Mutational analyses identify a single amino acid critical for colour tuning in proteorhodopsins
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DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.14297
Abstract: Microbial rhodopsins are light‐activated proteins that contain seven transmembrane alpha‐helices. Spectral tuning in microbial rhodopsins is a useful optogenetic tool. In this study, we report a new site that controls spectral tuning. In the proteorhodopsins… read more here.
Keywords: single amino; amino acid; spectral tuning; tuning proteorhodopsins ... See more keywords
Engineering a Single Amino Acid Bionanozyme for Ultrasensitive Detection of Biomarkers: A WHO‐REASSURE‐ Aligned Approach
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DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202502902
Abstract: The development of advanced biosensing materials that adhere to the WHO‐REASSURE standards is crucial in resource‐constrained environments. Conventional peroxidase (POD) enzymes, essential for sensitive and selective colorimetric assays, encounter challenges such as high production costs,… read more here.
Keywords: detection; single amino; acid bionanozyme; detection biomarkers ... See more keywords
Single amino acid exchanges affect the substrate preference of an acetaldehyde dehydrogenase
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DOI: 10.1007/s00253-025-13468-4
Abstract: The NAD+-dependent aldehyde dehydrogenase AldB from Aromatoleum aromaticum was recombinantly produced in Escherichia coli and biochemically characterized. As suggested by its substrate spectrum, the most probably physiological function of AldB is the oxidation of short… read more here.
Keywords: acid exchanges; substrate preference; single amino; amino acid ... See more keywords
A single amino acid change in hemagglutinin reduces the cross-reactivity of antiserum against an equine influenza vaccine strain
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DOI: 10.1007/s00705-019-04328-4
Abstract: Equine influenza virus is an important pathogen for the horse industry because of its economic impact, and vaccination is a key control measure. Our previous work suggested that a mutation at position 144 in the… read more here.
Keywords: vaccine strain; reduces cross; equine influenza; vaccine ... See more keywords
Personalized Proteome: Comparing Proteogenomics and Open Variant Search Approaches for Single Amino Acid Variant Detection
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.1c00264
Abstract: Discovery of variant peptides such as a single amino acid variant (SAAV) in shotgun proteomics data is essential for personalized proteomics. Both the resolution of shotgun proteomics methods and the search engines have improved dramatically,… read more here.
Keywords: acid variant; amino acid; search; single amino ... See more keywords
Modulation of Mechanical Properties of Short Bioinspired Peptide Materials by Single Amino-Acid Mutations.
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DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c09853
Abstract: The occurrence of modular peptide repeats in load-bearing (structural) proteins is common in nature, with distinctive peptide sequences that often remain conserved across different phylogenetic lineages. These highly conserved peptide sequences endow specific mechanical properties… read more here.
Keywords: modulation mechanical; single amino; amino acid; properties short ... See more keywords
Single Amino Acid Modifications for Controlling the Helicity of Peptide-Based Chiral Gold Nanoparticle Superstructures
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DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c00827
Abstract: Assembling nanoparticles (NPs) into well-defined superstructures can lead to emergent collective properties that depend on their 3-D structural arrangement. Peptide conjugate molecules designed to both bind to NP surfaces and direct NP assembly have proven… read more here.
Keywords: peptide based; structure; peptide conjugate; peptide ... See more keywords
A Single Amino Acid Switch Alters the Isoprene Donor Specificity in RiPP Prenyltransferases
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DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b05187
Abstract: Mutation at a single amino acid alters the isoprene donor specificity of prenyltransferases involved in the modification of ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptides (RiPPs). While most characterized RiPP prenyltransferases carry out the regiospecific transfer… read more here.
Keywords: donor specificity; amino acid; single amino;
Single amino acid mutations in histone H3.3 illuminate the functional significance of H3K4 methylation in plants
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-59711-4
Abstract: Although histone modifications are linked with chromatin activities such as transcription, proofs of their causal importance remain limited. Sequence variants within each histone family expand chromatin diversity and may carry specific modifications, further raising questions… read more here.
Keywords: acid mutations; methylation; single amino; h3k4 methylation ... See more keywords
Single amino acid utilization for bacterial categorization
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-69686-5
Abstract: Despite great advancement in genetic typing, phenotyping is still an indispensable tool for categorization of bacteria. Certain amino acids may be essential for bacterial survival, growth, pathogenicity or toxin production, which prompts the idea that… read more here.
Keywords: amino; amino acid; acid consumption; bacterial categorization ... See more keywords
A single amino acid enzyme
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DOI: 10.1038/s41929-019-0379-3
Abstract: Enzymes require many, often hundreds, of amino acid residues arranged in a protein fold to promote catalysis. Now, self-assembly of a single amino acid — phenylalanine — in the presence of zinc is shown to… read more here.
Keywords: amino acid; single amino; acid enzyme;