mTOR, metabolism, and the regulation of T‐cell differentiation and function

AT Waickman, JD Powell - Immunological reviews, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Upon antigen recognition, naive T cells undergo rapid expansion and activation. The energy
requirements for this expansion are formidable, and T‐cell activation is accompanied by …

Conformational dynamics and enzyme evolution

D Petrović, VA Risso, SCL Kamerlin… - Journal of the …, 2018 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Enzymes are dynamic entities, and their dynamic properties are clearly linked to their
biological function. It follows that dynamics ought to play an essential role in enzyme …

Design of an in vitro biocatalytic cascade for the manufacture of islatravir

MA Huffman, A Fryszkowska, O Alvizo, M Borra-Garske… - Science, 2019 - science.org
Enzyme-catalyzed reactions have begun to transform pharmaceutical manufacturing,
offering levels of selectivity and tunability that can dramatically improve chemical synthesis …

Engineered ribosyl-1-kinase enables concise synthesis of molnupiravir, an antiviral for COVID-19

JA McIntosh, T Benkovics, SM Silverman… - ACS Central …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Molnupiravir (MK-4482) is an investigational antiviral agent that is under development for
the treatment of COVID-19. Given the potential high demand and urgency for this compound …

Inosine is an alternative carbon source for CD8+-T-cell function under glucose restriction

T Wang, JNR Gnanaprakasam, X Chen, S Kang… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
T cells undergo metabolic rewiring to meet their bioenergetic, biosynthetic and redox
demands following antigen stimulation. To fulfil these needs, effector T cells must adapt to …

Abiotic production of sugar phosphates and uridine ribonucleoside in aqueous microdroplets

I Nam, JK Lee, HG Nam… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
Phosphorylation is an essential chemical reaction for life. This reaction generates
fundamental cell components, including building blocks for RNA and DNA, phospholipids for …

Spatially resolved metabolomics and isotope tracing reveal dynamic metabolic responses of dentate granule neurons with acute stimulation

A Miller, EM York, SA Stopka, JR Martínez-François… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Neuronal activity creates an intense energy demand that must be met by rapid metabolic
responses. To investigate metabolic adaptations in the neuron-enriched dentate granule cell …

From a consortium sequence to a unified sequence: the Bacillus subtilis 168 reference genome a decade later

V Barbe, S Cruveiller, F Kunst, P Lenoble… - …, 2009 - microbiologyresearch.org
Comparative genomics is the cornerstone of identification of gene functions. The immense
number of living organisms precludes experimental identification of functions except in a …

Metabolic design for selective production of nicotinamide mononucleotide from glucose and nicotinamide

S Shoji, T Yamaji, H Makino, J Ishii, A Kondo - Metabolic Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract β-Nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN) is, one of the nucleotide compounds, a
precursor of NAD+ and has recently attracted attention as a nutraceutical. Here, we develop …

Analysis of the RpoS regulon in Borrelia burgdorferi in response to mammalian host signals provides insight into RpoS function during the enzootic cycle

MJ Caimano, R Iyer, CH Eggers… - Molecular …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Borrelia burgdorferi (Bb) adapts to its arthropod and mammalian hosts by altering its
transcriptional and antigenic profiles in response to environmental signals associated with …