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Acid-sensing ion channel pharmacology, past, present, and future …

Rash, Lachlan D. (2017). Acid-sensing ion channel pharmacology, past, present, and future …. Ion Channels DownUnder. (pp. 35-66) edited by Dominic P. Geraghty and Lachlan D. Rash. Cambridge, MA, United States: Academic Press. doi: 10.1016/bs.apha.2017.02.001

Preface

Geraghty, Dominic P. and Rash, Lachlan D. (2017). Preface. Ion Channels DownUnder. (pp. xi-xii) edited by Dominic P. Geraghty and Lachlan D. Rash. Cambridge, MA, United States: Academic Press. doi: 10.1016/S1054-3589(17)30052-2

Research methods

Fry, B. G., Undheim, E. A. B., Jackson, T. N. W., Georgieva, D., Vetter, I., Calvete, J. J., Schieb, H., Cribb, B. W., Yang, D. C., Daly, N. L., Manchadi, M. L. Roy, Gutierrez, J. M., Roelants, K., Lomonte, B., Nicholson, G. M., Dziemborowicz, S., Lavergne, V., Ragnarsson, L., Rash, L. D., Mobli, M., Hodgson, W. C., Casewell, N. R., Nouwens, A., Wagstaff, S. C., Ali, S. A., Whitehead, D. L., Herzig, V., Monagle, P., Kurniawan, N. D. ... Sunagar, K. (2015). Research methods. Venomous reptiles and their toxins: evolution, pathophysiology and biodiscovery. (pp. 153-214) New York, NY, United States: Oxford University Press.

Therapeutic applications of spider-venom peptides

Smith, Jennifer J., Lau, Carus Ho Yee, Herzig, Volker, Ikonomopoulou, Maria P., Rash, Lachlan D. and King, Glenn F. (2015). Therapeutic applications of spider-venom peptides. Venoms to Drugs: Venom as a Source for the Development of Human Therapeutics. (pp. 221-244) edited by Glenn F. King. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Royal Society of Chemistry.. doi: 10.1039/9781849737876-00221

Evaluation of Peptide Ligation Strategies for the Synthesis of the Bivalent Acid-Sensing Ion Channel Inhibitor Hi1a

Tran, Hue N. T., Budusan, Elena, Saez, Natalie J., Norman, Alexander, Tucker, Isaac J., King, Glenn F., Payne, Richard J., Rash, Lachlan D., Vetter, Irina and Schroeder, Christina I. (2023). Evaluation of Peptide Ligation Strategies for the Synthesis of the Bivalent Acid-Sensing Ion Channel Inhibitor Hi1a. Organic Letters, 25 (24), 4439-4444. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.3c01346

Pain-causing stinging nettle toxins target TMEM233 to modulate NaV1.7 function

Jami, Sina, Deuis, Jennifer R., Klasfauseweh, Tabea, Cheng, Xiaoyang, Kurdyukov, Sergey, Chung, Felicity, Okorokov, Andrei L., Li, Shengnan, Zhang, Jiangtao, Cristofori-Armstrong, Ben, Israel, Mathilde R., Ju, Robert J., Robinson, Samuel D., Zhao, Peng, Ragnarsson, Lotten, Andersson, Åsa, Tran, Poanna, Schendel, Vanessa, McMahon, Kirsten L., Tran, Hue N. T., Chin, Yanni K.-Y., Zhu, Yifei, Liu, Junyu, Crawford, Theo, Purushothamvasan, Saipriyaa, Habib, Abdella M., Andersson, David A., Rash, Lachlan D., Wood, John N. ... Vetter, Irina (2023). Pain-causing stinging nettle toxins target TMEM233 to modulate NaV1.7 function. Nature Communications, 14 (1) 2442. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-37963-2

Acid-sensing (proton-gated) ion channels (ASICs) in GtoPdb v.2023.1

Kellenberger, Stephan and Rash, Lachlan D. (2023). Acid-sensing (proton-gated) ion channels (ASICs) in GtoPdb v.2023.1. IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology CITE, 2023 (1). doi: 10.2218/gtopdb/f118/2023.1

Multitarget nociceptor sensitization by a promiscuous peptide from the venom of the King Baboon spider

