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 …

Designing logical codon reassignment–Expanding the chemistry in biology

A Dumas, L Lercher, CD Spicer, BG Davis - Chemical science, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Over the last decade, the ability to genetically encode unnatural amino acids (UAAs) has
evolved rapidly. The programmed incorporation of UAAs into recombinant proteins relies on …

Molecular bioelectricity: how endogenous voltage potentials control cell behavior and instruct pattern regulation in vivo

M Levin - Molecular biology of the cell, 2014 - Am Soc Cell Biol
In addition to biochemical gradients and transcriptional networks, cell behavior is regulated
by endogenous bioelectrical cues originating in the activity of ion channels and pumps …

Cellular Site-Specific Incorporation of Noncanonical Amino Acids in Synthetic Biology

W Niu, J Guo - Chemical Reviews, 2024 - ACS Publications
Over the past two decades, genetic code expansion (GCE)-enabled methods for
incorporating noncanonical amino acids (ncAAs) into proteins have significantly advanced …

Genetically encoded optical indicators for the analysis of neuronal circuits

T Knöpfel - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2012 - nature.com
In a departure from previous top-down or bottom-up strategies used to understand neuronal
circuits, many forward-looking research programs now place the circuit itself at their centre …

Minimal genetically encoded tags for fluorescent protein labeling in living neurons

A Arsić, C Hagemann, N Stajković, T Schubert… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Modern light microscopy, including super-resolution techniques, has brought about a
demand for small labeling tags that bring the fluorophore closer to the target. This challenge …

Genetic code expansion in stable cell lines enables encoded chromatin modification

SJ Elsässer, RJ Ernst, OS Walker, JW Chin - Nature methods, 2016 - nature.com
Genetically encoded unnatural amino acids provide powerful strategies for modulating the
molecular functions of proteins in mammalian cells. However, this approach has not been …

Using genetically incorporated unnatural amino acids to control protein functions in mammalian cells

AR Nödling, LA Spear, TL Williams… - Essays in …, 2019 - portlandpress.com
Genetic code expansion allows unnatural (non-canonical) amino acid incorporation into
proteins of interest by repurposing the cellular translation machinery. The development of …

Regulation of cell behavior and tissue patterning by bioelectrical signals: challenges and opportunities for biomedical engineering

M Levin, CG Stevenson - Annual review of biomedical …, 2012 - annualreviews.org
Achieving control over cell behavior and pattern formation requires molecular-level
understanding of regulatory mechanisms. Alongside transcriptional networks and …