Site-specific dual encoding and labeling of proteins via genetic code expansion

RM Bednar, PA Karplus, RA Mehl - Cell chemical biology, 2023 - cell.com
The ability to selectively modify proteins at two or more defined locations opens new
avenues for manipulating, engineering, and studying living systems. As a chemical biology …

Better together: building protein oligomers naturally and by design

REA Gwyther, DD Jones… - Biochemical Society …, 2019 - portlandpress.com
Protein oligomers are more common in nature than monomers, with dimers being the most
prevalent final structural state observed in known structures. From a biological perspective …

[HTML][HTML] DNA-directed assembly of carbon nanotube–protein hybrids

M Freeley, REA Gwyther, DD Jones, M Palma - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Here, we report the controlled assembly of SWCNT–GFP hybrids employing DNA as a
linker. Two distinct, enriched SWCNTs chiralities,(6, 5),(7, 6), and an unsorted SWCNT …

Association of fluorescent protein pairs and its significant impact on fluorescence and energy transfer

JR Pope, RL Johnson, WD Jamieson… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Fluorescent proteins (FPs) are commonly used in pairs to monitor dynamic biomolecular
events through changes in proximity via distance dependent processes such as Förster …

One-Step Protein–Polymer Conjugates from Boronic-Acid-Functionalized Polymers

MJ Swierczynski, ZT Ball - Bioconjugate Chemistry, 2020 - ACS Publications
Polymer–protein conjugates are hybrid materials with interesting and useful properties.
Methods to prepare diverse diblock materials of this sort often struggle to deal with the …

Nanometals: As click catalysts for 1, 4-triazole cycloaddition (2020-till date)

KT Jha, PA Chawla - Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent years, the search for efficient and sustainable catalysts for click chemistry has
gained significant attention. The process of copper-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition …

Metal-mediated protein assembly using a genetically incorporated metal-chelating amino acid

S Kim, J Yun, H Yoo, S Kim, HM Kim… - Biomacromolecules, 2020 - ACS Publications
Many natural proteins function in oligomeric forms, which are critical for their sophisticated
functions. The construction of protein assemblies has great potential for biosensors, enzyme …

[HTML][HTML] The Crystal Structure of Bacillus cereus HblL1

HL Worthy, LJ Williamson, HS Auhim, SH Leppla… - Toxins, 2021 - mdpi.com
The Hbl toxin is a three-component haemolytic complex produced by Bacillus cereus sensu
lato strains and implicated as a cause of diarrhoea in B. cereus food poisoning. While the …

[HTML][HTML] Designed artificial protein heterodimers with coupled functions constructed using bio-orthogonal chemistry

RL Johnson, HG Blaber, T Evans, HL Worthy… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The formation of protein complexes is central to biology, with oligomeric proteins more
prevalent than monomers. The coupling of functionally and even structurally distinct protein …

[HTML][HTML] Chemoselective restoration of para-azido-phenylalanine at multiple sites in proteins

P Arranz-Gibert, K Vanderschuren, A Haimovich… - Cell chemical …, 2022 - cell.com
The site-specific incorporation of nonstandard amino acids (nsAAs) during translation has
expanded the chemistry and function of proteins. The nsAA para-azido-phenylalanine …