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

Transition-state stabilization in the mechanism of tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase revealed by protein engineering.
RJ Leatherbarrow, AR Fersht, G Winter
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
(1985)
82
Tailoring the pH dependence of enzyme catalysis using protein engineering
PG Thomas, AJ Russell, AR Fersht
Nature
(1985)
318
Hydrogen bonding in enzymatic catalysis analysed by protein engineering
TNC Wells, AR Fersht
Nature
(1985)
316
Engineering of tyrosyl tRNA synthetase.
H Bedouelle, P Carter, MM Waye, G Winter, DM Lowe, AJ Wilkinson, AR Fersht
Biochimie
(1985)
67
Hydrogen bonding and biological specificity analysed by protein engineering.
AR Fersht, JP Shi, J Knill-Jones, DM Lowe, AJ Wilkinson, DM Blow, P Brick, P Carter, MM Waye, G Winter
Nature
(1985)
314
Synthesis of tetrahydrofolate derivatives.
CJ SUCKLING, AR BATTERSBY, SC TAYLOR, D ARIGONI, JR KNOWLES, SM ROBERTS, GM WHITESIDES, JB JONES, AR FERSHT
Ciba Found Symp
(1985)
111
NAD+ degradation by resting cells.
H SIMON, GM WHITESIDES, K MOSBACH, AR FERSHT
Ciba Foundation symposium
(1985)
111
ENGINEERING OF TYROSYL TRANSFER-RNA SYNTHETASE
H BEDOUELLE, P CARTER, MMY WAYE, G WINTER, DM LOWE, AJ WILKINSON, AR FERSHT
BIOCHIMIE
(1985)
67
The use of double mutants to detect structural changes in the active site of the tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase (Bacillus stearothermophilus)
PJ Carter, G Winter, AJ Wilkinson, AR Fersht
Cell
(1984)
38
Engineering enzymes
G Winter, AR Fersht
Trends in Biotechnology
(1984)
2