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Staff Profiles
Dr Peter Crowley
B.Sc.,Ph.D.
Contact Details
Professor
Chemistry
Room 220
Orbsen Building
T: +353 91 49 24 80
E: peter.crowley@nuigalway.ie
Chemistry
Room 220
Orbsen Building
T: +353 91 49 24 80
E: peter.crowley@nuigalway.ie

Biography
Research Interests
Peer Reviewed Journals
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(2016) | 'Grasping the nature of the cell interior: from Physiological Chemistry to Chemical Biology'
Kyne C, Crowley PB. (2016) 'Grasping the nature of the cell interior: from Physiological Chemistry to Chemical Biology'. Febs J, [DOI] [Details] |
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(2017) | 'Protein charge determination and implications for interactions in cell extracts'
Kyne, C,Jordon, K,Filoti, DI,Laue, TM,Crowley, PB (2017) 'Protein charge determination and implications for interactions in cell extracts'. Protein Science, 26 :258-267 [DOI] [Details] |
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(2017) | 'Protein Dimerization on a Phosphonated Calix[6]arene Disc'
Rennie, ML,Doolan, AM,Raston, CL,Crowley, PB (2017) 'Protein Dimerization on a Phosphonated Calix[6]arene Disc'. Angewandte Chemie-International Edition, 56 :5517-5521 [DOI] [Details] |
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(2016) | 'Noncovalent PEGylation via Lectin-Glycopolymer Interactions'
Antonik, PM,Eissa, AM,Round, AR,Cameron, NR,Crowley, PB (2016) 'Noncovalent PEGylation via Lectin-Glycopolymer Interactions'. Biomacromolecules, 17 :2719-2725 [DOI] [Details] |
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(2016) | 'Anomer-Specific Recognition and Dynamics in a Fucose-Binding Lectin'
Antonik, PM,Volkov, AN,Broder, UN,Lo Re, D,van Nuland, NAJ,Crowley, PB (2016) 'Anomer-Specific Recognition and Dynamics in a Fucose-Binding Lectin'. Biochemistry, 55 :1195-1203 [DOI] [Details] |
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(2016) | 'Protein Camouflage: Supramolecular Anion Recognition by Ubiquitin'
Mallon, M,Dutt, S,Schrader, T,Crowley, PB (2016) 'Protein Camouflage: Supramolecular Anion Recognition by Ubiquitin'. Chembiochem, 17 :774-783 [DOI] [Details] |
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(2015) | 'Structure of a PEGylated protein reveals a highly porous double-helical assembly'
Cattani, G,Vogeley, L,Crowley, PB (2015) 'Structure of a PEGylated protein reveals a highly porous double-helical assembly'. Nature Chemistry, 7 :823-828 [DOI] [Details] |
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(2015) | 'Microscale Crystals of Cytochromec and Calixarene on Electrodes: Interprotein Electron Transfer between Defined Sites'
McGovern, RE,Feifel, SC,Lisdat, F,Crowley, PB (2015) 'Microscale Crystals of Cytochromec and Calixarene on Electrodes: Interprotein Electron Transfer between Defined Sites'. Angewandte Chemie-International Edition, 54 :6356-6359 [DOI] [Details] |
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(2015) | 'Specific ion effects on macromolecular interactions in Escherichia coli extracts'
Kyne, C,Ruhle, B,Gautier, VW,Crowley, PB (2015) 'Specific ion effects on macromolecular interactions in Escherichia coli extracts'. Protein Science, 24 :310-318 [DOI] [Details] |
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(2015) | 'Structural study of a small molecule receptor bound to dimethyllysine in lysozyme'
McGovern, RE,Snarr, BD,Lyons, JA,McFarlane, J,Whiting, AL,Paci, I,Hof, F,Crowley, PB (2015) 'Structural study of a small molecule receptor bound to dimethyllysine in lysozyme'. Chemical Science, 6 :442-449 [DOI] [Details] |
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(2014) | 'Study of Cytochrome c-DNA Interaction - Evaluation of Binding Sites on the Redox Protein'
Wettstein, C,Kyne, C,Doolan, AM,Mohwald, H,Crowley, PB,Lisdat, F (2014) 'Study of Cytochrome c-DNA Interaction - Evaluation of Binding Sites on the Redox Protein'. Nanoscale, 6 :13779-13786 [DOI] [Details] |
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(2014) | 'Protein assembly mediated by sulfonatocalix[4]arene'
McGovern, RE,McCarthy, AA,Crowley, PB (2014) 'Protein assembly mediated by sulfonatocalix[4]arene'. Chemical Communications, 50 :10412-10415 [DOI] [Details] |
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(2012) | 'Protein camouflage in cytochrome c-calixarene complexes'
McGovern, RE,Fernandes, H,Khan, AR,Power, NP,Crowley, PB (2012) 'Protein camouflage in cytochrome c-calixarene complexes'. Nature Chemistry, 4 :527-533 [DOI] [Details] |
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(2012) | 'Simple and inexpensive incorporation of (19)F-Tryptophan for protein NMR spectroscopy'
Crowley PB, Kyne C, Monteith WB. (2012) 'Simple and inexpensive incorporation of (19)F-Tryptophan for protein NMR spectroscopy'. Chemical Communications (Cambridge, England), [Details] |
