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Paul D. Carr

Australian National University

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Organism:Drosophila· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Research Focus:protein folding & dynamics· 1 Assay:protein structure· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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Colin J. JacksoniD· 2 shared Alex GiangiD· 1 shared Ben E. CliftoniD· 1 shared Davis H. Hopkins· 1 shared Jianwei LiuiD· 1 shared Joe A. KaczmarskiiD· 1 shared John Graham OakeshottiD· 1 shared Mojtaba EsmaeilyiD· 1 shared

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Structural and Evolutionary Constraints of Organophosphate Resistance in Dipteran Carboxylesterases

Rebecca L. Frkic, Alex Giang, Sacha B. Pulsford, Jianwei Liu, Mojtaba Esmaeily, Paul D. Carr, Nicholas J Fraser, Davis H. Hopkins, John Graham Oakeshott, Philip Batterham, Peter D. Mabbitt, Colin J. Jackson

This study investigates the molecular basis and evolutionary constraints of organophosphate resistance in dipteran carboxylesterases, revealing sequence context-dependent success of a mutation and trade-offs between affinity and turnover.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Feb 23, 2026Peer-reviewedBiochemistry

Evolution of an enzyme from a solute-binding protein

Ben E. Clifton, Joe A. Kaczmarski, Paul D. Carr, Monica L. Gerth, Nobuhiko Tokuriki, Colin J. Jackson

This study shows how an enzyme evolved from a solute-binding protein through structural and catalytic changes, highlighting mechanisms of de novo enzyme emergence.

bioRxiv · Jun 30, 2017 · PreprintBiochemistry