Protein Science

Papers
(The TQCC of Protein Science is 5. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)
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Structural and functional validation of a highly specific Smurf2 inhibitor1238
Helicobacter pylori FlgN binds its substrate FlgK and the flagellum ATPase FliI in a similar manner observed for the FliT chaperone519
Soluble SARS‐CoV‐2 RBD and human ACE2 peptidase domain produced in DrosophilaS2 cells show functions evoking virus–cell interface372
Epitope‐directed anti‐SARS‐CoV‐2 scFv engineered against the key spike protein region could block membrane fusion338
Two residues determine nicotinic acetylcholine receptor requirement for RIC‐3252
An ankyrin repeat chaperone targets toxic oligomers during amyloidogenesis222
The Phenix‐AlphaFold webservice: Enabling AlphaFold predictions for use in Phenix209
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CSM‐peptides: A computational approach to rapid identification of therapeutic peptides173
Substrate binding in the allosteric site mimics homotropic cooperativity in the SIS‐fold glucosamine‐6‐phosphate deaminases137
Evolution of affinity between p53 transactivation domain and MDM2 across the animal kingdom demonstrates high plasticity of motif‐mediated interactions123
Structural hierarchy of mechanical extensibility in human von Willebrand factor multimers122
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Structure–function mapping and mechanistic insights on the SARS CoV2 Nsp192
Biophysical insights into the dimer formation of human Sirtuin 292
Design of an effective small expression tag to enhance GPCR production in E. coli‐based cell‐free and whole cell expression systems91
Effects of N‐ and C‐terminal regions on oligomeric formation of blue light sensor protein SyPixD91
A novel method for expressing and purifying large quantities of functional and stable human voltage‐gated proton channel (hHv1)83
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Kinetic evidence for multiple aggregation pathways in antibody light chain variable domains73
Active site architecture of coproporphyrin ferrochelatase with its physiological substrate coproporphyrin III: Propionate interactions and porphyrin core deformation62
BEAN and HABAS: Polyphyletic insertions in the DNA‐directed RNA polymerase60
Impact of local unfolding fluctuations on the evolution of regional sequence preferences in proteins58
Torsional twist of the SARSCoV and SARSCoV‐2 SUD‐N and SUD‐M domains58
Epitope mapping of novel monoclonal antibodies to human angiotensin I‐converting enzyme55
Similar protein segments shared between domains of different evolutionary lineages53
CsgA gatekeeper residues control nucleation but not stability of functional amyloid53
Biophysical characterization of RelA–p52 NFκB dimer—A link between the canonical and the non‐canonical NFκB pathway52
Structural dynamics shape the fitness window of alanine:glyoxylate aminotransferase46
Fine‐tuned interactions between globular and disordered regions of single‐stranded DNA binding (SSB) protein are required for dynamic condensation under physiological conditions45
Solution structure of the Z0 domain from transcription repressor BCL11A sheds light on the sequence properties of protein‐binding zinc fingers44
Contributions of the N‐terminal intrinsically disordered region of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 nucleocapsid protein to RNA‐induced phase separation42
Rapid directed molecular evolution of fluorescent proteins in mammalian cells36
Xplor‐NIH: Better parameters and protocols for NMR protein structure determination36
Large library docking for novel SARS‐CoV‐2 main protease non‐covalent and covalent inhibitors35
Molecular mechanism of Fe3+ binding inhibition to Vibrio metschnikovii ferric ion‐binding protein, FbpA, by rosmarinic acid and its hydrolysate, danshensu35
Structural polymorphism and cytotoxicity of brain‐derived β‐amyloid extracts33
Torsion angles to map and visualize the conformational space of a protein33
Gating residues govern ligand unbinding kinetics from the buried cavity in HIF‐2α PAS‐B33
Structure‐based clustering and mutagenesis of bacterial tannases reveals the importance and diversity of active site‐capping domains32
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Correction to “The transmission of mutation effects in a multiprotein machine: A comprehensive metadynamics study of the cardiac thin filament”32
Cumulative asparagine to aspartate deamidation fails to perturb γD‐crystallin structure and stability32
Structural features of thyroglobulin linked to protein trafficking32
Synonymous and non‐synonymous codon substitutions can alleviate dependence on GroEL for folding31
Ca2+ attenuates nucleation activity of leiomodin30
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Evolution of homo‐oligomerization of methionine S‐adenosyltransferases is replete with structure–function constrains30
