2016
Dual Genetic Encoding of Acetyl‐lysine and Non‐deacetylatable Thioacetyl‐lysine Mediated by Flexizyme
Xiong H, Reynolds NM, Fan C, Englert M, Hoyer D, Miller SJ, Söll D. Dual Genetic Encoding of Acetyl‐lysine and Non‐deacetylatable Thioacetyl‐lysine Mediated by Flexizyme. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2016, 55: 4083-4086. PMID: 26914285, PMCID: PMC4789153, DOI: 10.1002/anie.201511750.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-translational modificationsHistone H3Post-translational protein modificationImportant post-translational protein modificationHuman histone H3Non-histone proteinsFull-length proteinTranscriptional regulationLysine acetylationDNA replicationProtein acetylationDNA repairProtein modificationGenetic encodingLysine residuesAcetyl lysineAcetylationHistonesLysine positionsH3ProteinFlexizymesCrosstalkPowerful toolResidues
2015
Phosphothreonine as a Catalytic Residue in Peptide‐Mediated Asymmetric Transfer Hydrogenations of 8‐Aminoquinolines
Shugrue CR, Miller SJ. Phosphothreonine as a Catalytic Residue in Peptide‐Mediated Asymmetric Transfer Hydrogenations of 8‐Aminoquinolines. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2015, 54: 11173-11176. PMID: 26246129, PMCID: PMC4628550, DOI: 10.1002/anie.201505898.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransfer hydrogenationChiral phosphoric acid catalystHydrogen bonding interactionsPhosphoric acid catalystAsymmetric transfer hydrogenationEnantioselective transfer hydrogenationAsymmetric catalystsAcid catalystStrong complexationNMR studiesSubstrate classesCatalystHydrogenationNew classCatalytic residuesPeptidesComplexationEnantioselectivityQuinolinePhosphopeptidesSubstrateResidues