Finol-Urdaneta, Rocio K., Ziegman, Rebekah, Dekan, Zoltan, McArthur, Jeffrey R., Heitmann, Stewart, Luna-Ramirez, Karen, Tae, Han-Shen, Mueller, Alexander, Starobova, Hana, Chin, Yanni K.-Y., Wingerd, Joshua S., Undheim, Eivind A. B., Cristofori-Armstrong, Ben, Hill, Adam P., Herzig, Volker, King, Glenn F., Vetter, Irina, Rash, Lachlan D., Adams, David J. and Alewood, Paul F. (2022). Multitarget nociceptor sensitization by a promiscuous peptide from the venom of the King Baboon spider. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119 (5) e2110932119. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2110932119

Total synthesis of the spider-venom peptide Hi1a

Duggan, Nisharnthi M., Saez, Natalie J., Clayton, Daniel, Budusan, Elena, Watson, Emma E., Tucker, Isaac J., Rash, Lachlan D., King, Glenn F. and Payne, Richard J. (2021). Total synthesis of the spider-venom peptide Hi1a. Organic Letters, 23 (21) acs.orglett.1c03112, 8375-8379. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.1c03112

The concise guide to pharmacology 2021/22: ion channels

Alexander, Stephen PH, Mathie, Alistair, Peters, John A, Veale, Emma L, Striessnig, Jörg, Kelly, Eamonn, Armstrong, Jane F, Faccenda, Elena, Harding, Simon D, Pawson, Adam J, Southan, Christopher, Davies, Jamie A, Aldrich, Richard W., Attali, Bernard, Baggetta, Austin M, Becirovic, Elvir, Biel, Martin, Bill, Roslyn M., Catterall, William A., Conner, Alex C., Davies, Paul, Delling, Markus, Virgilio, Francesco Di, Falzoni, Simonetta, Fenske, Stefanie, George, Chandy, Goldstein, Steve A. N., Grissmer, Stephan, Ha, Kotdaji ... Zhu, Michael (2021). The concise guide to pharmacology 2021/22: ion channels. British Journal of Pharmacology, 178 (S1), S157-S245. doi: 10.1111/bph.15539

Acid-Sensing Ion Channels: Expression and Function in Resident and Infiltrating Immune Cells in the Central Nervous System

Foster, Victoria S., Rash, Lachlan D., King, Glenn F. and Rank, Michelle M. (2021). Acid-Sensing Ion Channels: Expression and Function in Resident and Infiltrating Immune Cells in the Central Nervous System. Frontiers in cellular neuroscience, 15 738043, 1-16. doi: 10.3389/fncel.2021.738043

Acid-sensing (proton-gated) ion channels (ASICs) in GtoPdb v.2021.3

Kellenberger, Stephan and Rash, Lachlan D. (2021). Acid-sensing (proton-gated) ion channels (ASICs) in GtoPdb v.2021.3. IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology CITE, 2021 (3). doi: 10.2218/gtopdb/f118/2021.3

Mambalgin-3 potentiates human acid-sensing ion channel 1b under mild to moderate acidosis: implications as an analgesic lead

Cristofori-Armstrong, Ben, Budusan, Elena and Rash, Lachlan D. (2021). Mambalgin-3 potentiates human acid-sensing ion channel 1b under mild to moderate acidosis: implications as an analgesic lead. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 118 (8) e2021581118, 1-3. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2021581118

Acid-sensing (proton-gated) ion channels (ASICs) (version 2020.5) in the IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology Database

Kellenberger, Stephan and Rash, Lachlan D. (2020). Acid-sensing (proton-gated) ion channels (ASICs) (version 2020.5) in the IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology Database. IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology CITE, 2020 (5). doi: 10.2218/gtopdb/f118/2020.5

The diversity of venom: the importance of behavior and venom system morphology in understanding its ecology and evolution

Schendel, Vanessa, Rash, Lachlan D., Jenner, Ronald A. and Undheim, Eivind A. B. (2019). The diversity of venom: the importance of behavior and venom system morphology in understanding its ecology and evolution. Toxins, 11 (11) 666, 666. doi: 10.3390/toxins11110666

