Developmental selection and the perception of mutation bias

P Majic, JL Payne - Molecular Biology and Evolution, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The notion that mutations are random relative to their fitness effects is central to the Neo-
Darwinian view of evolution. However, a recent interpretation of the patterns of mutation …

Informatic Capabilities of Translation and Its Implications for the Origins of Life

B Cuevas-Zuviría, ZR Adam, AD Goldman… - Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - Springer
The ability to encode and convert heritable information into molecular function is a defining
feature of life as we know it. The conversion of information into molecular function is …

Deep learning-based codon optimization with large-scale synonymous variant datasets enables generalized tunable protein expression

DA Constant, JM Gutierrez, AV Sastry, R Viazzo… - BioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Increasing recombinant protein expression is of broad interest in industrial biotechnology,
synthetic biology, and basic research. Codon optimization is an important step in …

A proteome-wide map of chaperone-assisted protein refolding in a cytosol-like milieu

P To, Y Xia, SO Lee, T Devlin… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
The journey by which proteins navigate their energy landscapes to their native structures is
complex, involving (and sometimes requiring) many cellular factors and processes operating …

Resistance exercise stress: Theoretical mechanisms for growth hormone processing and release from the anterior pituitary somatotroph

WC Hymer, WJ Kraemer - European Journal of Applied Physiology, 2023 - Springer
Heavy resistance exercise (HRE) is the most effective method for inducing muscular
hypertrophy and stimulating anabolic hormones, including growth hormone, into the blood …

Covalent bicyclization of protein complexes yields durable quaternary structures

GH Hutchins, S Kiehstaller, P Poc, AH Lewis, J Oh… - Chem, 2024 - cell.com
Proteins are essential biomolecules and central to biotechnological applications. In many
cases, assembly into higher-order structures is a prerequisite for protein function. Under …

Curse and Blessing of Non‐Proteinogenic Parts in Computational Enzyme Engineering

KT Korbeld, MJLJ Fürst - ChemBioChem, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Enzyme engineering aims to improve or install a new function in biocatalysts for applications
ranging from chemical synthesis to biomedicine. For decades, computational techniques …

How soluble misfolded proteins bypass chaperones at the molecular level

R Halder, DA Nissley, I Sitarik, Y Jiang, Y Rao… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Subpopulations of soluble, misfolded proteins can bypass chaperones within cells. The
extent of this phenomenon and how it happens at the molecular level are unknown. Through …

Engineering Ag43 signal peptides with bacterial display and selection

DWS Koh, JH Tay, SKE Gan - Methods and Protocols, 2022 - mdpi.com
Protein display, secretion, and export in prokaryotes are essential for utilizing microbial
systems as engineered living materials, medicines, biocatalysts, and protein factories. To …

Development of a new affinity maturation protocol for the construction of an internalizing anti-nucleolin antibody library

R Ribeiro, JN Moreira, J Goncalves - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Over the last decades, monoclonal antibodies have substantially improved the treatment of
several conditions. The continuous search for novel therapeutic targets and improvements in …