Solid-state NMR methods for the characterization of bioconjugations and protein-material interactions

L Cerofolini, G Parigi, E Ravera, M Fragai… - Solid State Nuclear …, 2022 - Elsevier
Protein solid-state NMR has evolved dramatically over the last two decades, with the
development of new hardware and sample preparation methodologies. This technique is …

Epitope mapping and binding assessment by solid-state NMR provide a way for the development of biologics under the quality by design paradigm

D Rizzo, L Cerofolini, S Giuntini, L Iozzino… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Multispecific biologics are an emerging class of drugs, in which antibodies and/or proteins
designed to bind pharmacological targets are covalently linked or expressed as fusion …

Intracellular binding/unbinding kinetics of approved drugs to carbonic anhydrase II observed by in-cell NMR

E Luchinat, L Barbieri, M Cremonini… - ACS Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Candidate drugs rationally designed in vitro often fail due to low efficacy in vivo caused by
low tissue availability or because of unwanted side effects. To overcome the limitations of in …

[PDF][PDF] Determination of intracellular protein–ligand binding affinity by competition binding in-cell NMR

E Luchinat, L Barbieri, M Cremonini… - … Section D: Structural …, 2021 - journals.iucr.org
Structure-based drug development suffers from high attrition rates due to the poor activity of
lead compounds in cellular and animal models caused by low cell penetrance, off-target …

Structural characterization of a protein adsorbed on aluminum hydroxide adjuvant in vaccine formulation

L Cerofolini, S Giuntini, E Ravera, C Luchinat, F Berti… - npj Vaccines, 2019 - nature.com
The heterogeneous composition of vaccine formulations and the relatively low concentration
make the characterization of the protein antigens extremely challenging. Aluminum …

Investigating crystalline protein suspension formulations of pembrolizumab from MAS NMR spectroscopy

M Li, P Reichert, C Narasimhan, B Sorman… - Molecular …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Developing biological formulations to maintain the chemical and structural integrity of
therapeutic antibodies remains a significant challenge. Monoclonal antibody (mAb) …

Long-range paramagnetic NMR data can provide a closer look on metal coordination in metalloproteins

L Cerofolini, T Staderini, S Giuntini, E Ravera… - JBIC Journal of …, 2018 - Springer
Paramagnetic NMR data can be profitably incorporated in structural refinement protocols of
metalloproteins or metal-substituted proteins, mostly as distance or angle restraints …

Automated determination of nuclear magnetic resonance chemical shift perturbations in ligand screening experiments: the PICASSO web server

V Laveglia, A Giachetti, L Cerofolini… - Journal of Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) is an effective, commonly used experimental approach
to screen small organic molecules against a protein target. A very popular method consists …

[HTML][HTML] Elucidating the concentration-dependent effects of thiocyanate binding to carbonic anhydrase

JM Silva, L Cerofolini, AL Carvalho, E Ravera… - Journal of Inorganic …, 2023 - Elsevier
Many proteins naturally carry metal centers, with a large share of them being in the active
sites of several enzymes. Paramagnetic effects are a powerful source of structural …

Metal‐ion Binding to Host Defense Peptide Piscidin 3 Observed in Phospholipid Bilayers by Magic Angle Spinning Solid‐state NMR

RK Rai, A De Angelis, A Greenwood… - …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Cationic antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are essential components of the innate immune
system. They have attracted interest as novel compounds with the potential to treat infections …