The Concise Guide to Pharmacology 2019/20: Ion channels

Alexander, Stephen P.H., Mathie, Alistair, Peters, John A., Veale, Emma L., Striessnig, Jörg, Kelly, Eamonn, Armstrong, Jane F., Faccenda, Elena, Harding, Simon D., Pawson, Adam J., Sharman, Joanna L., Southan, Christopher, Davies, Jamie A., Aldrich, Richard W., Becirovic, Elvir, Biel, Martin, Catterall, William A., Conner, Alex C., Davies, Paul, Delling, Markus, Virgilio, Francesco Di, Falzoni, Simonetta, George, Chandy, Goldstein, Steve A.N., Grissmer, Stephan, Ha, Kotdaji, Hammelmann, Verena, Hanukoglu, Israel, Jarvis, Mike ... Zhu, Michael (2019). The Concise Guide to Pharmacology 2019/20: Ion channels. British Journal of Pharmacology, 176 (S1), S142-S228. doi: 10.1111/bph.14749

Acid-sensing (proton-gated) ion channels (ASICs) (version 2019.4) in the IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology Database

Kellenberger, Stephan, Rash, Lachlan D. and Schild, Laurent (2019). Acid-sensing (proton-gated) ion channels (ASICs) (version 2019.4) in the IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology Database. IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology CITE, 2019 (4). doi: 10.2218/gtopdb/f118/2019.4

The modulation of acid-sensing ion channel 1 by PcTx1 is pH-, subtype- and species-dependent: importance of interactions at the channel subunit interface and potential for engineering selective analogues

Cristofori-Armstrong, Ben, Saez, Natalie J., Chassagnon, Irène R., King, Glenn F. and Rash, Lachlan D. (2019). The modulation of acid-sensing ion channel 1 by PcTx1 is pH-, subtype- and species-dependent: importance of interactions at the channel subunit interface and potential for engineering selective analogues. Biochemical Pharmacology, 163, 381-390. doi: 10.1016/j.bcp.2019.03.004

D. russelii venom mediates vasodilatation of resistance like arteries via activation of Kv and KCa Channels

Kakumanu, Rahini, Kuruppu, Sanjaya, Rash, Lachlan, Isbister, Geoffrey, Hodgson, Wayne and Kemp-Harper, Barbara (2019). D. russelii venom mediates vasodilatation of resistance like arteries via activation of Kv and KCa Channels. Toxins, 11 (4) 197, 197. doi: 10.3390/toxins11040197

Novel conorfamides from Conus austini venom modulate both nicotinic acetylcholine receptors and acid-sensing ion channels

Jin, Ai-hua, Cristofori-Armstrong, Ben, Rash, Lachlan D., Román González, Sergio Agustín, Espinosa, Roberto Arreguín, Lewis, Richard J., Alewood, Paul F. and Vetter, Irina (2019). Novel conorfamides from Conus austini venom modulate both nicotinic acetylcholine receptors and acid-sensing ion channels. Biochemical Pharmacology, 164, 342-348. doi: 10.1016/j.bcp.2019.04.025

Defining the role of post-synaptic α-neurotoxins in paralysis due to snake envenoming in humans

Silva, Anjana, Cristofori-Armstrong, Ben, Rash, Lachlan D., Hodgson, Wayne C. and Isbister, Geoffrey K. (2018). Defining the role of post-synaptic α-neurotoxins in paralysis due to snake envenoming in humans. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 75 (23), 4465-4478. doi: 10.1007/s00018-018-2893-x

Inhibition of acid-sensing ion channels by diminazene and APETx2 evoke partial and highly variable antihyperalgesia in a rat model of inflammatory pain

Lee, Jia Yu Peppermint, Saez, Natalie J., Cristofori-Armstrong, Ben, Anangi, Raveendra, King, Glenn F., Smith, Maree T. and Rash, Lachlan D. (2018). Inhibition of acid-sensing ion channels by diminazene and APETx2 evoke partial and highly variable antihyperalgesia in a rat model of inflammatory pain. British Journal of Pharmacology, 175 (12), 2204-2218. doi: 10.1111/bph.14089

The Aromatic Head Group of Spider Toxin Polyamines Influences Toxicity to Cancer Cells

Wilson, David, Boyle, Glen M, McIntyre, Lachlan, Nolan, Matthew J, Parsons, Peter G, Smith, Jennifer J, Tribolet, Leon, Loukas, Alex, Liddell, Michael J, Rash, Lachlan D and Daly, Norelle L (2017). The Aromatic Head Group of Spider Toxin Polyamines Influences Toxicity to Cancer Cells. Toxins, 9 (11) 346, 1-13. doi: 10.3390/toxins9110346

Acid-sensing ion channel (ASIC) structure and function: insights from spider, snake and sea anemone venoms

Cristofori-Armstrong, Ben and Rash, Lachlan D. (2017). Acid-sensing ion channel (ASIC) structure and function: insights from spider, snake and sea anemone venoms. Neuropharmacology, 127, 173-184. doi: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2017.04.042

The tarantula toxin β/δ-TRTX-Pre1a highlights the importance of the S1-S2 voltage-sensor region for sodium channel subtype selectivity.

