Kaplan D, Ordentlich A, Barak D, Ariel N, Kronman C, Baruch V, Shafferman A (2004)
Attempts to engineer an enzyme mimic of butyrylcholinesterase by substitution of the six divergent aromatic amino acids in the active center of acetylcholinesterase.
Cholinergic Mechanisms, CRC Press

Ordentlich A, Barak D, Ariel N, Kronman C, Kaplan D, Velan B, Shafferman A (2004)
Surprising findings from the functional analysis of human acetylcholinesterase adducts of Alzheimer?s disease drugs.
Cholinergic Mechanisms, CRC Press

Ordentlich A, Kronman C, Barak D, Ariel N, Kaplan D, Velan B, Shafferman A (2004)
Poster (21) Analysis of acetylcholinesterase adducts of alzheimer's drugs
In: Cholinesterases in the Second Millennium: Biomolecular and Pathological Aspects (Inestrosa NC, Campos EO) P. Universidad Catolica de Chile-FONDAP Biomedicina: 332

Shafferman A, Barak D, Kaplan D, Ordentlich A, Ariel N, Velan B (2004)
The aromatic trapping of histidine 447 in catalysis of acetylcholinesterases
In: Cholinesterases in the Second Millennium: Biomolecular and Pathological Aspects (Inestrosa NC, Campos EO) P. Universidad Catolica de Chile-FONDAP Biomedicina: 181

Shafferman A, Barak D, Kaplan D, Ordentlich A, Ariel N, Velan B (2004)
Poster (14) The aromatic trapping of histidine 447 in catalysis of acetylcholinesterases
In: Cholinesterases in the Second Millennium: Biomolecular and Pathological Aspects (Inestrosa NC, Campos EO) P. Universidad Catolica de Chile-FONDAP Biomedicina: 327

Barak D, Kaplan D, Ordentlich A, Ariel N, Velan B, Shafferman A (2002)
The aromatic trapping of the catalytic histidine is essential for efficient catalysis in acetylcholinesterase
Biochemistry 41: 8245

Kaplan D, Ordentlich A, Barak D, Ariel N, Kronman C, Velan B, Shafferman A (2001)
Does butyrylization of acetylcholinesterase through substitution of the six divergent aromatic amino acids in the active center gorge generate an enzyme mimic of butyrylcholinesterase?
Biochemistry 40: 7433

Kryger G, Harel M, Giles K, Toker L, Velan B, Lazar A, Kronman C, Barak D, Ariel N, Shafferman A, Silman I, Sussman JL (2000)
Structures of recombinant native and E202Q mutant human acetylcholinesterase complexed with the snake-venom toxin fasciculin-II
Acta Crystallographica D Biol Crystallogr 56: 1385

Ordentlich A, Barak D, Kronman C, Benschop HP, De Jong LP, Ariel N, Barak R, Segall Y, Velan B, Shafferman A (1999)
Exploring the active center of human acetylcholinesterase with stereomers of an organophosphorus inhibitor with two chiral centers
Biochemistry 38: 3055

Ariel N, Ordentlich A, Barak D, Bino T, Velan B, Shafferman A (1998)
Compatibility of Structures Inferred from Mutagenesis and from X-Ray Crystallography for Various AChE Complexes
In: Structure and Function of Cholinesterases and Related Proteins - Proceedings of Sixth International Meeting on Cholinesterases (Doctor, B.P., Taylor, P., Quinn, D.M., Rotundo, R.L., Gentry, M.K. Eds) Plenum Publishing Corp.: 375

Ariel N, Velan B, Barak D, Leitner M, Bino T, Ordentlich A, Shafferman A (1998)
Structural Modifications of the Omega Loop in Human Acetylcholinesterase
In: Structure and Function of Cholinesterases and Related Proteins - Proceedings of Sixth International Meeting on Cholinesterases (Doctor, B.P., Taylor, P., Quinn, D.M., Rotundo, R.L., Gentry, M.K. Eds) Plenum Publishing Corp.: 453

Ariel N, Ordentlich A, Barak D, Bino T, Velan B, Shafferman A (1998)
The 'aromatic patch' of three proximal residues in the human acetylcholinesterase active centre allows for versatile interaction modes with inhibitors
Biochemical Journal 335: 95

