[HTML][HTML] Mechanotransduction through protein stretching

Y Guo, J Yan, BT Goult - Current Opinion in Cell Biology, 2024 - Elsevier
Cells sense and respond to subtle changes in their physicality, and via a myriad of different
mechanosensitive processes, convert these physical cues into chemical and biochemical …

SpyMask enables combinatorial assembly of bispecific binders

CL Driscoll, AH Keeble, MR Howarth - Nature Communications, 2024 - nature.com
Bispecific antibodies are a successful and expanding therapeutic class. Standard
approaches to generate bispecifics are complicated by the need for disulfide …

Genetically Encoded Photocaged Proteinogenic and Non‐Proteinogenic Amino Acids

X Yang, XC Su, W Xuan - ChemBioChem, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Photocaged amino acids could be genetically encoded into proteins via genetic code
expansion (GCE) and constitute unique tools for innovative protein engineering. There are a …

Engineered reversible inhibition of SpyCatcher reactivity enables rapid generation of bispecific antibodies

C Hentrich, M Putyrski, H Hanuschka, W Preis… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The precise regulation of protein function is essential in biological systems and a key goal in
chemical biology and protein engineering. Here, we describe a straightforward method to …

SpyTag Peptide with Alkoxyl Aspartic Acids for pH-Dependent Activation of the SpyCatcher/Tag System

S Che, H Konno, K Makabe - Bioconjugate Chemistry, 2024 - ACS Publications
The SpyCatcher/SpyTag system is a protein pair that forms a covalent isopeptide bond
without an additional energy supply. The ability to connect fused proteins makes this system …