Wingerd, Joshua S., Mozar, Christine A., Ussing, Christine A., Murali, Swetha S., Chin, Yanni K. -Y., Cristofori-Armstrong, Ben, Durek, Thomas, Gilchrist, John, Vaughan, Christopher W., Bosmans, Frank, Adams, David J., Lewis, Richard J., Alewood, Paul F., Mobli, Mehdi, Christie, Macdonald J. and Rash, Lachlan D. (2017). The tarantula toxin β/δ-TRTX-Pre1a highlights the importance of the S1-S2 voltage-sensor region for sodium channel subtype selectivity.. Scientific Reports, 7 (1) 974, 974. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-01129-0

Modulation of ion channels by cysteine-rich peptides: from sequence to structure

Mobli, Mehdi, Undheim, Eivind A.B. and Rash, Lachlan D. (2017). Modulation of ion channels by cysteine-rich peptides: from sequence to structure. Advances in Pharmacology, 79, 199-223. doi: 10.1016/bs.apha.2017.03.001

Discovery and molecular interaction studies of a highly stable, tarantula peptide modulator of acid-sensing ion channel 1

Er, Sing Yan, Cristofori-Armstrong, Ben, Escoubas, Pierre and Rash, Lachlan D. (2017). Discovery and molecular interaction studies of a highly stable, tarantula peptide modulator of acid-sensing ion channel 1. Neuropharmacology, 127, 185-195. doi: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2017.03.020

The structure, dynamics and selectivity profile of a NaV 1.7 potency-optimised huwentoxin-IV variant

Rahnama, Sassan, Deuis, Jennifer R., Cardoso, Fernanda C., Ramanujam, Venkatraman, Lewis, Richard J., Rash, Lachlan D., King, Glenn F., Vetter, Irina and Mobli, Mehdi (2017). The structure, dynamics and selectivity profile of a NaV 1.7 potency-optimised huwentoxin-IV variant. PLoS One, 12 (3) e0173551, e0173551. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0173551

Potent neuroprotection after stroke afforded by a double-knot spider-venom peptide that inhibits acid-sensing ion channel 1a

Chassagnon, Irene R., McCarthy, Claudia A., Chin, Yanni K.-Y., Pineda, Sandy S., Keramidas, Angelo, Mobli, Mehdi, Pham, Vi, De Silva, T. Michael, Lynch, Joseph W., Widdop, Robert E., Rash, Lachlan D. and King, Glenn F. (2017). Potent neuroprotection after stroke afforded by a double-knot spider-venom peptide that inhibits acid-sensing ion channel 1a. Proceedings from the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 114 (14), 3750-3755. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1614728114

NaV1.7 as a pain target – from gene to pharmacology

Vetter, Irina, Deuis, Jennifer, Mueller, Alexander, Israel, Mathilde R., Hana Starobova, Zhang, Alan, Rash, Lachlan D. and Mobli, Mehdi (2016). NaV1.7 as a pain target – from gene to pharmacology. Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 172, 73-100. doi: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2016.11.015

Selective inhibition of ASIC1a confers functional and morphological neuroprotection following traumatic spinal cord injury

Koehn, Liam M, Noor, Natassya M, Dong, Qing, Er, Sing-Yan, Rash, Lachlan D, King, Glenn F, Dziegielewska, Katarzyna M, Saunders, Norman R and Habgood, Mark D (2016). Selective inhibition of ASIC1a confers functional and morphological neuroprotection following traumatic spinal cord injury. F1000Research, 5 1822, 1822. doi: 10.12688/f1000research.9094.2

Selective inhibition of ASIC1a confers functional and morphological neuroprotection following traumatic spinal cord injury [version 1; referees: 1 approved, 1 approved with reservations]

