Protein Science

Papers
(The median citation count of Protein Science is 2. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)
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Design of an effective small expression tag to enhance GPCR production in E. coli‐based cell‐free and whole cell expression systems463
Kinetic evidence for multiple aggregation pathways in antibody light chain variable domains276
Molecular mechanism of Fe3+ binding inhibition to Vibrio metschnikovii ferric ion‐binding protein, FbpA, by rosmarinic acid and its hydrolysate, danshensu273
Helicobacter pylori FlgN binds its substrate FlgK and the flagellum ATPase FliI in a similar manner observed for the FliT chaperone253
Solution structure of the Z0 domain from transcription repressor BCL11A sheds light on the sequence properties of protein‐binding zinc fingers243
Fine‐tuned interactions between globular and disordered regions of single‐stranded DNA binding (SSB) protein are required for dynamic condensation under physiological conditions156
Epitope‐directed anti‐SARS‐CoV‐2 scFv engineered against the key spike protein region could block membrane fusion153
Effects of N‐ and C‐terminal regions on oligomeric formation of blue light sensor protein SyPixD138
Substrate binding in the allosteric site mimics homotropic cooperativity in the SIS‐fold glucosamine‐6‐phosphate deaminases136
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Evolution of affinity between p53 transactivation domain and MDM2 across the animal kingdom demonstrates high plasticity of motif‐mediated interactions108
Biophysical insights into the dimer formation of human Sirtuin 2106
BEAN and HABAS: Polyphyletic insertions in the DNA‐directed RNA polymerase106
CsgA gatekeeper residues control nucleation but not stability of functional amyloid85
Biophysical characterization of RelA–p52 NFκB dimer—A link between the canonical and the non‐canonical NFκB pathway83
Gating residues govern ligand unbinding kinetics from the buried cavity in HIF‐2α PAS‐B77
Structure–function mapping and mechanistic insights on the SARS CoV2 Nsp174
A novel method for expressing and purifying large quantities of functional and stable human voltage‐gated proton channel (hHv1)71
Impact of local unfolding fluctuations on the evolution of regional sequence preferences in proteins69
Torsional twist of the SARSCoV and SARSCoV‐2 SUD‐N and SUD‐M domains66
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Extrinsic and intrinsic factors affect copper‐induced protein precipitation across eukaryotic and prokaryotic proteomes61
Active site architecture of coproporphyrin ferrochelatase with its physiological substrate coproporphyrin III: Propionate interactions and porphyrin core deformation59
An ankyrin repeat chaperone targets toxic oligomers during amyloidogenesis54
Two residues determine nicotinic acetylcholine receptor requirement for RIC‐347
The Phenix‐AlphaFold webservice: Enabling AlphaFold predictions for use in Phenix46
Similar protein segments shared between domains of different evolutionary lineages44
Rapid directed molecular evolution of fluorescent proteins in mammalian cells44
Large library docking for novel SARS‐CoV‐2 main protease non‐covalent and covalent inhibitors42
Contributions of the N‐terminal intrinsically disordered region of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 nucleocapsid protein to RNA‐induced phase separation42
Soluble SARS‐CoV‐2 RBD and human ACE2 peptidase domain produced in DrosophilaS2 cells show functions evoking virus–cell interface42
Xplor‐NIH: Better parameters and protocols for NMR protein structure determination42
A multi‐pore model of the blood–brain barrier tight junction strands recapitulates the permeability features of wild‐type and mutant claudin‐540
Structural hierarchy of mechanical extensibility in human von Willebrand factor multimers40
Structural polymorphism and cytotoxicity of brain‐derived β‐amyloid extracts37
Torsion angles to map and visualize the conformational space of a protein36
Structural dynamics shape the fitness window of alanine:glyoxylate aminotransferase33
Structural and functional validation of a highly specific Smurf2 inhibitor32
CSM‐peptides: A computational approach to rapid identification of therapeutic peptides31
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Molecular architecture of nucleosome remodeling and deacetylase sub‐complexes by integrative structure determination30
Evolution of homo‐oligomerization of methionine S‐adenosyltransferases is replete with structure–function constrains30
PocketOptimizer 2.0: A modular framework for computer‐aided ligand‐binding design30
Structure of lactate oxidase from Enterococcus hirae revealed new aspects of active site loop function: Product‐inhibition mechanism and oxygen gatekeeper29
Loop engineering of enzymes to control their immobilization and ultimately fabricate more efficient heterogeneous biocatalysts28
A systematic pipeline of protein structure selection for computer‐aided drug discovery: A case study on T790M/L858R mutant EGFR structures28
