Deciphering the transcriptional regulatory logic of amino acid metabolism.

abstract：:Virtually all cells in the body have an intracellular clockwork based on a negative feedback mechanism. The circadian timekeeping system in mammals is a hierarchical multi-oscillator network, with the suprachiasmatic nuclei (SCN) acting as the central pacemaker. The SCN synchronizes to daily light-dark cycles and coor...

journal_title：Nature chemical biology

authors： Liu AC,Lewis WG,Kay SA

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyclin-dependent kinase 9 (CDK9), an important regulator of transcriptional elongation, is a promising target for cancer therapy, particularly for cancers driven by transcriptional dysregulation. We characterized NVP-2, a selective ATP-competitive CDK9 inhibitor, and THAL-SNS-032, a selective CDK9 degrader consisting ...

journal_title：Nature chemical biology

authors： Olson CM,Jiang B,Erb MA,Liang Y,Doctor ZM,Zhang Z,Zhang T,Kwiatkowski N,Boukhali M,Green JL,Haas W,Nomanbhoy T,Fischer ES,Young RA,Bradner JE,Winter GE,Gray NS

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Benzylisoquinoline alkaloids (BIAs) are a diverse family of plant-specialized metabolites that include the pharmaceuticals codeine and morphine and their derivatives. Microbial synthesis of BIAs holds promise as an alternative to traditional crop-based manufacturing. Here we demonstrate the production of the key BIA i...

journal_title：Nature chemical biology

authors： DeLoache WC,Russ ZN,Narcross L,Gonzales AM,Martin VJ,Dueber JE

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Specific chemicals can prime the plant immune system for augmented defense. β-aminobutyric acid (BABA) is a priming agent that provides broad-spectrum disease protection. However, BABA also suppresses plant growth when applied in high doses, which has hampered its application as a crop defense activator. Here we descr...

journal_title：Nature chemical biology

authors： Luna E,van Hulten M,Zhang Y,Berkowitz O,López A,Pétriacq P,Sellwood MA,Chen B,Burrell M,van de Meene A,Pieterse CM,Flors V,Ton J

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We document a new dimension of surface recognition in which communication is controlled through the collective behavior of lipids. Membrane cholesterol induces a tilt in glycolipid receptor headgroup, resulting in loss of access for ligand binding. This property appears to organize erythrocyte blood group presentation...

journal_title：Nature chemical biology

authors： Lingwood D,Binnington B,Róg T,Vattulainen I,Grzybek M,Coskun U,Lingwood CA,Simons K

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The nematode Caenorhabditis elegans requires exogenous cholesterol to survive and its depletion leads to early developmental arrest. Thus, tight regulation of cholesterol storage and distribution within the organism is indispensable. Here, we present a novel class of C. elegans phosphorylated glycosphingolipids, phosp...

journal_title：Nature chemical biology

authors： Boland S,Schmidt U,Zagoriy V,Sampaio JL,Fritsche RF,Czerwonka R,Lübken T,Reimann J,Penkov S,Knölker HJ,Kurzchalia TV

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lipid rafts in plasma membranes have emerged as possible platforms for the entry of HIV and other viruses into cells. However, little is known about how lipid phase heterogeneity contributes to viral entry because of the fine-grained and still poorly understood complexity of biological membranes. We used model systems...

journal_title：Nature chemical biology

authors： Yang ST,Kiessling V,Simmons JA,White JM,Tamm LK

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Helical membrane proteins are typically assumed to attain stable transmembrane topologies immediately upon co-translational membrane insertion. Here we show that unassembled monomers of the small multidrug resistance (SMR) family exist in a dynamic equilibrium where the N-terminal transmembrane helix flips in and out ...

journal_title：Nature chemical biology

authors： Seurig M,Ek M,von Heijne G,Fluman N

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Jasmonates are lipid-derived plant hormones that regulate plant defenses and numerous developmental processes. Although the biosynthesis and molecular function of the most active form of the hormone, (+)-7-iso-jasmonoyl-L-isoleucine (JA-Ile), have been unraveled, it remains poorly understood how the diversity of bioac...

journal_title：Nature chemical biology

authors： Meesters C,Mönig T,Oeljeklaus J,Krahn D,Westfall CS,Hause B,Jez JM,Kaiser M,Kombrink E

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tyrian purple, mainly composed of 6,6'-dibromoindigo (6BrIG), is an ancient dye extracted from sea snails and was recently demonstrated as a biocompatible semiconductor material. However, its synthesis remains limited due to uncharacterized biosynthetic pathways and the difficulty of regiospecific bromination. Here, w...