Koehn, Liam M., Dong, Qing, Er, Sing-Yan, Rash, Lachlan D., King, Glenn F., Dziegielewska, Katarzyna M., Saunders, Norman R. and Habgood, Mark D. (2016). Selective inhibition of ASIC1a confers functional and morphological neuroprotection following traumatic spinal cord injury [version 1; referees: 1 approved, 1 approved with reservations]. F1000Research, 5 1822, 1822. doi: 10.12688/F1000RESEARCH.9094.1

PcTx1 affords neuroprotection in a conscious model of stroke in hypertensive rats via selective inhibition of ASIC1a

McCarthy, Claudia A., Rash, Lachlan D., Chassagnon, Irene R., King, Glenn F. and Widdop, Robert E. (2015). PcTx1 affords neuroprotection in a conscious model of stroke in hypertensive rats via selective inhibition of ASIC1a. Neuropharmacology, 99 5986, 650-657. doi: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2015.08.040

Xenopus borealis as an alternative source of oocytes for biophysical and pharmacological studies of neuronal ion channels

Cristofori-Armstrong, Ben, Soh, Ming S., Talwar, Sahil, Brown, Darren L., Griffin, John D. O., Dekan, Zoltan, Stow, Jennifer L., King, Glenn F., Lynch, Joseph W. and Rash, Lachlan D. (2015). Xenopus borealis as an alternative source of oocytes for biophysical and pharmacological studies of neuronal ion channels. Scientific Reports, 5 (1) 14763, 14763.1-14763.12. doi: 10.1038/srep14763

Molecular dynamics and functional studies define a hot spot of crystal contacts essential for PcTx1 inhibition of acid-sensing ion channel 1a

Saez, Natalie J., Deplazes, Evelyne, Cristofori-Armstrong, Ben, Chassagnon, Irene R., Lin, Xiaozhen, Mobli, Mehdi, Mark, Alan E., Rash, Lachlan D. and King, Glenn F. (2015). Molecular dynamics and functional studies define a hot spot of crystal contacts essential for PcTx1 inhibition of acid-sensing ion channel 1a. British Journal of Pharmacology, 172 (20), 4985-4995. doi: 10.1111/bph.13267

Three peptide modulators of the human voltage-gated sodium channel 1.7, an important analgesic target, from venom of an Australian tarantula

Chow, Chun Yuen, Cristofori-Armstrong, Ben, Undheim, Eivind A. B., King, Glenn F. and Rash, Lachlan D. (2015). Three peptide modulators of the human voltage-gated sodium channel 1.7, an important analgesic target, from venom of an Australian tarantula. Toxins, 7 (7), 2494-2513. doi: 10.3390/toxins7072494

Mutations in the voltage-gated potassium channel gene KCNH1 cause Temple-Baraitser syndrome and epilepsy (vol 47, pg 73, 2015)

Simons, Cas, Rash, Lachlan D., Crawford, Joanna, Ma, Linlin, Cristofori-Armstrong, Ben, Miller, David, Ru, Kelin, Baillie, Gregory J., Alanay, Yasemin, Jacquinet, Adeline, Debray, Franois-Guillaume, Verloes, Alain, Shen, Joseph, Yesil, Goezde, Guler, Serhat, Yuksel, Adnan, Cleary, John G., Grimmond, Sean M., McGaughran, Julie, King, Glenn F., Gabbett, Michael T. and Taft, Ryan J. (2015). Mutations in the voltage-gated potassium channel gene KCNH1 cause Temple-Baraitser syndrome and epilepsy (vol 47, pg 73, 2015). Nature Genetics, 47 (3), 304-304. doi: 10.1038/ng0315-304b

Mutations in the voltage-gated potassium channel gene KCNH1 cause Temple-Baraitser syndrome and epilepsy

Simons Cas, Rash, Lachlan D., Crawford, Joanna, Ma, Linlin, Cristofori-Armstrong, Ben, Miller, David, Ru, Kelin, Baillie, Gregory J., Alanay, Yasemin, Jacquinet, Adeline, Debray, François-Guillaume, Verloes, Alain, Shen, Joseph, Yesil, Gözde, Guler, Serhat, Yuksel, Adnan, Cleary, John G., Grimmond, Sean M., McGaughran, Julie, King, Glenn F., Gabbett, Michael T. and Taft, Ryan J. (2015). Mutations in the voltage-gated potassium channel gene KCNH1 cause Temple-Baraitser syndrome and epilepsy. Nature Genetics, 47 (1), 73-77. doi: 10.1038/ng.3153

