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Cucurbit[7]uril inhibits islet amyloid polypeptide aggregation by targeting N terminus hot segments and attenuates cytotoxicity

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L. Palanikumar*, Kalmouni, M., Houhou, T., Abdullah, O., Ali, L., Pasricha, R., Straubinger, R., Thomas, S., Afzal, A.J., Barrera, F.N. & Magzoub, M.* (2023) pH-responsive upconversion mesoporous silica nanospheres for combined multimodal diagnostic imaging and targeted photodynamic and photothermal cancer therapy. ACS Nano 19, 18979–18999. 

https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.3c04564

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Selected as a Cover Article.

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Press coverage (Arabic): Al Khaleej, Mena FN, Nabd, Masr Al Youm, Head Topics, UAE News App, Emirate Press, 7enews

Press coverage (English): Khaleej Times, Gulf News, Reuters​, Zawya, Zawya2, WAM, Emirati News, MSN, Wired, 7enews, ARN News Center, Big News Network, Tech Magazine, The Print

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Behind the Paper: Kalmouni, M., L. Palanikumar & Magzoub, M. (2024) pH-responsive upconversion mesoporous silica nanospheres for enhanced phototherapy. Nature Cancer Research Community.

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Venit, T., Sapkota, O., Abdrabou, W.S., Loganathan, P., Pasricha, R., Mahmood, S.R., El Said, N.H., Sherif, S., Thomas, S., Abdelrazig, S., Amin, S., Bedognetti, D., Idaghdour, Y., Magzoub, M. & Percipalle P. (2023) Positive regulation of oxidative phosphorylation by nuclear myosin 1 protects cells from metabolic reprogramming and tumorigenesis in mice. Nat. Commun. 14, 6328. 

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-42093-w

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Maity, D., Oh, Y., Gremer, L., Hoyer, W., Magzoub, M. & Hamilton, A.D. (2022) Cucurbit[7]uril inhibits IAPP aggregation by targeting N-terminus hot segments. Chem. Eur. J. 28,  e2022004. 

https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202200456

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Selected as a Cover Article.

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L. Palanikumar, Karpauskaite, L., Al-Sayegh, M., Alam, M., Chehade, I., Hassan, S., Maity, D., Ali, L., Falls, Z., Samudrala, R., Kalmouni, M., Hunashal, Y., Ahmed, J., Houhou, T., Karapetyan, S., Pasricha, R., Esposito, G., Afzal, A.J., Hamilton, A.D.*, Kumar, S.* & Magzoub, M.* (2021) Protein mimetic amyloid inhibitor potently abrogates cancer-associated mutant p53 aggregation and restores tumor suppressor function. Nat. Commun. 12, 3962. 

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23985-1

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Press coverage (Arabic): WAM, Al Ittihad, Al Khaleej, Al Bayan, Al Roeya, Al Fajr, Al Wahda, AlWatan, Nabd1, Nabd2, Head Topics, Gulf Tourism, UrduPoint

Presscoverage (English): The National, WAM, Zawya,  UrduPoint,  Archyde, Eurek Alert, ScienMag

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Behind the Paper: Kalmouni, M., L. Palanikumar & Magzoub, M. (2021) A functional bridge: amyloid inhibitors and cancer. Nature Cancer Research Community.

Maity, D., Howarth, M., Vogel, M.C., Magzoub, M. & Hamilton, A.D. (2021) Peptidomimetic-based Vesicles Inhibit Amyloid-β Fibrillation and Attenuate Cytotoxicity. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 143, 3086–3093. 

https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.0c09967

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Selected as a Cover Article.

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Alam, M., Tahir, J., Siddiqui, A., Magzoub, M., Shahzad-ul-Hussan, S., Mackey, D. & Afzal, A.J. (2021) RIN4 homologs from important crop species differentially regulate the Arabidopsis NB-LRR immune receptor, RPS2. Plant Cell Rep. 40, 2341–2356. 

https://doi.org/10.1007/s00299-021-02771-9

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Maity, D., Kumar, S., AlHussein, R., Gremer, L., Howarth, M., Karpauskaite, L., Hoyer, W., Magzoub, M. & Hamilton, A.D. (2020) Sub-stoichiometric inhibition of IAPP aggregation: A peptidomimetic approach to anti-amyloid agents. RSC Chem. Biol. 1, 225-232.

https://doi.org/10.1039/D0CB00086H

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Selected as a Hot Article.