The oligomeric states of dye‐decolorizing peroxidases from Streptomyces lividans and their implications for mechanism of substrate oxidation27
Growth hormone receptor antagonists, GHA2 and GHA3, with dual activity against the human and mouse receptor26
Viral envelope proteins fused to multiple distinct fluorescent reporters to probe receptor binding26
Two different kinds of interaction modes of deaminase APOBEC3A with single‐stranded DNA in solution detected by nuclear magnetic resonance25
ThermoLink: Bridging disulfide bonds and enzyme thermostability through database construction and machine learning prediction25
Inhibition of bacterial FMN transferase: A potential avenue for countering antimicrobial resistance24
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Analysis of β‐C‐terminal salt bridges in T‐state hemoglobin by trapping tertiary conformations in silica gels24
Structural features of thyroglobulin linked to protein trafficking23
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Biochemical and structural characterization of meningococcal methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase23
Integrative visualization of the molecular structure of a cellular microdomain23
Characterization of the inner membrane cytochrome ImcH from Geobacter reveals its importance for extracellular electron transfer and energy conservation22
Biophysical investigation of interactions between SARS‐CoV‐2 spike protein and neuropilin‐122
Structure‐based clustering and mutagenesis of bacterial tannases reveals the importance and diversity of active site‐capping domains22
Mesoscale explorer: Visual exploration of large‐scale molecular models22
Elucidation of binding mechanism, affinity, and complex structure between mWT1 tumor‐associated antigen peptide and HLA‐A*24:0222
Ca2+ attenuates nucleation activity of leiomodin21
Control of a far‐red/near‐infrared spectral switch in an artificial fluorescent biliprotein derived from allophycocyanin21
Chemical and temporal manipulation of early steps in protein assembly tunes the structure and intermolecular interactions of protein‐based materials21
Phenotypic mutations contribute to protein diversity and shape protein evolution21
Correction to “The transmission of mutation effects in a multiprotein machine: A comprehensive metadynamics study of the cardiac thin filament”21
Structure‐based alteration of tryptophan residues of the multidrug transporter CmABCB1 to assess substrate binding using fluorescence spectroscopy21
Hierarchy in regulator interactions with distant transcriptional activation domains empowers rheostatic regulation21
Controlled by disorder: Phosphorylation modulates SRSF1 domain availability for spliceosome assembly21
Unambiguous assignment of kinked‐β sheets leads to insights into molecular grammar of reversibility in biomolecular condensates20
Synonymous and non‐synonymous codon substitutions can alleviate dependence on GroEL for folding20
Discovery of broadly‐neutralizing antibodies against brown recluse spider and Gadim scorpion sphingomyelinases using consensus toxins as antigens20
A competition smFRET assay to study ligand‐induced conformational changes of the dengue virus protease20
PEG–mCherry interactions beyond classical macromolecular crowding20
Structural study for substrate recognition of human N‐terminal glutamine amidohydrolase 1 in the arginine N‐degron pathway20
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Cumulative asparagine to aspartate deamidation fails to perturb γD‐crystallin structure and stability20
Molecular basis for different substrate‐binding sites and chaperone functions of the BRICHOS domain20
Probing binding and occlusion of substrate in the human creatine transporter‐1 by computation and mutagenesis19
Dimeric assembly of human Suv3 helicase promotes its RNA unwinding function in mitochondrial RNA degradosome for RNA decay19
Protein degradation of antizyme depends on the N‐terminal degrons19
Functional in vitro diversity of an intrinsically disordered plant protein during freeze–thawing is encoded by its structural plasticity19
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Probing the effect of NEK7 and cofactor interactions on dynamics of NLRP3 monomer using molecular simulation18
Orthogonal translation with 5‐cyanotryptophan as an infrared probe for local structural information, electrostatics, and hydrogen bonding18
Domain swapping of the C‐terminal helix promotes the dimerization of a novel ribonuclease protein from Mycobacterium tuberculosis18
Programmable protein topology via SpyCatcher‐SpyTag chemistry in one‐pot cell‐free expression system18
Photomodulation of the ASIC1a acidic pocket destabilizes the open state18
An iron–sulfur cluster as a new metal center in a flavodiiron protein18
An integrated approach reveals how lipo‐chitooligosaccharides interact with the lysin motif receptor‐like kinase MtLYR318
A conserved motif in Henipavirus P/V/W proteins drives the fibrillation of the W protein from Hendra virus18
The effects of nature‐inspired amino acid substitutions on structural and biochemical properties of the E. coli L‐asparaginase EcAIII18