Isolation, synthesis and characterization of omega-TRTX-Cc1a, a novel tarantula venom peptide that selectively targets L-type CaV channels

Klint, Julie K., Berecki, Géza, Durek, Thomas, Mobli, Mehdi, Knapp, Oliver, King, Glenn F., Adams, David J., Alewood, Paul F. and Rash, Lachlan D. (2014). Isolation, synthesis and characterization of omega-TRTX-Cc1a, a novel tarantula venom peptide that selectively targets L-type CaV channels. Biochemical Pharmacology, 89 (2), 276-286. doi: 10.1016/j.bcp.2014.02.008

Chemical synthesis, 3D structure and ASIC binding site of mambalgin-2

Schroeder, Christina I., Rash, Lachlan D., Vila-Farrés, Xavier, Rosengren, K. Johan, Mobli, Mehdi, King, Glenn F., Alewood, Paul F., Craik, David J. and Durek, Thomas (2014). Chemical synthesis, 3D structure and ASIC binding site of mambalgin-2. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 53 (4), 1017-1020. doi: 10.1002/anie.201308898

Chemical synthesis, 3D structure, and ASIC binding site of the toxin mambalgin-2

Schroeder, Christina I., Rash, Lachlan D., Vila-Farrés, Xavier, Rosengren, K. Johan, Mobli, Mehdi, King, Glenn F., Alewood, Paul F., Craik, David J. and Durek, Thomas (2014). Chemical synthesis, 3D structure, and ASIC binding site of the toxin mambalgin-2. Angewandte Chemie, 126 (4), 1035-1038. doi: 10.1002/ange.201308898

Understanding the Molecular Basis of Toxin Promiscuity: The Analgesic Sea Anemone Peptide APETx2 Interacts with Acid-Sensing Ion Channel 3 and hERG Channels via Overlapping Pharmacophores

Jensen, Jonas E., Cristofori-Armstrong, Ben, Anangi, Raveendra, Rosengren, K. Johan, Lau, Carus H. Y., Mobli, Mehdi, Brust, Andreas, Alewood, Paul F., King, Glenn F. and Rash, Lachlan D. (2014). Understanding the Molecular Basis of Toxin Promiscuity: The Analgesic Sea Anemone Peptide APETx2 Interacts with Acid-Sensing Ion Channel 3 and hERG Channels via Overlapping Pharmacophores. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 57 (21), 9195-9203. doi: 10.1021/jm501400p

ASIC3: first the heartache, now a migraine!

Rash, Lachlan D. (2013). ASIC3: first the heartache, now a migraine!. Headache, 53 (8), 1204-1206. doi: 10.1111/head.12170

Production of recombinant disulfide-rich venom peptides for structural and functional analysis via expression in the periplasm of E. coli

Klint, Julie K., Senff, Sebastian, Saez, Natalie J., Seshadri, Radha, Lau, Ho Yee, Bende, Nira J., Undheim, Eivind A. B., Rash, Lachlan D., Mobli, Mehdi and King, Glenn F. (2013). Production of recombinant disulfide-rich venom peptides for structural and functional analysis via expression in the periplasm of E. coli. PLoS One, 8 (5) e63865, e63865.1-e63865.12. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0063865

Functional expression in Escherichia coli of the disulfide-rich sea anemone peptide APETx2, a potent blocker of acid-sensing ion channel 3

Anangi, Raveendra, Rash, Lachlan D., Mobli, Mehdi and King, Glenn F. (2012). Functional expression in Escherichia coli of the disulfide-rich sea anemone peptide APETx2, a potent blocker of acid-sensing ion channel 3. Marine Drugs, 10 (7), 1605-1618. doi: 10.3390/md10071605

Cyclisation increases the stability of the sea anemone peptide APETx2 but decreases its activity at acid-sensing ion channel 3

Jensen, Jonas E., Mobli, Mehdi, Brust, Andreas, Alewood, Paul F., King, Glenn F. and Rash, Lachlan D. (2012). Cyclisation increases the stability of the sea anemone peptide APETx2 but decreases its activity at acid-sensing ion channel 3. Marine Drugs, 10 (7), 1511-1527. doi: 10.3390/md10071511

