Multicomponent self-assembly as a tool to harness new properties from peptides and proteins in material design

BO Okesola, A Mata - Chemical Society Reviews, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Nature is enriched with a wide variety of complex, synergistic, and highly functional protein-
based multicomponent assemblies. As such, nature has served as a source of inspiration for …

Macromolecular topology engineering

Z Qu, SZD Cheng, WB Zhang - Trends in Chemistry, 2021 - cell.com
Topology is an intriguing topic in chemistry and an important molecular attribute for
macromolecules. Herein, we discuss the concept of topology in different contexts to clarify …

Higher order protein catenation leads to an artificial antibody with enhanced affinity and in vivo stability

WH Wu, X Bai, Y Shao, C Yang, J Wei… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The chemical topology is a unique dimension for protein engineering, yet the topological
diversity and architectural complexity of proteins remain largely untapped. Herein, we report …

Mechano-bioconjugation strategy empowering fusion protein therapeutics with aggregation resistance, prolonged circulation, and enhanced antitumor efficacy

Y Liu, X Bai, C Lyu, J Fang, F Zhang… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Bioconjugation is a powerful protein modification strategy to improve protein properties.
Herein, we report mechano-bioconjugation as a novel approach to empower fusion protein …

Chemical topology and complexity of protein architectures

XW Wang, WB Zhang - Trends in biochemical sciences, 2018 - cell.com
Chemical topology has emerged as one intriguing feature in protein engineering. Nature
demonstrates the elegance and power of protein topology engineering in the unique …

Macrocyclization of interferon–poly (α-amino acid) conjugates significantly improves the tumor retention, penetration, and antitumor efficacy

Y Hou, Y Zhou, H Wang, R Wang, J Yuan… - Journal of the …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Cyclization and polymer conjugation are two commonly used approaches for enhancing the
pharmacological properties of protein drugs. However, cyclization of parental proteins often …

Toward selective synthesis of protein olympiadanes via orthogonal active templates in one step

F Zhang, Y Liu, XD Da, WB Zhang - CCS Chemistry, 2024 - chinesechemsoc.org
Unlike small molecules, the topological complexity of macromolecules remains largely
unexplored due to the huge synthetic challenge. Herein, we report the development of …

Lasso proteins: modular design, cellular synthesis, and topological transformation

Y Liu, WH Wu, S Hong, J Fang, F Zhang… - Angewandte …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Entangled proteins have attracted significant research interest. Herein, we report the first
rationally designed lasso proteins, or protein [1] rotaxanes, by using a p53dim‐entwined …

Protein catenation enhances both the stability and activity of folded structural domains

XW Wang, WB Zhang - Angewandte Chemie, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Catenanes are intriguing molecular architectures with unique properties. Herein, we report
the cellular synthesis of protein catenanes containing folded structural domains, aided by …

Dynamically tunable, macroscopic molecular networks enabled by cellular synthesis of 4-arm star-like proteins

Z Yang, Y Yang, M Wang, T Wang, HKF Fok, B Jiang… - Matter, 2020 - cell.com
Design of proteins with nonlinear topologies has emerged as a nascent branch of protein
engineering, but significant applications remain to be seen. Here, we demonstrate the …