Search Results - "Bera, Asim K"
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Reconfigurable asymmetric protein assemblies through implicit negative design
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (21-01-2022)“…Asymmetric multiprotein complexes that undergo subunit exchange play central roles in biology but present a challenge for design because the components must…”
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Directing polymorph specific calcium carbonate formation with de novo protein templates
Published in Nature communications (14-12-2023)“…Biomolecules modulate inorganic crystallization to generate hierarchically structured biominerals, but the atomic structure of the organic-inorganic interfaces…”
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Anchor extension: a structure-guided approach to design cyclic peptides targeting enzyme active sites
Published in Nature communications (07-06-2021)“…Despite recent success in computational design of structured cyclic peptides, de novo design of cyclic peptides that bind to any protein functional site…”
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Design of multi-scale protein complexes by hierarchical building block fusion
Published in Nature communications (16-04-2021)“…A systematic and robust approach to generating complex protein nanomaterials would have broad utility. We develop a hierarchical approach to designing…”
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Large-scale design and refinement of stable proteins using sequence-only models
Published in PloS one (14-03-2022)“…Engineered proteins generally must possess a stable structure in order to achieve their designed function. Stable designs, however, are astronomically rare…”
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De novo design of highly selective miniprotein inhibitors of integrins αvβ6 and αvβ8
Published in Nature communications (13-09-2023)“…The RGD (Arg-Gly-Asp)-binding integrins αvβ6 and αvβ8 are clinically validated cancer and fibrosis targets of considerable therapeutic importance. Compounds…”
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The nonreceptor tyrosine kinase SRMS inhibits autophagy and promotes tumor growth by phosphorylating the scaffolding protein FKBP51
Published in PLoS biology (02-06-2021)“…Nutrient-responsive protein kinases control the balance between anabolic growth and catabolic processes such as autophagy. Aberrant regulation of these kinases…”
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Crystal structures of Moorella thermoacetica cyanuric acid hydrolase reveal conformational flexibility and asymmetry important for catalysis
Published in PloS one (10-06-2019)“…An ancient enzyme family responsible for the catabolism of the prebiotic chemical cyanuric acid (1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-triol) was recently discovered and is…”
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KRASQ61H Preferentially Signals through MAPK in a RAF Dimer-Dependent Manner in Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer
Published in Cancer research (Chicago, Ill.) (01-09-2020)“…Abstract Assembly of RAS molecules into complexes at the cell membrane is critical for RAS signaling. We previously showed that oncogenic KRAS codon 61…”
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Insights from Analysis of Binding Sites of Human Meprins: Screening of Inhibitors by Molecular Dynamics Simulation Study
Published in Combinatorial chemistry & high throughput screening (01-01-2016)“…Human meprin-α and-β are important regulators of angiogenesis, cancer, inflammation, fibrosis, and neurodegenerative diseases and hence important therapeutic…”
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Crystal Structure of the Pyocyanin Biosynthetic Protein PhzS
Published in Biochemistry (Easton) (13-05-2008)“…The human pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa produces pyocyanin, a blue-pigmented phenazine derivative, which is known to play a role in virulence. Pyocyanin is…”
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Structure and Characterization of a Covalent Inhibitor of Src Kinase
Published in Frontiers in molecular biosciences (19-05-2020)“…Unregulated Src activity promotes malignant processes in cancer, but no Src-directed targeted therapies are used clinically, possibly because early Src…”
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Generalized biomolecular modeling and design with RoseTTAFold All-Atom
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (19-04-2024)“…Deep-learning methods have revolutionized protein structure prediction and design but are presently limited to protein-only systems. We describe RoseTTAFold…”
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KRAS Switch Mutants D33E and A59G Crystallize in the State 1 Conformation
Published in Biochemistry (Easton) (23-01-2018)“…KRAS switch loop movements play a crucial role in regulating RAS signaling, and alteration of these sensitive dynamics is a principal mechanism through which…”
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An enumerative algorithm for de novo design of proteins with diverse pocket structures
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (08-09-2020)“…To create new enzymes and biosensors from scratch, precise control over the structure of small-molecule binding sites is of paramount importance, but…”
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Accurate de novo design of membrane-traversing macrocycles
Published in Cell (15-09-2022)“…We use computational design coupled with experimental characterization to systematically investigate the design principles for macrocycle membrane permeability…”
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Improving Protein Expression, Stability, and Function with ProteinMPNN
Published in Journal of the American Chemical Society (24-01-2024)“…Natural proteins are highly optimized for function but are often difficult to produce at a scale suitable for biotechnological applications due to poor…”
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De novo design of transmembrane β barrels
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (19-02-2021)“…Transmembrane β-barrel proteins (TMBs) are of great interest for single-molecule analytical technologies because they can spontaneously fold and insert into…”
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Mechanism-Based Inactivation of Benzoylformate Decarboxylase, A Thiamin Diphosphate-Dependent Enzyme
Published in Journal of the American Chemical Society (11-04-2007)“…Benzoylformate decarboxylase (BFD) from Pseudomonas putida is a thiamin diphosphate-dependent enzyme that catalyzes the non-oxidative decarboxylation of…”
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Takinib, a Selective TAK1 Inhibitor, Broadens the Therapeutic Efficacy of TNF-α Inhibition for Cancer and Autoimmune Disease
Published in Cell chemical biology (17-08-2017)“…Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) has both positive and negative roles in human disease. In certain cancers, TNF-α is infused locally to promote tumor…”
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