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LUKASZ LEBIODA , PhD  Lab


LAB PERSONNEL
Lukasz Lebioda Professor, USC
Geqing Chai Senior Graduate Student
Leslie Lovelace Graduate Student
Brittanaie Bell Graduate Student
Jie Qin Graduate Student

 

 

PAST PERSONNEL
Dr. Erli Zang (currently at Eli Lilly and Company)
Dr. Clarissa Jacob (currently at Abbott Laboratories)
Dr. Michael LaCount (owns and operates William Preston & Assoc.)
Dr. Ramin Radfar (currently and assistant professor at Wofford College)
Dr. Jason Phan (currently at NCI as a post doc for David Waugh)
Dr. Eric Ortlund (current at Chapel Hill as a post doc for Matt Redinbo)

PUBLICATIONS
Lovelace LL, Minor W, Lebioda L. Structure of human thymidylate synthase under low-salt conditions. Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr. 2005 May;61(Pt 5):622-7.
Chai G, Brewer JM, Lovelace LL, Aoki T, Minor W, Lebioda L. Expression, purification and the 1.8 angstroms resolution crystal structure of human neuron specific enolase. J Mol Biol. 2004 Aug 20;341(4):1015-21.

Berger SH, Berger FG, Lebioda L. Effects of ligand binding and conformational switching on intracellular stability of human thymidylate synthase. Biochim Biophys Acta. 2004 Jan 14;1696(1):15-22.

Brewer JM, Glover CV, Holland MJ, Lebioda L. Enzymatic function of loop movement in enolase: preparation and some properties of H159N, H159A, H159F, and N207A enolases. J Protein Chem. 2003 May;22(4):353-61.

Chruszcz M, Laidler P, Monkiewicz M, Ortlund E, Lebioda L, Lewinski K. Crystal structure of a covalent intermediate of endogenous human arylsulfatase A. J Inorg Biochem. 2003 Aug 1;96(2-3):386-92.

Bell BJ, Watanabe L, Rios-Steiner JL, Tulinsky A, Lebioda L, Arni RK. Structure of 2-keto-3-deoxy-6-phosphogluconate (KDPG) aldolase from Pseudomonas putida. Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr. 2003 Aug;59(Pt 8):1454-8.

Ortlund E, LaCount MW, Lebioda L. Crystal structures of human prostatic acid phosphatase in complex with a phosphate ion and alpha-benzylaminobenzylphosphonic acid update the mechanistic picture and offer new insights into inhibitor design. Biochemistry. 2003 Jan 21;42(2):383-9.

Ortlund E, Parker CL, Schreck SF, Ginell S, Minor W, Sodetz JM, Lebioda L. Crystal structure of human complement protein C8gamma at 1.2 A resolution reveals a lipocalin fold and a distinct ligand binding site. Biochemistry. 2002 Jun 4;41(22):7030-7.

Freeman DL, Odom JD, Nutt WR, Lebioda L. Photoinduced Reactions of Tri-tert-butylindium with (Diethylamino)trimethylstannane and (Di-n-butylamino)trimethylstannane. Inorg Chem. 1997 Jun 18;36(13):2718-2722.

Phan J, Koli S, Minor W, Dunlap RB, Berger SH, Lebioda L. Human thymidylate synthase is in the closed conformation when complexed with dUMP and raltitrexed, an antifolate drug. Biochemistry. 2001 Feb 20;40(7):1897-902.

Phan J, Steadman DJ, Koli S, Ding WC, Minor W, Dunlap RB, Berger SH, Lebioda L. Structure of human thymidylate synthase suggests advantages of chemotherapy with noncompetitive inhibitors. J Biol Chem. 2001 Apr 27;276(17):14170-7.

Lebioda L. The honorary enzyme haemoglobin turns out to be a real enzyme. Cell Mol Life Sci. 2000 Dec;57(13-14):1817-9.

Radfar R, Leaphart A, Brewer JM, Minor W, Odom JD, Dunlap RB, Lovell CR, Lebioda L. Cation binding and thermostability of FTHFS monovalent cation binding sites and thermostability of N10-formyltetrahydrofolate synthetase from Moorella thermoacetica. Biochemistry. 2000 Nov 28;39(47):14481-6.

Brewer JM, Holland MJ, Lebioda L. The H159A mutant of yeast enolase 1 has significant activity. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2000 Oct 5;276(3):1199-202.

Phan J, Mahdavian E, Nivens MC, Minor W, Berger S, Spencer HT, Dunlap RB, Lebioda L. Catalytic cysteine of thymidylate synthase is activated upon substrate binding. Biochemistry. 2000 Jun 13;39(23):6969-78.

LaCount MW, Zhang E, Chen YP, Han K, Whitton MM, Lincoln DE, Woodin SA, Lebioda L. The crystal structure and amino acid sequence of dehaloperoxidase from Amphitrite ornata indicate common ancestry with globins. J Biol Chem. 2000 Jun 23;275(25):18712-6.