Inhibition of voltage-gated Na+ currents in sensory neurons by the sea anemone toxin APETx2

Blanchard, Maxime G., Rash, Lachlan D. and Kellenberger, Stephan (2012). Inhibition of voltage-gated Na+ currents in sensory neurons by the sea anemone toxin APETx2. British Journal of Pharmacology, 165 (7), 2167-2177. doi: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.2011.01674.x

A dynamic pharmacophore drives the interaction between psalmotoxin-1 and the putative drug target acid-sensing ion channel 1a

Saez, Natalie J., Mobli, Mehdi, Bieri, Michael, Chassagnon, Irene R., Malde, Alpeshkumar K., Gamsjaeger, Roland, Mark, Alan E., Gooley, Paul R., Rash. Lachlan D. and King, Glenn F. (2011). A dynamic pharmacophore drives the interaction between psalmotoxin-1 and the putative drug target acid-sensing ion channel 1a. Molecular Pharmacology, 80 (5), 796-808. doi: 10.1124/mol.111.072207

De novo sequencing of peptides from the parotid secretion of the cane toad, Bufo marinus (Rhinella marina)

Rash, Lachlan D., Morales, Rodrigo A.V., Vink, Simone and Alewood, Paul F. (2011). De novo sequencing of peptides from the parotid secretion of the cane toad, Bufo marinus (Rhinella marina). Toxicon, 57 (2), 208-216. doi: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2010.11.012

Venomics: A new paradigm for natural products-based drug discovery

Vetter, Irina, Davis, Jasmine L., Rash, Lachlan D., Anangi, Raveendra, Mobli, Mehdi, Alewood, Paul F., Lewis, Richard J. and King, Glenn F. (2011). Venomics: A new paradigm for natural products-based drug discovery. Amino Acids, 40 (1), 15-28. doi: 10.1007/s00726-010-0516-4

Spider-venom peptides as therapeutics

Seaz, Natalie J., Senff, Sebastian, Jensen, Jonas E., Er, Sing Yan, Herzig, Volker, Rash, Lachlan D. and King, Glenn F. (2010). Spider-venom peptides as therapeutics. Toxins, 2 (12), 2851-2871. doi: 10.3390/toxins2122851

Chemical synthesis and folding of APETx2, a potent and selective inhibitor of acid sensing ion channel 3

Jensen, J. E., Durek, T, Alewood, P. F., Adams, D. J., King, G. F. and Rash, L. D. (2009). Chemical synthesis and folding of APETx2, a potent and selective inhibitor of acid sensing ion channel 3. TOXICON, 54 (1), 56-61. doi: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2009.03.014

Neurotoxicity and Other Pharmacological Activities of the Snake Venom Phospholipase A2 OS2: The N-Terminal Region Is More Important Than Enzymatic Activity

Rouault, Morgane, Rash, Lachlan D., Escoubas, Pierre, Boilard, Eric, Bollinger, James, Lomonte, Bruno, Maurin, Thomas, Guillaume, Carole, Canaan, Stéphane, Deregnaucourt, Christiane, Schrével, Joseph, Doglio, Alain, Gutiérrez, José María, Lazdunski, Michel, Gelb, Michael H. and Lambeau, Gérard (2006). Neurotoxicity and Other Pharmacological Activities of the Snake Venom Phospholipase A2 OS2: The N-Terminal Region Is More Important Than Enzymatic Activity. Biochemistry, 45 (18), 5800-5816. doi: 10.1021/bi060217r

Four Novel Tarantula Toxins as Selective Modulators of Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel Subtypes

Bosmans, Frank, Rash, Lachlan, Zhu, Shunyi, Diochot, Sylvie, Lazdunski, Michel, Escoubas, Pierre and Tytgat, Jan (2006). Four Novel Tarantula Toxins as Selective Modulators of Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel Subtypes. Molecular Pharmacology, 69 (2), 419-429. doi: 10.1124/mol.105.015941

The receptor site of the spider toxin PcTx1 on the proton-gated cation channel ASIC1a

