List of papers:

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G. Potoczniak, A. Ślusarczyk, K. Szarszoń, J. Gawłowski, W. Lizak, E. Dzień, H. Kozłowski, K. Garstka-Litwin, M. Dziadas, A. Hecel, et al., “BIOLOGICZNIE AKTYWNE METALOPEPTYDY (BAM): OD HOMEOSTAZY METALI U PATOGENÓW DO PRECYZYJNEGO DOSTRAJANIA AKTYWNOŚCI PEPTYDÓW PRZECIWDROBNOUSTROJOWYCH,” Wiadomości Chemiczne, Feb. 2026.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.53584/WIADCHEM.2026.02.22

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K. Garstka, A. Hecel, H. Kozłowski, A. Dominguez-Martin, K. Szewczyk, and M. Rowińska-Żyrek, “AdcA lipoprotein involved in Zn(II) transport in Streptococcus mutans – is it as metal-specific as expected?” Dalton Transactions, 2025. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/d5dt00131e

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M. Pakowski and A. Hecel, “Two sites, two stories: sequence-driven divergence in Cu(II) and Zn(II) binding to CusF,” Dalton Transactions, 2025. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D5DT01770J

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A. Hecel, A. Kola, A. Dominguez-Martin, and D. Valensin, “Small Cysteine-Rich Motif, Big Function─Metal-Driven Dimerization of the CopY C-Terminal Fragment,” Inorganic Chemistry, Nov. 2025. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5c03226

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A. Hecel, A. Kola, D. Valensin, and D. Witkowska, “Thiol, His–His Motif, and the Battle over Cu(II) in the Relationship of CopM Metallophore and OprC Outer Membrane Protein,” Inorganic Chemistry, Feb. 2025.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c05101

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E. Dzień, J. Wątły, A. Hecel, A. Mikołajczyk, A. Matera-Witkiewicz, M. Adrover, M. Barceló-Oliver, A. Domínguez-Martín, and M. Rowińska-Żyrek, “Zn(II) coordination influences the secondary structure, but not antimicrobial activity of the N-terminal histatin 3 hydrolysis product,” Dalton Transactions, 2024. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/d4dt02274b

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A. Miller, A. Mikołajczyk, D. Bellotti, K. Garstka, J. Wątły, A. Hecel, R. Wieczorek, A. Matera-Witkiewicz, and M. Rowińska-Żyrek, “Zn(II) and Cu(II) Coordination Enhances the Antimicrobial Activity of Piscidin 3, but Not That of Piscidins 1 and 2,” Inorganic Chemistry, Jul. 2024. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c01659

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J. Kamińska, A. Hecel, J. Słowik, A. Rombel-Bryzek, M. Rowińska-Żyrek, and D. Witkowska, “Characterization of four peptides from milk fermented with kombucha cultures and their metal complexes—in search of new biotherapeutics,” Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, Apr. 2024. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmolb.2024.1366588

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A. Hecel, K. Garstka, H. Kozłowski, and M. Rowińska-Żyrek, “–HH and –HAAAH motifs act as fishing nets for biologically relevant metal ions in metallopeptides,” Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, Mar. 2024. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2023.112456

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H. Kozlowski, K. Piasta, A. Hecel, M. Rowinska-Zyrek, and E. Gumienna-Kontecka, “Metallophores: How do human pathogens withdraw metal ions from the colonized host,” in Book chapter, 2023. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-823144-9.00086-8

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D. Bellotti, S. Leveraro, A. Hecel, and M. Remelli, “Investigation of metal interactions with YrpE protein of Bacillus subtilis by a polyhistidine peptide model,” Analytical Biochemistry, Nov. 2023. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ab.2023.115315

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D. Dudek, A. Miller, A. Hecel, A. Kola, D. Valensin, A. Mikołajczyk, M. Barcelo-Oliver, A. Matera-Witkiewicz, and M. Rowińska-Żyrek, “Semenogelins Armed in Zn(II) and Cu(II): May Bioinorganic Chemistry Help Nature to Cope with Enterococcus faecalis?” Inorganic Chemistry, Aug. 2023. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c02390

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J. Wątły, A. Hecel, R. Wieczorek, M. Rowińska-Żyrek, and H. Kozłowski, “Poly-Gly Region Regulates the Accessibility of Metal Binding Sites in Snake Venom Peptides,” Inorganic Chemistry, Sep. 2022. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c02584

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K. Garstka, A. Hecel, H. Kozłowski, and M. Rowińska-Żyrek, “Specific Zn(II)-binding site in the C-terminus of Aspf2, a zincophore from Aspergillus fumigatus,” Metallomics, Jul. 2022. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/mtomcs/mfac042

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D. Dudek, K. Garstka, A. Miller, E. Dzień, J. Wątły, A. Hecel, H. Kozłowski, and M. Rowińska-Żyrek, “ODDZIAŁYWANIE PRZECIWDROBNOUSTROJOWYCH PEPTYDÓW Z JONAMI METALI – RELACJA MIĘDZY CHEMIĄ KOORDYNACYJNĄ, STRUKTURĄ, TERMODYNAMIKĄ A SPOSOBEM DZIAŁANIA,” Wiadomości Chemiczne, Jun. 2022.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.53584/wiadchem.2022.5.7