Radfar R, Shin R, Sheldrick GM, Minor W, Lovell CR, Odom JD, Dunlap RB, Lebioda L. The crystal structure of N(10)-formyltetrahydrofolate synthetase from Moorella thermoacetica. Biochemistry. 2000 Apr 11;39(14):3920-6.

Ortlund E, Lacount MW, Lewinski K, Lebioda L. Reactions of Pseudomonas 7A glutaminase-asparaginase with diazo analogues of glutamine and asparagine result in unexpected covalent inhibitions and suggests an unusual catalytic triad Thr-Tyr-Glu. Biochemistry. 2000 Feb 15;39(6):1199-204.

Fantz C, Shaw D, Jennings W, Forsthoefel A, Kitchens M, Phan J, Minor W, Lebioda L, Berger FG, Spencer HT. Drug-resistant variants of Escherichia coli thymidylate synthase: effects of substitutions at Pro-254. Mol Pharmacol. 2000 Feb;57(2):359-66.

Jakob CG, Lewinski K, Kuciel R, Ostrowski W, Lebioda L. Crystal structure of human prostatic acid phosphatase . Prostate. 2000 Feb 15;42(3):211-8.

Lebioda L, LaCount MW, Zhang E, Chen YP, Han K, Whitton MM, Lincoln DE, Woodin SA. An enzymatic globin from a marine worm. Nature. 1999 Sep 30;401(6752):445.

LaCount MW, Handy G, Lebioda L. Structural origins of L(+)-tartrate inhibition of human prostatic acid phosphatase. J Biol Chem. 1998 Nov 13;273(46):30406-9.

Haeseleer F, Huang J, Lebioda L, Saari JC, Palczewski K. Molecular characterization of a novel short-chain dehydrogenase/reductase that reduces all-trans-retinal. J Biol Chem. 1998 Aug 21;273(34):21790-9.

Brewer JM, Glover CV, Holland MJ, Lebioda L. Significance of the enzymatic properties of yeast S39A enolase to the catalytic mechanism. Biochim Biophys Acta. 1998 Apr 2;1383(2):351-5.

Lovelace L, Lewinski K, Jakob CG, Kuciel R, Ostrowski W, Lebioda L. Prostatic acid phosphatase: structural aspects of inhibition by L-(+)-tartrate ions. Acta Biochim Pol. 1997;44(4):673-8.

Zhang E, Brewer JM, Minor W, Carreira LA, Lebioda L. Mechanism of enolase: the crystal structure of asymmetric dimer enolase-2-phospho-D-glycerate/enolase-phosphoenolpyruvate at 2.0 A resolution. Biochemistry. 1997 Oct 14;36(41):12526-34.

Brewer JM, Glover CV, Holland MJ, Lebioda L. Effect of site-directed mutagenesis of His373 of yeast enolase on some of its physical and enzymatic properties. Biochim Biophys Acta. 1997 Jun 20;1340(1):88-96.

Jakob CG, Lewinski K, LaCount MW, Roberts J, Lebioda L. Ion binding induces closed conformation in Pseudomonas 7A glutaminase-asparaginase (PGA): crystal structure of the PGA-SO4(2-)-NH4+ complex at 1.7 A resolution. Biochemistry. 1997 Jan 28;36(4):923-31.

Zhang E, Chen YP, Roach MP, Lincoln DE, Lovell CR, Woodin SA, Dawson JH, Lebioda L. Crystallization and initial spectroscopic characterization of the heme-containing dehaloperoxidase from the marine polychaete Amphitrite ornata. Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr. 1996 Nov 1;52(Pt 6):1191-3.

Boles JO, Lewinski K, Kunckle MG, Hatada M, Lebioda L, Dunlap RB, Odom JD. Expression, characterization and crystallographic analysis of telluromethionyl dihydrofolate reductase. Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr. 1995 Sep 1;51(Pt 5):731-9.

Sangadala VS, Glover CV, Robson RL, Holland MJ, Lebioda L, Brewer JM. Preparation by site-directed mutagenesis and characterization of the E211Q mutant of yeast enolase 1. Biochim Biophys Acta. 1995 Aug 16;1251(1):23-31.

Hilal SH, Brewer JM, Lebioda L, Carreira LA. Calculated effects of the chemical environment of 2-phospho-D-glycerate on the pKa of its carbon-2 and correlations with the proposed mechanism of action of enolase. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 1995 Jun 15;211(2):607-13.

Wang S, Scott RA, Lebioda L, Zhou ZH, Brewer JM. An X-ray absorption spectroscopy study of the interactions of Ni2+ with yeast enolase. J Inorg Biochem. 1995 May 15;58(3):209-21.

Boles JO, Lebioda L, Dunlap RB, Odom JD. Telluromethionine in structural biochemistry. SAAS Bull Biochem Biotechnol. 1995;8:29-34.