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(2011) | 'Protein Interactions in the Escherichia coli Cytosol: An Impediment to In-Cell NMR Spectroscopy'
Crowley,P.B.,Chow, E.,Papkovskaia, T. (2011) 'Protein Interactions in the Escherichia coli Cytosol: An Impediment to In-Cell NMR Spectroscopy'. ChemBioChem, 12 (7):1043-1048 [DOI] [Details] |
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(2011) | 'Protein Interactions in the Escherichia coli Cytosol: An Impediment to In-Cell NMR Spectroscopy'
Crowley, PB,Chow, E,Papkovskaia, T (2011) 'Protein Interactions in the Escherichia coli Cytosol: An Impediment to In-Cell NMR Spectroscopy'. Chembiochem, 12 :1043-1048 [DOI] [Details] |
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(2010) | 'Titration_DB: Storage analysis of NMR-monitored protein pH titration curves'
Farrell,D., Sá-Mira,E., Webb,H, Georgi, N., Crowley,P.B., McIntosh,L.P., Nielsen,J.E. (2010) 'Titration_DB: Storage analysis of NMR-monitored protein pH titration curves'. Proteins: Structure, Function And Bioformatics, 78 :843-857 [Details] |
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(2009) | 'Metal-Mediated Self-Assembly of a beta-Sandwich Protein'
Crowley, PB,Matias, PM,Khan, AR,Roessle, M,Svergun, DI (2009) 'Metal-Mediated Self-Assembly of a beta-Sandwich Protein'. Chemistry-A European Journal, 15 :12672-12680 [DOI] [Details] |
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(2008) | 'NMR spectroscopy revceals cytochrome c-poly(ethylene glycol) interactions'
Crowley,P.B.,Brett, K.,Muldoon, J. (2008) 'NMR spectroscopy revceals cytochrome c-poly(ethylene glycol) interactions'. ChemBioChem, 9 (5) [Details] |
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(2008) | 'Interaction tuning of the active site properties of metalloproteins'
Yanagisawa, S.,Dennison, C.,Crowley, P.B.,Firbank, S.J.,Lawler, A.T.,Hunter, D.M.,McFarlane, W.,Li, C.,Kohzuma, T.,Banfield, M.J. (2008) 'Interaction tuning of the active site properties of metalloproteins'. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 130 (46) [Details] |
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(2008) | 'Protein surface recognition: Structural characterisation of cytochrome c-porphyrin complexes'
Crowley,P.B.,Ganji, P.,Ibrahim, H. (2008) 'Protein surface recognition: Structural characterisation of cytochrome c-porphyrin complexes'. ChemBioChem, 9 (7) [Details] |
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(2008) | 'Quaternary Structure of Flavorubredoxin as Revealed by Synchrotron Radiation Small-Angle X-Ray Scattering'
Petoukhov, M.V.,Vicente, J.B.,Crowley, P.B.,Carrondo, M.A.,Teixeira, M.,Svergun, D.I. (2008) 'Quaternary Structure of Flavorubredoxin as Revealed by Synchrotron Radiation Small-Angle X-Ray Scattering'. Structure, 16 (9) [Details] |
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(2008) | 'Regulation of protein function: Crystal packing interfaces and conformational dimerization'
Crowley, P.B.,Matias, P.M.,Mi, H.,Firbank, S.J.,Banfield, M.J.,Dennison, C. (2008) 'Regulation of protein function: Crystal packing interfaces and conformational dimerization'. Biochemistry, 47 (25) [Details] |
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(2007) | 'Transient protein interactions of cytochrome f and the phytocyanin umecyanin'
Sato,K.,Crowley,P.B.,Dennison,C. (2007) 'Transient protein interactions of cytochrome f and the phytocyanin umecyanin'. ChemBioChem, 8 :732-735 [Details] |
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(2005) | 'Cation-pi interactions in protein-protein interfaces'
Crowley,P.B.,Golovin,A. (2005) 'Cation-pi interactions in protein-protein interfaces'. Proteins: Structure, Function And Bioformatics, 59 :231-239 [Details] |
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(2005) | 'Transient homodimer interactions studied using the electron self-exchange reaction'
Sato, K.,Crowley, P.B.,Dennison, C. (2005) 'Transient homodimer interactions studied using the electron self-exchange reaction'. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 280 (19) [Details] |
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(2005) | 'Different modes of interaction in cyanobacterial complexes of plastocyanin and cytochrome f'
Diaz-Moreno,I.,Diaz-Quintana,A.,De La Rosa, M.A.,Crowley,P.B.,Ubbink, M. (2005) 'Different modes of interaction in cyanobacterial complexes of plastocyanin and cytochrome f'. Biochemistry, 44 (9) [Details] |
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(2004) | 'The Architecture of the Binding Site in Redox Protein Complexes: Implications for Fast Dissociation'
Crowley,P.B.,Carrondo, M.A. (2004) 'The Architecture of the Binding Site in Redox Protein Complexes: Implications for Fast Dissociation'. Proteins: Structure, Function and Genetics, 55 (3) [Details] |
