Search Results - "Bardwell, James C. A"
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Trigger factor both holds and folds its client proteins
Published in Nature communications (15-07-2022)“…ATP-independent chaperones like trigger factor are generally assumed to play passive roles in protein folding by acting as holding chaperones. Here we show…”
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Mechanism of the small ATP-independent chaperone Spy is substrate specific
Published in Nature communications (08-02-2021)“…ATP-independent chaperones are usually considered to be holdases that rapidly bind to non-native states of substrate proteins and prevent their aggregation…”
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Flexible, symmetry-directed approach to assembling protein cages
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (02-08-2016)“…The assembly of individual protein subunits into large-scale symmetrical structures is widespread in nature and confers new biological properties. Engineered…”
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Chaperone activation by unfolding
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (02-04-2013)“…Conditionally disordered proteins can alternate between highly ordered and less ordered configurations under physiological conditions. Whereas protein function…”
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Snapshots of DsbA in Action: Detection of Proteins in the Process of Oxidative Folding
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (23-01-2004)“…DsbA, a thioredoxin superfamily member, introduces disulfide bonds into newly translocated proteins. This process is thought to occur via formation of mixed…”
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Cytosolic Selection Systems To Study Protein Stability
Published in Journal of bacteriology (01-12-2014)“…Here we describe biosensors that provide readouts for protein stability in the cytosolic compartment of prokaryotes. These biosensors consist of tripartite…”
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Protein folding while chaperone bound is dependent on weak interactions
Published in Nature communications (23-10-2019)“…It is generally assumed that protein clients fold following their release from chaperones instead of folding while remaining chaperone-bound, in part because…”
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A cytochrome c is the natural electron acceptor for nicotine oxidoreductase
Published in Nature chemical biology (01-03-2021)“…Nicotine oxidoreductase (NicA2), a member of the flavin-containing amine oxidase family, is of medical relevance as it shows potential as a therapeutic to aid…”
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Protein G-quadruplex interactions and their effects on phase transitions and protein aggregation
Published in Nucleic acids research (08-05-2024)“…The SERF family of proteins were originally discovered for their ability to accelerate amyloid formation. Znf706 is an uncharacterized protein whose N-terminus…”
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Author Correction: A cytochrome c is the natural electron acceptor for nicotine oxidoreductase
Published in Nature chemical biology (01-03-2021)“…A Correction to this paper has been published: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41589-021-00756-z…”
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Folding against the wind
Published in Nature chemical biology (01-04-2018)“…Many thermodynamically unfavorable processes in biology are powered by ATP, the energy currency of the cell. New evidence suggests that chaperone-mediated…”
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Directed evolution unlocks oxygen reactivity for a nicotine-degrading flavoenzyme
Published in Nature chemical biology (01-11-2023)“…The flavoenzyme nicotine oxidoreductase (NicA2) is a promising injectable treatment to aid in the cessation of smoking, a behavior responsible for one in ten…”
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Do nucleic acids moonlight as molecular chaperones?
Published in Nucleic acids research (02-06-2016)“…Organisms use molecular chaperones to combat the unfolding and aggregation of proteins. While protein chaperones have been widely studied, here we demonstrate…”
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Capturing a Dynamic Chaperone–Substrate Interaction Using NMR-Informed Molecular Modeling
Published in Journal of the American Chemical Society (10-08-2016)“…Chaperones maintain a healthy proteome by preventing aggregation and by aiding in protein folding. Precisely how chaperones influence the conformational…”
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Symmetry‐Directed Self‐Assembly of a Tetrahedral Protein Cage Mediated by de Novo‐Designed Coiled Coils
Published in Chembiochem : a European journal of chemical biology (05-10-2017)“…The organization of proteins into new hierarchical forms is an important challenge in synthetic biology. However, engineering new interactions between protein…”
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Protein unfolding as a switch from self-recognition to high-affinity client binding
Published in Nature communications (20-01-2016)“…Stress-specific activation of the chaperone Hsp33 requires the unfolding of a central linker region. This activation mechanism suggests an intriguing…”
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Directed evolution to improve protein folding in vivo
Published in Current opinion in structural biology (01-02-2018)“…[Display omitted] •Folding reporters and stability selections enable isolation of optimized folding variants in vivo.•Host organisms can be evolved to provide…”
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The CXXC Motif Is More than a Redox Rheostat
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (28-09-2007)“…The CXXC active-site motif of thiol-disulfide oxidoreductases is thought to act as a redox rheostat, the sequence of which determines its reduction potential…”
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Backbone 1H, 13C, and 15N chemical shift assignments for human SERF2
Published in Biomolecular NMR assignments (01-06-2024)“…Human small EDRK-rich factor protein SERF2 is a cellular driver of protein amyloid formation, a process that has been linked to neurodegenerative diseases…”
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An Engineered Pathway for the Formation of Protein Disulfide Bonds
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (20-02-2004)“…We have engineered a pathway for the formation of disulfide bonds. By imposing evolutionary pressure, we isolated mutations that changed thioredoxin, which is…”
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