A central role for amyloid fibrin microclots in long COVID/PASC: origins and therapeutic implications
DB Kell, GJ Laubscher, E Pretorius - Biochemical Journal, 2022 - portlandpress.com
Post-acute sequelae of COVID (PASC), usually referred to as 'Long COVID'(a phenotype of
COVID-19), is a relatively frequent consequence of SARS-CoV-2 infection, in which …
COVID-19), is a relatively frequent consequence of SARS-CoV-2 infection, in which …
Enzyme mimics based upon supramolecular coordination chemistry
MJ Wiester, PA Ulmann… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Recent advances in supramolecular coordination chemistry have allowed chemists to
synthesize macromolecular complexes that exhibit various properties intrinsic to enzymes …
synthesize macromolecular complexes that exhibit various properties intrinsic to enzymes …
Engineering an allosteric transcription factor to respond to new ligands
Genetic regulatory proteins inducible by small molecules are useful synthetic biology tools
as sensors and switches. Bacterial allosteric transcription factors (aTFs) are a major class of …
as sensors and switches. Bacterial allosteric transcription factors (aTFs) are a major class of …
Synthetic biology: new engineering rules for an emerging discipline
Synthetic biologists engineer complex artificial biological systems to investigate natural
biological phenomena and for a variety of applications. We outline the basic features of …
biological phenomena and for a variety of applications. We outline the basic features of …
[HTML][HTML] Insertions and deletions in protein evolution and engineering
S Savino, T Desmet, J Franceus - Biotechnology Advances, 2022 - Elsevier
Protein evolution or engineering studies are traditionally focused on amino acid
substitutions and the way these contribute to fitness. Meanwhile, the insertion and deletion …
substitutions and the way these contribute to fitness. Meanwhile, the insertion and deletion …
Integrating biological redesign: where synthetic biology came from and where it needs to go
Synthetic biology seeks to extend approaches from engineering and computation to
redesign of biology, with goals such as generating new chemicals, improving human health …
redesign of biology, with goals such as generating new chemicals, improving human health …
DCEO biotechnology: tools to design, construct, evaluate, and optimize the metabolic pathway for biosynthesis of chemicals
Chemical synthesis is a well established route for producing many chemicals on a large
scale, but some drawbacks still exist in this process, such as unstable intermediates …
scale, but some drawbacks still exist in this process, such as unstable intermediates …
Controlling allosteric networks in proteins
NV Dokholyan - Chemical reviews, 2016 - ACS Publications
Allosteric transition, defined as conformational changes induced by ligand binding, is one of
the fundamental properties of proteins. Allostery has been observed and characterized in …
the fundamental properties of proteins. Allostery has been observed and characterized in …
Development of epistatic YES and AND protein logic gates and their assembly into signalling cascades
The construction and assembly of artificial allosteric protein switches into information and
energy processing networks connected to both biological and non-biological systems is a …
energy processing networks connected to both biological and non-biological systems is a …
Light-activated DNA binding in a designed allosteric protein
D Strickland, K Moffat… - Proceedings of the …, 2008 - National Acad Sciences
An understanding of how allostery, the conformational coupling of distant functional sites,
arises in highly evolvable systems is of considerable interest in areas ranging from cell …
arises in highly evolvable systems is of considerable interest in areas ranging from cell …