Publications

An active matter model captures spatial dynamics of actomyosin oscillations in larval epithelial cells during Drosophila morphogenesis
Mackay, E., Bebbington, A., Januschke, J., Kursawe, J., Bischoff, M. & Sknepnek, R., 20 Jan 2026, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 123, 3, p. 1-12 12 p., e2503955123.
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Androgen receptor localisation and protein interactions provide insight into steroid mediated metabolic shifts in endocrine resistant breast cancer
Bleach, R., Bozkurt, E., Xin, J., Sheehan, K. M., Shirran, S., Agbana, S., Ola, M., Young, L., Spoelstra, N. S., Richer, J. K., Vargas, A. C., Goldstein, L. D., Milloli, H. H., Chaffer, C. L., O'Reilly, M. W., Prehn, J. H. & McIlroy, M., 6 May 2026, In: npj Breast Cancer. 12, p. 1-17 17 p., 65.
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An improved Solanum verrucosum genome provides insight into potato centromeres and epigenetic regulation
Smith, M., Kaur, A., Singh, V., Jones, J. T. & Hein, I., 3 Apr 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics. Advance Article
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A novel phloem-specific HVA22-like protein facilitates protein movement via plasmodesmata in potato
Lansky, L., Drescher, F., Sugic, K., Diesing, K., Hackel, A., Wahl, V., Tilsner, J. & Kühn, C., Feb 2026, In: Contact. 9, p. 1-23 23 p.
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A pragmatic trial with an optimized dose of rifampicin and moxifloxacin for the treatment of drug-susceptible pulmonary tuberculosis: a study protocol for open-label, randomized phase III trial (OptiRiMoxTB)
Mlyuka, H. J., Liyoyo, A., Nyaulingo, B., Mpolya, E., Kaswaga, O. L., Semvua, H., Lwambura, S., McHugh, T. D., Wildner, L., Sabiiti, W., Adegbite, B. R., Nliwasa, M., Khosa, C., Mbelele, P., Mbeya, B., Jeremiah, K., Boeree, M. J., Gillespie, S. H., Sloan, D. J. & Mpagama, S. G. & 1 others, SimpliciTB Consortium, 25 Feb 2026, In: Trials. 27, p. 1-14 14 p., 182.
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Catalytic enantioselective dearomatizing [2,3]-Wittig rearrangements allow divergent [2,3]-, [1,2]- and Sommelet–Hauser type products
Kang, T., Goodfellow, A. S., Kasten, K., Cordes, D. B., McKay, A. P., Bühl, M. & Smith, A. D., 25 May 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of the American Chemical Society. ASAP, 13 p.
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Crystallographic and EPR-based characterisation of Cu2+-binding to serum albumin: ATCUN coordination and additional sites
Gucwa, M., Handing, K. B., Bijak, V., Ackermann, K., Chakraborty, A., Pautarak, A., Redpath, T., Lin, B., Sławek, J., Blindauer, C. A., Stewart, A. J., Bode, B. E. & Minor, W., 5 May 2026, In: Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers . 13, 9, p. 3750-3758 9 p.
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Design of a site selective heterochromic bimetallic lanthanide coiled coil with nanometre-scale control
Slope, L. N., Shah, A., Taylor, M. J., Borghesani, V., Caulton, S. G., Brooks, N. J., Hadley, K. A., Rose, G., Hunter, R. I., Mkami, H. E. L., Smith, G. M., Leney, A. C., Buurma, N. J., Lovering, A. L., Lovett, J. E. & Peacock, A. F. A., 12 May 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Chemical Science. Advance Article, p. 1-11 11 p.
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Draft genome sequence of a non-tuberculous Mycobacterium strain isolated from a clinical urine sample
Rivas Ramos, J. E., Johnston, P. R., Hammond, R. J. H., Holden, M. T. G., Sloan, D. J. & Haag, A. F., 28 Jan 2026, In: Access Microbiology. 8, 1, p. 1-4 4 p., 001110.v3.
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Electrochemically induced hyperfluorescence based on the formation of charge-transfer excimers
Moon, C.-K., Yasuda, Y., Kusakabe, Y., Popczyk, A., Fukushima, S., Butscher, J. F., Pathak, N., Schlecht, J., Ishihara, K., Dumele, O., Kaji, H. & Gather, M. C., 24 Apr 2026, In: Nature Communications. 17, 10 p., 3753.
