Search Results - "Kreitler, Dale F"
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The structural basis of N-acyl-α-amino-β-lactone formation catalyzed by a nonribosomal peptide synthetase
Published in Nature communications (31-07-2019)“…Nonribosomal peptide synthetases produce diverse natural products using a multidomain architecture where the growing peptide, attached to an integrated carrier…”
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Targeting diverse protein–protein interaction interfaces with α/β-peptides derived from the Z-domain scaffold
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (14-04-2015)“…Significance Medium-sized peptides that bind tightly to a specific partner protein can be biomedically useful. However, conventional peptides, comprised…”
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Hepatitis C virus NS3/4A inhibitors and other drug-like compounds as covalent binders of SARS-CoV-2 main protease
Published in Scientific reports (16-07-2022)“…Severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), threatens global public health. The world needs…”
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A hemoprotein with a zinc-mirror heme site ties heme availability to carbon metabolism in cyanobacteria
Published in Nature communications (12-04-2024)“…Heme has a critical role in the chemical framework of the cell as an essential protein cofactor and signaling molecule that controls diverse processes and…”
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A simple technique to classify diffraction data from dynamic proteins according to individual polymorphs
Published in Acta crystallographica. Section D, Biological crystallography. (01-03-2022)“…One often observes small but measurable differences in the diffraction data measured from different crystals of a single protein. These differences might…”
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AMX – the highly automated macromolecular crystallography (17‐ID‐1) beamline at the NSLS‐II
Published in Journal of synchrotron radiation (01-11-2022)“…The highly automated macromolecular crystallography beamline AMX/17‐ID‐1 is an undulator‐based high‐intensity (>5 × 1012 photons s−1), micro‐focus (7 µm × 5…”
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High-resolution structures of a heterochiral coiled coil
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (27-10-2015)“…Interactions between polypeptide chains containing amino acid residues with opposite absolute configurations have long been a source of interest and…”
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Biosynthesis, Mechanism of Action, and Inhibition of the Enterotoxin Tilimycin Produced by the Opportunistic Pathogen Klebsiella oxytoca
Published in ACS infectious diseases (10-07-2020)“…Tilimycin is an enterotoxin produced by the opportunistic pathogen Klebsiella oxytoca that causes antibiotic-associated hemorrhagic colitis (AAHC). This…”
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Activation of CBASS Cap5 endonuclease immune effector by cyclic nucleotides
Published in Nature structural & molecular biology (01-05-2024)“…The bacterial cyclic oligonucleotide-based antiphage signaling system (CBASS) is similar to the cGAS–STING system in humans, containing an enzyme that…”
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Harnessing Aromatic‐Histidine Interactions through Synergistic Backbone Extension and Side Chain Modification
Published in Angewandte Chemie (International ed.) (02-10-2023)“…Peptide engineering efforts have delivered drugs for diverse human diseases. Side chain alteration is among the most common approaches to designing new…”
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Dual Inhibition of Human Parainfluenza Type 3 and Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infectivity with a Single Agent
Published in Journal of the American Chemical Society (14-08-2019)“…Human parainfluenza virus 3 (HPIV3) and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) cause lower respiratory infection in infants and young children. There are no…”
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The Nitro Group as a Masked Electrophile in Covalent Enzyme Inhibition
Published in ACS chemical biology (15-06-2018)“…We report the unprecedented reaction between a nitroalkane and an active-site cysteine residue to yield a thiohydroximate adduct. Structural and kinetic…”
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Effects of Single α‑to‑β Residue Replacements on Structure and Stability in a Small Protein: Insights from Quasiracemic Crystallization
Published in Journal of the American Chemical Society (25-05-2016)“…Synthetic peptides that contain backbone modifications but nevertheless adopt folded structures similar to those of natural polypeptides are of fundamental…”
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Retention of Native Quaternary Structure in Racemic Melittin Crystals
Published in Journal of the American Chemical Society (15-05-2019)“…Racemic crystallography has been used to elucidate the secondary and tertiary structures of peptides and small proteins that are recalcitrant to conventional…”
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Use of a Stereochemical Strategy To Probe the Mechanism of Phenol-Soluble Modulin α3 Toxicity
Published in Journal of the American Chemical Society (15-05-2019)“…Phenol-soluble modulin α3 (PSMα3) is a cytotoxic peptide secreted by virulent strains of Staphylococcus aureus. We used a stereochemical strategy to examine…”
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Engineering Protease-Resistant Peptides to Inhibit Human Parainfluenza Viral Respiratory Infection
Published in Journal of the American Chemical Society (21-04-2021)“…The lower respiratory tract infections affecting children worldwide are in large part caused by the parainfluenza viruses (HPIVs), particularly HPIV3, along…”
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Structural Characterization of Disulfide-Linked p53-Derived Peptide Dimers
Published in International journal of peptide research and therapeutics (01-10-2024)“…Purpose of Review Disulfide bonds provide a convenient method for chemoselective alteration of peptide and protein structure and function. We previously…”
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EstG is a novel esterase required for cell envelope integrity in Caulobacter
Published in Current biology (23-01-2023)“…Proper regulation of the bacterial cell envelope is critical for cell survival. Identification and characterization of enzymes that maintain cell envelope…”
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A Hendecad Motif Is Preferred for Heterochiral Coiled-Coil Formation
Published in Journal of the American Chemical Society (30-01-2019)“…The structural principles that govern interactions between l- and d-peptides are not well understood. Among natural proteins, coiled-coil assemblies formed…”
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Evaluation of β‐Amino Acid Replacements in Protein Loops: Effects on Conformational Stability and Structure
Published in Chembiochem : a European journal of chemical biology (16-03-2018)“…β‐Amino acids have a backbone that is expanded by one carbon atom relative to α‐amino acids, and β residues have been investigated as subunits in protein‐like…”
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