De novo protein design, a retrospective

IV Korendovych, WF DeGrado - Quarterly reviews of biophysics, 2020 - cambridge.org
Proteins are molecular machines whose function depends on their ability to achieve
complex folds with precisely defined structural and dynamic properties. The rational design …

Catalysis and Electron Transfer in De Novo Designed Metalloproteins

KJ Koebke, TBJ Pinter, WC Pitts, VL Pecoraro - Chemical reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
One of the hallmark advances in our understanding of metalloprotein function is showcased
in our ability to design new, non-native, catalytically active protein scaffolds. This review …

Protein design: toward functional metalloenzymes

F Yu, VM Cangelosi, ML Zastrow, M Tegoni… - Chemical …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Protein design is a valuable tool for understanding the fundamental factors that dictate
protein structure and function. The field of protein design has seen significant progress over …

De novo design of four-helix bundle metalloproteins: One scaffold, diverse reactivities

A Lombardi, F Pirro, O Maglio, M Chino… - Accounts of chemical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Conspectus De novo protein design represents an attractive approach for testing and
extending our understanding of metalloprotein structure and function. Here, we describe our …

Designing artificial enzymes by intuition and computation

V Nanda, RL Koder - Nature chemistry, 2010 - nature.com
The rational design of artificial enzymes, either by applying physico–chemical intuition of
protein structure and function or with the aid of computational methods, is a promising area …

Design and engineering of artificial oxygen-activating metalloenzymes

F Nastri, M Chino, O Maglio… - Chemical Society …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Many efforts are being made in the design and engineering of metalloenzymes with catalytic
properties fulfilling the needs of practical applications. Progress in this field has recently …

An expandable, modular de novo protein platform for precision redox engineering

GH Hutchins, CEM Noble, HA Bunzel… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
The electron-conducting circuitry of life represents an as-yet untapped resource of exquisite,
nanoscale biomolecular engineering. Here, we report the characterization and structure of a …

Designing functional metalloproteins: From structural to catalytic metal sites

ML Zastrow, VL Pecoraro - Coordination chemistry reviews, 2013 - Elsevier
Metalloenzymes efficiently catalyze some of the most important and difficult reactions in
nature. For many years, coordination chemists have effectively used small molecule models …

Artificial diiron enzymes with a de novo designed four‐helix bundle structure

M Chino, O Maglio, F Nastri, V Pavone… - European Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
A single polypeptide chain may provide an astronomical number of conformers. Nature
selected only a trivial number of them through evolution, composing an alphabet of …

De novo designed coiled coils as scaffolds for lanthanides, including novel imaging agents with a twist

AM Webster, AFA Peacock - Chemical Communications, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
For much of their history, lanthanides were thought to be biologically inert. However, the last
decade has seen the discovery and development of the field of native lanthanide …