Publications with the Minor Lab Go to top

1. Gucwa M, Handing KB, Bijak V, Ackermann K, Chakraborty A, Pautarak A, Redpath T, Lin B, Slawek J, Blindauer CA, Stewart AJ, Bode BE, Minor W (2026)
   Crystallographic and EPR-based characterisation of Cu
   Inorg Chem Front 13(9): 3750-3758. [DOI:10.1039/d6qi00150e] [Pub Med ID: 41867359] [Pub Med Central ID: PMC13001715]
   WoS Times Cited: 0
2. Markiewicz M, Gucwa M, Bazak J, Dec W, Minor W, Murzyn K (2026)
   Enhancing structural insights for advanced drug discovery by mitigating protein crystal damage.
   Expert Opin Drug Discov 21(1): 5-17. [DOI:10.1080/17460441.2025.2605354] [Pub Med ID: 41452100]
   WoS Times Cited: 0
3. Zhang H, Zhong J, Gucwa M, Zhang Y, Ma H, Deng L, Mao L, Minor W, Wang N, Zheng H (2025)
   PinMyMetal: a hybrid learning system to accurately model transition metal binding sites in macromolecules.
   Nat Commun 16(1): 3043. [DOI:10.1038/s41467-025-57637-5] [Pub Med ID: 40155596] [Pub Med Central ID: PMC11953438]
   WoS Times Cited: 6 ; Google Scholar Times Cited: 12
4. Rubach P, Majorek KA, Gucwa M, Murzyn K, Wlodawer A, Minor W (2025)
   Advances in cryo-electron microscopy (cryoEM) for structure-based drug discovery.
   Expert Opin Drug Discov 20(2): 163-176. [DOI:10.1080/17460441.2025.2450636] [Pub Med ID: 39789967] [Pub Med Central ID: PMC12403223]
   WoS Times Cited: 7 ; Google Scholar Times Cited: 14
5. Gucwa M, Bijak V, Zheng H, Murzyn K, Minor W (2024)
   CheckMyMetal (CMM): validating metal-binding sites in X-ray and cryo-EM data.
   IUCrJ 11(Pt 5): 871-877. [DOI:10.1107/S2052252524007073] [Pub Med ID: 39141478] [Pub Med Central ID: PMC11364027]
   WoS Times Cited: 10 ; Google Scholar Times Cited: 13
6. Wu D, Hierons SJ, Polepalli S, Gucwa M, Fritzen R, Markiewicz M, Sabín J, Minor W, Murzyn K, Blindauer CA, Stewart AJ (2024)
   Targeted removal of the FA2 site on human albumin prevents fatty acid-mediated inhibition of Zn
   J Lipid Res 65(6): 100560. [DOI:10.1016/j.jlr.2024.100560] [Pub Med ID: 38750995] [Pub Med Central ID: PMC11179626]
   WoS Times Cited: 2 ; Google Scholar Times Cited: 2
7. Zheng H, Zhang H, Zhong J, Gucwa M, Zhang Y, Ma H, Deng L, Mao L, Minor W, Wang N (2024)
   PinMyMetal: A hybrid learning system to accurately model metal binding sites in macromolecules.
   Res Sq [DOI:10.21203/rs.3.rs-3908734/v1] [Pub Med ID: 38463967] [Pub Med Central ID: PMC10925427]
   Google Scholar Times Cited: 12
8. Majorek KA, Gucwa M, Murzyn K, Minor W (2024)
   Metal ions in biomedically relevant macromolecular structures.
   Front Chem 12(): 1426211. [DOI:10.3389/fchem.2024.1426211] [Pub Med ID: 39246722] [Pub Med Central ID: PMC11378719]
   WoS Times Cited: 9 ; Google Scholar Times Cited: 11
9. Wu D, Gucwa M, Czub MP, Cooper DR, Shabalin IG, Fritzen R, Arya S, Schwarz-Linek U, Blindauer CA, Minor W, Stewart AJ (2023)
   Structural and biochemical characterisation of Co2+-binding sites on serum albumins and their interplay with fatty acids.
   Chem Sci 14(23): 6244-6258. [DOI:10.1039/d3sc01723k] [Pub Med ID: 37325156] [Pub Med Central ID: PMC10266443]
   WoS Times Cited: 17 ; Google Scholar Times Cited: 18
10. Lenkiewicz J, Bijak V, Poonuganti S, Szczygiel M, Gucwa M, Murzyn K, Minor W (2023)
    Structural biology and public health response to biomedical threats.
    Struct Dyn 10(3): 034701. [DOI:10.1063/4.0000186] [Pub Med ID: 37350851] [Pub Med Central ID: PMC10284607]
    WoS Times Cited: 1 ; Google Scholar Times Cited: 2
11. Bijak V, Gucwa M, Lenkiewicz J, Murzyn K, Cooper DR, Minor W (2023)
    Continuous Validation Across Macromolecular Structure Determination Process
    J Cryst Soc Japan 65(1): 10-16. [DOI:10.5940/jcrsj.65.10] [Pub Med ID: 37416056]
    Google Scholar Times Cited: 2
12. Gucwa M, Lenkiewicz J, Zheng H, Cymborowski M, Cooper DR, Murzyn K, Minor W (2023)
    CMM-An enhanced platform for interactive validation of metal binding sites.
    Protein Sci 32(1): e4525. [DOI:10.1002/pro.4525] [Pub Med ID: 36464767] [Pub Med Central ID: PMC9794025]
    WoS Times Cited: 61 ; Google Scholar Times Cited: 75
13. Bijak V, Szczygiel M, Lenkiewicz J, Gucwa M, Cooper DR, Murzyn K, Minor W (2023)
    The current role and evolution of X-ray crystallography in drug discovery and development.
    Expert Opin Drug Discov 18(11): 1221-1230. [DOI:10.1080/17460441.2023.2246881] [Pub Med ID: 37592849] [Pub Med Central ID: PMC10620067]
    WoS Times Cited: 34 ; Google Scholar Times Cited: 45

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