Overall Lab Personnel
George Butler
Home
 

George Butler in the Overall Lab, UBC

Education

BSc (Hons) University of Kent at Canterbury (1991) (wwwbio.ukc.ac.uk)
Biochemistry with studies in Italy

PhD University of Leicester Biochemistry (1997) (http://www.le.ac.uk/biochem/)

Wellcome Trust U.K. Travelling Fellow Jan 1999 - Dec 2000

George Butler with young Sam on Jericho Beach, Vancouver, BC
Sam's Groovy Shoes

Phil, George Butler
Phil, George and Sam-to-be

Todd Morre and George Butler at Chris' House. Lab salmon BBQ 2002.
Todd and George Butler

   
  Gus Tester and George Butler at Overall Lab Lunch
 
Gus Tester and George Butler: Overall Lab Lunch
George Butler... 2 glasses later!
Publications
 
Georgina S. Butler, Eric M. Tam & Christopher M. Overall
J. Biol. Chem. (2004) 10.1074/jbc.M312727200
The Canonical Methionine 392 Of Matrix Metalloproteinase 2 (Gelatinase A) Is Not Required For Catalytic Efficiency Or Structural Integrity: Probing the Role of the Methionine-turn in the Metzincin Metalloprotease Superfamily
[Preprint/PDF]
Kunyan Zhang, G. Angus McQuibban, Claudia Silva, Georgina S. Butler, James B. Johnston, Janet Holden, Ian Clark-Lewis, Christopher M. Overall & Christopher Power
Nature Neurosci. (2003) 6, 1064-1071
HIV-induced Metalloproteinase Cleavage of the Chemokine SDF-1a Causes Neurodegeneration
[Reprint/PDF] [HTML]
Heidi S.-T. Kai, Georgina S. Butler, Charlotte J. Morrison, Angela E. King, Gayle R. Pelman, & Christopher M. Overall
J. Biol. Chem. (2002) 277, 48696-48707
Utilization of a Novel Recombinant Myoglobin Fusion Protein Expression System to Characterize the TIMP-4 and TIMP-2 C-terminal Domain and Tails by Mutagenesis: The Importance of Acidic Residues in Binding the MMP-2 Hemopexin C Domain
[Reprint (PDF)]

Georgina S. Butler, Derek Sim, Eric Tam, Dana Devine, & Christopher M. Overall
J. Biol. Chem. (2002) 277, 17511-17519
Mannose Binding Lectin (MBL) Mutants are Susceptible to Matrix Metalloproteinase Proteolysis: Potential Role in Human MBL Deficiency
[Reprint (PDF)]

Charlotte J. Morrison, Georgina S. Butler, Heather F. Bigg, Clive R. Roberts, Paul D. Soloway, & Christopher M. Overall
J. Biol. Chem. (2001) 276, 47402-47410
Cellular Activation of MMP-2 (Gelatinase A) by MT2-MMP Occurs via a TIMP-2-Independent pathway.
[Reprint (PDF)]

McQuibban G.A., Butler G.S., Gong J.H., Bendall L., Power C., Clark-Lewis I., & Overall C.M.
J. Biol. Chem. (2001) 276, 43503-43508
Matrix Metalloproteinase activity inactivates the CXC Chemokine stromal cell-derived factor-1
[Reprint (PDF)]

Bigg, H.F., Morrison, C.J., Butler, G.S., Bogoyevitch, M.A., Wang, Z., Soloway. P.D & Overall, C.M.
Cancer Res. (2001) 61, 3610-3618
Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-4 Inhibits But Does Not Support the Activation of Gelatinase A Via Efficient Inhibition of Membrane Type 1-Matrix Metalloproteinase
[Reprint (PDF)]

Butler G.S., Hutton, N., Wattam, B.A., Williamson, R.A., Knauper, V., Willenbrock, F. & Murphy, G.
J. Biol. Chem. (1999) 274, 20391-20396
The Specificity of TIMP-2 for Matrix Metalloproteinases can be Modified by Single Amino Acid Mutations

Butler, G.S., Apte, S., Willenbrock, F. & Murphy, G.
J. Biol. Chem. (1999) 274, 10846-10851
Human Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinases 3 Interacts with Both the N- and C-terminal Domains of Gelatinases A and B. Regulation by Polyanions
Hutton, M., Butler, G.S., Wattam, B.A., Willenbrock, F., Williamson, R.A. & Murphy, G.
Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci. (1999) 878, 524-527
Analysis of the Interaction of TIMP-2 and MMPs: Engineering the Changes
Murphy, G., Knauper, V., Cowell, S., Hembry, R., Stanton, H., Butler, G., Freije, J., Pendas, A. & Lopez-Otin, C.
Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci. (1999) 878, 25-39
Evaluation of Some Newer Metalloproteinases
Murphy, G., Stanton, H., Cowell, S., Butler, G., Knauper, V., Atkinson, S. & Gavrilovic, J.
APMIS (1999) 107, 38-44
Mechanisms for Pro-Matrix Metalloproteinase Activation
Butler, G.S., Butler, M.J., Atkinson, S.J., Will, H., Tamura, T., Schade van Westrum, S., Crabbe, T., Clements, J., d'Ortho, M.P. & Murphy, G.
J. Biol. Chem. (1998) 273, 871-880
The TIMP2-Membrane-type 1 Metalloproteinase 'Receptor' Regulates the Concentration and Efficient Activation of Progelatinase A. A Kinetic study
d'Ortho, M.-P., Will, H., Atkinson, S., Butler, G., Messent, A., Gavrilovic, J., Smith, B., Timpl, R., Zardi, L. & Murphy, G.
Eur. J. Biochem. (1997) 250, 751-757
Membrane-type Matrix Metalloproteinases 1 and 2 Exhibit a Broad Spectrum Proteolytic Capacity Comparable to Many Matrix Metalloproteinases
Butler, G.S., Will, H., Atkinson, S.J. & Murphy, G. (1997)
Eur. J. Biochem. 244, 653-657
Membrane-type-2 matrix metalloproteinase can initiate the processing of progelatinase A and is regulated by the tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases
Will, H., Atkinson, S.J., Butler, G.S., Smith, B. & Murphy G.
J. Biol. Chem. (1996) 271, 17119-17123
The Soluble Catalytic Domain of Membrane Type 1 Matrix Metalloproteinase Cleaves the Propeptide of Progelatinase A and Initiates Autoproteolytic Activation
Dempsey, C.E. & Butler G.S.
Biochemistry (1992) 31, 11973-11977
Helical Structure and Orientation of Melittin Dispersed in Phospholipid Membranes from Amide Exchange Analysis in situ
Degli Esposti, M., Ghelli, A., Butler, G., Roberti, M., Mustich, A. & Cantatore P.
FEBS (1990) 263, 245-247
The Cytochrome b of the Sea Urchin Paracentrotus Lividus is Naturally Resistant to Myxothiazol and Mucidin

 

 
Name: George Butler
Position:
Research Associate

Email: gsbutler@interchange.ubc.ca
Research Interests: MMP- proteomics and MMPI drug side effects in cancer. Characterisation of the active site of MMP-2 and substrate binding subsites. Structure:function relationships: What determines substrate binding specificity and cleavage, synthetic inhibitor binding and TIMP interaction. Identification of new MMP substrates by yeast two hybrid and proteomic screens.

Cork's gone... with a yelp. George Butler celebrating

 

 
George Butler celebrating her MBL JBC paper Publication
George Butler marks the ceiling dent from Seaview Champagne Cork. Celebrating JBC success with her Met-Mutant paper.