Catalytic DNA: scope, applications, and biochemistry of deoxyribozymes

SK Silverman - Trends in biochemical sciences, 2016 - cell.com
The discovery of natural RNA enzymes (ribozymes) prompted the pursuit of artificial DNA
enzymes (deoxyribozymes) by in vitro selection methods. A key motivation is the conceptual …

Biologically inspired synthetic enzymes made from DNA

K Schlosser, Y Li - Chemistry & biology, 2009 - cell.com
In cells, DNA typically consists of two antiparallel strands arranged in a double-helical
structure, which is central to its fundamental role in storing and transmitting genetic …

Deoxyribozymes: selection design and serendipity in the development of DNA catalysts

SK Silverman - Accounts of chemical research, 2009 - ACS Publications
One of the chemist's key motivations is to explore the forefront of catalysis. In this Account,
we describe our laboratory's efforts at one such forefront: the use of DNA as a catalyst …

DNAmoreDB, a database of DNAzymes

A Ponce-Salvatierra, P Boccaletto… - Nucleic Acids …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Deoxyribozymes, DNA enzymes or simply DNAzymes are single-stranded oligo-
deoxyribonucleotide molecules that, like proteins and ribozymes, possess the ability to …

In vitro selection of DNA-cleaving deoxyribozyme with site-specific thymidine excision activity

M Wang, H Zhang, W Zhang, Y Zhao… - Nucleic acids …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Single-nucleotide polymorphisms, either inherited or due to spontaneous DNA damage, are
associated with numerous diseases. Develo** tools for site-specific nucleotide …

DNA-catalyzed covalent modification of amino acid side chains in tethered and free peptide substrates

OY Wong, PI Pradeepkumar, SK Silverman - Biochemistry, 2011 - ACS Publications
This study focuses on the development of DNA catalysts (deoxyribozymes) that modify side
chains of peptide substrates, with the long-term goal of achieving DNA-catalyzed covalent …

Catalytic DNAzymes: derivations and functions

W Pan, GA Clawson - Expert Opinion on Biological Therapy, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Although catalytic RNA enzymes (CRzs) are naturally occurring in many
organisms, their DNA counterparts (CDzs) were developed by in vitro selection/evolution …

Characterization of a DNA-hydrolyzing DNAzyme for generation of PCR strands of unequal length

D Cao, W Yu, J Xu, F Wang, Y Jiang, Y Sheng, Y Sun… - Biochimie, 2020 - Elsevier
I-R3 DNAzyme is a small, highly active catalytic DNA for DNA hydrolysis. In here, we
designed two cis-structure DNAzymes (I-R3N and I-R3S) based on the different locates of …

In vitro selected ribozymes for RNA methylation and labeling

CPM Scheitl - 2023 - opus.bibliothek.uni-wuerzburg.de
The focus of this work was the development and application of highly efficient RNA catalysts
for the site-specific modification of RNA with special focus on methylation. In the course of …

Chimeric proteins and methods of regulating gene expression

LS Qi, PCDP Dingal - US Patent 11,773,411, 2023 - Google Patents
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JUNIOR UNIVERSITY reassignment THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND …