Artificial molecular ratchets: Tools enabling endergonic processes
T Sangchai, S Al Shehimy, E Penocchio… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Non‐equilibrium chemical systems underpin multiple domains of contemporary interest,
including supramolecular chemistry, molecular machines, systems chemistry, prebiotic …
including supramolecular chemistry, molecular machines, systems chemistry, prebiotic …
[HTML][HTML] From random to rational: improving enzyme design through electric fields, second coordination sphere interactions, and conformational dynamics
SS Chaturvedi, D Bím, CZ Christov… - Chemical Science, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Enzymes are versatile and efficient biological catalysts that drive numerous cellular
processes, motivating the development of enzyme design approaches to tailor catalysts for …
processes, motivating the development of enzyme design approaches to tailor catalysts for …
Proton Relay for the Rate Enhancement of Electrochemical Hydrogen Reactions at Heterogeneous Interfaces
Proton transfer is critically important to many electrocatalytic reactions, and directed proton
delivery could open new avenues for the design of electrocatalysts. However, although this …
delivery could open new avenues for the design of electrocatalysts. However, although this …
Ab Initio Prediction of 3-D Conformations for Protein Long Loops with High Accuracy and Applications to Antibody CDRH3 Modeling
Residue-level potentials of mean force were widely used for protein backbone refinements
to avoid simultaneous sampling of side-chain conformations. The interaction energy …
to avoid simultaneous sampling of side-chain conformations. The interaction energy …
Designing Efficient Enzymes: Eight Predicted Mutations Convert a Hydroxynitrile Lyase into an Efficient Esterase
G Casadevall, CT Pierce, B Guan… - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Hydroxynitrile lyase from rubber tree (HbHNL) shares 45% identical amino acid residues
with the homologous esterase from tobacco, SABP2, but the two enzymes catalyze different …
with the homologous esterase from tobacco, SABP2, but the two enzymes catalyze different …
NMR and smFRET insights into fast protein motions and their relation to function
Proteins often undergo large-scale conformational transitions, in which secondary and
tertiary structure elements (loops, helices and domains) change their structures or their …
tertiary structure elements (loops, helices and domains) change their structures or their …
Loop opening and closing dynamics in enzymes: activated or friction-limited? The case of protein tyrosine phosphatases
K Zinovjev, P Guénon, CA Ramos-Guzmán… - 2023 - chemrxiv.org
Protein loop dynamics have recently been recognized as central to enzymatic activity,
specificity and stability. However, the factors controlling loop opening and closing kinetics …
specificity and stability. However, the factors controlling loop opening and closing kinetics …
Motif-VI Loop Acts as a Nucleotide Valve in the West Nile Virus NS3 Helicase
P Roy, Z Walter, L Berish, H Ramage, M McCullagh - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
The flavivirus NS3 helicase (NS3h), a highly conserved protein, plays a pivotal role in virus
replication and thus represents a potential drug target for flavivirus pathogenesis. NS3h …
replication and thus represents a potential drug target for flavivirus pathogenesis. NS3h …