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Selected Publications

  1. "Lysis of membrane lipids promoted by small organic molecules: Reactivity depends on structure but not lipophilicity", Hannah M. Britt, Aruna S. Prakash, Sanna Appleby, Jackie A. Mosely and John M. Sanderson, Sci. Adv., 2020, 6, eaaz8598.    (gold open access version)
  2. "Far from Inert: Membrane Lipids Possess Intrinsic Reactivity That Has Consequences for Cell Biology", John M. Sanderson, BioEssays, 2020, e1900147.    (green open access version)
  3. "Lytic Reactions of Drugs with Lipid Membranes", Hannah M. Britt, Clara A. García-Herrero, Paul W. Denny, Jackie A. Mosely and John M. Sanderson, Chem. Sci., 2019, 10, 674–680.    (gold open access version)
  4. "The Influence of Cholesterol on Melittin Lipidation in Neutral Membranes", Hannah M. Britt, Jackie A. Mosely and John M. Sanderson, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2019, 21, 631–640.    (green open access version)
  5. "The lipidation profile of aquaporin-0 correlates with the acyl composition of phosphoethanolamine lipids in lens membranes", Vian S. Ismail, Jackie A. Mosely, Antal Tapodi, Roy A. Quinlan and John M. Sanderson, Biochim. Biophys. Acta - Biomembr., 2016, 1858, 2763–2768.    (green open access version)
  6. "The Association of Defensin HNP-2 with Negatively Charged Membranes: A Combined Fluorescence and Linear Dichroism Study", Catherine J. Pridmore, Alison Rodger and John M. Sanderson, Biochim. Biophys. Acta - Biomembr., 2016, 1858, 892–903.    (gold open access version)
  7. "Optimised conditions for the synthesis of 17O and 18O labelled cholesterol", Celia de la Calle Arregui, Jonathan A. Purdie, Catherine A. Haslam, Robert V. Law and John M. Sanderson, Chem. Phys. Lipids, 2016, 195, 58–62.    (gold open access version)
  8. "Phage Orf family recombinases: conservation of activities and involvement of the central channel in DNA binding", Fiona A. Curtis, Ali D. Malay, Alexander J. Trotter, Lindsay A. Wilson, Michael M. H. Barradell-Black, Laura Y. Bowers, Patricia Reed, Christopher R. T. Hillyar, R. Paul Yeo, John M. Sanderson, Jonathan G. Heddle and Gary J. Sharples, PLoS One, 2014, 9, e102454.    (green open access version)
  9. "Acyl Transfer from Membrane Lipids to Peptides is a Generic Process", Robert H. Dods, Burkhard Bechinger, Jackie A. Mosely and John M. Sanderson, J. Mol. Biol., 2013, 425, 4379–4387.    (green open access version)
  10. "Resolving the Kinetics of Lipid, Protein and Peptide Diffusion in Membranes", John M. Sanderson, Mol. Membr. Biol., 2012, 29, 118–143.    (green open access version, local version)
  11. "The Innate Reactivity of a Membrane Associated Peptide Towards Lipids: Acyl Transfer to Melittin Without Enzyme Catalysis", Robert H. Dods, Jackie A. Mosely and John M. Sanderson, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2012, 10, 5371–5378.    (green open access version)
  12. "A Chiral Probe for the Acute Phase Proteins Alpha-1-acid Glycoprotein and Alpha-1-antitrypsin Based on Europium Luminescence", Rachel Carr, Lorenzo Di Bari, Samuele Lo Piano, David Parker, Robert D. Peacock and John M. Sanderson, Dalton Trans., 2012, 41, 13154–13158.
  13. "Acyl Transfer from Phosphocholine Lipids to Melittin", Catherine J. Pridmore, Jackie A. Mosely, Alison Rodger and John M. Sanderson, Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 1422–1424.    (green open access version)
  14. "Influence of Lipids on the Interfacial Disposition of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Matrix Protein", Helen K. McPhee, Jennifer L. Carlisle, Andrew Beeby, Victoria A. Money, Scott M. D. Watson, Robert P. Yeo and John M. Sanderson, Langmuir, 2011, 27, 304–311.
  15. "The Reproducibility of Phospholipid Analyses by MALDI-MSMS", Catherine J. Pridmore, Jackie A. Mosely and John M. Sanderson, Analyst, 2011, 136, 2598–2605.
  16. "The C-terminus of the phage λ Orf recombinase is involved in DNA binding", Fiona A. Curtis, Patricia Reed, Lindsay A. Wilson, Laura Y. Bowers, Robert P. Yeo, John M. Sanderson, Adrian R. Walmsley and Gary J. Sharples, J. Mol. Recognit., 2011, 24, 333–340.
