Our major research programme concerns the folding, stability and activity of proteins. We apply a broad multi-disciplinary approach that combines methods and ideas of molecular biology and physical-organic chemistry. We use techniques including protein engineering, DNA cloning, sequencing and mutagenesis, cell culture, gene and peptide synthesis, spectroscopy, rapid reaction techniques, multi-dimensional NMR (we have a 500, 600, 700 and an 800 MHz spectrometers) and x-ray protein crystallography.

Current major projects include: protein folding, misfolding and disease; drug discovery; and structure-activity relationships of proteins involved in cancer and disease.

Although now emeritus, I am still fully active in research with long term funding, including an MRC Programme Grant.

Publications

GENETIC-ENGINEERING AND PHOTOSYNTHESIS
P CHENE, AG DAY, AR FERSHT
RECHERCHE
(1992)
23
Effect of active site residues in barnase on activity and stability
EM Meiering, L Serrano, AR Fersht
Journal of molecular biology
(1992)
225
Mutation of asparagine 111 of rubisco from Rhodospirillum rubrum alters the carboxylase/oxygenase specificity.
P Chène, AG Day, AR Fersht
Journal of molecular biology
(1992)
225
Dissection of an enzyme by protein engineering
J Sancho, AR Fersht
Journal of molecular biology
(1992)
224
An N-terminal fragment of barnase has residual helical structure similar to that in a refolding intermediate.
J Sancho, JL Neira, AR Fersht
Journal of molecular biology
(1992)
224
Histidine-aromatic interactions in barnase. Elevation of histidine pKa and contribution to protein stability.
R Loewenthal, J Sancho, AR Fersht
Journal of Molecular Biology
(1992)
224
The folding of an enzyme I. Theory of protein engineering analysis of stability and pathway of protein folding
AR Fersht, A Matouschek, L Serrano
Journal of Molecular Biology
(1992)
224
THE FOLDING OF AN ENZYME .2. SUBSTRUCTURE OF BARNASE AND THE CONTRIBUTION OF DIFFERENT INTERACTIONS TO PROTEIN STABILITY
L Serrano, JT Kellis, P Cann, A Matouschek, AR Fersht
Journal of Molecular Biology
(1992)
224
The folding of an enzyme
L Serrano, A Matouschek, AR Fersht
Journal of molecular biology
(1992)
224
The folding of an enzyme. IV. Structure of an intermediate in the refolding of barnase analysed by a protein engineering procedure.
A Matouschek, L Serrano, AR Fersht
Journal of molecular biology
(1992)
224