Protein X-ray crystallography and drug discovery

L Maveyraud, L Mourey - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
With the advent of structural biology in the drug discovery process, medicinal chemists
gained the opportunity to use detailed structural information in order to progress screening …

[HTML][HTML] 3D electron diffraction as an important technique for structure elucidation of metal-organic frameworks and covalent organic frameworks

Z Huang, ES Grape, J Li, AK Inge, X Zou - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and covalent organic frameworks (COFs) have emerged
as the most widely investigated classes of porous materials during the past two decades …

Mapping neutralizing and immunodominant sites on the SARS-CoV-2 spike receptor-binding domain by structure-guided high-resolution serology

L Piccoli, YJ Park, MA Tortorici, N Czudnochowski… - Cell, 2020 - cell.com
Analysis of the specificity and kinetics of neutralizing antibodies (nAbs) elicited by SARS-
CoV-2 infection is crucial for understanding immune protection and identifying targets for …

[HTML][HTML] Affinity maturation of SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies confers potency, breadth, and resilience to viral escape mutations

F Muecksch, Y Weisblum, CO Barnes, F Schmidt… - Immunity, 2021 - cell.com
Antibodies elicited by infection accumulate somatic mutations in germinal centers that can
increase affinity for cognate antigens. We analyzed 6 independent groups of clonally related …

Cross-neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 by a human monoclonal SARS-CoV antibody

D Pinto, YJ Park, M Beltramello, AC Walls, MA Tortorici… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a newly emerged
coronavirus that is responsible for the current pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 …

[HTML][HTML] Inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 (previously 2019-nCoV) infection by a highly potent pan-coronavirus fusion inhibitor targeting its spike protein that harbors a high …

S Xia, M Liu, C Wang, W Xu, Q Lan, S Feng, F Qi, L Bao… - Cell research, 2020 - nature.com
The recent outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) caused by SARS-CoV-2 infection in
Wuhan, China has posed a serious threat to global public health. To develop specific anti …

[HTML][HTML] Structural basis for potent neutralization of betacoronaviruses by single-domain camelid antibodies

D Wrapp, D De Vlieger, KS Corbett, GM Torres… - Cell, 2020 - cell.com
Coronaviruses make use of a large envelope protein called spike (S) to engage host cell
receptors and catalyze membrane fusion. Because of the vital role that these S proteins play …

ACE2-binding exposes the SARS-CoV-2 fusion peptide to broadly neutralizing coronavirus antibodies

JS Low, J Jerak, MA Tortorici, M McCallum, D Pinto… - Science, 2022 - science.org
The coronavirus spike glycoprotein attaches to host receptors and mediates viral fusion.
Using a broad screening approach, we isolated seven monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) that …

Chemical acylation of an acquired serine suppresses oncogenic signaling of K-Ras (G12S)

Z Zhang, KZ Guiley, KM Shokat - Nature chemical biology, 2022 - nature.com
Drugs that directly impede the function of driver oncogenes offer exceptional efficacy and a
therapeutic window. The recently approved mutant selective small-molecule cysteine …

Vaccination with SARS-CoV-2 spike protein lacking glycan shields elicits enhanced protective responses in animal models

HY Huang, HY Liao, X Chen, SW Wang… - Science Translational …, 2022 - science.org
A major challenge to end the pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is to develop a broadly protective vaccine that elicits long-term …