Lysine acetylation modulates s‐OPA1 GTPase activity and oligomerization in mitochondrial membrane remodeling17
Unlocking complexity through neutron scattering: Structure and dynamics of protein–polymer conjugates17
Secondary structure and stability of a gel‐forming tardigrade desiccation‐tolerance protein17
Computational model predicts function of Rho‐GTPase binding for plexin receptor GAP activity on Rap1b via dynamic allosteric changes17
Tuning the stator subunit of the flagellar motor with coiled‐coil engineering17
The dual‐coding gene SLC35A4 protects against oxidative stress17
Project automation in CCP4 Cloud: Enabling customization and high‐throughput efficiency17
Design principles that protect the proteasome from self‐destruction16
Unveiling the molecular mechanism of Gi protein biased activation at mGlu2mGlu4 heterodimers through Gaussian accelerated molecular dynam16
Partitioning the Hill coefficient into contributions from ligand‐promoted conformational changes and subunit heterogeneity16
A novel and unique ATP hydrolysis to AMP by a human Hsp70 Binding immunoglobin protein (BiP)16
Construction of a versatile fusion protein for targeted therapy and immunotherapy16
Molecular basis for thermal stability and affinity in a VHH: Contribution of the framework region and its influence in the conformation of the CDR316
Structural dynamics and functional cooperativity of human NQO1 by ambient temperature serial crystallography and simulations16
Resolving the structure and assembly of the honeybee silk heterotetrameric coiled coil16
Length and saturation of fatty acids in phosphatidylserine determine the rate of lysozyme aggregation simultaneously altering the structure and toxicity of amyloid oligomers and fibrils15
Modulation of TRPV2 by endogenous and exogenous ligands: A computational study15
The Ca2+ response of a smart forisome protein is dependent on polymerization15
Protein structure accuracy estimation using geometry‐complete perceptron networks15
The intrinsically disordered protein NUPR1 binds to phospholipids15
Structural investigations connect the disordered N‐terminal extension of HypB to the activities of HypB and SlyD in E. coli15
RCSB Protein Data Bank: Celebrating 50 years of the PDB with new tools for understanding and visualizing biological macromolecules in 3D15
Destabilization of polar interactions in the prion protein triggers misfolding and oligomerization15
Kunitz‐type trypsin inhibitor from durian (Durio zibethinus) employs a distinct loop for trypsin inhibition15
Genetic mutations disrupt the coordinated mode of tyrosinase's intra‐melanosomal domain15
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Structure and activity of a bacterial defense‐associated 3′‐5′ exonuclease15
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Investigation of the structure of protein–polymer conjugates in solution reveals the impact of protein deuteration and the size of the polymer on its thermal stability14
Design of a yeast SUMO tag to eliminate internal translation initiation14
Kinetic and dynamical properties of truncated hemoglobins of the Antarctic bacterium Pseudoalteromonas haloplanktis TAC12514
Heterogeneous folding landscapes and predetermined breaking points within a protein family14
Discovery of a novel homocysteine thiolactone hydrolase and the catalytic activity of its natural variants14
Investigation of the enzymes required for the biosynthesis of 2,3‐diacetamido‐2,3‐dideoxy‐d‐glucuronic acid in Psychrobacter cryohalolentisK5T14
Convergent behavior of extended stalk regions from staphylococcal surface proteins with widely divergent sequence patterns14
A cascade of sulfur transferases delivers sulfur to the sulfur‐oxidizing heterodisulfide reductase‐like complex14
Targeting MarA N‐terminal domain dynamics to prevent DNA binding14
Ferritin‐based disruptor nanoparticles: A novel strategy to enhance LDL cholesterol clearance via multivalent inhibition of PCSK9LDL receptor interaction14
Active site center redesign increases protein stability preserving catalysis in thioredoxin14
Investigating the allosteric response of the PICK1 PDZ domain to different ligands with all‐atom simulations14
De novo design of monomeric helical bundles for pH‐controlled membrane lysis14
Thermostability and binding properties of single‐chained Fv fragments derived from therapeutic antibodies14
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MTR3DAF2: Expanding the coverage of spatially derived missense tolerance scores across the human proteome using AlphaFold214
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SGMLPLAP: A structure‐guided machine learning–based scoring function for protein–ligand binding affinity prediction13
Accounting for nonuniformity of bulk‐solvent: A mosaic model13
Impact of the PEG length and PEGylation site on the structural, thermodynamic, thermal, and proteolytic stability of mono‐PEGylated alpha‐1 antitrypsin13
AggNet: Advancing protein aggregation analysis through deep learning and protein language model13