Salinas, Miguel, Rash, Lachlan D., Baron, Anne, Lambeau, Gerard, Escoubas, Pierre and Lazdunski, Michel (2006). The receptor site of the spider toxin PcTx1 on the proton-gated cation channel ASIC1a. Journal of Physiology, 570 (2), 339-354. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.2005.095810

A new sea anemone peptide, APETx2, inhibits ASIC3, a major acid-sensitive channel in sensory neurons

Diochot, Sylvie, Baron, Anne, Rash, Lachlan D., Deval, Emmanuel, Escoubas, Pierre, Scarzello, Sabine, Salinas, Miguel and Lazdunsk, Michel (2004). A new sea anemone peptide, APETx2, inhibits ASIC3, a major acid-sensitive channel in sensory neurons. The EMBO journal, 23 (7), 1516-1525. doi: 10.1038/sj.emboj.7600177

Tarantulas: eight-legged pharmacists and combinatorial chemists

Escoubas, Pierre and Rash, Lachlan (2004). Tarantulas: eight-legged pharmacists and combinatorial chemists. Toxicon, 43 (5), 555-574. doi: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2004.02.007

Pharmacology and biochemistry of spider venoms

Rash, Lachlan D. and Hodgson, Wayne C. (2002). Pharmacology and biochemistry of spider venoms. Toxicon, 40 (3), 225-254. doi: 10.1016/S0041-0101(01)00199-4

Synthesis of Some Nefopam Analogues as Potential Analgesics

Rosamilla, Anthony E., Mayes, Penelope A., Papadopoulos, Roslyn, Campi, Eva M., Jackson, W. Roy, Rash, Lachlan and Jarrott, Bevyn (2002). Synthesis of Some Nefopam Analogues as Potential Analgesics. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 55 (9), 577-585. doi: 10.1071/CH02097

Neurotoxic activity of venom from the Australian Eastern mouse spider (Missulena bradleyi) involves modulation of sodium channel gating

Rash, LD, Birinyi-Strachan, LC, Nicholson, GM and Hodgson, WC (2000). Neurotoxic activity of venom from the Australian Eastern mouse spider (Missulena bradleyi) involves modulation of sodium channel gating. British Journal of Pharmacology, 130 (8), 1817-1824. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0703494

Sex differences in the pharmacological activity of venom from the white-tailed spider (Lampona cylindrata)

Rash, LD, King, RG and Hodgson, WC (2000). Sex differences in the pharmacological activity of venom from the white-tailed spider (Lampona cylindrata). Toxicon, 38 (8), 1111-1127. doi: 10.1016/S0041-0101(99)00226-3

Evidence that histamine is the principal pharmacological component of venom from an Australian wolf spider (Lycosa godeffroyi)

Rash, LD, King, RG and Hodgson, WC (1998). Evidence that histamine is the principal pharmacological component of venom from an Australian wolf spider (Lycosa godeffroyi). Toxicon, 36 (2), 367-375. doi: 10.1016/S0041-0101(97)00072-X

Inhibition of voltage-gated Na+ currents in sensory neurons by the sea anemone toxin APETx2

Blanchard, Maxime, Rash, Lachlan D. and Kellenberger, Stephan (2012). Inhibition of voltage-gated Na+ currents in sensory neurons by the sea anemone toxin APETx2. 41st Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience (Neuroscience 2011), Washington, United States, 12-16 November 2011. St. Louis, MO, United States: Cell Press. doi: 10.1016/j.bpj.2011.11.1780

Structure activity studies and therapeutic potential of venom peptides that target acid-sensing ion channels

Rash, Lachlan D. (2012). Structure activity studies and therapeutic potential of venom peptides that target acid-sensing ion channels. Joint ASCEPT-APSA 2012 Conference, Sydney, Australia, 2-5 December 2012.

Actions of ASIC1a and ASIC3 inhibitors in rat chronic pain models

Mozar, C. A., Sun, T., Rash, L. D., King, G. F. and Christie, M. J. (2011). Actions of ASIC1a and ASIC3 inhibitors in rat chronic pain models. 41st Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience (Neuroscience 2011), Washington, United States, 12-16 November 2011.

Neuroprotective agents derived from spider venom peptides

King, Glenn , Rash, Lachlan Douglas, Chassagnon, Irene, Pineda Gonzalez, Sandy Steffany, Widdop, Robert Edward and Ireland, Claudia Ann (2021). Neuroprotective agents derived from spider venom peptides. 10881712.