Fighting cancer with transition metal complexes: from naked DNA to protein and chromatin targeting strategies

G Palermo, A Magistrato, T Riedel… - …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Many transition metal complexes have unique physicochemical properties that can be
efficiently exploited in medicinal chemistry for cancer treatment. Traditionally, double …

Kinetic mechanism of DNA polymerases: contributions of conformational dynamics and a third divalent metal ion

AT Raper, AJ Reed, Z Suo - Chemical reviews, 2018 - ACS Publications
Faithful transmission and maintenance of genetic material is primarily fulfilled by DNA
polymerases. During DNA replication, these enzymes catalyze incorporation of …

Honeycomb-inspired ZIF-sealed interface enhances osseointegration via anti-infection and osteoimmunomodulation

J Dong, W Zhou, X Hu, J Bai, S Zhang, X Zhang, L Yu… - Biomaterials, 2024 - Elsevier
Implant-associated infections (IAIs) pose a significant threat to orthopedic surgeries. Bacteria
colonizing the surface of implants disrupt bone formation-related cells and interfere with the …

RNA targeting and cleavage by the type III-Dv CRISPR effector complex

EA Schwartz, JPK Bravo, M Ahsan, LA Macias… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
CRISPR-Cas are adaptive immune systems in bacteria and archaea that utilize CRISPR
RNA-guided surveillance complexes to target complementary RNA or DNA for destruction …

Mimicking Enzymes: The quest for powerful catalysts from simple molecules to nanozymes

Y Lyu, P Scrimin - ACS Catalysis, 2021 - ACS Publications
Enzymes are highly evolved catalysts that perform their tasks with high efficiency. 1 Hence,
they may constitute a very attractive reference in the development of a synthetic catalyst. The …

Principles of target DNA cleavage and the role of Mg2+ in the catalysis of CRISPR–Cas9

Ł Nierzwicki, KW East, JM Binz, RV Hsu, M Ahsan… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
At the core of the CRISPR–Cas9 genome-editing technology, the endonuclease Cas9
introduces site-specific breaks in DNA. However, precise mechanistic information to …

CRISPR-Cas9 conformational activation as elucidated from enhanced molecular simulations

G Palermo, Y Miao, RC Walker, M **ek… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - pnas.org
CRISPR-Cas9 has become a facile genome editing technology, yet the structural and
mechanistic features underlying its function are unclear. Here, we perform extensive …

Catalytic Mechanism of Non-Target DNA Cleavage in CRISPR-Cas9 Revealed by Ab Initio Molecular Dynamics

L Casalino, Ł Nierzwicki, M **ek, G Palermo - ACS catalysis, 2020 - ACS Publications
CRISPR-Cas9 is a cutting-edge genome editing technology, which uses the endonuclease
Cas9 to introduce mutations at desired sites of the genome. This revolutionary tool is …

Structural insights into DNA cleavage activation of CRISPR-Cas9 system

C Huai, G Li, R Yao, Y Zhang, M Cao, L Kong… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
CRISPR-Cas9 technology has been widely used for genome engineering. Its RNA-guided
endonuclease Cas9 binds specifically to target DNA and then cleaves the two DNA strands …

A unified resource for tracking anti-CRISPR names

J Bondy-Denomy, AR Davidson, JA Doudna… - The CRISPR …, 2018 - liebertpub.com
Dear editors In the battle between CRISPR-Cas* prokaryotic immune systems and the
elements that they target, a diverse array of ''anti-CRISPR''proteins have evolved. These …