Exploring the dynamics and structure of PpiB in living Escherichia coli cells using electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy13
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iLight2: A near‐infrared optogenetic tool for gene transcription with low background activation13
Expanding the genetic code13
IEDB‐3D 2.0: Structural data analysis within the Immune Epitope Database13
Allosteric regulation of L‐lactate dehydrogenase: Beyond effector‐mediated tetramerization13
Functionalization of a symmetric protein scaffold: Redundant folding nuclei and alternative oligomeric folding pathways13
KMT2D preferentially binds mRNAs of the genes it regulates, suggesting a role in RNA processing13
Global analysis of kinetics reveals the role of secondary nucleation in recombinant spider silk self‐assembly13
CMM—An enhanced platform for interactive validation of metal binding sites13
A cellular selection identifies elongated flavodoxins that support electron transfer to sulfite reductase12
The origins of nonideality exhibited by monoclonal antibodies and Fab fragments in human serum12
A new strategy to reconcile amyloid cross‐seeding and amyloid prevention in a binary system of α‐synuclein fragmental peptide and hIAPP12
Ordered ATP hydrolysis in the Hsp90 chaperone is regulated by Aha1 and a conserved post‐translational modification12
FOXO4 interacts with p53 TAD and CRD and inhibits its binding to DNA12
Revisiting the hydrolysis of ampicillin catalyzed by Temoneira‐1 β‐lactamase, and the effect of Ni(II), Cd(II) and Hg(II)12
A disulfide chaperone knockout facilitates spin labeling and pulse EPR spectroscopy of outer membrane transporters12
Differential effects of disulfide bond formation in TEM‐1 versus CTX‐M‐9 β‐lactamase12
Ligation of multiple protein domains using orthogonal inteins with non‐native splice junctions12
LEA_4 motifs function alone and in conjunction with synergistic cosolutes to protect a labile enzyme during desiccation12
Structural and biochemical characterization of the C‐terminal region of the human RTEL1 helicase12
Identification and expression of small multidrug resistance transporters in early‐branching anaerobic fungi12
Molecular wrench activity of DNA helicases: Keys to modulation of rapid kinetics in DNA repair12
Assessing the functional impact of protein binding site definition12
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Clustering protein functional families at large scale with hierarchical approaches12
Exploring the molecular mechanism of cold‐adaption of an alkaline protease mutant by molecular dynamics simulations and residue interaction network11
Immobilization and enhancement of a heterodimeric fluorescence biosensor in fibrous protein biomaterials11
Molecular insight into the specific interactions of the SARS‐Coronavirus‐2 nucleocapsid with RNA and host protein11
Protein‐tags and their fragments as potent inhibitors of enzymes: Structure of the ternary complex of phosphopantetheine adenylyltransferase from Enterobacter spp. with tag‐peptides 11
Theta‐curves in proteins11
Structural and functional characterization of the cytotoxic protein ledodin, an atypical ribosome‐inactivating protein from shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)11
Design of a water‐soluble CD20 antigen with computational epitope scaffolding11
Molecular mechanics studies of factors affecting overall rate in cascade reactions: Multi‐enzyme colocalization and environment11
KCD: A prediction web server of knowledge‐based circular dichroism11
Constant domain polymorphisms influence monoclonal antibody stability and dynamics11
Using evolutionary data to make sense of macromolecules with a “face‐lifted” ConSurf11
Preferential binding of ADP‐bound mitochondrial HSP70 to the nucleotide exchange factor GRPEL1 over GRPEL211
DeepAFP: An effective computational framework for identifying antifungal peptides based on deep learning11
Structural and dynamic studies of the peptidase domain from Clostridium thermocellum PCAT111
Deep sequencing combined with high‐throughput screening enables efficient development of a pH‐dependent high‐affinity binding domain targeting HER311
Correction to “The structural landscape of the immunoglobulin fold by large‐scale de novo design”11
Transmembrane conformation of the envelope protein of an alpha coronavirus, NL6311
Membrane tension‐dependent conformational change of Isoleucine 106 of loop B diminishes water permeability in FaPIP2;110
U‐CIE [/juː ‘siː/]: Color encoding of high‐dimensional data10
Structural insight into the substrate binding of the AMT complex via an inhibitor‐trapped state10
The role of phospholipid saturation and composition in α‐synuclein aggregation and toxicity: A dual in vitro and in vivo approach10
Structural adaptability and surface activity of peptides derived from tardigrade proteins10
Visualizing and analyzing 3D biomolecular structures using Mol* at RCSB.org: Influenza A H5N1 virus proteome case study10
Computed cancer interactome explains the effects of somatic mutations in cancers10
