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  1. Article: Electron count and ligand composition influence the optical and chiroptical signatures of far-red and NIR-emissive DNA-stabilized silver nanoclusters.

    Guha, Rweetuparna / Gonzàlez-Rosell, Anna / Rafik, Malak / Arevalos, Nery / Katz, Benjamin B / Copp, Stacy M

    Chemical science

    2023  Volume 14, Issue 41, Page(s) 11340–11350

    Abstract: Near-infrared (NIR) emissive DNA-stabilized silver nanoclusters ( ... ...

    Abstract Near-infrared (NIR) emissive DNA-stabilized silver nanoclusters (Ag
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-09-11
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2559110-1
    ISSN 2041-6539 ; 2041-6520
    ISSN (online) 2041-6539
    ISSN 2041-6520
    DOI 10.1039/d3sc02931j
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  2. Article ; Online: Formation and Nanomechanical Properties of Silver-Mediated Guanine DNA Duplexes in Aqueous Solution.

    Bethur, Eshana / Guha, Rweetuparna / Zhao, Ziqian / Katz, Benjamin B / Ashby, Paul D / Zeng, Hongbo / Copp, Stacy M

    ACS nano

    2024  Volume 18, Issue 4, Page(s) 3002–3010

    Abstract: Silver cations can mediate base pairing of guanine (G) DNA oligomers, yielding linear parallel G- ... ...

    Abstract Silver cations can mediate base pairing of guanine (G) DNA oligomers, yielding linear parallel G-Ag
    MeSH term(s) Guanine/chemistry ; Silver/chemistry ; DNA/chemistry ; Base Pairing ; Temperature ; Nucleic Acid Conformation
    Chemical Substances Guanine (5Z93L87A1R) ; Silver (3M4G523W1G) ; DNA (9007-49-2)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-16
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 1936-086X
    ISSN (online) 1936-086X
    DOI 10.1021/acsnano.3c08008
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  3. Article ; Online: Synthesis of site-specific Fab-drug conjugates using ADP-ribosyl cyclases.

    Kim, Hyo Sun / Hariri, Kimia / Zhang, Xiao-Nan / Chen, Liang-Chieh / Katz, Benjamin B / Pei, Hua / Louie, Stan G / Zhang, Yong

    Protein science : a publication of the Protein Society

    2023  Volume 33, Issue 4, Page(s) e4924

    Abstract: Targeted delivery of small-molecule drugs via covalent attachments to monoclonal antibodies has proved successful in clinic. For this purpose, full-length antibodies are mainly used as drug-carrying vehicles. Despite their flexible conjugation sites and ... ...

    Abstract Targeted delivery of small-molecule drugs via covalent attachments to monoclonal antibodies has proved successful in clinic. For this purpose, full-length antibodies are mainly used as drug-carrying vehicles. Despite their flexible conjugation sites and versatile biological activities, intact immunoglobulins with conjugated drugs, which feature relatively large molecular weights, tend to have restricted tissue distribution and penetration and low fractions of payloads. Linking small-molecule therapeutics to other formats of antibody may lead to conjugates with optimal properties. Here, we designed and synthesized ADP-ribosyl cyclase-enabled fragment antigen-binding (Fab) drug conjugates (ARC-FDCs) by utilizing CD38 catalytic activity. Through rapidly forming a stable covalent bond with a nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD
    MeSH term(s) ADP-ribosyl Cyclase ; ADP-ribosyl Cyclase 1 ; Antigens, CD/chemistry ; NAD+ Nucleosidase/chemistry ; Pharmaceutical Preparations ; NAD/chemistry
    Chemical Substances ADP-ribosyl Cyclase (EC 3.2.2.5) ; ADP-ribosyl Cyclase 1 (EC 3.2.2.6) ; Antigens, CD ; NAD+ Nucleosidase (EC 3.2.2.5) ; Pharmaceutical Preparations ; NAD (0U46U6E8UK)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-12-20
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1106283-6
    ISSN 1469-896X ; 0961-8368
    ISSN (online) 1469-896X
    ISSN 0961-8368
    DOI 10.1002/pro.4924
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  4. Article ; Online: DNA Stabilizes Eight-Electron Superatom Silver Nanoclusters with Broadband Downconversion and Microsecond-Lived Luminescence.

    Gonzàlez-Rosell, Anna / Guha, Rweetuparna / Cerretani, Cecilia / Rück, Vanessa / Liisberg, Mikkel B / Katz, Benjamin B / Vosch, Tom / Copp, Stacy M

    The journal of physical chemistry letters

    2022  Volume 13, Issue 35, Page(s) 8305–8311

    Abstract: DNA oligomers are known to serve as stabilizing ligands for silver nanoclusters ( ... ...