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(2004) | 'The parsley plastocyanin-turnip cytochrome f complex: A structurally distorted but kinetically functional acidic patch'
Crowley, P.B.,Hunter, D.M.,Sato, K.,McFarlane, W.,Dennison, C. (2004) 'The parsley plastocyanin-turnip cytochrome f complex: A structurally distorted but kinetically functional acidic patch'. Biochemical Journal, 378 (1) [Details] |
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(2003) | 'Close Encounters of the Transient Kind: Protein Interactions in the Photosynthetic Redox Chain Investigated by NMR Spectroscopy'
Crowley, P.B.,Ubbink, M. (2003) 'Close Encounters of the Transient Kind: Protein Interactions in the Photosynthetic Redox Chain Investigated by NMR Spectroscopy'. Accounts of Chemical Research, 36 (10) [Details] |
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(2002) | 'The interactions of cyanobacterial cytochrome c6 and cytochrome f, characterized by NMR'
Crowley, P.B.,Diaz-Quintana, A.,Molina-Heredia, F.P.,Nieto, P.,Sutter, M.,Haehnel, W.,De la Rosa, M.A.,Ubbink, M. (2002) 'The interactions of cyanobacterial cytochrome c6 and cytochrome f, characterized by NMR'. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 277 (50) [Details] |
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(2002) | 'Co-operative ortho-effects on the Wittig reaction Interpretation of stereoselectivity in the reaction of ortho-halo-substituted benzaldehydes and benzylidenetriphenyl-phosphoranes'
Dunne,E.C.,Coyne,E.J.,Crowley,P.B.,Gilheany,D.G. (2002) 'Co-operative ortho-effects on the Wittig reaction Interpretation of stereoselectivity in the reaction of ortho-halo-substituted benzaldehydes and benzylidenetriphenyl-phosphoranes'. Tetrahedron Lett, 43 :2449-2453 [Details] |
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(2002) | 'Myoglobin and cytochrome b5: A nuclear magnetic resonance study of a highly dynamic protein complex'
Worrall, J.A.R.,Liu, Y.,Crowley, P.B.,Nocek, J.M.,Hoffman, B.M.,Ubbink, M. (2002) 'Myoglobin and cytochrome b5: A nuclear magnetic resonance study of a highly dynamic protein complex'. Biochemistry, 41 (39) [Details] |
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(2002) | 'The ternary complex of cytochrome f and cytochrome c: Identification of a second binding site and competition for plastocyanin binding'
Crowley, P.B.,Rabe, K.S.,Worrall, J.A.R.,Canters, G.W.,Ubbink, M. (2002) 'The ternary complex of cytochrome f and cytochrome c: Identification of a second binding site and competition for plastocyanin binding'. ChemBioChem, 3 (6) [Details] |
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(2002) | 'Plastocyanin-cytochrome f interactions: The influence of hydrophobic patch mutations studied by NMR spectroscopy'
Crowley,P.B.,Vintonenko, N.,Bullerjahn,G.S,Ubbink,M. (2002) 'Plastocyanin-cytochrome f interactions: The influence of hydrophobic patch mutations studied by NMR spectroscopy'. Biochemistry, 41 :15698-15705 [Details] |
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(2001) | 'Hydrophobic interactions in a cyanobacterial plastocyanin - Cytochrome f complex'
Crowley,P.B.,Otting, G.,Schlarb-Ridley, B.G.,Canters, G.W.,Ubbink, M. (2001) 'Hydrophobic interactions in a cyanobacterial plastocyanin - Cytochrome f complex'. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 123 (43) [Details] |
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(2000) | 'Angle restraints in protein backbones from dipole-dipole cross-correlation between 1HN-15N and 1HN-1H vectors'
Crowley, P.,Ubbink,M.,Otting.G. (2000) 'Angle restraints in protein backbones from dipole-dipole cross-correlation between 1HN-15N and 1HN-1H vectors'. Journal Of The American Chemical Society, 122 :2968-2969 [Details] |
Abstract
Year | Publication | |
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(2015) | Effects of cell-like infrastructures on transient protein interactions.
Kyne, C,Crowley, P (2015) Effects of cell-like infrastructures on transient protein interactions. Abstract [Details] |
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(2015) | Selective Recognition and Assembly in Protein-Small molecule Interactions.
Doolan, AM,Jurgens, MC,Khan, AR,Crowley, PB (2015) Selective Recognition and Assembly in Protein-Small molecule Interactions. Abstract [Details] |
Teaching Interests
Recent Postgraduate Students
Graduation | Name | Degree | Primary Supervisor | |
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2014 | Roise Mc Govern | PhD | Y | |
2015 | Madeleine Mallon | Msc | Y | |
2015 | Giada Cattani | PhD | Y |
Internal Collaborators
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External Collaborators
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