  17. "The Synergistic Action of Melittin and Phospholipase A2 with Lipid Membranes: Development of Linear Dichroism for Membrane-Insertion Kinetics", Angeliki Damianoglou, Alison Rodger, Catherine J. Pridmore, Timothy R. Dafforn, Jackie A. Mosely, John M. Sanderson and Matthew R. Hicks, Protein Pept. Lett., 2010, 17, 1351–1362.
  18. "Surface Features of a Mononegavirales Matrix Protein Indicate Sites of Membrane Interaction", Victoria A. Money, Helen K. McPhee, Jackie A. Mosely, John M. Sanderson and Robert P. Yeo, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A., 2009, 106, 4441–4446.
  19. "Peptide Adsorption to Lipid Bilayers: Slow Processes Revealed by Linear Dichroism Spectroscopy", Sue M. Ennaceur, Matthew R. Hicks, Catherine J. Pridmore, Tim R. Dafforn, Alison Rodger and John M. Sanderson, Biophys. J., 2009, 96, 1399–1407.
  20. "Free-Energy Relationships for the Interactions of Tryptophan with Phosphocholines", Georg Blaser, John M. Sanderson and Mark R. Wilson, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2009, 7, 5119–5128.
  21. "The Facile Synthesis of a Series of Tryptophan Derivatives", Georg Blaser, John M. Sanderson, Andrei S. Batsanov and Judith A. K. Howard, Tetrahedron Lett., 2008, 49, 2795–2798.
  22. "A Gramicidin Analogue that Exhibits Redox Potential-Dependent Cation Influx", Thomas J. Jackson, John M. Sanderson, and Ritu Kataky, Sensors and Actuators B, 2008, 130, 630–637.
  23. "Refined Models for the Preferential Interactions of Tryptophan with Phosphocholines", John M. Sanderson, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2007, 5, 3276–3286.
  24. "The Formation of Micellar Aggregates Following the Addition of Hexafluoroisopropanol to Phospholipid Membranes", Sue M. Ennaceur and John M. Sanderson Langmuir, 2005, 21, 552–561.
  25. "Peptide-Lipid Interactions: Insights and Perspectives", John M. Sanderson Org. Biomol. Chem., 2005, 3, 201–212.
  26. "Preparation of Novel 3H-trifluoromethyldiazirine-based Photoactivatable Potassium Channel Antagonists", John M. Sanderson, John B. C. Findlay and Colin W. G. Fishwick Tetrahedron, 2005, 61, 11244–11252.
  27. "Analysis of Liposomal Membrane Composition Using Raman Tweezers", John M. Sanderson and Andrew D. Ward, Chem. Commun., 2004, 1120.
  28. "The Synthesis of Peptides and Proteins Containing Non-Natural Amino Acids", David R. W. Hodgson and John M. Sanderson, Chem. Soc. Rev. , 2004, 33, 422–430.
  29. "Characterisation of the Interactions of Aromatic Amino Acids with Diacetyl Phosphatidylcholine", John M. Sanderson and Eleanor J. Whelan, PCCP, 2004, 6, 1012–1017
  30. "The Design, Synthesis and Characterisation of Channel-Forming Peptides", John M. Sanderson and Sarah Yazdani, Chem. Commun., 2002, 1154–1155.
  31. "A Supramolecular System for Quantifying Aromatic Stacking Interactions", Harry Adams, Christopher A. Hunter, Kevin R. Lawson, Julie Perkins, Sharon E. Spey, Christopher J. Urch and John M. Sanderson, Chem. Eur. J., 2001, 7, 4863–4878.
  32. "Quantitative Determination of Intermolecular Interactions with Fluorinated Aromatic Rings", Harry Adams, Jose-Luis Jimenez Blanco, Gianni Chessari, Christopher A. Hunter, Caroline M. R. Low, John M. Sanderson and Jeremy G. Vinter, Chem. Eur. J., 2001, 7, 3494–3503.
  33. "Selective Adhesion, Lipid Exchange and Membrane Fusion Processes Between Vesicles of Various Sizes Bearing Complementary Molecular Recognition Groups", Valérie Marchi-Artzner, Thaddée Gulik-Krzywicki, Marie-Alice Guedeau-Boudeville, Charlie Gosse, John M. Sanderson, Jean-Claude Dedieu and Jean-Marie Lehn, ChemPhysChem, 2001, 2, 367–376.
  34. "The Synthesis and Reactivity of Optically Pure Amino Acids Bearing Side-Chain Thioamides", John M. Sanderson, Preeti Singh, Colin W. G. Fishwick, and John B. C. Findlay, J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans. 1, 2000, 3227–3231.
  35. "An Efficient Route to S-N-(9-Fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl)-4'-(1-azi-2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)phenylalanine", Colin W. G. Fishwick, John M. Sanderson, and John B. C. Findlay, Tetrahedron Letters, 1994, 35, 4611–4614.