journal_title：Nature chemical biology

authors： Lee J,Kim J,Song JE,Song WS,Kim EJ,Kim YG,Jeong HJ,Kim HR,Choi KY,Kim BG

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The With-No-Lysine (K) (WNK) kinases play a critical role in blood pressure regulation and body fluid and electrolyte homeostasis. Herein, we introduce the first orally bioavailable pan-WNK-kinase inhibitor, WNK463, that exploits unique structural features of the WNK kinases for both affinity and kinase selectivity. I...

journal_title：Nature chemical biology

authors： Yamada K,Park HM,Rigel DF,DiPetrillo K,Whalen EJ,Anisowicz A,Beil M,Berstler J,Brocklehurst CE,Burdick DA,Caplan SL,Capparelli MP,Chen G,Chen W,Dale B,Deng L,Fu F,Hamamatsu N,Harasaki K,Herr T,Hoffmann P,Hu QY,

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We identify an Arabidopsis pyridoxal-phosphate-dependent aminotransferase, VAS1, whose loss-of-function simultaneously increases amounts of the phytohormone auxin and the ethylene precursor 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate. VAS1 uses the ethylene biosynthetic intermediate methionine as an amino donor and the auxin bi...

journal_title：Nature chemical biology

authors： Zheng Z,Guo Y,Novák O,Dai X,Zhao Y,Ljung K,Noel JP,Chory J

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The catalytic versatility of cytochrome P450 monooxygenases is remarkable. Here, we present mechanistic and structural characterizations of TleB from Streptomyces blastmyceticus and its homolog HinD from Streptoalloteichus hindustanus, which catalyze unusual intramolecular C-N bond formation to generate indolactam V f...

journal_title：Nature chemical biology

authors： He F,Mori T,Morita I,Nakamura H,Alblova M,Hoshino S,Awakawa T,Abe I

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Proper gene expression is essential for the survival of every cell. Once thought to be a passive transporter of genetic information, RNA has recently emerged as a key player in nearly every pathway in the cell. A full description of its structure is critical to understanding RNA function. Decades of research have focu...

journal_title：Nature chemical biology

authors： Kubota M,Tran C,Spitale RC

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rise of antibiotic resistance demands the acceleration of molecular diversification strategies to inspire new chemical entities for antibiotic medicines. We report here on the large-scale engineering of ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified antimicrobial peptides carrying the ring-forming amino...

journal_title：Nature chemical biology

authors： Schmitt S,Montalbán-López M,Peterhoff D,Deng J,Wagner R,Held M,Kuipers OP,Panke S

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Directly modulating the activity of genome-editing proteins has the potential to increase their specificity by reducing activity following target locus modification. We developed Cas9 nucleases that are activated by the presence of a cell-permeable small molecule by inserting an evolved 4-hydroxytamoxifen-responsive i...

journal_title：Nature chemical biology

authors： Davis KM,Pattanayak V,Thompson DB,Zuris JA,Liu DR

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twister is a small ribozyme present in almost all kingdoms of life that rapidly self-cleaves in variety of divalent metal ions. We used activity assays, bulk FRET and single-molecule FRET (smFRET) to understand how different metal ions promote folding and self-cleavage of the Oryza sativa twister ribozyme. Although mo...

journal_title：Nature chemical biology

authors： Panja S,Hua B,Zegarra D,Ha T,Woodson SA

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Excluding the ribosome and riboswitches, developing small molecules that selectively target RNA is a longstanding problem in chemical biology. A typical cellular RNA is difficult to target because it has little tertiary, but abundant secondary structure. We designed allele-selective compounds that target such an RNA, ...

journal_title：Nature chemical biology

authors： Rzuczek SG,Colgan LA,Nakai Y,Cameron MD,Furling D,Yasuda R,Disney MD

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Synthetic mRNA is an attractive vehicle for gene therapies because of its transient nature and improved safety profile over DNA. However, unlike DNA, broadly applicable methods to control expression from mRNA are lacking. Here we describe a platform for small-molecule-based regulation of expression from modified RNA (...

journal_title：Nature chemical biology

authors： Wagner TE,Becraft JR,Bodner K,Teague B,Zhang X,Woo A,Porter E,Alburquerque B,Dobosh B,Andries O,Sanders NN,Beal J,Densmore D,Kitada T,Weiss R

