Molecular photoswitches in aqueous environments

J Volarić, W Szymanski, NA Simeth… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Molecular photoswitches enable dynamic control of processes with high spatiotemporal
precision, using light as external stimulus, and hence are ideal tools for different research …

Site-selective modification strategies in antibody–drug conjugates

SJ Walsh, JD Bargh, FM Dannheim… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Antibody–drug conjugates (ADCs) harness the highly specific targeting capabilities of an
antibody to deliver a cytotoxic payload to specific cell types. They have garnered …

The dawn of a new era: targeting the “undruggables” with antibody-based therapeutics

L Qian, X Lin, X Gao, RU Khan, JY Liao, S Du… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The high selectivity and affinity of antibodies toward their antigens have made them a highly
valuable tool in disease therapy, diagnosis, and basic research. A plethora of chemical and …

Contemporary approaches to site-selective protein modification

EA Hoyt, PMSD Cal, BL Oliveira… - Nature Reviews …, 2019 - nature.com
Proteins constitute the majority of nature's worker biomolecules. Designed for specific
functions, complex tertiary structures make proteins ideal candidates for analysing natural …

Bioconjugation with maleimides: a useful tool for chemical biology

JMJM Ravasco, H Faustino, A Trindade… - … –A European Journal, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Maleimide chemistry stands out in the bioconjugation toolbox by virtue of its synthetic
accessibility, excellent reactivity, and practicability. The second‐generation of clinically …

Chemistry for covalent modification of endogenous/native proteins: from test tubes to complex biological systems

T Tamura, I Hamachi - Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2018 - ACS Publications
Chemical modification of proteins provides powerful tools to realize a broad range of
exciting biological applications, including the development of new classes of …

Spatial mapping of protein composition and tissue organization: a primer for multiplexed antibody-based imaging

JW Hickey, EK Neumann, AJ Radtke, JM Camarillo… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Tissues and organs are composed of distinct cell types that must operate in concert to
perform physiological functions. Efforts to create high-dimensional biomarker catalogs of …

Achieving controlled biomolecule–biomaterial conjugation

CD Spicer, ET Pashuck, MM Stevens - Chemical reviews, 2018 - ACS Publications
The conjugation of biomolecules can impart materials with the bioactivity necessary to
modulate specific cell behaviors. While the biological roles of particular polypeptide …

The chemistry behind ADCs

V Kostova, P Désos, JB Starck, A Kotschy - Pharmaceuticals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Combining the selective targeting of tumor cells through antigen-directed recognition and
potent cell-killing by cytotoxic payloads, antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) have emerged in …

Preparation of biomolecule-polymer conjugates by grafting-from using ATRP, RAFT, or ROMP

MS Messina, KMM Messina, A Bhattacharya… - Progress in polymer …, 2020 - Elsevier
Biomolecule-polymer conjugates are constructs that take advantage of the functional or
otherwise beneficial traits inherent to biomolecules and combine them with synthetic …