Selected Conferences/Meetings Attended

POSTER: "Far From Inert - Drug Lipidation in Membranes", 64th Biophysical Society Annual Meeting, San Diego, 15/02/2020–19/02/2020.

SEMINAR: "A Link Between Peptide Lipidation And Membrane Curvature Modulus", 63rd Biophysical Society Annual Meeting, Baltimore, 02/03/2019–06/03/2019.

POSTER: "New Insights on the Lipidation of Peptides and Proteins in Membranes", 62nd Biophysical Society Annual Meeting, San Francisco, 17/02/2018–21/02/2018.

Session Co-Chair: "Membrane Active Peptides Interactions", 19th IUPAB & 11th EBSA International Biophysics Congress, Edinburgh, 16/7/2017–20/7/2017.

Platform Session Co-chair: "Membrane Active Peptides and Toxins II", 61st Biophysical Society Annual Meeting, New Orleans, 11/02/2017–15/02/2017.

POSTER: "Drug Lipidation in Membranes", 61st Biophysical Society Annual Meeting, New Orleans, 11/02/2017–15/02/2017.

POSTER: "New Insights in the Lipidation of Peptides and Proteins in Membranes", 60th Biophysical Society Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, 27/02/2016–02/03/2016.

POSTER: "Understanding Molecular Complexity in Protein and Peptide-Lipid Sytems", 59th Biophysical Society Annual Meeting, Baltimore, 07/02/2015–11/02/2015.

POSTER: "Peptide Lipidation by Acyl Transfer from Lipids and lyso-Lipids", 58th Biophysical Society Annual Meeting, San Francisco, 15/02/2014–19/02/2014.

Public Lecture: "The Chemistry Behind Biological Membranes", Café Scientifique, Chapters Tearoom, Durham 14/12/2013.

POSTER: "Peptide Lipidation by Acyl Transfer from Lipids", EBSA International Biophysics Congress, Lisbon, 13/07/2013–17/07/2013.

POSTER: "Non-Enzymatic Acyl Transfer from Lipids to Peptides is a General Process", 57th Biophysical Society Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, 02/02/2013–06/02/2013.

SEMINAR: "Probing Peptide Reactivity in Membranes Over Long and Short Timescales", MoBiCluP, Potsdam, 11/05/2012.

SEMINAR: "The Innate Reactivity of Peptides With Lipids", 15ème Congres du Groupe d'Etude des Membranes, Paris, 02/04/2012–04/04/2012.

POSTER: "Peptide-Lipid Reactivity in Membranes", 56th Biophysical Society Annual Meeting, San Diego, 26/02/2012–29/02/2012.

POSTER: "Acyl Transfer To Lipids From Peptides Without Enzyme Catalysis ", 8th EBSA International Biophysics Congress, Budapest, 23/8/2011–27/8/2011.

SEMINAR: "The Interfacial Behaviour of Peptides Over Long Time Scales", 55th Biophysical Society Annual Meeting, Baltimore, 05/03/2011–09/03/2011.

POSTER: "Do Sphingolipids Control Viral Matrix Protein Activity?", 55th Biophysical Society Annual Meeting, Baltimore, 05/03/2011–09/03/2011.

POSTER: "Association of the Matrix Protein from Respiratory Syncytial Virus with Lipid Monolyers and Bilayers", 54th Biophysical Society Annual Meeting, San Francisco, 20/02/2010–24/02/2010.

SEMINAR: "Peptide & Protein Interactions with Membranes", University of Auckland, 11/04/2008.

SEMINAR: "Self-Assembling Systems for Studying Protein-Lipid Interactions", University of California at Irvine, 22/03/2007.

POSTER: "Modelling the Interactions of Peptides with Membranes", 51st Biophysical Society Annual Meeting, Baltimore, 03/03/2007–07/03/2007.

SEMINAR: "Self-Assembling Systems for Studying Protein-Lipid Interactions", Bio21 Institute, University of Melbourne, 16/02/2007.

POSTER: "Towards the Design of Pore-Forming Peptides", 32nd Lorne Protein Conference, Lorne, Australia, 04/02/2007–07/02/2007.

SEMINAR: "Towards the Design of Pore-Forming Peptides", BioNano-3, University of Sussex, 19/9/2005–21/9/2005.

POSTER: "Models for Studying Peptide-Lipid Interactions", 15th IUPAB & 5th EBSA International Biophysics Congress, Montpellier, 27/8/2005–1/9/2005.

SEMINAR: "Insane in the Membrane: Understanding Peptide-Lipid Interactions", Imperial College London, 20/10/2004.

SEMINAR: "Modelling the Interactions of Tryptophan and Tyrosine with Phosphatidylcholines", 7th International Symposium on Biomolecular Chemistry – ISBOC-7, University of Sheffield, 27/6/2004–1/7/2004.

SEMINAR: "Laser Tweezing of Liposomes for the Study of Biomembranes", seminar, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, 08/05/2003.

POSTER: "Designing Membrane beta-Barrels', BBSRC symposium on 'Biological Aspects of Nanotechnology", The Royal Institution, London, 09/05/2002.