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Lucy Kate Ladefoged

Postdoc, Computational Chemistry, Dept. of Biomedicine and Dept. of Chemistry, Aarhus …
Verified email at inano.au.dk
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[HTML][HTML] A direct interaction of cholesterol with the dopamine transporter prevents its out-to-inward transition

T Zeppelin, LK Ladefoged, S Sinning… - PLoS computational …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Monoamine transporters (MATs) carry out neurotransmitter reuptake from the synaptic cleft,
a key step in neurotransmission, which is targeted in the treatment of neurological disorders. …

[HTML][HTML] Monoamine transporters: insights from molecular dynamics simulations

J Grouleff, LK Ladefoged, H Koldsø… - Frontiers in …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
The human monoamine transporters (MATs) facilitate the reuptake of the neurotransmitters
serotonin, dopamine, and norepinephrine from the synaptic cleft. Imbalance in …

A photoswitchable inhibitor of the human serotonin transporter

B Cheng, J Morstein, LK Ladefoged… - ACS chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The human serotonin transporter (hSERT) terminates serotonergic signaling through reuptake
of neurotransmitter into presynaptic neurons and is a target for many antidepressant drugs…

Binding of the multimodal antidepressant drug vortioxetine to the human serotonin transporter

J Andersen, LK Ladefoged, D Wang… - ACS chemical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Selective inhibitors of the human serotonin transporter (hSERT) have been first-line treatment
against depression for several decades. Recently, vortioxetine was approved as a new …

Modeling and mutational analysis of the binding mode for the multimodal antidepressant drug vortioxetine to the human 5-HT3A receptor

LK Ladefoged, L Munro, AJ Pedersen… - Molecular …, 2018 - ASPET
5-Hydroxytryptamine 3 (5-HT 3 ) receptors are ligand-gated ion channels that mediate
neurotransmission by serotonin in the central nervous system. Pharmacological inhibition of 5-HT …

Interrogating the molecular basis for substrate recognition in serotonin and dopamine transporters with high-affinity substrate-based bivalent ligands

J Andersen, LK Ladefoged… - ACS chemical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
The transporters for the neurotransmitters serotonin and dopamine (SERT and DAT, respectively)
are targets for drugs used in the treatment of mental disorders and widely used drugs …

Substrate and inhibitor binding to the serotonin transporter: Insights from computational, crystallographic, and functional studies

T Zeppelin, LK Ladefoged, S Sinning, B Schiøtt - Neuropharmacology, 2019 - Elsevier
The serotonin transporter (SERT) belongs to the monoamine transporter family, which also
includes the dopamine and norepinephrine transporters. SERT is essential for regulating …

Binding-induced fluorescence of serotonin transporter ligands: A spectroscopic and structural study of 4-(4-(dimethylamino) phenyl)-1-methylpyridinium (APP+) and …

JN Wilson, LK Ladefoged… - ACS chemical …, 2014 - ACS Publications
The binding-induced fluorescence of 4-(4-(dimethylamino)-phenyl)-1-methylpyridinium (APP
+ ) and two new serotonin transporter (SERT)-binding fluorescent analogues, 1-butyl-4-[4-(1…

[HTML][HTML] Inhibitory effects of fluorinated benzenesulfonamides on insulin fibrillation

SHA Janvand, LK Ladefoged, A Zubrienė… - International journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Amyloid fibrils are protein aggregates formed by protein assembly through cross β structures.
Inhibition of amyloid fibril formation may contribute to therapy against amyloid-related …

Conformational changes in the 5-HT3A receptor extracellular domain measured by Voltage-Clamp fluorometry

L Munro, LK Ladefoged, V Padmanathan… - Molecular …, 2019 - ASPET
The 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) type 3 receptor is a member of the cysteine (Cys)-loop
receptor super family of ligand-gated ion channels in the nervous system and is a clinical target …