Zhang E, Hatada M, Brewer JM, Lebioda L. Catalytic metal ion binding in enolase: the crystal structure of an enolase-Mn2+-phosphonoacetohydroxamate complex at 2.4-A resolution. Biochemistry. 1994 May 24;33(20):6295-300.

Zhang E, Lebioda L, Chen Y, Brewer JM, Hatada M, Minor W. Crystallization at low salt concentration and alkaline pH and preliminary crystallographic data for a monoclinic form of yeast enolase. Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr. 1994 May 1;50(Pt 3):335-6.

Boles JO, Lewinski K, Kunkle M, Odom JD, Dunlap B, Lebioda L, Hatada M. Bio-incorporation of telluromethionine into buried residues of dihydrofolate reductase. Nat Struct Biol. 1994 May;1(5):283-4.

Brewer JM, Robson RL, Glover CV, Holland MJ, Lebioda L. Preparation and characterization of the E168Q site-directed mutant of yeast enolase 1. Proteins. 1993 Dec;17(4):426-34.

Lebioda L, Zhang E, Lewinski K, Brewer JM. Fluoride inhibition of yeast enolase: crystal structure of the enolase-Mg(2+)-F(-)-Pi complex at 2.6 A resolution. Proteins. 1993 Jul;16(3):219-25.

Palczewski K, Buczylko J, Lebioda L, Crabb JW, Polans AS. Identification of the N-terminal region in rhodopsin kinase involved in its interaction with rhodopsin. J Biol Chem. 1993 Mar 15;268(8):6004-13.

Lewinski K, Hui Y, Jakob CG, Lovell CR, Lebioda L. Crystallization and preliminary crystallographic data for formyltetrahydrofolate synthetase from Clostridium thermoaceticum. J Mol Biol. 1993 Feb 20;229(4):1153-6.

Lebioda L, Stec B. Mapping of isozymic differences in enolase. Int J Biol Macromol. 1991 Apr;13(2):97-100.

Lebioda L, Stec B, Brewer JM, Tykarska E. Inhibition of enolase: the crystal structures of enolase-Ca2(+)- 2-phosphoglycerate and enolase-Zn2(+)-phosphoglycolate complexes at 2.2-A resolution. Biochemistry. 1991 Mar 19;30(11):2823-7.

Lebioda L, Stec B. Mechanism of enolase: the crystal structure of enolase-Mg2(+)-2-phosphoglycerate/phosphoenolpyruvate complex at 2.2-A resolution. Biochemistry. 1991 Mar 19;30(11):2817-22.

Lebioda L, Hargrave PA, Palczewski K. X-ray crystal structure of sangivamycin, a potent inhibitor of protein kinases. FEBS Lett. 1990 Jun 18;266(1-2):102-4.

Tykarska E, Lebioda L, Marchut E, Steczko J, Stec B. Crystallization of alcohol oxidase from Pichia pastoris. Secondary structure predictions indicate a domain with the eightfold beta/alpha-barrel fold. J Protein Chem. 1990 Feb;9(1):83-6.

Stec B, Lebioda L. Refined structure of yeast apo-enolase at 2.25 A resolution. J Mol Biol. 1990 Jan 5;211(1):235-48.

Lebioda L, Stec B, Brewer JM. The structure of yeast enolase at 2.25-A resolution. An 8-fold beta + alpha-barrel with a novel beta beta alpha alpha (beta alpha)6 topology. J Biol Chem. 1989 Mar 5;264(7):3685-93.

Lebioda L, Stec B. Crystal structure of enolase indicates that enolase and pyruvate kinase evolved from a common ancestor. Nature. 1988 Jun 16;333(6174):683-6.

Tykarska E, Lebioda L, Bradshaw TP, Dunlap RB. Crystallization and crystallographic data for new forms of thymidylate synthase from Lactobacillus casei. J Mol Biol. 1986 Sep 5;191(1):147-50.

Lebioda L, Brewer JM. Crystallization and preliminary crystallographic data for a tetragonal form of yeast enolase. J Mol Biol. 1984 Nov 25;180(1):213-5.

Lebioda L, Hatada MH, Tulinsky A, Mavridis IM. Comparison of the folding of 2-keto-3-deoxy-6-phosphogluconate aldolase, triosephosphate isomerase and pyruvate kinase. Implications in molecular evolution. J Mol Biol. 1982 Dec 5;162(2):445-58.

Mavridis IM, Hatada MH, Tulinsky A, Lebioda L. Structure of 2-keto-3-deoxy-6-phosphogluconate aldolase at 2 . 8 A resolution. J Mol Biol. 1982 Dec 5;162(2):419-44.

Krajewski JW, Urbanczyk-Lipkowska Z, Gluzinski P, Lebioda L, Busko-Oszczapowicz I, Cieslak J. The X-ray structural investigation of 6-(n,n-1,6-hexyleneformamidine)-penicillanic acid (mecillinam). J Antibiot (Tokyo). 1981 Mar;34(3):282-7.

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