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A. Hecel, A. Kola, D. Valensin, H. Kozlowski, and M. Rowinska-Zyrek, “Metal specificity of the Ni(II) and Zn(II) binding sites of the N-terminal and G-domain of E. coli HypB,” Dalton Transactions, 2021. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D1DT02126E

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A. Hecel, M. Ostrowska, K. Stokowa-Sołtys, J. Wątły, D. Dudek, A. Miller, S. Potocki, A. Matera-Witkiewicz, A. Dominguez-Martin, H. Kozłowski, et al., “Zinc(II)—The Overlooked Éminence Grise of Chloroquine’s Fight against COVID-19?” Pharmaceuticals, Sep. 2020. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ph13090228

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A. Kola, A. Hecel, S. Lamponi, and D. Valensin, “Novel Perspective on Alzheimer’s Disease Treatment: Rosmarinic Acid Molecular Interplay with Copper(II) and Amyloid β,” Life, Jul. 2020. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/life10070118

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A. Hecel, A. Kola, D. Valensin, H. Kozlowski, and M. Rowinska-Zyrek, “Metal Complexes of Two Specific Regions of ZnuA, a Periplasmic Zinc(II) Transporter from Escherichia coli,” Inorganic Chemistry, Feb. 2020.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b03298

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S. Ben-Shushan, A. Hecel, M. Rowinska-Zyrek, H. Kozlowski, and Y. Miller, “Zinc Binding Sites Conserved in Short Neuropeptides Containing a Diphenylalanine Motif,” Inorganic Chemistry, Jan. 2020. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b03199

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A. Hecel, P. Kolkowska, K. Krzywoszynska, A. Szebesczyk, M. Rowinska-Zyrek, and H. Kozlowski, “Ag+ complexes as potential therapeutic agents in medicine and pharmacy,” Current Medicinal Chemistry, 2019. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2174/0929867324666170920125943

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A. Hecel, D. Valensin, and H. Kozłowski, “How copper ions and membrane environment influence the structure of the human and chicken tandem repeats domain?” Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, 2019. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2018.11.012

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J. Wątły, A. Hecel, R. Wieczorek, J. Świątek-Kozłowska, H. Kozłowski, and M. Rowińska-Żyrek, “Uncapping the N-terminus of a ubiquitous His-tag peptide enhances its Cu2+ binding affinity,” Dalton Transactions, 2019.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/c9dt01635j

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G. De Gregorio, F. Biasotto, A. Hecel, M. Luczkowski, H. Kozlowski, and D. Valensin, “Structural analysis of copper(I) interaction with amyloid β peptide,” Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, Jun. 2019. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2019.03.006

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A. Hecel, M. Rowińska-Żyrek, and H. Kozłowski, “Copper(II)-Induced Restructuring of ZnuD, a Zinc(II) Transporter from Neisseria meningitidis,” Inorganic Chemistry, May 2019. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b00265

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A. Hecel, J. Wątły, M. Rowińska-Żyrek, J. Świątek-Kozłowska, and H. Kozłowski, “Histidine tracts in human transcription factors: insight into metal ion coordination ability,” Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry, 2018.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00775-017-1512-x

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J. Wątły, A. Hecel, M. Rowińska-Żyrek, and H. Kozłowski, “Impact of histidine spacing on modified polyhistidine tag – Metal ion interactions,” Inorganica Chimica Acta, 2018. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ica.2017.06.053

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J. Wątły, A. Hecel, P. Kolkowska, H. Kozlowski, and M. Rowinska-Zyrek, “Poly-Xaa sequences in proteins - Biological role and interactions with metal ions: Chemical and medical aspects,” Current Medicinal Chemistry, 2018.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2174/0929867324666170428104928

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A. Hecel, S. Draghi, D. Valensin, and H. Kozlowski, “The effect of a membrane-mimicking environment on the interactions of Cu2+ with an amyloidogenic fragment of chicken prion protein,” Dalton Transactions, 2017.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/c7dt01069a

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P. Kołkowska, A. Hecel, D. Kędzierska, M. Ostrowska, P. K. Walencik, J. Wątły, K. Zdyb, M. Spodzieja, S. Rodziewicz-Motowidlo, S. Potocki, et al., “HENRYK — An endless source of metal coordination surprises,” Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, 2016.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2016.02.030

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A. Hecel, R. De Ricco, and D. Valensin, “Influence of membrane environments and copper ions on the structural features of amyloidogenic proteins correlated to neurodegeneration,” Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2016.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccr.2016.06.018

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D. Valensin, E. M. Padula, A. Hecel, M. Luczkowski, and H. Kozlowski, “Specific binding modes of Cu(I) and Ag(I) with neurotoxic domain of the human prion protein,” Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, 2016. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2015.11.015

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A. Perczel, A. G. Atanasov, V. Sklenář, J. Nováček, V. Papoušková, P. Kadeřávek, L. Žídek, H. Kozłowski, J. Wątły, A. Hecel, et al., “The eighth central european conference ‘chemistry towards biology’: Snapshot,” Molecules, 2016.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules21101381

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A. Hecel, C. Migliorini, D. Valensin, M. Luczkowski, and H. Kozlowski, “Impact of SDS surfactant on the interactions of Cu(2+) ions with the amyloidogenic region of human prion protein,” Dalton Transactions, 2015. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/c5dt01488c