Carbohydrate-active enzymes (CAZymes) in the gut microbiome

JF Wardman, RK Bains, P Rahfeld… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
The 1013–1014 microorganisms present in the human gut (collectively known as the human
gut microbiota) dedicate substantial percentages of their genomes to the degradation and …

Emerging roles of O-glycosylation in regulating protein aggregation, phase separation, and functions

X Li, Y Du, X Chen, C Liu - Current Opinion in Chemical Biology, 2023 - Elsevier
Protein O-glycosylation is widely identified in various proteins involved in diverse biological
processes. Recent studies have demonstrated that O-glycosylation plays crucial and …

An engineered bacteria-hybrid microrobot with the magnetothermal bioswitch for remotely collective perception and imaging-guided cancer treatment

H Chen, Y Li, Y Wang, P Ning, Y Shen, X Wei, Q Feng… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Microrobots driven by multiple propelling forces hold great potential for noninvasively
targeted delivery in the physiologic environment. However, the remotely collective …

A high-throughput screening platform for enzymes active on mucin-type O-glycoproteins

JF Wardman, L Sim, J Liu, TA Howard… - Nature Chemical …, 2023 - nature.com
Mucin-type O-glycosylation is a post-translational modification present at the interface
between cells where it has important roles in cellular communication. However, deciphering …

An orthogonal metabolic framework for one-carbon utilization

A Chou, SH Lee, F Zhu, JM Clomburg, R Gonzalez - Nature Metabolism, 2021 - nature.com
Metabolic engineering often entails concurrent engineering of substrate utilization, central
metabolism and product synthesis pathways, inevitably creating interdependency with …

Cell-free gene expression: methods and applications

AC Hunt, BJ Rasor, K Seki, HM Ekas, KF Warfel… - Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Cell-free gene expression (CFE) systems empower synthetic biologists to build biological
molecules and processes outside of living intact cells. The foundational principle is that …

Improving cell-free glycoprotein synthesis by characterizing and enriching native membrane vesicles

JM Hershewe, KF Warfel, SM Iyer, JA Peruzzi… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Cell-free gene expression (CFE) systems from crude cellular extracts have attracted much
attention for biomanufacturing and synthetic biology. However, activating membrane …

Bacterial glycoengineering: cell-based and cell-free routes for producing biopharmaceuticals with customized glycosylation

JA Palma, MI Bunyatov, SW Hulbert, MC Jewett… - Current Opinion in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Glycosylation plays a pivotal role in tuning the folding and function of proteins. Because
most human therapeutic proteins are glycosylated, understanding and controlling …

O-glycosylation and its role in therapeutic proteins

N Thompson, W Wakarchuk - Bioscience Reports, 2022 - portlandpress.com
Protein glycosylation is ubiquitous throughout biology. From bacteria to humans, this post
translational modification with sophisticated carbohydrate structures plays a profound role in …

Cell-free systems for accelerating glycoprotein expression and biomanufacturing

J Hershewe, W Kightlinger… - Journal of Industrial …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Protein glycosylation, the enzymatic modification of amino acid sidechains with sugar
moieties, plays critical roles in cellular function, human health, and biotechnology. However …