Designing artificial metalloenzymes by tuning of the environment beyond the primary coordination sphere
Metalloenzymes catalyze a variety of reactions using a limited number of natural amino
acids and metallocofactors. Therefore, the environment beyond the primary coordination …
acids and metallocofactors. Therefore, the environment beyond the primary coordination …
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 …
Hydrogel oxygen reservoirs increase functional integration of neural stem cell grafts by meeting metabolic demands
Injectable biomimetic hydrogels have great potential for use in regenerative medicine as
cellular delivery vectors. However, they can suffer from issues relating to hypoxia, including …
cellular delivery vectors. However, they can suffer from issues relating to hypoxia, including …
Engineering an Oxygen‐Binding Protein for Photocatalytic CO2 Reductions in Water
Y Deng, S Dwaraknath, WO Ouyang… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
While native CO2‐reducing enzymes display remarkable catalytic efficiency and product
selectivity, few artificial biocatalysts have been engineered to allow understanding how the …
selectivity, few artificial biocatalysts have been engineered to allow understanding how the …
[HTML][HTML] Evolution, folding, and design of TIM barrels and related proteins
S Romero-Romero, S Kordes, F Michel… - Current Opinion in …, 2021 - Elsevier
Highlights•In-depth sequence analysis reveals that the protein fold universe is more
evolutionarily connected than previously assumed.•Short ancestral fragments are observed …
evolutionarily connected than previously assumed.•Short ancestral fragments are observed …
The role of myoglobin in the evolution of mammalian diving capacity–The August Krogh principle applied in molecular and evolutionary physiology
M Berenbrink - Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A …, 2021 - Elsevier
After the Devonian tetrapod land invasion, groups of terrestrial air-breathing and
endothermic mammals repeatedly went back to live in the sea, relying on air intake at the …
endothermic mammals repeatedly went back to live in the sea, relying on air intake at the …
Recreated ancestral opsin associated with marine to freshwater croaker invasion reveals kinetic and spectral adaptation
A Van Nynatten, GM Castiglione… - Molecular Biology …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Rhodopsin, the light-sensitive visual pigment expressed in rod photoreceptors, is
specialized for vision in dim-light environments. Aquatic environments are particularly …
specialized for vision in dim-light environments. Aquatic environments are particularly …
Enzymatic CO2 reduction catalyzed by natural and artificial Metalloenzymes
The continuously increasing level of atmospheric CO 2 in the atmosphere has led to global
warming. Converting CO 2 into other carbon compounds could mitigate its atmospheric …
warming. Converting CO 2 into other carbon compounds could mitigate its atmospheric …
[PDF][PDF] Reduction of Paraoxonase Expression Followed by Inactivation across Independent Semiaquatic Mammals Suggests Stepwise Path to Pseudogenization
AM Graham, JM Jamison, M Bustos… - Molecular biology …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Convergent adaptation to the same environment by multiple lineages frequently involves
rapid evolutionary change at the same genes, implicating these genes as important for …
rapid evolutionary change at the same genes, implicating these genes as important for …
Deiminated proteins and extracellular vesicles-novel serum biomarkers in whales and orca
Peptidylarginine deiminases (PADs) are a family of phylogenetically conserved calcium-
dependent enzymes which cause post-translational protein deimination. This can result in …
dependent enzymes which cause post-translational protein deimination. This can result in …