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Evolution Published 1 January 2022 Crick labs/ facilitiesSamra TurajlicCharles SwantonErik SahaiPaul BatesExperimental HistopathologyBioinformatics and BiostatisticsAdvanced SequencingFull details Prediction of protein assemblies, the next frontier: The CASP14-CAPRI experiment Authors (109) Marc F Lensink Guillaume Brysbaert Théo Mauri Nurul Nadzirin Sameer VelankarRaphael Chaleil[...] Liming Qiu Xianjin Xu Shuang Zhang Xiaoqin Zou Shoshana J Wodak Proteins Published 1 December 2021 Crick labsPaul BatesFull details Toward patient-specific prediction of ablation strategies for atrial fibrillation using deep learning Authors (9) Marica Muffoletto Ahmed Qureshi Aya Zeidan Laila MuiznieceXiao Fu Jichao Zhao Aditi RoyPaul Bates Oleg Aslanidi Frontiers in Physiology Published 1 May 2021 Crick labsPaul BatesFull details Selection of metastasis competent subclones in the tumour interior Authors (27) Yue ZhaoXiao Fu Jose I LopezAndrew RowanLewis AuAnnika Fendler[...]Paul BatesCharles SwantonSamra Turajlic TRACERx Renal Consortium Kevin Litchfield Nature Ecology and Evolution Published 1 July 2021 Crick labs/ facilitiesSamra TurajlicCharles SwantonErik SahaiPaul BatesExperimental HistopathologyBioinformatics and BiostatisticsFull details A FIJI macro for quantifying pattern in extracellular matrix Authors (11)Esther WershofDanielle ParkDavid BarryRob JenkinsToni Rullan Iriarte Anna WilkinsKarin Schlegelmilch Ioannis RoxanisKurt AndersonPaul BatesErik Sahai Life Science Alliance Published 1 March 2021 Crick labs/ facilitiesErik SahaiPaul BatesLight MicroscopyFull details Comparison of loop extrusion and diffusion capture as mitotic chromosome formation pathways in fission yeast Authors (7)Tereza ClarenceXiao FuYasutaka Kakui Bhavin S Khatri Christopher BarringtonPaul BatesFrank Uhlmann Nucleic Acids Research Published 22 February 2021 Crick labs/ facilitiesFrank UhlmannPaul BatesBioinformatics and BiostatisticsLight MicroscopyAdvanced SequencingFull details Fission yeast condensin contributes to interphase chromatin organization and prevents transcription-coupled DNA damage Authors (8)Yasutaka Kakui Christopher BarringtonDavid BarryTereza ClarenceXiao FuPaul Bates Bhavin S KhatriFrank Uhlmann Genome Biology Published 5 November 2020 Crick labs/ facilitiesFrank UhlmannPaul BatesLight MicroscopyBioinformatics and BiostatisticsAdvanced SequencingFull details Allosteric priming of E. coli CheY by the flagellar motor protein FliM Authors (8) Paige Wheatley Sayan Gupta Alessandro Pandini Yan Chen Christopher J Petzold Corie Y Ralston David F Blair Shahid Khan Biophysical Journal Published 15 September 2020 Crick labs/ facilitiesPaul BatesScientific computingFull details A guide for protein-protein docking using SwarmDock Authors (4) Iain H MoalRaphael Chaleil Mieczyslaw TorchalaPaul Bates Methods in Molecular Biology Published 4 July 2020 Crick labsPaul BatesFull details Butyrophilin-2A1 directly binds germline-encoded regions of the Vγ9Vδ2 TCR and is essential for phosphoantigen sensing Authors (22) Mohindar M Karunakaran Carrie R Willcox Mahboob Salim Daniel Paletta Alina S Fichtner Angela Noll[...] Lutz Walter Mark Jeeves Fiyaz Mohammed Benjamin E Willcox Thomas Herrmann Immunity Published 17 March 2020 Crick labsPaul BatesFull details Enhanced sampling of protein conformational states for dynamic cross-docking within the protein-protein