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James A. Platts

Cardiff UniversityORCID 0000-0002-1008-6595Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Biochemistry· 2 Biophysics· 1

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Research Focus:protein folding & dynamics· 3 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:protein structure· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Assay:fluorescence / live-cell microscopy· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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D. Dafydd JonesiD· 3 shared Athena ZittiiD· 2 shared Alex R. JonesiD· 1 shared Christopher R. PudneyiD· 1 shared Connor Stevenson· 1 shared Danoo VitsupakorniD· 1 shared Debarshi Saha· 1 shared Georgina Elizabeth MenziesiD· 1 shared

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2025-2026 · peak 2/yr

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Genetic encoding of 3-cyano-tyrosine and its use in controlling the chromophore isomeric state of the fluorescent protein mKate

Connor Stevenson, John Mclarnon, James Harnedy, Salma A. Elsherbeni, Debarshi Saha, Wolfgang Langbein, Paola Borri, James A. Platts, Louis C. Morrill, D. Dafydd Jones

This paper genetically encodes 3-cyano-L-tyrosine into a fluorescent protein, altering its chromophore isomerization state and spectral properties.

International Journal of Molecular Sciences · Aug 11, 2026Peer-reviewedBiochemistry

Environmental dipolar relaxation during excited state proton transfer in Green Fluorescent Protein

Moona Kurttila, Inês S. Camacho, Athena Zitti, James A. Platts, Javier Garcia-Ruiz, Richard W. Clarke, Christopher R. Pudney, D. Dafydd Jones, Alex R. Jones

The paper shows dipolar relaxation in the protein matrix during ESPT in GFP, which influences the reaction pathway and is on the same timescale as ESPT.

Journal of the American Chemical Society · Feb 16, 2026Peer-reviewedBiophysics

Structure, function and dynamics of mCoral, a pH responsive engineered variant of the mCherry fluorescent protein with improved hydrogen peroxide tolerance.

Athena Zitti, Ozan Aksakal, Danoo Vitsupakorn, Pierre J. Rizkallah, Halina Mikolajek, James A. Platts, Georgina Elizabeth Menzies, D. Dafydd Jones

The paper describes the engineering of mCoral, a modified mCherry variant with improved hydrogen peroxide tolerance and pH responsiveness, and elucidates its structural and dynamic properties.

International Journal of Molecular Sciences · Dec 23, 2025Peer-reviewedBiochemistry