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Identification of endogenous glycan-binding ligands for cell-surface receptors has been difficult. Incorporation of a photoactive sialic acid analog into B-cell surface glycoproteins suggests that CD22 molecules may cluster by binding carbohydrate antigens on neighboring CD22 molecules. ...

journal_title：Nature chemical biology

authors： Yarema KJ,Sun Z

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The catalytic activity of many protein kinases is controlled by conformational changes of a conserved Asp-Phe-Gly (DFG) motif. We used an infrared probe to track the DFG motif of the mitotic kinase Aurora A (AurA) and found that allosteric activation by the spindle-associated protein Tpx2 involves an equilibrium shift...

journal_title：Nature chemical biology

authors： Cyphers S,Ruff EF,Behr JM,Chodera JD,Levinson NM

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methods for imaging and tracking single molecules conjugated with fluorescent probes, called single-molecule tracking (SMT), are now providing researchers with the unprecedented ability to directly observe molecular behaviors and interactions in living cells. Current SMT methods are achieving almost the ultimate spati...

journal_title：Nature chemical biology

authors： Kusumi A,Tsunoyama TA,Hirosawa KM,Kasai RS,Fujiwara TK

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:F(1)-ATPase is an ATP-driven rotary motor protein in which the γ-subunit rotates against the catalytic stator ring. Although the reaction scheme of F(1) has mostly been revealed, the timing of inorganic phosphate (P(i)) release remains controversial. Here we addressed this issue by verifying the reversibility of ATP h...

journal_title：Nature chemical biology

authors： Watanabe R,Iino R,Noji H

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The MerR-family transcription factors (TFs) are a large group of bacterial proteins responding to cellular metal ions and multiple antibiotics by binding within central RNA polymerase-binding regions of a promoter. While most TFs alter transcription through protein-protein interactions, MerR TFs are capable of reshapi...

journal_title：Nature chemical biology

authors： Fang C,Philips SJ,Wu X,Chen K,Shi J,Shen L,Xu J,Feng Y,O'Halloran TV,Zhang Y

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Accumulation of unfolded proteins within the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) of eukaryotic cells leads to an unfolded protein response (UPR) that either restores homeostasis or commits the cells to apoptosis. Tools traditionally used to study the UPR are proapoptotic and thus confound analysis of long-term cellular respons...

journal_title：Nature chemical biology

authors： Raina K,Noblin DJ,Serebrenik YV,Adams A,Zhao C,Crews CM

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracellular Ca(2+) regulates numerous proteins and cellular functions and can vary substantially over submicron and submillisecond scales, so precisely localized fast detection is desirable. We have created a approximately 1-kDa biarsenical Ca(2+) indicator, called Calcium Green FlAsH (CaGF, 1), to probe [Ca(2+)] su...

journal_title：Nature chemical biology

authors： Tour O,Adams SR,Kerr RA,Meijer RM,Sejnowski TJ,Tsien RW,Tsien RY

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinically significant antibiotic resistance has evolved against virtually every antibiotic deployed. Yet the development of new classes of antibiotics has lagged far behind our growing need for such drugs. Rather than focusing on therapeutics that target in vitro viability, much like conventional antibiotics, an alte...

journal_title：Nature chemical biology

authors： Clatworthy AE,Pierson E,Hung DT

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The eukaryotic 26S proteasome controls cellular processes by degrading specific regulatory proteins. Most proteins are targeted for degradation by a signal or degron that consists of two parts: a proteasome-binding tag, typically covalently attached polyubiquitin chains, and an unstructured region that serves as the i...

journal_title：Nature chemical biology

authors： Inobe T,Fishbain S,Prakash S,Matouschek A

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biodiversity, or the relative abundance of species, measures the persistence of an ecosystem. To better understand its modulation, we analyzed the spatial and temporal dynamics of a synthetic, chemical-mediated ecosystem that consisted of two engineered Escherichia coli populations. Depending on the specific experimen...

journal_title：Nature chemical biology

authors： Song H,Payne S,Gray M,You L

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Improving the control of energy homeostasis can lower cardiovascular risk in metabolically compromised individuals. To identify new regulators of whole-body energy control, we conducted a high-throughput screen in transgenic reporter zebrafish for small molecules that modulate the expression of the fasting-inducible g...

journal_title：Nature chemical biology

authors： Gut P,Baeza-Raja B,Andersson O,Hasenkamp L,Hsiao J,Hesselson D,Akassoglou K,Verdin E,Hirschey MD,Stainier DY

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00