The evolution of paramagnetic NMR as a tool in structural biology

E Ravera, L Gigli, L Fiorucci, C Luchinat… - Physical Chemistry …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Paramagnetic NMR data contain extremely accurate long-range information on
metalloprotein structures and, when used in the frame of integrative structural biology …

Technologies for Direct Detection of Covalent Protein–Drug Adducts

E Mons, RQ Kim, MPC Mulder - Pharmaceuticals, 2023 - mdpi.com
In the past two decades, drug candidates with a covalent binding mode have gained the
interest of medicinal chemists, as several covalent anticancer drugs have successfully …

Paramagnetic effects in NMR for protein structures and ensembles: studies of metalloproteins

G Parigi, E Ravera, C Luchinat - Current Opinion in Structural Biology, 2022 - Elsevier
Paramagnetic effects on the NMR spectra are known to encode information on structure,
electronic properties and dynamics hardly accessible with any other technique, especially in …

Decoding human-macaque interspecies differences in Fc-effector functions: The structural basis for CD16-dependent effector function in Rhesus macaques

WD Tolbert, N Gohain, PG Kremer… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Fc mediated effector functions of antibodies play important roles in immunotherapies and
vaccine efficacy but assessing those functions in animal models can be challenging due to …

Spin label study of the orientational preferences of lysozyme in a bioinspired silica composite

F Bruno, L Gigli, E Ravera - Journal of Composites Science, 2023 - mdpi.com
Polycationic polypeptides prompt the polycondensation of inorganic oxides, most notably of
silica. Hen egg-white lysozyme is a small polycationic protein that is quite conveniently used …

[HTML][HTML] Characterization of backbone dynamics using solution NMR spectroscopy to discern the functional plasticity of structurally analogous proteins

AA Kawale, BM Burmann - STAR protocols, 2021 - Elsevier
The comprehensive delineation of inherent dynamic motions embedded in proteins, which
can be crucial for their functional repertoire, is often essential yet remains poorly understood …

[HTML][HTML] Current status of structural studies of proteins originating from Arachnida

S Kader, RA Hernandez, K Khatri… - Systematic and …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Arthropods from class Arachnida constitute a large and diverse group with over 100,000
described species, and they are sources of many proteins that have a direct impact on …

Machine Learning-Enhanced Quantum Chemistry-Assisted Refinement of the Active Site Structure of Metalloproteins

L Gigli, JM Silva, L Cerofolini, AL Macedo… - Inorganic …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Understanding the fine structural details of inhibitor binding at the active site of
metalloenzymes can have a profound impact on the rational drug design targeted to this …

[PDF][PDF] Ten things Ihate'about refinement

P Roversi, DE Tronrud - Acta Crystallographica Section D …, 2021 - journals.iucr.org
Macromolecular refinement is an optimization process that aims to produce the most likely
macromolecular structural model in the light of experimental data. As such, macromolecular …

Advanced NMR spectroscopy methods to study protein structure and dynamics

AA Kawale, BM Burmann - … Methods to Study Biomolecular Structure and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Proteins are among the most versatile biomolecules exhibiting diverse structural and
dynamical variations directly linked to their multifaceted functionalities. Traditional NMR …