Nonspecific binding—fundamental concepts and consequences for biosensing applications

A Frutiger, A Tanno, S Hwu, RF Tiefenauer… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Nature achieves differentiation of specific and nonspecific binding in molecular interactions
through precise control of biomolecules in space and time. Artificial systems such as …

Exploring the specificity of nanozymes

H Fan, R Zhang, K Fan, L Gao, X Yan - ACS nano, 2024 - ACS Publications
Nanozymes, nanomaterials exhibiting enzyme-like activities, have emerged as a prominent
interdisciplinary field over the past decade. To date, over 1200 different nanomaterials have …

The RelA/SpoT homolog (RSH) superfamily: distribution and functional evolution of ppGpp synthetases and hydrolases across the tree of life

GC Atkinson, T Tenson, V Hauryliuk - PloS one, 2011 - journals.plos.org
RelA/SpoT Homologue (RSH) proteins, named for their sequence similarity to the RelA and
SpoT enzymes of Escherichia coli, comprise a superfamily of enzymes that synthesize …

[HTML][HTML] Next generation matrix metalloproteinase inhibitors—Novel strategies bring new prospects

M Levin, Y Udi, I Solomonov, I Sagi - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) …, 2017 - Elsevier
Enzymatic proteolysis of cell surface proteins and extracellular matrix (ECM) is critical for
tissue homeostasis and cell signaling. These proteolytic activities are mediated …

On the specificity of protein–protein interactions in the context of disorder

K Teilum, JG Olsen, BB Kragelund - Biochemical Journal, 2021 - portlandpress.com
With the increased focus on intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) and their large
interactomes, the question about their specificity—or more so on their multispecificity—arise …

Progranulin: a proteolytically processed protein at the crossroads of inflammation and neurodegeneration

B Cenik, CF Sephton, BK Cenik, J Herz, G Yu - Journal of Biological …, 2012 - ASBMB
GRN mutations cause frontotemporal lobar degeneration with TDP-43-positive inclusions.
The mechanism of pathogenesis is haploinsufficiency. Recently, homozygous GRN …

Breaking the law: unconventional strategies for antibody diversification

A Kanyavuz, A Marey-Jarossay… - Nature Reviews …, 2019 - nature.com
Antibodies are essential components of adaptive immunity. A typical antibody repertoire
comprises an enormous diversity of antigen-binding specificities, which are generated by …

Prediction and design of protease enzyme specificity using a structure-aware graph convolutional network

C Lu, JH Lubin, VV Sarma, SZ Stentz… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Site-specific proteolysis by the enzymatic cleavage of small linear sequence motifs is a key
posttranslational modification involved in physiology and disease. The ability to robustly and …

Intrinsic disorder mediates hepatitis C virus core–host cell protein interactions

PT Dolan, AP Roth, B Xue, R Sun, AK Dunker… - Protein …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Viral proteins bind to numerous cellular and viral proteins throughout the infection cycle.
However, the mechanisms by which viral proteins interact with such large numbers of factors …

Converting a broad matrix metalloproteinase family inhibitor into a specific inhibitor of MMP‐9 and MMP‐14

J Shirian, V Arkadash, I Cohen, T Sapir… - FEBS …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
MMP‐14 and MMP‐9 are two well‐established cancer targets for which no specific clinically
relevant inhibitor is available. Using a powerful combination of computational design and …