Elucidation of binding mechanism, affinity, and complex structure between mWT1 tumor‐associated antigen peptide and HLA‐A*24:0229
Control of a far‐red/near‐infrared spectral switch in an artificial fluorescent biliprotein derived from allophycocyanin29
Structure‐based alteration of tryptophan residues of the multidrug transporter CmABCB1 to assess substrate binding using fluorescence spectroscopy29
Integrative visualization of the molecular structure of a cellular microdomain28
Characterization of the inner membrane cytochrome ImcH from Geobacter reveals its importance for extracellular electron transfer and energy conservation28
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Biophysical investigation of interactions between SARS‐CoV‐2 spike protein and neuropilin‐127
A useful epitope tag derived from maltose binding protein27
Molecular basis for different substrate‐binding sites and chaperone functions of the BRICHOS domain27
Controlled by disorder: Phosphorylation modulates SRSF1 domain availability for spliceosome assembly26
Viral envelope proteins fused to multiple distinct fluorescent reporters to probe receptor binding26
Structure of lactate oxidase from Enterococcus hirae revealed new aspects of active site loop function: Product‐inhibition mechanism and oxygen gatekeeper26
PEG–mCherry interactions beyond classical macromolecular crowding25
Inhibition of bacterial FMN transferase: A potential avenue for countering antimicrobial resistance25
Phenotypic mutations contribute to protein diversity and shape protein evolution23
Mesoscale explorer: Visual exploration of large‐scale molecular models23
Discovery of broadly‐neutralizing antibodies against brown recluse spider and Gadim scorpion sphingomyelinases using consensus toxins as antigens22
Two different kinds of interaction modes of deaminase APOBEC3A with single‐stranded DNA in solution detected by nuclear magnetic resonance22
Chemical and temporal manipulation of early steps in protein assembly tunes the structure and intermolecular interactions of protein‐based materials22
Structural study for substrate recognition of human N‐terminal glutamine amidohydrolase 1 in the arginine N‐degron pathway21
Shifts in amino acid preferences as proteins evolve: A synthesis of experimental and theoretical work21
Biochemical and structural characterization of meningococcal methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase21
A competition smFRET assay to study ligand‐induced conformational changes of the dengue virus protease21
Loop engineering of enzymes to control their immobilization and ultimately fabricate more efficient heterogeneous biocatalysts21
A systematic pipeline of protein structure selection for computer‐aided drug discovery: A case study on T790M/L858R mutant EGFR structures20
PocketOptimizer 2.0: A modular framework for computer‐aided ligand‐binding design20
ThermoLink: Bridging disulfide bonds and enzyme thermostability through database construction and machine learning prediction20
Molecular architecture of nucleosome remodeling and deacetylase sub‐complexes by integrative structure determination20
The oligomeric states of dye‐decolorizing peroxidases from Streptomyces lividans and their implications for mechanism of substrate oxidation20
Design principles that protect the proteasome from self‐destruction19
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Probing the effect of NEK7 and cofactor interactions on dynamics of NLRP3 monomer using molecular simulation19
Probing binding and occlusion of substrate in the human creatine transporter‐1 by computation and mutagenesis19
Tuning the stator subunit of the flagellar motor with coiled‐coil engineering19
Domain swapping of the C‐terminal helix promotes the dimerization of a novel ribonuclease protein from Mycobacterium tuberculosis19
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Secondary structure and stability of a gel‐forming tardigrade desiccation‐tolerance protein19
Dimeric assembly of human Suv3 helicase promotes its RNA unwinding function in mitochondrial RNA degradosome for RNA decay18
A conserved motif in Henipavirus P/V/W proteins drives the fibrillation of the W protein from Hendra virus18
Functional in vitro diversity of an intrinsically disordered plant protein during freeze–thawing is encoded by its structural plasticity18
An integrated approach reveals how lipo‐chitooligosaccharides interact with the lysin motif receptor‐like kinase MtLYR318
Programmable protein topology via SpyCatcher‐SpyTag chemistry in one‐pot cell‐free expression system18
Orthogonal translation with 5‐cyanotryptophan as an infrared probe for local structural information, electrostatics, and hydrogen bonding18
Protein degradation of antizyme depends on the N‐terminal degrons18
RCSB Protein Data Bank: Celebrating 50 years of the PDB with new tools for understanding and visualizing biological macromolecules in 3D18
