Articles by RJW published between
1996-1998.
Crystallization
of Bothropstoxin II isolated from the venom of Bothrops jararacussu. BORTOLETO, R.K.; WARD, R.J.; GIGLIO, J.R.; CINTRA, A.C.O.; ARNI, R.K. (1996) Toxicon,
34(5):614-617. (Pdf file).
Phospholipase
A2 - A Structural Review. ARNI, R.K.; WARD, R. J. (1996) Toxicon,
34(8):827-841. (Pdf file).
Crystal structure of Myotoxin-II: a
myotoxic phospholipase A2 homologue from Bothrops
moojeni venom. de AZEVEDO JR., W. F.; WARD,
R.J.; LOMBARDI, F.R.; GIGLIO, J.R.; SOARES, A.M.; FONTES, M.R.M.; ARNI, R.K.
(1997) Prot. Peptide Letters 4(5):329-334.
(Pdf file).
Crystallographic
and spectroscopic characterization of a molecular hinge: conformational changes
in Bothropstoxin I, a dimeric Lys49-Phospholipase A2 Homologue. GIOTTO, M.T.S.;
GARRATT, R.C., OLIVA, G.; MASCARENHAS, Y.P.; GIGLIO, J.R.; CINTRA, A.C.O.; AZEVEDO JR., W.F.;
ARNI, R.K.; WARD, R.J. (1998) Prot.
Struct. Funct. Genet., 30:442-454. (Pdf file).
A
SequenceSpace analysis of Lys49 phospholipases A2: clues towards
identification of residues involved in a novel mechanism of membrane damage and
in myotoxicity. WARD, R.J.;
RODRIGUES ALVES, A.; RUGGIERO NETO, J.; ARNI, R.K.; CASARI, G. (1998) Protein
Engineering, 11(4):285-294. (Pdf file).
Crystallization
of Piratoxin I, a myotoxic Lys49-phospholipase A2 homologue isolated
from the venom of Bothrops pirajai.
CANDURI, F.; MANCUSO, L.C.; SOARES, A.M.; GIGLIO, J.R.; WARD, R.J.; ARNI, R.K. (1998) Toxicon,
36(3):547-551. (Pdf file).
Tertiary
structural changes of the α-hemolysin from Staphylococcus
aureus on association with liposome membranes. BORTOLETO, R.K; de OLIVEIRA,
A.H.C.; RULLER, R.; ARNI, R.K.; WARD,
R.J. (1998) Arch. Biochem.
Biophys., 351(1):47-52.
(Pdf file).
Crystallization and preliminary x-ray
diffraction analysis of a Lys49-PLA2 homologue from Cerrophidion godmani venom. de AZEVEDO JR., W.F.; WARD,
R.J.; GUTIÉRREZ, J.M.; DÍAZ-OREIRO, C.; ARNI, R.K. (1998) Prot.
Peptide Letters, 5(2):121-126. (Pdf file).
Purification
and partial characterization of Cathepsin D from Porcine (Sus scrofa) liver using affinity chromatography. CANDURI, F.; WARD,
R.J.; AZEVEDO JR., W.F.; GOMES, R. A. S.; ARNI, R.K. (1998) Biochem.
Mol. Biol. Int., 45(4):797-803. (Pdf file).
Crystal structure of Piratoxin-I: a
calcium-independent, myotoxic phospholipase A2-homologue from Bothrops
pirajai venom. de AZEVEDO JR., W.F.; WARD,
R.J.; CANDURI, F., SOARES, A.; GIGLIO, J.R.; ARNI, R.K. (1998) Toxicon, 36(10):1395-1406. (Pdf file).
At
the interface: crystal structures of Phospholipases A2. WARD,
R.J.; AZEVEDO JR., W.F.; ARNI, R. K. (1998) Toxicon,
36(11):1623-1633. (Pdf file).
Amino acid sequence of a myotoxic
Lys49-phospholipase A2 homologue from the venom of Cerrophidion
(Bothrops) godmani. de SOUSA, M.V.; MORHY, L.; ARNI, R.K.; WARD,
R.J.; DÍAZ, C.; GUTIÉRREZ, J.M. (1998) Biochem.
Biophys. Acta, 1384:204-208. (Pdf file).
Crystallization and preliminary x-ray analysis of SIII-SPIII, a phospholipase A2 isolated from the venom of Bothrops jararacussu. de AZEVEDO JR., W.F.; FONTES, M.R.M.; WARD, R.J.; LOMBARDI, F.R.; CINTRA, A.C.O.; GIGLIO, J.R.; ARNI, R.K. (1998) Prot. Peptide Letters, 5(3):181-184. (Pdf file).