Greater than the sum of parts: mechanisms of metabolic regulation by enzyme filaments

KL Hvorecny, JM Kollman - Current opinion in structural biology, 2023 - Elsevier
Recent work in structural biology is shedding light on how many of the enzymes of
intermediary metabolism are self-and co-assembling into large, filamentous polymers or …

[HTML][HTML] How gene duplication diversifies the landscape of protein oligomeric state and function

S Mallik, DS Tawfik, ED Levy - Current opinion in genetics & development, 2022 - Elsevier
Oligomeric proteins are central to cellular life and the duplication and divergence of their
genes is a key driver of evolutionary innovations. The duplication of a gene coding for an …

Marginal specificity in protein interactions constrains evolution of a paralogous family

DA Ghose, KE Przydzial… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
The evolution of novel functions in biology relies heavily on gene duplication and
divergence, creating large paralogous protein families. Selective pressure to avoid …

Structural plasticity enables evolution and innovation of RuBisCO assemblies

AK Liu, JH Pereira, AJ Kehl, DJ Rosenberg, DJ Orr… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Oligomerization is a core structural feature that defines the form and function of many
proteins. Most proteins form molecular complexes; however, there remains a dearth of …

Unraveling the functional consequences of a novel germline missense mutation (R38C) in the yeast model of succinate dehydrogenase subunit B: insights into …

J Zheng, S Liu, D Wang, L Li, S Sarsaiya… - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
This study explores the implications of a novel germline missense mutation (R38C) in the
succinate dehydrogenase (SDH) subunit B, which has been linked to neurodegenerative …

Architecture and regulation of filamentous human cystathionine beta-synthase

TJ McCorvie, D Adamoski, RAC Machado… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Cystathionine beta-synthase (CBS) is an essential metabolic enzyme across all domains of
life for the production of glutathione, cysteine, and hydrogen sulfide. Appended to the …

Metal–Organic Framework Induced Stabilization of Proteins in Polymeric Nanoparticles

MRH Khan, Z Armstrong, M Lenertz… - … Applied Materials & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Developing protein confinement platforms is an attractive research area that not only
promotes protein delivery but also can result in artificial environment mimicking of the …

[PDF][PDF] An assessment of quaternary structure functionality in homomer protein complexes

G Abrusán, C Foguet - Molecular Biology and Evolution, 2023 - academic.oup.com
It has been recently suggested that a significant fraction of homomer protein–protein
interfaces evolve neutrally, without contributing to function, due to a hydrophobic bias in …

Active site center redesign increases protein stability preserving catalysis in thioredoxin

ML Romero, H Garcia Seisdedos… - Protein …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The stabilization of natural proteins is a long‐standing desired goal in protein engineering.
Optimizing the hydrophobicity of the protein core often results in extensive stability …

Enhancing Manganese Peroxidase: Innovations in Genetic Modification, Screening Processes, and Sustainable Agricultural Applications

L He, M Yan, M Naeem, M Chen, Y Chen… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Manganese peroxidase (MnP), a vital extracellular enzyme for the degradation of lignin and
other organic pollutants, has demonstrated immense potential for agricultural and …