Molecular basis for thermal stability and affinity in a VHH: Contribution of the framework region and its influence in the conformation of the CDR318
Construction of a versatile fusion protein for targeted therapy and immunotherapy17
The effects of nature‐inspired amino acid substitutions on structural and biochemical properties of the E. coli L‐asparaginase EcAIII17
Analysis of electrostatic coupling throughout the laboratory evolution of a designed retroaldolase17
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ATP regulates RNA‐driven cold inducible RNA binding protein phase separation17
Modulation of TRPV2 by endogenous and exogenous ligands: A computational study17
iLight2: A near‐infrared optogenetic tool for gene transcription with low background activation17
Partitioning the Hill coefficient into contributions from ligand‐promoted conformational changes and subunit heterogeneity17
Structural dynamics and functional cooperativity of human NQO1 by ambient temperature serial crystallography and simulations17
A novel and unique ATP hydrolysis to AMP by a human Hsp70 Binding immunoglobin protein (BiP)17
Photomodulation of the ASIC1a acidic pocket destabilizes the open state17
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Accounting for nonuniformity of bulk‐solvent: A mosaic model16
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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 stability16
Functionalization of a symmetric protein scaffold: Redundant folding nuclei and alternative oligomeric folding pathways16
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De novo design of monomeric helical bundles for pH‐controlled membrane lysis16
Introduction: Biophysics of biomolecular condensates16
Investigation of the enzymes required for the biosynthesis of 2,3‐diacetamido‐2,3‐dideoxy‐d‐glucuronic acid in Psychrobacter cryohalolentisK5T15
KMT2D preferentially binds mRNAs of the genes it regulates, suggesting a role in RNA processing15
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Global analysis of kinetics reveals the role of secondary nucleation in recombinant spider silk self‐assembly15
Thermostability and binding properties of single‐chained Fv fragments derived from therapeutic antibodies15
Active site center redesign increases protein stability preserving catalysis in thioredoxin15
The Ca2+ response of a smart forisome protein is dependent on polymerization15
Kinetic and dynamical properties of truncated hemoglobins of the Antarctic bacterium Pseudoalteromonas haloplanktis TAC12515
Targeting MarA N‐terminal domain dynamics to prevent DNA binding14
Convergent behavior of extended stalk regions from staphylococcal surface proteins with widely divergent sequence patterns14
Investigating the allosteric response of the PICK1 PDZ domain to different ligands with all‐atom simulations14
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Discovery of a novel homocysteine thiolactone hydrolase and the catalytic activity of its natural variants14
Expanding the genetic code14
Heterogeneous folding landscapes and predetermined breaking points within a protein family14
SGMLPLAP: A structure‐guided machine learning–based scoring function for protein–ligand binding affinity prediction14
MTR3DAF2: Expanding the coverage of spatially derived missense tolerance scores across the human proteome using AlphaFold214
AggNet: Advancing protein aggregation analysis through deep learning and protein language model14
Molecular wrench activity of DNA helicases: Keys to modulation of rapid kinetics in DNA repair13
Identification and expression of small multidrug resistance transporters in early‐branching anaerobic fungi13
CMM—An enhanced platform for interactive validation of metal binding sites13
Design of a yeast SUMO tag to eliminate internal translation initiation13
Structure and activity of a bacterial defense‐associated 3′‐5′ exonuclease13
Ferritin‐based disruptor nanoparticles: A novel strategy to enhance LDL cholesterol clearance via multivalent inhibition of PCSK9LDL receptor interaction13
Length and saturation of fatty acids in phosphatidylserine determine the rate of lysozyme aggregation simultaneously altering the structure and toxicity of amyloid oligomers and fibrils13
Revisiting the hydrolysis of ampicillin catalyzed by Temoneira‐1 β‐lactamase, and the effect of Ni(II), Cd(II) and Hg(II)13
Molecular mechanics studies of factors affecting overall rate in cascade reactions: Multi‐enzyme colocalization and environment13
Destabilization of polar interactions in the prion protein triggers misfolding and oligomerization13
IEDB‐3D 2.0: Structural data analysis within the Immune Epitope Database13
Protein structure accuracy estimation using geometry‐complete perceptron networks13
A cascade of sulfur transferases delivers sulfur to the sulfur‐oxidizing heterodisulfide reductase‐like complex13
The origins of nonideality exhibited by monoclonal antibodies and Fab fragments in human serum13
