Affinity-based drug delivery systems for tissue repair and regeneration
K Vulic, MS Shoichet - Biomacromolecules, 2014 - ACS Publications
Affinity-based release systems use transient interactions to sustain and control the release of
a therapeutic from a polymeric matrix. The most common affinity-based systems use heparin …
a therapeutic from a polymeric matrix. The most common affinity-based systems use heparin …
Tunable growth factor delivery from injectable hydrogels for tissue engineering
K Vulic, MS Shoichet - Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2012 - ACS Publications
Current sustained delivery strategies of protein therapeutics are limited by the fragility of the
protein, resulting in minimal quantities of bioactive protein delivered. In order to achieve …
protein, resulting in minimal quantities of bioactive protein delivered. In order to achieve …
Exploiting conformational dynamics to modulate the function of designed proteins
With the recent success in calculating protein structures from amino acid sequences using
artificial intelligence-based algorithms, an important next step is to decipher how dynamics …
artificial intelligence-based algorithms, an important next step is to decipher how dynamics …
Bayesian modeling of the yeast SH3 domain interactome predicts spatiotemporal dynamics of endocytosis proteins
SH3 domains are peptide recognition modules that mediate the assembly of diverse
biological complexes. We scanned billions of phage-displayed peptides to map the binding …
biological complexes. We scanned billions of phage-displayed peptides to map the binding …
Protein context shapes the specificity of SH3 domain-mediated interactions in vivo
Protein–protein interactions (PPIs) between modular binding domains and their target
peptide motifs are thought to largely depend on the intrinsic binding specificities of the …
peptide motifs are thought to largely depend on the intrinsic binding specificities of the …
Discovering molecular features of intrinsically disordered regions by using evolution for contrastive learning
A major challenge to the characterization of intrinsically disordered regions (IDRs), which
are widespread in the proteome, but relatively poorly understood, is the identification of …
are widespread in the proteome, but relatively poorly understood, is the identification of …
Affinity-based release of chondroitinase ABC from a modified methylcellulose hydrogel
MM Pakulska, K Vulic, MS Shoichet - Journal of Controlled Release, 2013 - Elsevier
Chondroitinase ABC (ChABC) is a promising therapeutic for spinal cord injury as it can
degrade the glial scar that is detrimental to regrowth and repair. However, the sustained …
degrade the glial scar that is detrimental to regrowth and repair. However, the sustained …
Phage tail fibre assembly proteins employ a modular structure to drive the correct folding of diverse fibres
OI North, K Sakai, E Yamashita, A Nakagawa… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Phage tail fibres are elongated protein assemblies capable of specific recognition of
bacterial surfaces during the first step of viral infection,,–. The folding of these complex …
bacterial surfaces during the first step of viral infection,,–. The folding of these complex …
Activation of caspase-9 on the apoptosome as studied by methyl-TROSY NMR
AIM Sever, TR Alderson, E Rennella… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Mitochondrial apoptotic signaling cascades lead to the formation of the apoptosome, a 1.1-
MDa heptameric protein scaffold that recruits and activates the caspase-9 protease. Once …
MDa heptameric protein scaffold that recruits and activates the caspase-9 protease. Once …
Dynamic remodeling of actin networks by cyclase-associated protein and CAP-Abp1 complexes
How actin filaments are spatially organized and remodeled into diverse higher-order
networks in vivo is still not well understood. Here, we report an unexpected F-actin" …
networks in vivo is still not well understood. Here, we report an unexpected F-actin" …