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Enantioselective BIMP-catalysed [2,3]-Wittig rearrangements of oxindole-derived allylic and propargylic ethers
Conboy, Ó., O'Yang, J., Kasten, K., Cordes, D. B., McKay, A. P., Kang, T. & Smith, A. D., 24 Mar 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Organic Chemistry Frontiers. Advance Article, 11 p.
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Extended transport and size selection of gold-nanorods using a liquid-immersible all-fiber Airy-like beam
Lee, H., Choi, H., Partanen, M., Kim, M., Vinod, A. T., Lee, M., Lee, H. J., Kim, S., Dholakia, K., Hong, S. & Oh, K., 6 May 2026, In: ACS Photonics. 13, 9, p. 2696-2703 8 p.
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Genome-based source attribution using a One Health Escherichia coli isolate collection from 2013 to 2023 in Scotland
Chalka, A., Crozier, L., Vallejo-Trujillo, A., Low, A., McAteer, S., Qarkaxhija, V., Templeton, K., Tongue, S. C., Evans, J., Foster, G., Webster, C., Evans, T., Marwick, C. A., Raza, A., Parcell, B. J., Holden, M. T. G., McNeilly, T., Fitzgerald, S., Mitchell, M. & Silva, N. & 18 others, Robertshaw-McFarlane8, E., Hamilton, S., Wells, B., Hamilton, C., Watson, E., Finlay, D., Bolland, J., Redshaw, J., Walker, D., Heywood, J., King, C., Baker-Austin, C., Papadopoulou, A., Powell, A., Morgan, G., Paterson, G. K., McElhiney, J. & Gally, D. L., 20 Apr 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Microbial Genomics. 12, 4, 001693.
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Harnessing the orientation of columnar discotic liquid crystals for narrowband blue emission with enhanced out-coupling efficiency toward improvement of SP-OLEDs performance
De, J., Gupta, A. K., Litvinas, D., Tenopala-Carmona, F., Lehmann, M., Gather, M. C. & Zysman-Colman, E., 7 Feb 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Advanced Functional Materials. Early View, 14 p., e28081.
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High-power pulsed electrochemiluminescence for optogenetic manipulation of Drosophila larval behaviour
Moon, C.-K., König, M., Sircar, R., Butscher, J. F., Alle, R., Meerholz, K., Pulver, S. R. & Gather, M. C., 5 Feb 2026, In: Light: Science & Applications. 15, 11 p., 104.
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Knockout of the intracellular calcium conducting ion channel Mitsugumin 23 (MG23) protects against pressure overload induced left ventricular hypertrophy and cardiac dysfunction
Dorward, A. M., Robertson, G. B., Sneddon, C., Edel, R. C., O'Rourke, C. L., Um, I. H., Harrison, D. J., Nishi, M., Takeshima, H., Murdoch, C. E. & Pitt, S. J., 31 Jan 2026, In: FASEB Journal. 40, 2, p. 1-16 16 p., e71440.
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Molecular insights into the binding dynamics of transcription factor TBR1 to T-box DNA sequences
Hartman, R., Blane, A., Kubrom, F., Mayet, R., Penedo, J. C. & Fanucchi, S., 15 Jan 2026, In: Journal of Molecular Biology. 438, 2, p. 1-23 23 p., 169543.
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Neonatal and obstetric outcomes following periconceptional exposure to glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Tello, J., 22 Apr 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. In Press
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On the nature of improper hydrogen bonding in RCH2F and RCHF2 motifs
Piscelli, B. A., Bühl, M., Cormanich, R. A. & O'Hagan, D., 9 Jan 2026, In: Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 65, 2, 15 p., e18500.
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Optimized lanthanide(III) tags for rapid and efficient protein labeling in electron paramagnetic resonance and luminescence applications
Topping, L., Mocanu, E. M., Fisher, S. R., Hunter, R. I., Ben‐Ishay, Y., Goldfarb, D., Smith, G. M., Lovett, J. E. & Butler, S. J., 10 Jan 2026, In: Chemistry Europe. 4, 1, 9 p., e202500282.
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Probing electronic effects upon nucleophilicity and Lewis basicity of isothiourea HyperBTM catalyst derivatives
Kasten, K., Eitzinger, A., Stockhammer, L., Dunne, J., Vogl, L. S., Zhou, Z., Waser, M., Ofial, A. R. & Smith, A. D., 15 May 2026, In: Chemistry Europe. 4, 5, 15 p., e202500434.