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L. Palanikumar, Al-Hosani, S., Kalmouni, M., Saleh, H. & Magzoub, M.* (2020) Hexokinase II-derived cell-penetrating peptide mediates delivery of microRNA mimic for cancer-selective cytotoxicity. Biochemistry 59, 2259−2273.

https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.biochem.0c00141

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Behind the Paper: Kalmouni, M., L. Palanikumar, Al-Hosani, S. & Magzoub, M.* (2020) Hexokinase II-derived cancer targeting peptide: a novel strategy to combat cancer. Nature Cancer Research Community.

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Magzoub, M. (2020) Combating proteins with proteins: Engineering cell-penetrating peptide antagonists of amyloid-β aggregation and associated neurotoxicity. DNA Cell Biol. 39, 920–925. 

https://doi.org/10.1089/dna.2020.5604

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Selected as a Cover Article.

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L. Palanikumar, Al-Hosani, S., Kalmouni, M., Nguyen, V.P., Ali, L., Pasricha, R., Barrera, F.N. & Magzoub, M.* (2020) pH-responsive high stability polymeric nanoparticles for targeted delivery of anticancer therapeutics. Commun. Biol. 3, 95. 

https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-020-0817-4

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Selected as a Research Highlight.

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​Highlighted in the editorial 'Setting out on a fantastic voyage to advance nanomedicine'. ​

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Press coverage (Arabic): 24.ae, Al Bayan, Al Fajr, Al Ittihad, Al Khaleej, Al Roeya

Press coverage (English): EurekAlert, The National, Abu Dhabi City Guide, ecancer, European Pharmaceutical Review, Expatmedia, Innovators Magazine, Medical Xpress, News Medical, Science Codex, Zawya

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Behind the Paper: Kalmouni, M., L. Palanikumar, Al-Hosani, S. & Magzoub, M. (2020) Exploiting the unique properties of tumors to deliver chemotherapeutics to cancer cells. Nature Cancer Research Community.

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Sharma, S.K.S., Al-Hosani, S., Kalmouni, M., Nair, A.R., Palanikumar, L., Pasricha, R., Sadler, K.C., Magzoub, M. & Jagannathan, R. (2020) Supercritical CO2 processing generates aqueous cisplatin with enhanced cancer specificity. ACS Omega 5, 4558−4567. 

https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.9b03917

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Henning-Knechtel, A., Kumar, S., Wallin, C., Król, S., Wärmländer, S., Jarvet, J., Esposito, G., Kirmizialtin, A., Gräslund, A., Hamilton, A.D. & Magzoub, M.* (2020) Designed cell-penetrating peptide inhibiters of amyloid-beta (Aβ) aggregation and cytotoxicity. Cell Rep. Phys. Sci. 1,100014.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xcrp.2020.100014

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Presss Coverage (Arabic): 24.ae, Akhbarak, Al Bayan, Al Fajr, Al Ittihad, Al Khaleej, Al Shabiba, Gulf365, MenaFn, Radaar News, Synar

Press coverage (English): EurekAlert,  Nature Middle East,  The National,  Dubai PR Network, Go Dubai, Gulf Today, Medical Xpress, The National Tribune, Zawya

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Pansieri, J., Ostojić, L., Iashchishyn, I.A., Magzoub, M., Wallin, C., Wärmländer, S., Gräslund, A., Ngoc, M.N., Smirnovas, V., Svedruzic, Z. & Morozova-Roche, L.A. (2019) Pro-inflammatory S100A9 protein aggregation promoted by NCAM1 peptide constructs. ACS Chem. Biol. 14, 1410−1417. 

https://doi.org/10.1021/acschembio.9b00394

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Kalmouni, M., Al Hosani, S. & Magzoub, M.* (2019) Cancer targeting peptides. Cell Mol. Life Sci. 76, 2171-2183.