Structural and dynamic studies of the peptidase domain from Clostridium thermocellum PCAT113
Differential effects of disulfide bond formation in TEM‐1 versus CTX‐M‐9 β‐lactamase13
Crystal structure and molecular dynamics of human POLDIP2, a multifaceted adaptor protein in metabolism and genome stability13
Impact of the PEG length and PEGylation site on the structural, thermodynamic, thermal, and proteolytic stability of mono‐PEGylated alpha‐1 antitrypsin13
Kunitz‐type trypsin inhibitor from durian (Durio zibethinus) employs a distinct loop for trypsin inhibition13
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Theta‐curves in proteins12
Ordered ATP hydrolysis in the Hsp90 chaperone is regulated by Aha1 and a conserved post‐translational modification12
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FOXO4 interacts with p53 TAD and CRD and inhibits its binding to DNA12
A disulfide chaperone knockout facilitates spin labeling and pulse EPR spectroscopy of outer membrane transporters12
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Ligation of multiple protein domains using orthogonal inteins with non‐native splice junctions12
Exploring the molecular mechanism of cold‐adaption of an alkaline protease mutant by molecular dynamics simulations and residue interaction network12
Clustering protein functional families at large scale with hierarchical approaches12
Structural and biochemical characterization of the C‐terminal region of the human RTEL1 helicase12
A new strategy to reconcile amyloid cross‐seeding and amyloid prevention in a binary system of α‐synuclein fragmental peptide and hIAPP12
A cellular selection identifies elongated flavodoxins that support electron transfer to sulfite reductase12
Transmembrane conformation of the envelope protein of an alpha coronavirus, NL6311
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Structure‐based insights into the mechanism of [4Fe‐4S]‐dependent sulfur insertase LarE11
Exploring the dynamics and structure of PpiB in living Escherichia coli cells using electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy11
Constant domain polymorphisms influence monoclonal antibody stability and dynamics11
Immobilization and enhancement of a heterodimeric fluorescence biosensor in fibrous protein biomaterials11
A protein fitness predictive framework based on feature combination and intelligent searching11
Biochemical properties of VGLL4 from Homo sapiens and Tgi from Drosophila melanogaster and possible biological implications11
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LEA_4 motifs function alone and in conjunction with synergistic cosolutes to protect a labile enzyme during desiccation11
DeepAFP: An effective computational framework for identifying antifungal peptides based on deep learning11
Molecular insight into the specific interactions of the SARS‐Coronavirus‐2 nucleocapsid with RNA and host protein11
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Membrane tension‐dependent conformational change of Isoleucine 106 of loop B diminishes water permeability in FaPIP2;111
Ribonuclease T2 represents a distinct circularly permutated version of the BECR RNases11
Using evolutionary data to make sense of macromolecules with a “face‐lifted” ConSurf11
KCD: A prediction web server of knowledge‐based circular dichroism11
Assessing the functional impact of protein binding site definition11
Structural and functional characterization of the cytotoxic protein ledodin, an atypical ribosome‐inactivating protein from shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)11
SPI “sandwich”: Combined SUMO‐Peptide‐Intein expression system and isolation procedure for improved stability and yield of peptides10
Labile assembly of a tardigrade protein induces biostasis10
Optimized genetic code expansion technology for time‐dependent induction of adhesion GPCR‐ligand engagement10
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
U‐CIE [/juː ‘siː/]: Color encoding of high‐dimensional data10
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Structural basis for the stereospecific inhibition of the dual proline/hydroxyproline catabolic enzyme ALDH4A1 by trans‐4‐hydroxy‐L‐proline10
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
VirulentPred 2.0: An improved method for prediction of virulent proteins in bacterial pathogens10
Identification of amyloidogenic proteins in the microbiomes of a rat Parkinson's disease model and wild‐type rats10
Structural adaptability and surface activity of peptides derived from tardigrade proteins10
Site‐directed mutagenesis reveals the interplay between stability, structure, and enzymatic activity in RidA from Capra hircus10
Structure–function analysis of cysteine residues in the plasmodium falciparum chitinase, PfCHT110
Quantitative analyses for effects of neddylation on CRL2VHL substrate ubiquitination and degradation10
The PB1 and the ZZ domain of the autophagy receptor p62/SQSTM1 regulate the interaction of p62/SQSTM1 with the autophagosome protein LC3B10