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Reducing the threshold of organic polariton lasers by active layer micropatterning and lateral confinement
Witt, J., Oh, J., Marcato, T., Mischok, A., Shih, C.-J. & Gather, M. C., 9 May 2026, In: Small Structures . 7, 5, 8 p., e202600009.
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Risks and possible implications of weight gain after switch to dolutegravir- in a large Ugandan cohort of people living with HIV
Odongpiny, E. L. A., Otaalo, B., Musaazi, J., Nalugga, E. A., Kiguba, R., Ngabirano, D., Ddungu, A., Owarwo, N., Kesby, M., Holden, M., Castelnuovo, B., Semeere, A., Sloan, D. J. & Sekaggya, C., 7 May 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: AIDS. Ahead of Print
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SFTSV NSs protein is a tick antiviral RNAi response suppressor
Fares, M., McFarlane, M., Parry, R. H., Arif, R., Clarke, A. T., Kamel, W., Davies, K., Datta-Savage, R., Schwarz-Linek, U., Bell-Sakyi, L., Petit, M. J., Schnettler, E., Castello, A., Kohl, A. & Brennan, B., 12 May 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 123, 20, e2524728123.
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Should I stay or should I go – does protein localisation to plasmodesmata depend on targeting signals?
Barr, Z. K. & Tilsner, J., 27 Jan 2026, In: Journal of Experimental Botany. 77, 3, p. 692–696 5 p., eraf278.
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Simultaneous measurement of 16S-rRNA and pre-16S-rRNA as a strategy to monitor clinical tuberculosis
Dombay, E., Sabiiti, W., Alferes de Lima Headley, D., Légrády, M. B., van Campen, N., Zweijpfennig, S., Boeree, M. J., Sloan, D. J. & Gillespie, S. H., 8 Apr 2026, In: Frontiers in Antibiotics. 5, 12 p., 1760862.
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Structure and mechanism of the broad spectrum CRISPR-associated ring nuclease Crn4
Chi, H., Hoikkala, V., McMahon, S., Graham, S., Gloster, T. & White, M., 23 Jan 2026, In: Nature Communications. 17, p. 1-10 10 p., 889.
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Students as carbon accountants: calculating carbon costs of a PhD in neuroscience
Smith, W. V., Bebbington, A., Sircar, R., Gather, M. & Pulver, S., 1 Feb 2026, In: Genetics. 232, 2, iyaf268.
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Superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors for enhanced biomedical imaging
Hughes, E. C. V., Upadhya, A. & Dholakia, K., 1 Nov 2026, In: Journal of Biomedical Optics. 31, 11, 22 p., 113502.
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Swapped and non-swapped TRAAK states co-exist in membranes at a ratio influenced by temperature
Ma, Y., Ackermann, K., Waheed, Q., Postis, V., Smith, T. K., Bode, B. E. & Pliotas, C., 16 Apr 2026, In: Nature Communications. 17, 16 p., 3522.
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The acylative kinetic resolution of 1,2-azaborine naphthols
Prindl, M. I., McKay, A. P., Cordes, D. B. & Smith, A. D., 9 Apr 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Chemical Science. Advance Article, 10 p.
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The catalytic enantioselective [1,2]-Wittig rearrangement cascade of allylic ethers
Kang, T., O'Yang, J., Kasten, K., Allsop, S. S., Lewis-Atwell, T., Farrar, E. H. E., Juhl, M., Cordes, D. B., McKay, A. P., Grayson, M. N. & Smith, A. D., 6 Jan 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Nature Chemistry. AOP, 11 p.
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The CRISPR ring nuclease Csx15 oligomerises on cyclic nucleotide binding to regulate antiviral defence
Chi, H., McMahon, S. A., Graham, S. & White, M. F., May 2026, In: Biochemical Journal. 483, 5, p. 699–712 14 p.
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The role of chemical metals in SARS-CoV-2 infection
Leal, K. N. S., Rocha, I., Stewart, A. J., Ramos, C. H. I. & Arruda, M. A. Z., 21 May 2026, (Accepted/In press) Understanding metals in the environment and human health. Lodeiro, C. & Oliveira, E. (eds.). Baco Raton, FL: Taylor & Francis Group/CRC Press
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Toward an improved understanding of dyslexia: reflections on a new consensus definition and its implications
Morsanyi, K., Paracchini, S., Krishnan, S., Manning, C., Milne, J., Van Herwegen, J. & Luciano, M., Feb 2026, In: Dyslexia. 32, 1, p. 1-9 9 p., e70022.
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