Chemical and enzymatic methods for post-translational protein–protein conjugation

RJ Taylor, MB Geeson, T Journeaux… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Fusion proteins play an essential role in the biosciences but suffer from several key
limitations, including the requirement for N-to-C terminal ligation, incompatibility of …

Chemical synthesis of bioactive proteins

O Harel, M Jbara - Angewandte Chemie, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Nature has developed a plethora of protein machinery to operate and maintain nearly every
task of cellular life. These processes are tightly regulated via post‐expression modifications …

Mirror-image ligand discovery enabled by single-shot fast-flow synthesis of D-proteins

AJ Callahan, S Gandhesiri, TL Travaline… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Widespread adoption of mirror-image biological systems presents difficulties in accessing
the requisite D-protein substrates. In particular, mirror-image phage display has the potential …

Deciphering the Role of the Ser‐Phosphorylation Pattern on the DNA‐Binding Activity of Max Transcription Factor Using Chemical Protein Synthesis

RV Nithun, YM Yao, X Lin, S Habiballah… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The chemical synthesis of site‐specifically modified transcription factors (TFs) is a powerful
method to investigate how post‐translational modifications (PTMs) influence TF‐DNA …

Ultrafast Au (III)-Mediated Arylation of Cysteine

EA Doud, JAR Tilden, JW Treacy… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Through mechanistic work and rational design, we have developed the fastest
organometallic abiotic Cys bioconjugation. As a result, the developed organometallic Au (III) …

Tackling undruggable targets with designer peptidomimetics and synthetic biologics

CS Swenson, G Mandava, DM Thomas… - Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The development of potent, specific, and pharmacologically viable chemical probes and
therapeutics is a central focus of chemical biology and therapeutic development. However, a …

Chemical Engineering of Artificial Transcription Factors by Orthogonal Palladium (II)‐Mediated S‐Arylation Reactions

X Lin, O Harel, M Jbara - Angewandte Chemie International …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Site‐selective functionalization strategies are in high demand to prepare well‐defined
homogeneous proteins for basic research and biomedical applications. In this regard …

Organometallic Oxidative Addition Complexes for S-Arylation of Free Cysteines

HR Montgomery, AM Spokoyny… - Bioconjugate …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Development of bioconjugation strategies to efficiently modify biomolecules is of key
importance for fundamental and translational scientific studies. Cysteine S-arylation is an …

Same Day Access to Folded Synthetic Proteins

AJ Callahan, A Rondon, RM Reja… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Understanding protein function is a cornerstone of modern biology. Research centers
worldwide dedicate significant efforts to prepare individual proteins for study, the isolation …

A Versatile Method for Site-Specific Chemical Installation of Aromatic Posttranslational Modification Analogs into Proteins

X Lin, S Mandal, RV Nithun, R Kolla… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Posttranslational modifications (PTMs) of proteins play central roles in regulating the protein
structure, interactome, and functions. A notable modification site is the aromatic side chain of …