Chemical and enzymatic methods for post-translational protein–protein conjugation

RJ Taylor, MB Geeson, T Journeaux… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Fusion proteins play an essential role in the biosciences but suffer from several key
limitations, including the requirement for N-to-C terminal ligation, incompatibility of …

[HTML][HTML] Synthesis of modified proteins via functionalization of dehydroalanine

J Dadova, SRG Galan, BG Davis - Current opinion in chemical biology, 2018 - Elsevier
Highlights•Dha in proteins is easily and flexibly accessible under mild conditions.•Dha
reactivity is used in β, γ-C–S/Se/N/C bond-formation and allows 'zero scar'protein …

Native semisynthesis of isopeptide-linked substrates for specificity analysis of deubiquitinases and Ubl proteases

Z Zhao, R O'Dea, K Wendrich, N Kazi… - Journal of the American …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Post-translational modifications with ubiquitin (Ub) and ubiquitin-like proteins (Ubls) are
regulated by isopeptidases termed deubiquitinases (DUBs) and Ubl proteases. Here, we …

[HTML][HTML] A modular toolbox to generate complex polymeric ubiquitin architectures using orthogonal sortase enzymes

M Fottner, M Weyh, S Gaussmann, D Schwarz… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The post-translational modification of proteins with ubiquitin (Ub) and Ub-like modifiers
(Ubls) represents one of the most important regulators in eukaryotic biology. Polymeric …

Site-specific ubiquitylation and SUMOylation using genetic-code expansion and sortase

M Fottner, AD Brunner, V Bittl, D Horn-Ghetko… - Nature chemical …, 2019 - nature.com
Post-translational modification of proteins with ubiquitin and ubiquitin-like proteins (Ubls) is
central to the regulation of eukaryotic cellular processes. Our ability to study the effects of …

Chemical synthesis of bioactive proteins

O Harel, M Jbara - Angewandte Chemie, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Nature has developed a plethora of protein machinery to operate and maintain nearly every
task of cellular life. These processes are tightly regulated via post‐expression modifications …

Combining Chemical Protein Synthesis and Random Nonstandard Peptides Integrated Discovery for Modulating Biological Processes

A Saha, H Suga, A Brik - Accounts of Chemical Research, 2023 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Chemical manipulation of naturally occurring peptides offers a convenient route
for generating analogs to screen against different therapeutic targets. However, the limited …

[HTML][HTML] Palladium prompted on-demand cysteine chemistry for the synthesis of challenging and uniquely modified proteins

M Jbara, S Laps, M Morgan, G Kamnesky… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Organic chemistry allows for the modification and chemical preparation of protein analogues
for various studies. The thiolate side chain of the Cys residue has been a key functionality in …

Practical chemical synthesis of atypical ubiquitin chains by using an isopeptide‐linked Ub isomer

S Tang, LJ Liang, YY Si, S Gao, JX Wang… - Angewandte …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Chemical ubiquitination is an effective approach for accessing structurally defined, atypical
ubiquitin (Ub) chains that are difficult to prepare by other techniques. Herein, we describe a …

Lysine acylation using conjugating enzymes for site-specific modification and ubiquitination of recombinant proteins

R Hofmann, G Akimoto, TG Wucherpfennig… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Enzymes are powerful tools for protein labelling due to their specificity and mild reaction
conditions. Many protocols, however, are restricted to modifications at protein termini, rely on …