Deciphering molecular interactions by proximity labeling

W Qin, KF Cho, PE Cavanagh, AY Ting - Nature methods, 2021 - nature.com
Many biological processes are executed and regulated through the molecular interactions of
proteins and nucleic acids. Proximity labeling (PL) is a technology for tagging the …

Expanding and reprogramming the genetic code

JW Chin - Nature, 2017 - nature.com
Nature uses a limited, conservative set of amino acids to synthesize proteins. The ability to
genetically encode an expanded set of building blocks with new chemical and physical …

Cracking the code: reprogramming the genetic script in prokaryotes and eukaryotes to harness the power of noncanonical amino acids

C Jann, S Giofré, R Bhattacharjee, EA Lemke - Chemical Reviews, 2024 - ACS Publications
Over 500 natural and synthetic amino acids have been genetically encoded in the last two
decades. Incorporating these noncanonical amino acids into proteins enables many …

Playing with the molecules of life

DD Young, PG Schultz - ACS chemical biology, 2018 - ACS Publications
Our understanding of the complex molecular processes of living organisms at the molecular
level is growing exponentially. This knowledge, together with a powerful arsenal of tools for …

Clip chemistry: diverse (bio)(macro) molecular and material function through breaking covalent bonds

P Shieh, MR Hill, W Zhang, SL Kristufek… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
In the two decades since the introduction of the “click chemistry” concept, the toolbox of “click
reactions” has continually expanded, enabling chemists, materials scientists, and biologists …

Engineering pyrrolysine systems for genetic code expansion and reprogramming

DL Dunkelmann, JW Chin - Chemical Reviews, 2024 - ACS Publications
Over the past 16 years, genetic code expansion and reprogramming in living organisms has
been transformed by advances that leverage the unique properties of pyrrolysyl-tRNA …

Photo-affinity labeling (PAL) in chemical proteomics: a handy tool to investigate protein-protein interactions (PPIs)

DP Murale, SC Hong, MM Haque, JS Lee - Proteome Science, 2016 - Springer
Protein-protein interactions (PPIs) trigger a wide range of biological signaling pathways that
are crucial for biomedical research and drug discovery. Various techniques have been used …

Selenopeptide nanomedicine activates natural killer cells for enhanced tumor chemoimmunotherapy

Z Wei, Y Yi, Z Luo, X Gong, Y Jiang, D Hou… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Chemoimmunotherapy using nanotechnology has shown great potential for cancer therapy
in the clinic. However, uncontrolled transportation and synergistic responses remain …

Molecularly generated light and its biomedical applications

C Ran, K Pu - Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Molecularly generated light, referred to here as “molecular light”, mainly includes
bioluminescence, chemiluminescence, and Cerenkov luminescence. Molecular light …

Expanding the genetic code to study protein–protein interactions

TA Nguyen, M Cigler, K Lang - Angewandte Chemie, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Protein–protein interactions are central to many biological processes. A considerable
challenge consists however in understanding and deciphering when and how proteins …