https://doi.org/10.1007/s00018-019-03061-0

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Nguyen, V.P., L. Palanikumar, Kennel, S.J., Ye, Y., Alves, D.S., Wall, J.S., Magzoub, M. & Barrera, F.N. (2019) Mechanistic insights into the pH-dependent membrane peptide ATRAM. J. Control. Release 298, 142-153.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jconrel.2019.02.010

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Kumar, S.*, Henning-Knechtel, A., Magzoub, M.* & Hamilton, A.D.* (2018) Peptidomimetic-based multi-domain targeting offers critical evaluation of Aβ structure and toxic function. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 140, 6562–6574.

https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.7b13401

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Yanez, A., Desta, I., Commins, P., Magzoub, M. & Naumov, P. (2018) Morphokinematics of the hygroactuation of feather grass awns. Adv. Biosyst. 2, 1800007.

https://doi.org/10.1002/adbi.201800007

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Henning-Knechtel, A., Knechtel, J. & Magzoub, M.* (2017) DNA-assisted oligomerization of pore-forming toxin monomers into precisely-controlled protein channels. Nucleic Acids Res. 45, 12057-12068.

https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkx990

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Selected as a Breakthrough Article.

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Selected as a Cover Article.

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Kumar, S., Henning-Knechtel, A., Chehade, I., Magzoub, M. & Hamilton, A.D. (2017) Foldamer-mediated structural rearrangement attenuates Aβ oligomerization and cytotoxicity. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 139, 17098-17108.

https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.7b08259

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Selected as a Cover Article.

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Woldetsadik, A.D., Sharma, S.K., Khapli, S., Jagannathan, R.* & Magzoub, M.* (2017) Hierarchically porous calcium carbonate scaffolds for bone tissue engineering. ACS Biomater. Sci. Eng. 3, 2457–2469.

https://doi.org/10.1021/acsbiomaterials.7b00301

 

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Benyettou, F., Fahs, H., Elkharrag, R., Bilbeisi, R.A., Asma, B., Rezgui, R., Motte, L., Magzoub, M., Brandel, J., Olsen, J.-C., Piano, F., Gunsalus, K., Platas-Iglesias, C. & Trabolsi, A. (2017) Selective growth inhibition of cancer cells with doxorubicin-loaded CB[7]-modified iron-oxide nanoparticles. RSC Adv. 7, 23827–23834.

https://doi.org/10.1039/C7RA02693E

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Woldetsadik, A.D., Vogel, M.C., Rabeh, W.M. & Magzoub, M.* (2017) Hexokinase II-derived cell-penetrating peptide targets mitochondria and triggers apoptosis in cancer cells. FASEB J., 31, 2168-2184.

https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.201601173R

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Sharma, S.K., Woldetsadik, A.D., Blanton, T., O’Connor, M.J., Magzoub, M.* & Jagannathan, R.* (2017) Production of nanostructured molecular liquids by supercritical CO2 processing. OpenNano 2, 9-18.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.onano.2016.11.001

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Mukundan, V., Maksoudian, C., Vogel, M.C., Chehade, I., Katsiotis, M.S., Alhassan, S.M. & Magzoub, M.* (2017) Cytotoxicity of prion protein-derived cell-penetrating peptides is modulated by pH but independent of amyloid formation. Archives Biochem. Biophys. 613, 31-42.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.abb.2016.11.001 

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Recommended as an F1000Prime Article.

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Rezgui, R., Blumer, K., Yeoh-Tan, G., Trexler, A.J. & Magzoub, M. (2016) Precise quantification of cellular uptake of cell-penetrating peptides using fluorescence-activated cell sorting and fluorescence correlation spectroscopy. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1858, 1499-1506.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbamem.2016.03.023

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Kulikov, O.V., Kumar, S., Magzoub, M., Knipe, P.C., Saraogi, I., Thompson, S., Miranker, A.D. & Hamilton, A.D. (2015) Amphiphilic oligoamide α-helix peptidomimetics inhibit islet amyloid polypeptide aggregation. Tetrahedron Lett. 56, 3760-3673.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tetlet.2015.02.132

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