Cracking the code: reprogramming the genetic script in prokaryotes and eukaryotes to harness the power of noncanonical amino acids

C Jann, S Giofré, R Bhattacharjee, EA Lemke - Chemical Reviews, 2024 - ACS Publications
Over 500 natural and synthetic amino acids have been genetically encoded in the last two
decades. Incorporating these noncanonical amino acids into proteins enables many …

Sulfur fluoride exchange

JA Homer, L Xu, N Kayambu, Q Zheng… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Click chemistry is a conceptual strategy to rapidly synthesize and discover functional
molecules. Sulfur fluoride exchange (SuFEx) is a click reaction that has revolutionized …

Biospecific Chemistry for Covalent Linking of Biomacromolecules

L Cao, L Wang - Chemical Reviews, 2024 - ACS Publications
Interactions among biomacromolecules, predominantly noncovalent, underpin biological
processes. However, recent advancements in biospecific chemistry have enabled the …

Covalently engineered nanobody chimeras for targeted membrane protein degradation

H Zhang, Y Han, Y Yang, F Lin, K Li… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The targeted degradation of membrane proteins would afford an attractive and general
strategy for treating various diseases that remain difficult with the current proteolysis …

A simple method for develo** lysine targeted covalent protein reagents

R Gabizon, B Tivon, RN Reddi… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Peptide-based covalent probes can target shallow protein surfaces not typically addressable
using small molecules, yet there is a need for versatile approaches to convert native peptide …

Self-powered engineering of cell membrane receptors to on-demand regulate cellular behaviors

H Geng, S Zhi, X Zhou, Y Yan, G Zhang, S Dai, S Lv… - Nano Letters, 2024 - ACS Publications
On-demand engineering of cell membrane receptors to nongenetically intervene in cellular
behaviors is still a challenge. Herein, a membraneless enzyme biofuel cell-based self …

Sulfur (VI) fluorides as tools in biomolecular and medicinal chemistry

SN Carneiro, SR Khasnavis, J Lee, TW Butler… - Organic & …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Recent advances in the synthesis of sulfur (VI)-fluorides has enabled incredible growth in
their application in biomolecular chemistry. This review aims to serve as a primer …

Linkage chemistry of S (VI) fluorides

D Zeng, WP Deng, X Jiang - Chemistry–A European Journal, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Sulfur (VI)‐fluoride exchange linkage as a next generation of click chemistry was introduced
by Sharpless and coworkers in 2014. Distinguished from CuAAC, the SuFEx reaction …

Covalently engineered protein minibinders with enhanced neutralization efficacy against esca** SARS-CoV-2 variants

Y Han, Z Yang, H Hu, H Zhang, L Chen… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The rapid emergence and spread of esca** mutations of severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has significantly challenged our efforts in fighting …

Emerging and Re-emerging Warheads for Targeted Covalent Inhibitors: An Update

L Hillebrand, XJ Liang, RAM Serafim… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Covalent inhibitors and other types of covalent modalities have seen a revival in the past two
decades, with a variety of new targeted covalent drugs having been approved in recent …