    Abstract DNA oligomers are known to serve as stabilizing ligands for silver nanoclusters (Ag
    MeSH term(s) DNA/chemistry ; Electrons ; Fluorescence ; Luminescence ; Silver/chemistry
    Chemical Substances Silver (3M4G523W1G) ; DNA (9007-49-2)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-08-29
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 1948-7185
    ISSN (online) 1948-7185
    DOI 10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c02207
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  5. Article: A Disulfide-Stabilized Aβ that Forms Dimers but Does Not Form Fibrils

    Zhang, Sheng / Yoo, Stan / Snyder, Dalton T. / Katz, Benjamin B. / Henrickson, Amy / Demeler, Borries / Wysocki, Vicki H. / Kreutzer, Adam G. / Nowick, James S.

    Biochemistry. 2022 Jan. 26, v. 61, no. 4

    2022  

    Abstract: Aβ dimers are a basic building block of many larger Aβ oligomers and are among the most neurotoxic and pathologically relevant species in Alzheimer’s disease. Homogeneous Aβ dimers are difficult to prepare, characterize, and study because Aβ forms ... ...

    Abstract Aβ dimers are a basic building block of many larger Aβ oligomers and are among the most neurotoxic and pathologically relevant species in Alzheimer’s disease. Homogeneous Aβ dimers are difficult to prepare, characterize, and study because Aβ forms heterogeneous mixtures of oligomers that vary in size and can rapidly aggregate into more stable fibrils. This paper introduces AβC₁₈C₃₃ as a disulfide-stabilized analogue of Aβ₄₂ that forms stable homogeneous dimers in lipid environments but does not aggregate to form insoluble fibrils. The AβC₁₈C₃₃ peptide is readily expressed in Escherichia coli and purified by reverse-phase HPLC to give ca. 8 mg of pure peptide per liter of bacterial culture. SDS-PAGE establishes that AβC₁₈C₃₃ forms homogeneous dimers in the membrane-like environment of SDS and that conformational stabilization of the peptide with a disulfide bond prevents the formation of heterogeneous mixtures of oligomers. Mass spectrometric (MS) studies in the presence of dodecyl maltoside (DDM) further confirm the formation of stable noncovalent dimers. Circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy establishes that AβC₁₈C₃₃ adopts a β-sheet conformation in detergent solutions and supports a model in which the intramolecular disulfide bond induces β-hairpin folding and dimer formation in lipid environments. Thioflavin T (ThT) fluorescence assays and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) studies indicate that AβC₁₈C₃₃ does not undergo fibril formation in aqueous buffer solutions and demonstrate that the intramolecular disulfide bond prevents fibril formation. The recently published NMR structure of an Aβ₄₂ tetramer (PDB: 6RHY) provides a working model for the AβC₁₈C₃₃ dimer, in which two β-hairpins assemble through hydrogen bonding to form a four-stranded antiparallel β-sheet. It is anticipated that AβC₁₈C₃₃ will serve as a stable, nonfibrilizing, and noncovalent Aβ dimer model for amyloid and Alzheimer’s disease research.
    Keywords Escherichia coli ; amyloid ; bacterial culture ; circular dichroism spectroscopy ; detergents ; disulfide bonds ; fluorescence ; hydrogen ; lipids ; mass spectrometry ; models ; neurotoxicity ; peptides ; polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis ; reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography ; transmission electron microscopy
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2022-0126
    Size p. 252-264.
    Publishing place American Chemical Society
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 1108-3
    ISSN 1520-4995 ; 0006-2960
    ISSN (online) 1520-4995
    ISSN 0006-2960
    DOI 10.1021/acs.biochem.1c00739
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  6. Article: Spatially resolved detection of small molecules from press-dried plant tissue using MALDI imaging.

    Long, Zane G / Le, Jonathan V / Katz, Benjamin B / Lopez, Belen G / Tenenbaum, Emily D / Semmling, Bonnie / Schmidt, Ryan J / Grün, Felix / Butts, Carter T / Martin, Rachel W

    Applications in plant sciences

    2023  Volume 11, Issue 5, Page(s) e11539

    Abstract: Premise: Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry imaging (MALDI-MSI) is a chemical imaging method that can visualize spatial distributions of particular molecules. Plant tissue imaging has so far mostly used cryosectioning, which ... ...

