Loop dynamics and the evolution of enzyme activity

M Corbella, GP Pinto, SCL Kamerlin - Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2023 - nature.com
In the early 2000s, Tawfik presented his 'New View'on enzyme evolution, highlighting the
role of conformational plasticity in expanding the functional diversity of limited repertoires of …

Generalized biomolecular modeling and design with RoseTTAFold All-Atom

R Krishna, J Wang, W Ahern, P Sturmfels, P Venkatesh… - Science, 2024 - science.org
Deep-learning methods have revolutionized protein structure prediction and design but are
presently limited to protein-only systems. We describe RoseTTAFold All-Atom (RFAA), which …

Harnessing luciferase chemistry in regulated cell death modalities and autophagy: overview and perspectives

S Hosseinkhani, M Amandadi, P Ghanavatian… - Chemical Society …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Regulated cell death is a fate of cells in (patho) physiological conditions during which
extrinsic or intrinsic signals or redox equilibrium pathways following infection, cellular stress …

Enhancing luciferase activity and stability through generative modeling of natural enzyme sequences

WJ Xie, D Liu, X Wang, A Zhang… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
The availability of natural protein sequences synergized with generative AI provides new
paradigms to engineer enzymes. Although active enzyme variants with numerous mutations …

A Polarizable QM/MM Model That Combines the State-Averaged CASSCF and AMOEBA Force Field for Photoreactions in Proteins

C Song, LP Wang - Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation, 2024 - ACS Publications
This study presents the polarizable quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics (QM/MM)
embedding of the state-averaged complete active space self-consistent field (SA-CASSCF) …

Illuminating the mechanism and allosteric behavior of NanoLuc luciferase

M Nemergut, D Pluskal, J Horackova… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
NanoLuc, a superior β-barrel fold luciferase, was engineered 10 years ago but the nature of
its catalysis remains puzzling. Here experimental and computational techniques are …

Multimeric structure of a subfamily III haloalkane dehalogenase‐like enzyme solved by combination of cryo‐EM and x‐ray crystallography

K Chmelova, T Gao, M Polak… - Protein …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Haloalkane dehalogenase (HLD) enzymes employ an SN2 nucleophilic substitution
mechanism to erase halogen substituents in diverse organohalogen compounds. Subfamily …

A suicidal and extensively disordered luciferase with a bright luminescence

FM Dijkema, MI Escarpizo‐Lorenzana… - Protein …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Gaussia luciferase (GLuc) is one of the most luminescent luciferases known and is widely
used as a reporter in biochemistry and cell biology. During catalysis, GLuc undergoes …

Regiospecific Coelenterazine Analogs for Bioassays and Molecular Imaging

G Kamiya, N Kitada, T Furuta, S Thangudu… - Bioconjugate …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Bioluminescence (BL) generated by luciferase-coelenterazine (CTZ) reactions is broadly
employed as an optical readout in bioassays and in vivo molecular imaging. In this study, we …

Catecholamine involvement in the bioluminescence control of two species of anthozoans

L Duchatelet, C Coubris, C Pels, ST Dupont, J Mallefet - Life, 2023 - mdpi.com
Bioluminescence, the ability of living organisms to emit visible light, is an important
ecological feature for many marine species. To fulfil the ecological role (defence, offence, or …