Conformational features and interaction mechanisms of VHH antibodies with β‐hairpin CDR3: A case of Nb8‐HigB2 interaction10
SMOG 2 and OpenSMOG: Extending the limits of structure‐based models10
A favorable path to domain separation in the orange carotenoid protein10
Preferential binding of ADP‐bound mitochondrial HSP70 to the nucleotide exchange factor GRPEL1 over GRPEL210
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Characterization of protein–ligand binding interactions of enoyl‐ACP reductase (FabI) by native MS reveals allosteric effects of coenzymes and the inhibitor triclosan9
PairK: Pairwise k‐mer alignment for quantifying protein motif conservation in disordered regions9
Structural analyses of the malaria parasite aminoacyl‐tRNA synthetases provide new avenues for antimalarial drug discovery9
PDBe and PDBe‐KB: Providing high‐quality, up‐to‐date and integrated resources of macromolecular structures to support basic and applied research and education9
Molecular insights into alginate β‐lactoglobulin A multivalencies—The foundation for their amorphous aggregates and coacervation9
Unraveling the molecular grammar and the structural transitions underlying the fibrillation of a viral fibrillogenic domain9
A functional and structural comparative analysis of large tumor antigens reveals evolution of different importin α‐dependent nuclear localization signals9
The role of phospholipid saturation and composition in α‐synuclein aggregation and toxicity: A dual in vitro and in vivo approach9
Engineering G protein‐coupled receptors for stabilization9
Characterization of an aminotransferase from Acanthamoeba polyphagaMimivirus9
Investigation of the enzymes required for the biosynthesis of an unusual formylated sugar in the emerging human pathogen Helicobacter canadensis9
Site‐specific photo‐crosslinking/cleavage for protein–protein interface identification reveals oligomeric assembly of lysosomal‐associated membrane protein type 2A in mammalian cells9
Inline small‐angle X‐ray scattering‐coupled chromatography under extreme hydrostatic pressure9
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Degradation mechanism of AtrA mediated by ClpXP and its application in daptomycin production in Streptomyces roseosporus9
Engineered antigen‐binding fragments for enhanced crystallization of antibody:antigen complexes9
The structural landscape of the immunoglobulin fold by large‐scale de novo design9
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KEGG mapping tools for uncovering hidden features in biological data9
Parkinson's disease‐linked V15A mutation facilitates α‐synuclein aggregation by reducing membrane affinity9
Calcium mediated static and dynamic allostery in S100A12: Implications for target recognition by S100 proteins9
Probing effects of site‐specific aspartic acid isomerization on structure and stability of GB1 through chemical protein synthesis9
Exploring the druggability of the UEV domain of human TSG101 in search for broad‐spectrum antivirals9
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Structural dynamics and binding of Caenorhabditis elegans lifespan‐extending lipid binding protein‐3 to polyunsaturated fatty acids8
Protection by desiccation‐tolerance proteins probed at the residue level8
Ligand‐induced CaMKIIα hub Trp403 flip, hub domain stacking, and modulation of kinase activity8
Dual‐wield NTPases: A novel protein family mined from AlphaFold DB8
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Ion mobility mass spectrometry unveils conformational effects of drug lead EPI‐001 on the intrinsically disordered N‐terminal domain of the androgen receptor8
Diphtheria toxin‐derived, anti‐PD‐1 immunotoxin, a potent and practical tool to selectively deplete PD‐1+ cells8
MRS2 missense variation at Asp216 abrogates inhibitory Mg2+ binding, potentiating cell migration and apoptosis resistance8
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PTM‐Psi: A python package to facilitate the computational investigation of post‐translational modification on p8
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Heat‐induced structural and chemical changes to a computationally designed miniprotein8
Examining the mechanistic relationship of APC/CCDH1 and its interphase inhibitor EMI18
ArtiaX: An electron tomography toolbox for the interactive handling of sub‐tomograms in UCSF ChimeraX8
Restoring adapter protein complex 4 function with small molecules: an in silico approach to spastic paraplegia 508
Growth hormone receptor agonists and antagonists: From protein expression and purification to long‐acting formulations8
Award Winners/Abstracts from the 36th Annual Symposium of The Protein Society, July 7 – 10, 20228
Efficient and economic protein labeling for NMR in mammalian expression systems: Application to a preT‐cell and T‐cell receptor protein8
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