    Abstract Premise: Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry imaging (MALDI-MSI) is a chemical imaging method that can visualize spatial distributions of particular molecules. Plant tissue imaging has so far mostly used cryosectioning, which can be impractical for the preparation of large-area imaging samples, such as full flower petals. Imaging unsectioned plant tissue presents its own difficulties in extracting metabolites to the surface due to the waxy cuticle.
    Methods: We address this by using established delipidation techniques combined with a solvent vapor extraction prior to applying the matrix with many low-concentration sprays.
    Results: Using this procedure, we imaged tissue from three different plant species (two flowers and one carnivorous plant leaf). Material factorization analysis of the resulting data reveals a wide range of plant-specific small molecules with varying degrees of localization to specific portions of the tissue samples, while facilitating detection and removal of signal from background sources.
    Conclusions: This work demonstrates applicability of MALDI-MSI to press-dried plant samples without freezing or cryosectioning, setting the stage for spatially resolved molecule identification. Increased mass resolution and inclusion of tandem mass spectrometry are necessary next steps to allow more specific and reliable compound identification.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-09-11
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2699923-7
    ISSN 2168-0450
    ISSN 2168-0450
    DOI 10.1002/aps3.11539
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  7. Article ; Online: Chloride Ligands on DNA-Stabilized Silver Nanoclusters.

    Gonzàlez-Rosell, Anna / Malola, Sami / Guha, Rweetuparna / Arevalos, Nery R / Matus, María Francisca / Goulet, Meghen E / Haapaniemi, Esa / Katz, Benjamin B / Vosch, Tom / Kondo, Jiro / Häkkinen, Hannu / Copp, Stacy M

    Journal of the American Chemical Society

    2023  Volume 145, Issue 19, Page(s) 10721–10729

    Abstract: DNA-stabilized silver nanoclusters ( ... ...

    Abstract DNA-stabilized silver nanoclusters (Ag
    MeSH term(s) Chlorides/chemistry ; Silver/chemistry ; Ligands ; Crystallography, X-Ray ; DNA/chemistry
    Chemical Substances Chlorides ; Silver (3M4G523W1G) ; Ligands ; DNA (9007-49-2)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-05-08
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 3155-0
    ISSN 1520-5126 ; 0002-7863
    ISSN (online) 1520-5126
    ISSN 0002-7863
    DOI 10.1021/jacs.3c01366
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  8. Article ; Online: A Disulfide-Stabilized Aβ that Forms Dimers but Does Not Form Fibrils.

    Zhang, Sheng / Yoo, Stan / Snyder, Dalton T / Katz, Benjamin B / Henrickson, Amy / Demeler, Borries / Wysocki, Vicki H / Kreutzer, Adam G / Nowick, James S

    Biochemistry

    2022  Volume 61, Issue 4, Page(s) 252–264

    Abstract: Aβ dimers are a basic building block of many larger Aβ oligomers and are among the most neurotoxic and pathologically relevant species in Alzheimer's disease. Homogeneous Aβ dimers are difficult to prepare, characterize, and study because Aβ forms ... ...

    Abstract Aβ dimers are a basic building block of many larger Aβ oligomers and are among the most neurotoxic and pathologically relevant species in Alzheimer's disease. Homogeneous Aβ dimers are difficult to prepare, characterize, and study because Aβ forms heterogeneous mixtures of oligomers that vary in size and can rapidly aggregate into more stable fibrils. This paper introduces Aβ
    MeSH term(s) Alzheimer Disease/metabolism ; Amyloid/chemistry ; Amyloid/metabolism ; Amyloid beta-Peptides/chemistry ; Amyloid beta-Peptides/metabolism ; Circular Dichroism/methods ; Disulfides/chemistry ; Disulfides/metabolism ; Humans ; Hydrogen Bonding ; Microscopy, Electron, Transmission/methods ; Models, Molecular ; Peptide Fragments/chemistry ; Peptide Fragments/metabolism ; Protein Conformation ; Protein Conformation, beta-Strand
    Chemical Substances Amyloid ; Amyloid beta-Peptides ; Disulfides ; Peptide Fragments ; amyloid beta-protein (40-42)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-01-26
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 1108-3
    ISSN 1520-4995 ; 0006-2960
    ISSN (online) 1520-4995
    ISSN 0006-2960
    DOI 10.1021/acs.biochem.1c00739
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  9. Article ; Online: KCNQ5 activation is a unifying molecular mechanism shared by genetically and culturally diverse botanical hypotensive folk medicines.

    Manville, Rían W / van der Horst, Jennifer / Redford, Kaitlyn E / Katz, Benjamin B / Jepps, Thomas A / Abbott, Geoffrey W

    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

    2019  Volume 116, Issue 42, Page(s) 21236–21245

    Abstract: Botanical folk medicines have been used throughout human history to treat common disorders such as hypertension, often with unknown underlying mechanisms. Here, we discovered that hypotensive folk medicines from a genetically diverse range of plant ... ...

