Search Results - "Dodani, Sheel C."
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Discovery and Characterization of a Naturally Occurring, Turn-On Yellow Fluorescent Protein Sensor for Chloride
Published in Biochemistry (Easton) (08-01-2019)“…Fluorescent proteins have been extensively engineered and applied as optical indicators for chloride in a variety of biological contexts. Surprisingly, given…”
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Discovery of a regioselectivity switch in nitrating P450s guided by molecular dynamics simulations and Markov models
Published in Nature chemistry (01-05-2016)“…The dynamic motions of protein structural elements, particularly flexible loops, are intimately linked with diverse aspects of enzyme catalysis. Engineering of…”
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Identification of mNeonGreen as a pH‐Dependent, Turn‐On Fluorescent Protein Sensor for Chloride
Published in Chembiochem : a European journal of chemical biology (15-07-2019)“…Chloride‐sensitive fluorescent proteins generated from laboratory evolution have a characteristic tyrosine residue that interacts with a chloride ion and…”
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Unlocking chloride sensing in the red at physiological pH with a fluorescent rhodopsin-based host
Published in Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) (04-07-2023)“…Chloride is a vital ion for all forms of life. Protein-based fluorescent biosensors can enable researchers to visualize chloride in cells but remain…”
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Subcellular metal imaging identifies dynamic sites of Cu accumulation in Chlamydomonas
Published in Nature chemical biology (01-12-2014)“…A collection of chemical tools and spectroscopic techniques demonstrate that Zn availability influences Cu + storage and localization in the green alga…”
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Copper is an endogenous modulator of neural circuit spontaneous activity
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (18-11-2014)“…For reasons that remain insufficiently understood, the brain requires among the highest levels of metals in the body for normal function. The traditional…”
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Calcium-dependent copper redistributions in neuronal cells revealed by a fluorescent copper sensor and X-ray fluorescence microscopy
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (12-04-2011)“…Dynamic fluxes of s-block metals like potassium, sodium, and calcium are of broad importance in cell signaling. In contrast, the concept of mobile transition…”
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Directed Evolution of a Bright Near-Infrared Fluorescent Rhodopsin Using a Synthetic Chromophore
Published in Cell chemical biology (16-03-2017)“…By engineering a microbial rhodopsin, Archaerhodopsin-3 (Arch), to bind a synthetic chromophore, merocyanine retinal, in place of the natural chromophore…”
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The Arabidopsis COPT6 transport protein functions in copper distribution under copper-deficient conditions
Published in Plant and cell physiology (01-08-2013)“…Copper (Cu), an essential redox active cofactor, participates in fundamental biological processes, but it becomes highly cytotoxic when present in excess…”
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Non-natural Olefin Cyclopropanation Catalyzed by Diverse Cytochrome P450s and Other Hemoproteins
Published in Chembiochem : a European journal of chemical biology (24-11-2014)“…Recent work has shown that engineered variants of cytochrome P450BM3 (CYP102A1) efficiently catalyze non‐natural reactions, including carbene and nitrene…”
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Reaction-based small-molecule fluorescent probes for chemoselective bioimaging
Published in Nature chemistry (01-12-2012)“…The complexity of living systems makes attempts to gain a molecular-level understanding of them a unique and inspiring challenge. This Review summarizes…”
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Structural, Functional, and Spectroscopic Characterization of the Substrate Scope of the Novel Nitrating Cytochrome P450 TxtE
Published in Chembiochem : a European journal of chemical biology (13-10-2014)“…A novel cytochrome P450 enzyme, TxtE, was recently shown to catalyze the direct aromatic nitration of L‐tryptophan. This unique chemistry inspired us to ask…”
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Engineering the ChlorON Series: Turn-On Fluorescent Protein Sensors for Imaging Labile Chloride in Living Cells
Published in ACS central science (24-01-2024)“…Beyond its role as the “queen of electrolytes”, chloride can also serve as an allosteric regulator or even a signaling ion. To illuminate this essential anion…”
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A Turn-On Fluorescent Sensor for Detecting Nickel in Living Cells
Published in Journal of the American Chemical Society (23-12-2009)“…We present the synthesis and properties of Nickelsensor-1 (NS1), a new water-soluble, turn-on fluorescent sensor that is capable of selectively responding to…”
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A Targetable Fluorescent Sensor Reveals That Copper-Deficient SCO1 and SCO2 Patient Cells Prioritize Mitochondrial Copper Homeostasis
Published in Journal of the American Chemical Society (08-06-2011)“…We present the design, synthesis, spectroscopy, and biological applications of Mitochondrial Coppersensor-1 (Mito-CS1), a new type of targetable fluorescent…”
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The mammalian phosphate carrier SLC25A3 is a mitochondrial copper transporter required for cytochrome c oxidase biogenesis
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (09-02-2018)“…Copper is required for the activity of cytochrome c oxidase (COX), the terminal electron-accepting complex of the mitochondrial respiratory chain. The likely…”
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Transcriptome Sequencing Identifies SPL7-Regulated Copper Acquisition Genes FRO4/FRO5 and the Copper Dependence of Iron Homeostasis in Arabidopsis
Published in The Plant cell (01-02-2012)“…The transition metal copper (Cu) is essential for all living organisms but is toxic when present in excess. To identify Cu deficiency responses…”
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The design and evolution of fluorescent protein-based sensors for monoatomic ions in biology
Published in Protein engineering, design and selection (15-02-2021)“…Abstract Living cells rely on a finely tuned symphony of inorganic ion gradients composed of both cations and anions. This delicate balance is maintained by…”
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Supramolecular Reinforcement of a Large-Pore 2D Covalent Organic Framework
Published in Journal of the American Chemical Society (16-02-2022)“…Two-dimensional covalent organic frameworks (2D-COFs) are a class of crystalline porous organic polymers that consist of covalently linked, two-dimensional…”
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Biophysical and in silico characterization of NrtA: a protein-based host for aqueous nitrate and nitrite recognition
Published in Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) (20-01-2022)“…Nitrate and nitrite are key components of the global nitrogen cycle. As such, Nature has evolved proteins as biological supramolecular hosts for the…”
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