>\u00a0pantothenate synthetase.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1002\/anie.200903821\"><em>Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.<\/em>\u00a0<strong>2009<\/strong>,\u00a0<em>48<\/em>, 8452\u20138456<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Highlighted in\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/practicalfragments.blogspot.co.uk\/2009\/10\/to-grow-or-to-link-why-not-both.html\">Practical Fragments<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>(<strong>14.<\/strong> Ciulli et al. <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/alessio-ciullipublications\/book-chapters-and-patents\/\">book chapter<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>13<\/strong>. Ciulli, A.*, Scott, D.E., Ando, M., Reyes, F., Saldanha, S.A., Tuck, K.L., Chirgadze, D.Y., Blundell, T.L., Abell, C.*<\/p>\n<p>Inhibition of\u00a0<em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis<\/em>\u00a0pantothenate synthetase by analogues of the reaction intermediate.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1002\/cbic.200800437\"><em>ChemBioChem<\/em>\u00a0<strong>2008<\/strong>,\u00a0<em>9<\/em>, 2606\u20132611<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>12.<\/strong> Ciulli, A., Abell, C.<\/p>\n<p>Fragment-based approaches to enzyme inhibition.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1016\/j.copbio.2007.09.003\"><em>Curr. Opin. Biotech.<\/em>\u00a0<strong>2007<\/strong>,\u00a0<em>18 (6)<\/em>, 489\u2013496<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>11<\/strong>. Scott, D.E., Ciulli, A., Abell, C.<\/p>\n<p>Coenzyme biosynthesis: enzyme mechanism, structure and inhibition.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1039\/b703108b\"><em>Nat. Prod. Rep.\u00a0<\/em><strong>2007<\/strong>,\u00a0<em>24<\/em>, 1009\u20131026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>10.<\/strong>\u00a0Ciulli, A., Blundell, T.L., Abell, C.<\/p>\n<p>Fragment-based approaches to inhibitor discovery: targeting cofactor-binding sites and protein-protein interactions<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.prous.com\/journals\/servlet\/xmlxsl\/pk_journals.xml_toc_pr?p_JournalID=2&amp;p_IssueID=879\"><em>Drugs of the Future<\/em>\u00a0<strong>2007<\/strong>,\u00a0<em>32<\/em>, 13-14 Suppl A<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Postdoctoral studies: Professor Chris Abell &amp; Professor Tom L. Blundell Refereed Papers In Primary Journals * A.C. Corresponding Author \u00a0 25. Macaulay, K.M., Heath, G.A., Ciulli, A., Murphy, A.M., Abell, C., Carr, J.P., Smith, A.G. The biochemical properties of the two\u00a0Arabidopsis thaliana\u00a0isochorismate synthases. Biochem. J.\u00a02017,\u00a0474 (10), 1579-1590 \u00a0 24. 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