Guanidinylation of the cold shock protein YB‐1: Molecular basis, structural changes and Notch‐3 receptor binding10
SPI “sandwich”: Combined SUMO‐Peptide‐Intein expression system and isolation procedure for improved stability and yield of peptides10
Site‐directed mutagenesis reveals the interplay between stability, structure, and enzymatic activity in RidA from Capra hircus10
A favorable path to domain separation in the orange carotenoid protein10
Structure–function analysis of cysteine residues in the plasmodium falciparum chitinase, PfCHT110
ExploreTurns: A web tool for the exploration, analysis, and classification of beta turns and structured loops in proteins; application to beta‐bulge and Schellman loops, Asx helix caps, bet10
Multivalent interaction induces phase separation and formation of more toxic aggregates of α‐syn in a yeast model of Parkinson's disease10
Unraveling ShuA detergent‐induced colloidal behavior in solution: A comprehensive SECMALS, SAXS, and SANS study10
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Optimized genetic code expansion technology for time‐dependent induction of adhesion GPCR‐ligand engagement10
Ribonuclease T2 represents a distinct circularly permutated version of the BECR RNases10
Mitigating product inhibition in 2′‐hydroxybiphenyl‐2‐sulfinate desulfinase (DszB) with synthetic glycosylation10
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SMOG 2 and OpenSMOG: Extending the limits of structure‐based models10
Labile assembly of a tardigrade protein induces biostasis10
Conformational features and interaction mechanisms of VHH antibodies with β‐hairpin CDR3: A case of Nb8‐HigB2 interaction10
Unraveling the molecular grammar and the structural transitions underlying the fibrillation of a viral fibrillogenic domain10
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Quantitative analyses for effects of neddylation on CRL2VHL substrate ubiquitination and degradation10
A protein fitness predictive framework based on feature combination and intelligent searching10
Structure‐based insights into the mechanism of [4Fe‐4S]‐dependent sulfur insertase LarE10
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Parkinson's disease‐linked V15A mutation facilitates α‐synuclein aggregation by reducing membrane affinity9
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Ligand‐induced CaMKIIα hub Trp403 flip, hub domain stacking, and modulation of kinase activity9
Diphtheria toxin‐derived, anti‐PD‐1 immunotoxin, a potent and practical tool to selectively deplete PD‐1+ cells9
Protection by desiccation‐tolerance proteins probed at the residue level9
Predicting interacting hotspots for nanobodies' binding using triplets of residues9
VirulentPred 2.0: An improved method for prediction of virulent proteins in bacterial pathogens9
The PB1 and the ZZ domain of the autophagy receptor p62/SQSTM1 regulate the interaction of p62/SQSTM1 with the autophagosome protein LC3B9
Degradation mechanism of AtrA mediated by ClpXP and its application in daptomycin production in Streptomyces roseosporus9
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Structural dynamics and binding of Caenorhabditis elegans lifespan‐extending lipid binding protein‐3 to polyunsaturated fatty acids9
PairK: Pairwise k‐mer alignment for quantifying protein motif conservation in disordered regions9
Exploring the inhibition of the soluble lytic transglycosylase Cj0843c of Campylobacter jejuni via targeting different sites with different scaffolds9
Reconstitution and use of highly active human CDK1:Cyclin‐B:CKS1 complexes9
Calcium mediated static and dynamic allostery in S100A12: Implications for target recognition by S100 proteins9
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PDBe and PDBe‐KB: Providing high‐quality, up‐to‐date and integrated resources of macromolecular structures to support basic and applied research and education9
Characterization of protein–ligand binding interactions of enoyl‐ACP reductase (FabI) by native MS reveals allosteric effects of coenzymes and the inhibitor triclosan9
Examining the mechanistic relationship of APC/CCDH1 and its interphase inhibitor EMI19
Ion mobility mass spectrometry unveils conformational effects of drug lead EPI‐001 on the intrinsically disordered N‐terminal domain of the androgen receptor9
Site‐specific photo‐crosslinking/cleavage for protein–protein interface identification reveals oligomeric assembly of lysosomal‐associated membrane protein type 2A in mammalian cells9
Engineered antigen‐binding fragments for enhanced crystallization of antibody:antigen complexes9
Engineering minimal tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinase targeting MMPs via gene shuffling and yeast surface display9
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AlphaFold2 fails to predict protein fold switching8
Inline small‐angle X‐ray scattering‐coupled chromatography under extreme hydrostatic pressure8
Human IgE monoclonal antibodies define two unusual epitopes trapping dog allergen Can f 1 in different conformations8
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