docking server SwarmDock Authors (7) Mieczyslaw TorchalaTereza ClarenceRaphael Chaleil Patrick Gordon Francis Russell Miriam KeshaniPaul Bates Proteins: Structure, Function, and Bioinformatics Published 1 August 2020 Crick labsPaul BatesFull details Extracellular matrix anisotropy is determined by TFAP2C-dependent regulation of cell collisions Authors (9)Danielle ParkEsther Wershof Stefan Boeing Anna LabernadieRob Jenkins Samantha George Xavier TrepatPaul BatesErik Sahai Nature Materials Published 1 February 2020 Crick labs/ facilitiesErik SahaiPaul BatesBioinformatics and BiostatisticsLight MicroscopyCell ServicesBiological Research FacilityAdvanced SequencingFull details Matrix feedback enables diverse higher-order patterning of the extracellular matrix Authors (6)Esther WershofDanielle ParkRob JenkinsDavid BarryErik SahaiPaul Bates PLoS Computational Biology Published 28 October 2019 Crick labs/ facilitiesErik SahaiPaul BatesLight MicroscopyBioinformatics and BiostatisticsFull details Blind prediction of homo- and hetero-protein complexes: The CASP13-CAPRI experiment Authors (106) Marc F Lensink Guillaume Brysbaert Nurul Nadzirin Sameer VelankarRaphael ChaleilTereza Clarence[...] Brian Jiménez-García Charlotte W van Noort Rodrigo V Honorato Alexandre MJJ Bonvin Shoshana J Wodak Proteins: Structure, Function, and Bioinformatics Published 1 December 2019 Crick labsPaul BatesFull details Refinement of protein-protein complexes in contact map space with metadynamics simulations Authors (2) Erik PfeiffenbergerPaul Bates Proteins Published 1 January 2019 Crick labsPaul BatesFull details The γδTCR combines innate immunity with adaptive immunity by utilizing spatially distinct regions for agonist selection and antigen responsiveness Authors (16) Daisy Melandri Iva ZlatarevaRaphael Chaleil Robin J Dart Andrew Chancellor Oliver Nussbaumer[...] Susan John Salah MansourPaul Bates Pierre VantouroutAdrian Hayday Nature Immunology Published 12 November 2018 Crick labs/ facilitiesAdrian HaydayPaul BatesProteomicsGenomics/Equipment ParkFlow CytometryExperimental HistopathologyCell ServicesBiological Research FacilityBioinformatics and BiostatisticsFull details Next generation sequencing reveals a novel nonsense mutation in MSX1 gene related to oligodontia Authors (10) Ondřej Bonczek Peter Bielik Přemysl Krejči Tomáš Zeman Lýdie Izakovičová-Hollá Jana Šoukalová Jiří VanĕkTereza Clarence Vladimir J Balcar Omar Šerý PLOS ONE Published 7 September 2018 Crick labsPaul BatesFull details Predicting improved protein conformations with a temporal deep recurrent neural network Authors (2) Erik PfeiffenbergerPaul Bates PLOS ONE Published 4 September 2018 Crick labsPaul BatesFull details CHAT gene polymorphism rs3810950 is associated with the risk of Alzheimer's disease in the Czech population Authors (9) Alice Hálova Jana Janoutová Laura Ewerlingová Vladimír Janout Ondřej Bonczek Tomáš ZemanTereza Clarence Vladimir J Balcar Omar Šerý Journal of biomedical science Published 14 May 2018 Crick labsPaul BatesFull details Flexible protein-protein docking with SwarmDock Authors (3) Iain H MoalRaphael ChaleilPaul Bates Methods in Molecular Biology Published 1 April 2018 Crick labsPaul BatesFull details Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Next page Next Last page Last Share the page Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Share on Email
