Unleashing the power of bond cleavage chemistry in living systems

J Wang, X Wang, X Fan, PR Chen - ACS Central Science, 2021 - ACS Publications
Bioorthogonal cleavage chemistry has been rapidly emerging as a powerful tool for
manipulation and gain-of-function studies of biomolecules in living systems. While the initial …

Recent advances in chemical protein synthesis: method developments and biological applications

S Dong, JS Zheng, Y Li, H Wang, G Chen… - Science China …, 2024 - Springer
The central dogma of modern biology underscores the pivotal roles proteins play in diverse
biological processes, the study of which necessitates advanced methods to produce …

Ligation embedding aggregation disruptor strategy enables the chemical synthesis of PD-1 immunoglobulin and extracellular domains

H Wu, T Wei, WL Ngai, H Zhou, X Li - Journal of the American …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Chemical synthesis of proteins with aggregable or colloidal peptide segments presents a
formidable task, as such peptides prove to be difficult for both solid-phase peptide synthesis …

Quinoline-based photolabile protection strategy facilitates efficient protein assembly

S Wang, Q Zhou, Y Li, B Wei, X Liu, J Zhao… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Native chemical ligation (NCL) provides a powerful solution to assemble proteins with
precise chemical features, which enables a detailed investigation of the protein structure …

Effective and selective anti‐cancer protein delivery via all‐functions‐in‐one nanocarriers coupled with visible light‐responsive, reversible protein engineering

H He, Y Chen, Y Li, Z Song, Y Zhong… - Advanced Functional …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Efficient intracellular delivery of protein drugs and tumor‐specific activation of protein
functions are critical toward anti‐cancer protein therapy. However, an omnipotent protein …

Dynamic modulation of enzyme activity by near‐infrared light

C Wang, Q Zhang, X Wang, H Chang… - Angewandte …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Engineering near‐infrared (NIR) light‐sensitive enzymes remains a huge challenge. A
photothermal effect‐associated method is developed for tailoring the enzymatic activity of …

Chemical synthesis of proteins using hydrazide intermediates

YC Huang, GM Fang, L Liu - National Science Review, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Protein chemical synthesis offers useful and otherwise-difficulty-to-obtain
biomacromolecules for biological and pharmaceutical studies. Recently, the hydrazide …

Nitrodibenzofuran: A one-and two-photon sensitive protecting group that is superior to brominated hydroxycoumarin for thiol caging in peptides

MM Mahmoodi, D Abate-Pella… - Journal of the …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Photoremovable protecting groups are important for a wide range of applications in peptide
chemistry. Using Fmoc-Cys (Bhc-MOM)-OH, peptides containing a Bhc-protected cysteine …

Modification of N-terminal α-amine of proteins via biomimetic ortho-quinone-mediated oxidation

S Wang, Q Zhou, X Chen, RH Luo, Y Li, X Liu… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Naturally abundant quinones are important molecules, which play essential roles in various
biological processes due to their reduction potential. In contrast to their universality, the …

[HTML][HTML] One-pot multi-segment condensation strategies for chemical protein synthesis

C Zuo, B Zhang, B Yan, JS Zheng - Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
With the growing requirement for otherwise-difficult-to-obtain proteins, it is necessary to
develop more efficient chemical protein synthesis methods for rapid access to designed …