    Abstract Botanical folk medicines have been used throughout human history to treat common disorders such as hypertension, often with unknown underlying mechanisms. Here, we discovered that hypotensive folk medicines from a genetically diverse range of plant species each selectively activated the vascular-expressed KCNQ5 potassium channel, a feature lacking in the modern synthetic pharmacopeia, whereas nonhypotensive plant extracts did not. Analyzing constituents of the hypotensive
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; KCNQ Potassium Channels/metabolism ; Male ; Medicine, Traditional/methods ; Plant Roots/chemistry ; Rats ; Rats, Wistar
    Chemical Substances KCNQ Potassium Channels ; Kcnq5 protein, rat
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-09-30
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
    ZDB-ID 209104-5
    ISSN 1091-6490 ; 0027-8424
    ISSN (online) 1091-6490
    ISSN 0027-8424
    DOI 10.1073/pnas.1907511116
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  10. Article ; Online: The structural basis for inhibition of the classical and lectin complement pathways by S. aureus extracellular adherence protein.

    Woehl, Jordan L / Ramyar, Kasra X / Katz, Benjamin B / Walker, John K / Geisbrecht, Brian V

    Protein science : a publication of the Protein Society

    2017  Volume 26, Issue 8, Page(s) 1595–1608

    Abstract: The extracellular adherence protein (Eap) plays a crucial role in pathogenesis and survival of Staphylococcus aureus by inhibiting the classical and lectin pathways of complement. We have previously shown that Eap binds with nanomolar affinity to ... ...

    Abstract The extracellular adherence protein (Eap) plays a crucial role in pathogenesis and survival of Staphylococcus aureus by inhibiting the classical and lectin pathways of complement. We have previously shown that Eap binds with nanomolar affinity to complement C4b and disrupts the initial interaction between C4b and C2, thereby inhibiting formation of the classical and lectin pathway C3 pro-convertase. Although an underlying mechanism has been identified, the structural basis for Eap binding to C4b is poorly understood. Here, we show that Eap domains 3 and 4 each contain a low-affinity, but saturable binding site for C4b. Taking advantage of the high lysine content of Eap, we used a zero-length crosslinking approach to map the Eap binding site to both the α'- and γ-chains of C4b. We also probed the C4b/Eap interface through a chemical footprinting approach involving lysine modification, proteolytic digestion, and mass spectrometry. This identified seven lysines in Eap that undergo changes in solvent exposure upon C4b binding. We found that simultaneous mutation of these lysines to either alanine or glutamate diminished C4b binding and complement inhibition by Eap. Together, our results provide insight into Eap recognition of C4b, and suggest that the repeating domains that comprise Eap are capable of multiple ligand-binding modes.
    MeSH term(s) Alanine/chemistry ; Alanine/metabolism ; Amino Acid Sequence ; Amino Acid Substitution ; Bacterial Proteins/chemistry ; Bacterial Proteins/genetics ; Bacterial Proteins/metabolism ; Binding Sites ; Carbodiimides/chemistry ; Complement C4b/chemistry ; Complement C4b/genetics ; Complement C4b/metabolism ; Complement Pathway, Classical ; Complement Pathway, Mannose-Binding Lectin ; Cross-Linking Reagents/chemistry ; Crystallography, X-Ray ; Gene Expression ; Glutamic Acid/chemistry ; Glutamic Acid/metabolism ; Host-Pathogen Interactions ; Humans ; Lysine/chemistry ; Lysine/metabolism ; Models, Molecular ; Mutation ; Protein Binding ; Protein Interaction Domains and Motifs ; Protein Structure, Secondary ; RNA-Binding Proteins/chemistry ; RNA-Binding Proteins/genetics ; RNA-Binding Proteins/metabolism ; Recombinant Proteins/chemistry ; Recombinant Proteins/genetics ; Recombinant Proteins/metabolism ; Sequence Alignment ; Sequence Homology, Amino Acid ; Staphylococcus aureus/chemistry
    Chemical Substances 1-ethyl-3-(3-(diethylamino)propyl)carbodiimide ; Bacterial Proteins ; Carbodiimides ; Cross-Linking Reagents ; Eap-N protein, Staphylococcus aureus ; RNA-Binding Proteins ; Recombinant Proteins ; Glutamic Acid (3KX376GY7L) ; Complement C4b (80295-50-7) ; Lysine (K3Z4F929H6) ; Alanine (OF5P57N2ZX)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2017-08
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1106283-6
    ISSN 1469-896X ; 0961-8368
    ISSN (online) 1469-896X
    ISSN 0961-8368
    DOI 10.1002/pro.3195
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