Kryger G, Giles K, Harel M, Toker L, Velan B, Lazar A, Kronman C, Barak D, Ariel N, Shafferman A, Silman I, Sussman JL (1998)
3D Structure at 2.7 Resolution of Native and E202Q Mutant Human Acetylcholinesterase Complexed with Fasciculin-II
In: Structure and Function of Cholinesterases and Related Proteins - Proceedings of Sixth International Meeting on Cholinesterases (Doctor, B.P., Taylor, P., Quinn, D.M., Rotundo, R.L., Gentry, M.K. Eds) Plenum Publishing Corp.: 323

Kryger G, Giles K, Harel M, Toker L, Velan B, Lazar A, Kronman C, Barak D, Ariel N, Shafferman A, Silman I, Sussman JL (1998)
3D Structure of a Complex of Human Acetylcholinesterase with Fasciculin-II at 2.7 Resolution
In: Structure and Function of Cholinesterases and Related Proteins - Proceedings of Sixth International Meeting on Cholinesterases (Doctor, B.P., Taylor, P., Quinn, D.M., Rotundo, R.L., Gentry, M.K. Eds) Plenum Publishing Corp.: 370

Mendelson I, Kronman C, Ariel N, Shafferman A, Velan B (1998)
Bovine acetylcholinesterase: cloning, expression and characterization
Biochemical Journal 334: 251

Ordentlich A, Barak D, Stein D, Berman D, Kronman C, Ariel N, Velan B, Shafferman A (1998)
Does Electrostatic Attraction or Steering by Charged Residues within the Gorge Contribute to the Reactivity of AChE?
In: Structure and Function of Cholinesterases and Related Proteins - Proceedings of Sixth International Meeting on Cholinesterases (Doctor, B.P., Taylor, P., Quinn, D.M., Rotundo, R.L., Gentry, M.K. Eds) Plenum Publishing Corp.: 234

Ordentlich A, Barak D, Kronman C, Ariel N, Segall Y, Velan B, Shafferman A (1998)
Functional characteristics of the oxyanion hole in human acetylcholinesterase
Journal of Biological Chemistry 273: 19509

Shafferman A, Ordentlich A, Barak D, Kronman C, Ariel N, Velan B (1998)
Contribution of the Active Center Functional Architecture to AChE Reactivity Toward Substrates and Inhibitors
In: Structure and Function of Cholinesterases and Related Proteins - Proceedings of Sixth International Meeting on Cholinesterases (Doctor, B.P., Taylor, P., Quinn, D.M., Rotundo, R.L., Gentry, M.K. Eds) Plenum Publishing Corp.: 203

Shafferman A, Ordentlich A, Barak D, Stein D, Ariel N, Velan B (1997)
Aging of somanyl-acetylcholinesterase adducts: facts and models [letter]
Biochemical Journal 324: 996

Ordentlich A, Barak D, Kronman C, Ariel N, Segall Y, Velan B, Shafferman A (1996)
The architecture of human acetylcholinesterase active center probed by interactions with selected organophosphate inhibitors
Journal of Biological Chemistry 271: 11953

Shafferman A, Ordentlich A, Barak D, Stein D, Ariel N, Velan B (1996)
Aging of phosphylated human acetylcholinesterase: catalytic processes mediated by aromatic and polar residues of the active centre
Biochemical Journal 318: 833

Velan B, Barak D, Ariel N, Leitner M, Bino T, Ordentlich A, Shafferman A (1996)
Structural modifications of the omega loop in human acetylcholinesterase
FEBS Letters 395: 22

Barak D, Ordentlich A, Kronman C, Ber R, Bino T, Ariel N, Osman R, Velan B, Shafferman A (1995)
Electrostatic Attraction by Surface Charge does not Contribute to the Catalytic Efficiency of Acetylcholinesterase
In Enzyme of the Cholinesterase Family - Proceedings of Fifth International Meeting on Cholinesterases (Quinn, D.M., Balasubramanian, A.S., Doctor, B.P., Taylor, P., Eds) Plenum Publishing Corp.: 223

Barak D, Ordentlich A, Bromberg A, Kronman C, Marcus D, Lazar A, Ariel N, Velan B, Shafferman A (1995)
Allosteric modulation of acetylcholinesterase activity by peripheral ligands involves a conformational transition of the anionic subsite
Biochemistry 34: 15444

