2022
Protein nanowires with tunable functionality and programmable self-assembly using sequence-controlled synthesis
Shapiro DM, Mandava G, Yalcin SE, Arranz-Gibert P, Dahl PJ, Shipps C, Gu Y, Srikanth V, Salazar-Morales AI, O’Brien J, Vanderschuren K, Vu D, Batista VS, Malvankar NS, Isaacs FJ. Protein nanowires with tunable functionality and programmable self-assembly using sequence-controlled synthesis. Nature Communications 2022, 13: 829. PMID: 35149672, PMCID: PMC8837800, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-28206-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein nanowiresElectronic functionalityChemical-based synthesisConductive protein nanowiresSequence-controlled synthesisHigh electronic conductivityGold nanoparticlesSite-specific conjugationSynthetic chemistryTunable functionalityElectronic conductivityTunable propertiesAttractive biomaterialNonstandard amino acidsSynthetic biologyNanowiresBiomaterialsProtein materialSynthesisAtomic structureMost biomaterialsIncorporation of tryptophanFunctionalityConductivityNanoparticles
2011
Reengineering Rate-Limiting, Millisecond Enzyme Motions by Introduction of an Unnatural Amino Acid
Watt ED, Rivalta I, Whittier SK, Batista VS, Loria JP. Reengineering Rate-Limiting, Millisecond Enzyme Motions by Introduction of an Unnatural Amino Acid. Biophysical Journal 2011, 101: 411-420. PMID: 21767494, PMCID: PMC3136797, DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2011.05.039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino AcidsBiocatalysisImidazolesKineticsLigandsMolecular Dynamics SimulationMotionMutant ProteinsProtein EngineeringRibonucleasesTime FactorsConceptsUnnatural amino acidsAmino acidsMeiboom-Gill (CPMG) relaxation dispersion experimentsWild-type ribonuclease AProtein energy landscapesNonnatural amino acidsRelaxation dispersion experimentsSingle residueProtein motionsMillisecond motionsConformational motionsEnzyme motionsHistidine-48Ribonuclease ACatalytic turnoverSimilar pH rangeRate limitingMolecular dynamics simulationsEnergy landscapeCorrelated motionAcidCatalytic cycleDispersion experimentsResiduesDynamics simulations