Research in the Kawamura group centres on applying chemical biology approaches to understanding and modulating biological processes of interest.
Latest Publications
KDM3A catalyses the oxidation of acetyl-lysine to hydroxyacetyl-lysine on histone H3K9. Belle R, Bukowski JP, Schiller R, Cutler R, Salah E, Dawber R, Tumber A, Bonnici J, Kindrick JD, Serrano L, Rabe P, Johansson C, Ruchaud MH, Hopkinson RJ, Figg WD, Brennan PE, Mole DR, Sidoli S, Kawamura A, and Schofield CJ. Nature Chemistry (2026) 18, 823-834 [web]
JmjC Histone Demethylases: Beyond Histone Lysine Demethylation. J. Bonnici, C.J. Schofield, and A. Kawamura. CHIMIA, 80(3), pp. 138–144 [web]
Active learning driven prioritisation of compounds from on-demand libraries targeting the SARS-CoV-2 main protease. Cree B, Bieniek MK, Amin S, Kawamura A, Cole DJ. Digital Discovery (2025). https://doi.org/10.1039/D4DD00343H [web]
JmjC catalysed histone H2a N-methyl arginine demethylation and C4-arginine hydroxylation reveals importance of sequence-reactivity relationships. Bonnici J, Oueini R, Salah E, Johansson C, Pires E, Abboud M, Dawber RS, Tumber A, Rabe P, Saraç H, Schofield CJ, Kawamura A. Communications Biology (2024) https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-024-07183-5 [web]
Selective targeting of human TET1 by cyclic peptide inhibitors: Insights from biochemical profiling. Šimelis K, Saraç H, Salah E, Nishio K, McAllister TE, Corner TP, Tumber A, Belle R, Schofield CJ, Suga H, Kawamura A. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry (2024) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bmc.2024.117597 [Web]
Identification and engineering of potent cyclic peptides with selective or promiscuous binding through biochemical profiling and bioinformatic data analysis. Smith TP, Bhaskar Bhushan B, Granata D, Kaas C, Andersen B, Decoene K, Ren Q, Liu H, Qu X, Yang Y, Pan J, Chen Q, Münzel M, Kawamura A. RSC Chemical Biology (2023) https://doi.org/10.1039/d3cb00168g [Web]
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