Spatial patterns of tumour growth impact clonal diversification in a computational model and the TRACERx Renal study Authors (35)Xiao Fu Yue Zhao Jose I LopezAndrew RowanLewis AuAnnika Fendler[...]Erik SahaiKevin LitchfieldSamra Turajlic TRACERx Renal ConsortiumPaul Bates Nature Ecology and Evolution Published 1 January 2022 Crick labs/ facilitiesSamra TurajlicCharles SwantonErik SahaiPaul BatesExperimental HistopathologyBioinformatics and BiostatisticsAdvanced SequencingFull details
Prediction of protein assemblies, the next frontier: The CASP14-CAPRI experiment Authors (109) Marc F Lensink Guillaume Brysbaert Théo Mauri Nurul Nadzirin Sameer VelankarRaphael Chaleil[...] Liming Qiu Xianjin Xu Shuang Zhang Xiaoqin Zou Shoshana J Wodak Proteins Published 1 December 2021 Crick labsPaul BatesFull details
Toward patient-specific prediction of ablation strategies for atrial fibrillation using deep learning Authors (9) Marica Muffoletto Ahmed Qureshi Aya Zeidan Laila MuiznieceXiao Fu Jichao Zhao Aditi RoyPaul Bates Oleg Aslanidi Frontiers in Physiology Published 1 May 2021 Crick labsPaul BatesFull details
Selection of metastasis competent subclones in the tumour interior Authors (27) Yue ZhaoXiao Fu Jose I LopezAndrew RowanLewis AuAnnika Fendler[...]Paul BatesCharles SwantonSamra Turajlic TRACERx Renal Consortium Kevin Litchfield Nature Ecology and Evolution Published 1 July 2021 Crick labs/ facilitiesSamra TurajlicCharles SwantonErik SahaiPaul BatesExperimental HistopathologyBioinformatics and BiostatisticsFull details
A FIJI macro for quantifying pattern in extracellular matrix Authors (11)Esther WershofDanielle ParkDavid BarryRob JenkinsToni Rullan Iriarte Anna WilkinsKarin Schlegelmilch Ioannis RoxanisKurt AndersonPaul BatesErik Sahai Life Science Alliance Published 1 March 2021 Crick labs/ facilitiesErik SahaiPaul BatesLight MicroscopyFull details
Comparison of loop extrusion and diffusion capture as mitotic chromosome formation pathways in fission yeast Authors (7)Tereza ClarenceXiao FuYasutaka Kakui Bhavin S Khatri Christopher BarringtonPaul BatesFrank Uhlmann Nucleic Acids Research Published 22 February 2021 Crick labs/ facilitiesFrank UhlmannPaul BatesBioinformatics and BiostatisticsLight MicroscopyAdvanced SequencingFull details
Fission yeast condensin contributes to interphase chromatin organization and prevents transcription-coupled DNA damage Authors (8)Yasutaka Kakui Christopher BarringtonDavid BarryTereza ClarenceXiao FuPaul Bates Bhavin S KhatriFrank Uhlmann Genome Biology Published 5 November 2020 Crick labs/ facilitiesFrank UhlmannPaul BatesLight MicroscopyBioinformatics and BiostatisticsAdvanced SequencingFull details
Allosteric priming of E. coli CheY by the flagellar motor protein FliM Authors (8) Paige Wheatley Sayan Gupta Alessandro Pandini Yan Chen Christopher J Petzold Corie Y Ralston David F Blair Shahid Khan Biophysical Journal Published 15 September 2020 Crick labs/ facilitiesPaul BatesScientific computingFull details
A guide for protein-protein docking using SwarmDock Authors (4) Iain H MoalRaphael Chaleil Mieczyslaw TorchalaPaul Bates Methods in Molecular Biology Published 4 July 2020 Crick labsPaul BatesFull details
Butyrophilin-2A1 directly binds germline-encoded regions of the Vγ9Vδ2 TCR and is essential for phosphoantigen sensing Authors (22) Mohindar M Karunakaran Carrie R Willcox Mahboob Salim Daniel Paletta Alina S Fichtner Angela Noll[...] Lutz Walter Mark Jeeves Fiyaz Mohammed Benjamin E Willcox Thomas Herrmann Immunity Published 17 March 2020 Crick labsPaul BatesFull details