Ordentlich A, Kronman C, Stein D, Ariel N, Reuveny S, Marcus D, Segall Y, Barak D, Velan B, Shafferman A (1995)
Amino Acids Determining Specificity to OP-Agents and Facilitating the Aging Process in Human Acetylcholinesterase
In Enzyme of the Cholinesterase Family - Proceedings of Fifth International Meeting on Cholinesterases (Quinn, D.M., Balasubramanian, A.S., Doctor, B.P., Taylor, P., Eds) Plenum Publishing Corp.: 221

Ordentlich A, Barak D, Kronman C, Ariel N, Segall Y, Velan B, Shafferman A (1995)
Contribution of aromatic moieties of tyrosine 133 and of the anionic subsite tryptophan 86 to catalytic efficiency and allosteric modulation of acetylcholinesterase
Journal of Biological Chemistry 270: 2082

Shafferman A, Ordentlich A, Barak D, Kronman C, Ariel N, Leitner M, Segall Y, Bromberg A, Reuveny S, Marcus D, Bino T, Lazar A, Cohen S, Velan B (1995)
Molecular Aspects of Catalysis and of Allosteric Regulation of Aceytlcholinesterases
In Enzyme of the Cholinesterase Family - Proceedings of Fifth International Meeting on Cholinesterases (Quinn, D.M., Balasubramanian, A.S., Doctor, B.P., Taylor, P., Eds) Plenum Publishing Corp.: 189

Barak D, Kronman C, Ordentlich A, Ariel N, Bromberg A, Marcus D, Lazar A, Velan B, Shafferman A (1994)
Acetylcholinesterase peripheral anionic site degeneracy conferred by amino acid arrays sharing a common core
Journal of Biological Chemistry 269: 6296

Shafferman A, Ordentlich A, Barak D, Kronman C, Ber R, Bino T, Ariel N, Osman R, Velan B (1994)
Electrostatic attraction by surface charge does not contribute to the catalytic efficiency of acetylcholinesterase
EMBO Journal 13: 3448

Ordentlich A, Barak D, Kronman C, Flashner Y, Leitner M, Segall Y, Ariel N, Cohen S, Velan B, Shafferman A (1993)
Dissection of the human acetylcholinesterase active center determinants of substrate specificity. Identification of residues constituting the anionic site, the hydrophobic site, and the acyl pocket
Journal of Biological Chemistry 268: 17083

Ordentlich A, Kronman C, Barak D, Stein D, Ariel N, Marcus D, Velan B, Shafferman A (1993)
Engineering resistance to 'aging' of phosphylated human acetylcholinesterase. Role of hydrogen bond network in the active center
FEBS Letters 334: 215

Segall Y, Waysbort D, Barak D, Ariel N, Doctor BP, Grunwald J, Ashani Y (1993)
Direct observation and elucidation of the structures of aged and nonaged phosphorylated cholinesterases by 31P NMR spectroscopy
Biochemistry 32: 13441

Shafferman A, Velan B, Barak D, Kronman C, Ordentlich A, Flashner Y, Leitner M, Segal Y, Grosfeld H, Stein D, Ariel N (1993)
Recombinant human acetylcholinesterase - Enzyme engineering
Medical Defense Bioscience Review 3: 1097

Barak D, Ariel N, Velan B (1992)
Molecular Models for Human AChE and its Phosphonylation Products
In Multidisciplinary approaches to cholinesterase functions - Proceedings of Fourth International Meeting on Cholinesterases (Shafferman, A. and Velan, B., Eds) Plenum Press, New York: 195

Shafferman A, Kronman C, Flashner Y, Leitner M, Grosfeld H, Ordentlich A, Gozes Y, Cohen S, Ariel N, Barak D, Harel M, Silman I, Sussman JL, Velan B (1992)
Mutagenesis of human acetylcholinesterase. Identification of residues involved in catalytic activity and in polypeptide folding
Journal of Biological Chemistry 267: 17640

Shafferman A, Velan B, Ordentlich A, Kronman C, Grosfeld H, Leitner M, Flashner Y, Cohen S, Barak D, Ariel N (1992)
Substrate inhibition of acetylcholinesterase: residues affecting signal transduction from the surface to the catalytic center
EMBO Journal 11: 3561

Ariel N, Lehrer S, Elhanaty E, Sabo T, Brodt P, Lachmi B, Katz D, Levin R, Grosfeld H, Velan B, et al. (1990)
Serologically defined linear epitopes in the E2 envelope glycoprotein of Semliki Forest virus
Arch Virol 113: 99