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Brian James Smith

La Trobe UniversityORCID 0000-0003-0498-1910Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Cell Biology· 1 Pharmacology & Toxicology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Organism:mouse· 1

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Nicholas A. SmithiD· 2 shared Amol M. PatwardhaniD· 1 shared Carolyn Marie GoddardiD· 1 shared David C.S. HuangiD· 1 shared Ebbe EngholmiD· 1 shared Fransisca SumardyiD· 1 shared Grant DewsoniD· 1 shared Guillaume LessèneiD· 1 shared

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Pharmacology & ToxicologyScientific ReportsPeer-reviewedNov 28, 2025

Venom-inspired somatostatin receptor 4 (SSTR4) agonists as new drug leads for peripheral pain conditions

Walden Emil Bjørn-Yoshimoto, Iris Bea L. Ramiro, Thomas Lund Koch…·Helena Safavi-Hemami

This study identifies venom-derived SSTR4 agonists as potential non-opioid therapeutics for peripheral pain conditions.

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Cell BiologyPLoS BiologyPeer-reviewedMay 2, 2024

Molecular definition of the BAK:VDAC2 interaction as a target to manipulate apoptosis

Zhengwei Yuan, Mark F. van Delft, Xiang Li…·Grant Dewson

This study identifies key residues in the BAK:VDAC2 interaction, showing that disrupting this interaction can inhibit or promote apoptosis depending on the context.

20 citations

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