Enhanced sampling of protein conformational states for dynamic cross-docking within the protein-protein docking server SwarmDock Authors (7) Mieczyslaw TorchalaTereza ClarenceRaphael Chaleil Patrick Gordon Francis Russell Miriam KeshaniPaul Bates Proteins: Structure, Function, and Bioinformatics Published 1 August 2020 Crick labsPaul BatesFull details
Extracellular matrix anisotropy is determined by TFAP2C-dependent regulation of cell collisions Authors (9)Danielle ParkEsther Wershof Stefan Boeing Anna LabernadieRob Jenkins Samantha George Xavier TrepatPaul BatesErik Sahai Nature Materials Published 1 February 2020 Crick labs/ facilitiesErik SahaiPaul BatesBioinformatics and BiostatisticsLight MicroscopyCell ServicesBiological Research FacilityAdvanced SequencingFull details
Matrix feedback enables diverse higher-order patterning of the extracellular matrix Authors (6)Esther WershofDanielle ParkRob JenkinsDavid BarryErik SahaiPaul Bates PLoS Computational Biology Published 28 October 2019 Crick labs/ facilitiesErik SahaiPaul BatesLight MicroscopyBioinformatics and BiostatisticsFull details
Blind prediction of homo- and hetero-protein complexes: The CASP13-CAPRI experiment Authors (106) Marc F Lensink Guillaume Brysbaert Nurul Nadzirin Sameer VelankarRaphael ChaleilTereza Clarence[...] Brian Jiménez-García Charlotte W van Noort Rodrigo V Honorato Alexandre MJJ Bonvin Shoshana J Wodak Proteins: Structure, Function, and Bioinformatics Published 1 December 2019 Crick labsPaul BatesFull details
Refinement of protein-protein complexes in contact map space with metadynamics simulations Authors (2) Erik PfeiffenbergerPaul Bates Proteins Published 1 January 2019 Crick labsPaul BatesFull details
The γδTCR combines innate immunity with adaptive immunity by utilizing spatially distinct regions for agonist selection and antigen responsiveness Authors (16) Daisy Melandri Iva ZlatarevaRaphael Chaleil Robin J Dart Andrew Chancellor Oliver Nussbaumer[...] Susan John Salah MansourPaul Bates Pierre VantouroutAdrian Hayday Nature Immunology Published 12 November 2018 Crick labs/ facilitiesAdrian HaydayPaul BatesProteomicsGenomics/Equipment ParkFlow CytometryExperimental HistopathologyCell ServicesBiological Research FacilityBioinformatics and BiostatisticsFull details
Next generation sequencing reveals a novel nonsense mutation in MSX1 gene related to oligodontia Authors (10) Ondřej Bonczek Peter Bielik Přemysl Krejči Tomáš Zeman Lýdie Izakovičová-Hollá Jana Šoukalová Jiří VanĕkTereza Clarence Vladimir J Balcar Omar Šerý PLOS ONE Published 7 September 2018 Crick labsPaul BatesFull details
Predicting improved protein conformations with a temporal deep recurrent neural network Authors (2) Erik PfeiffenbergerPaul Bates PLOS ONE Published 4 September 2018 Crick labsPaul BatesFull details
CHAT gene polymorphism rs3810950 is associated with the risk of Alzheimer's disease in the Czech population Authors (9) Alice Hálova Jana Janoutová Laura Ewerlingová Vladimír Janout Ondřej Bonczek Tomáš ZemanTereza Clarence Vladimir J Balcar Omar Šerý Journal of biomedical science Published 14 May 2018 Crick labsPaul BatesFull details
Flexible protein-protein docking with SwarmDock Authors (3) Iain H MoalRaphael ChaleilPaul Bates Methods in Molecular Biology Published 1 April 2018 Crick labsPaul BatesFull details