UK-US Collaboration on Structure, Function and Dynamics of Voltage-Gated Sodium Channels
Lead Research Organisation:
Birkbeck, University of London
Department Name: Biological Sciences
Abstract
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Publications
Sula A
(2017)
The complete structure of an activated open sodium channel.
in Nature communications
Sula A
(2021)
A tamoxifen receptor within a voltage-gated sodium channel.
in Molecular cell
Sula Altin
(2016)
Sodium Channel/Ligand Complex Structures as a Guide for Rational Drug Design
in BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL
Wallace B
(2015)
Voltage-Gated Sodium Channels: Structure and Function of Complexes with Sodium Channel Blockers
in Biophysical Journal
Zanatta G
(2019)
Valproic acid interactions with the NavMs voltage-gated sodium channel
in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Zanatta, G.
(2019)
Valproic Acid Interactions with the NavMs Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel
in Proceedings of the National Academy (USA)
| Description | collaboration with US partners enabled parallel structural and electrophysiological studies of drug binding to sodium channels and molecular dynamics studies of ion transport |
| Exploitation Route | future collaborative projects |
| Sectors | Agriculture Food and Drink Pharmaceuticals and Medical Biotechnology |
| Description | being used by Pfizer Neusentis for development of pain pharmaceuticals; continued collaboration with Pfizer (USA) after Pfizer Neusentis left the UK crystal structures form basis of studies by other groups for development of new pharmaceuticals and understanding of drug-channel interactions collaboration with tetragenetics drug company |
| First Year Of Impact | 2016 |
| Sector | Pharmaceuticals and Medical Biotechnology |
| Impact Types | Economic |
| Description | "Seeing" General Anaesthetics Bound to Sodium Channels: A Basis for Molecular Understanding, Design and Improved Function |
| Amount | £30,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | CM848 |
| Organisation | Rosetrees Trust |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 07/2019 |
| End | 07/2020 |
| Description | BBSRC responsive mode grant |
| Amount | £744,552 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | BB/R01294 |
| Organisation | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2017 |
| End | 09/2021 |
| Description | Binding and interactions of Brazilian toxins to voltage-gated sodium channels: The Rational Search for New Drugs |
| Amount | £12,648 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | BB/T01153X/1 |
| Organisation | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2020 |
| End | 01/2022 |
| Description | Cryo-electron microscopy studies of voltage-gated sodium channels |
| Amount | £3,500 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | ISSF - Birkbeck Fellowship |
| Organisation | Birkbeck, University of London |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 08/2018 |
| End | 02/2019 |
| Description | NIH grant (with Prof Hugh Hemmings - Cornell Medical School) |
| Amount | £30,683 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | GM058055 |
| Organisation | National Institutes of Health (NIH) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United States |
| Start | 04/2016 |
| End | 04/2019 |
| Title | depostion of new crystal structure entries into the protein data bank (PDB) |
| Description | The PDB is the international standard data base for the deposition of crystal structures and the many crystal structures produced during this grant have been deposited for public access |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2022 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | increased understanding of drug interactions (including off-target interations of currently marketed drugs) |
| Description | collaboration on general anaethetics |
| Organisation | Cornell University |
| Department | Weill Cornell Medicine |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | structural studies on general anaethetics and ion channels |
| Collaborator Contribution | electrophysiological studies on general anaethetics and ion channels |
| Impact | ongoing studies still in progress |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | collaboration on molecular dynamics and structural studies |
| Organisation | Johns Hopkins University |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | structural studies (spectroscopic and crystallographic) |
| Collaborator Contribution | molecular dynamics calculations |
| Impact | joint publications and talks at meetings |
| Start Year | 2010 |
| Description | collaboration on nav1.8 with Tetragenetics company (USA) |
| Organisation | Tetragenetics Inc |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | isolation and purification of protein, structural studies of Nav1.8 |
| Collaborator Contribution | provision of cloned and expressed protein |
| Impact | phd student project (Callum Haste) |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | collaboration with Pfizer |
| Organisation | Pfizer Ltd |
| Department | Neusentis Pfizer |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | crystal structures and functional studies of sodium channel/drug complexes |
| Collaborator Contribution | provided 0.5 funding for one year for postdoc and compounds for characterisation |
| Impact | publications (see list) |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | Interview for article highlighting our work at Diamond Light Source |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Interview by Press Office at Diamond Light Source leading to an article online and in their newsletter about our research done using the facility which was recently published.https://www.diamond.ac.uk/Science/Research/Highlights/2021/High-resolution-structural-studies-highlight-why-CBD-helps-some-people-with-epilepsy-.html |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Invited presentation at International Union of Pure and Applied Biophysics (Brazil) in 2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Invited talk at the IUPAB International Congress and the subject of a Journal article written about the symposium by Prof. Richard Garrett in Biophysical Reviews (2021): https://doi.org.10.107/s.s12551-02-00889-4 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019,2020,2021 |
| Description | UCL-ISMB Prizewinners Symposium |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Prize Winners Symposium (i was invited as i won the RSC Khorana Prize in 2020 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Wikipedia citations |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Description/reference to our work on cannabidiol in Wikipedia page (not submitted by us) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020,2022 |
| URL | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabidiol |
| Description | annual talks for the public |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | UCL Science Centre Friday Evening Discourses and Birkbeck SET Talks for the Public talks on science for the public (5th, 6th form, and public) annually and lecture/tour at the Wellcome Collection talks no actual impacts realised to date |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2006,2007,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018,2019,2020,2021 |
| Description | crystallography and culture |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | technical advisor for development of dance performances and "in residence" talks for the public on women in crystallography the opera is the basis for funding applications to arts agencies |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8d0rpEdCTac |
| Description | talk to 5th/6th form students and the general public on 100 years of crystallography |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | talk to public and 5th/6th formers students expressed interest in science |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | talks at national and international meetings |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Scientific meeting (conference/symposium etc.) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | paper presentation |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | in UK, USA, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Taiwan, Denmark, France, Germany, China, Brazil, Japan: talks at international meetings and workshops established new collaborations |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | Pre-2006,2006,2007,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2014 |