Protein Science

Papers
(The TQCC of Protein Science is 6. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)
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Structure–function mapping and mechanistic insights on the SARS CoV2 Nsp1395
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BEAN and HABAS: Polyphyletic insertions in the DNA‐directed RNA polymerase258
Impact of local unfolding fluctuations on the evolution of regional sequence preferences in proteins230
Torsional twist of the SARSCoV and SARSCoV‐2 SUD‐N and SUD‐M domains222
Biophysical characterization of RelA–p52 NFκB dimer—A link between the canonical and the non‐canonical NFκB pathway210
Fine‐tuned interactions between globular and disordered regions of single‐stranded DNA binding (SSB) protein are required for dynamic condensation under physiological conditions141
Xplor‐NIH: Better parameters and protocols for NMR protein structure determination127
Gating residues govern ligand unbinding kinetics from the buried cavity in HIF‐2α PAS‐B127
Solution structure of the Z0 domain from transcription repressor BCL11A sheds light on the sequence properties of protein‐binding zinc fingers127
Design of an effective small expression tag to enhance GPCR production in E. coli‐based cell‐free and whole cell expression systems98
Helicobacter pylori FlgN binds its substrate FlgK and the flagellum ATPase FliI in a similar manner observed for the FliT chaperone95
Structural and functional validation of a highly specific Smurf2 inhibitor95
Molecular mechanism of Fe3+ binding inhibition to Vibrio metschnikovii ferric ion‐binding protein, FbpA, by rosmarinic acid and its hydrolysate, danshensu92
Biophysical insights into the dimer formation of human Sirtuin 277
Large library docking for novel SARS‐CoV‐2 main protease non‐covalent and covalent inhibitors74
Torsion angles to map and visualize the conformational space of a protein65
Substrate binding in the allosteric site mimics homotropic cooperativity in the SIS‐fold glucosamine‐6‐phosphate deaminases64
Effects of N‐ and C‐terminal regions on oligomeric formation of blue light sensor protein SyPixD63
Evolution of affinity between p53 transactivation domain and MDM2 across the animal kingdom demonstrates high plasticity of motif‐mediated interactions62
Two residues determine nicotinic acetylcholine receptor requirement for RIC‐357
Soluble SARS‐CoV‐2 RBD and human ACE2 peptidase domain produced in DrosophilaS2 cells show functions evoking virus–cell interface56
An ankyrin repeat chaperone targets toxic oligomers during amyloidogenesis55
Kinetic evidence for multiple aggregation pathways in antibody light chain variable domains51
Contributions of the N‐terminal intrinsically disordered region of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 nucleocapsid protein to RNA‐induced phase separation46
Structural hierarchy of mechanical extensibility in human von Willebrand factor multimers44
Active site architecture of coproporphyrin ferrochelatase with its physiological substrate coproporphyrin III: Propionate interactions and porphyrin core deformation44
Epitope‐directed anti‐SARS‐CoV‐2 scFv engineered against the key spike protein region could block membrane fusion37
Structural dynamics shape the fitness window of alanine:glyoxylate aminotransferase37
Similar protein segments shared between domains of different evolutionary lineages37
CSM‐peptides: A computational approach to rapid identification of therapeutic peptides37
Structural polymorphism and cytotoxicity of brain‐derived β‐amyloid extracts37
CsgA gatekeeper residues control nucleation but not stability of functional amyloid34
Rapid directed molecular evolution of fluorescent proteins in mammalian cells34
The Phenix‐AlphaFold webservice: Enabling AlphaFold predictions for use in Phenix33
A novel method for expressing and purifying large quantities of functional and stable human voltage‐gated proton channel (hHv1)33
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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
Extrinsic and intrinsic factors affect copper‐induced protein precipitation across eukaryotic and prokaryotic proteomes32
Structure‐based clustering and mutagenesis of bacterial tannases reveals the importance and diversity of active site‐capping domains31
Cumulative asparagine to aspartate deamidation fails to perturb γD‐crystallin structure and stability30
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Controlled by disorder: Phosphorylation modulates SRSF1 domain availability for spliceosome assembly29
Synonymous and non‐synonymous codon substitutions can alleviate dependence on GroEL for folding29
PEG–mCherry interactions beyond classical macromolecular crowding28
ThermoLink: Bridging disulfide bonds and enzyme thermostability through database construction and machine learning prediction27
Viral envelope proteins fused to multiple distinct fluorescent reporters to probe receptor binding27
Discovery of broadly‐neutralizing antibodies against brown recluse spider and Gadim scorpion sphingomyelinases using consensus toxins as antigens27
Shifts in amino acid preferences as proteins evolve: A synthesis of experimental and theoretical work27
Molecular basis for different substrate‐binding sites and chaperone functions of the BRICHOS domain27
Structural study for substrate recognition of human N‐terminal glutamine amidohydrolase 1 in the arginine N‐degron pathway26
The oligomeric states of dye‐decolorizing peroxidases from Streptomyces lividans and their implications for mechanism of substrate oxidation26
Structural features of thyroglobulin linked to protein trafficking23
Biophysical investigation of interactions between SARS‐CoV‐2 spike protein and neuropilin‐123
Mesoscale explorer: Visual exploration of large‐scale molecular models23
Structure‐based alteration of tryptophan residues of the multidrug transporter CmABCB1 to assess substrate binding using fluorescence spectroscopy22
Characterization of the inner membrane cytochrome ImcH from Geobacter reveals its importance for extracellular electron transfer and energy conservation22
Structure of lactate oxidase from Enterococcus hirae revealed new aspects of active site loop function: Product‐inhibition mechanism and oxygen gatekeeper22
Two different kinds of interaction modes of deaminase APOBEC3A with single‐stranded DNA in solution detected by nuclear magnetic resonance21
Ca2+ attenuates nucleation activity of leiomodin21
Integrative visualization of the molecular structure of a cellular microdomain21
A competition smFRET assay to study ligand‐induced conformational changes of the dengue virus protease21
Evolution of homo‐oligomerization of methionine S‐adenosyltransferases is replete with structure–function constrains21
Biochemical and structural characterization of meningococcal methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase21
Control of a far‐red/near‐infrared spectral switch in an artificial fluorescent biliprotein derived from allophycocyanin21
Molecular architecture of nucleosome remodeling and deacetylase sub‐complexes by integrative structure determination21
Elucidation of binding mechanism, affinity, and complex structure between mWT1 tumor‐associated antigen peptide and HLA‐A*24:0220
PocketOptimizer 2.0: A modular framework for computer‐aided ligand‐binding design20
Chemical and temporal manipulation of early steps in protein assembly tunes the structure and intermolecular interactions of protein‐based materials20
Hierarchy in regulator interactions with distant transcriptional activation domains empowers rheostatic regulation20
Phenotypic mutations contribute to protein diversity and shape protein evolution20
Inhibition of bacterial FMN transferase: A potential avenue for countering antimicrobial resistance20
Loop engineering of enzymes to control their immobilization and ultimately fabricate more efficient heterogeneous biocatalysts20
Protein degradation of antizyme depends on the N‐terminal degrons19
A conserved motif in Henipavirus P/V/W proteins drives the fibrillation of the W protein from Hendra virus19
Programmable protein topology via SpyCatcher‐SpyTag chemistry in one‐pot cell‐free expression system19
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Partitioning the Hill coefficient into contributions from ligand‐promoted conformational changes and subunit heterogeneity19
A systematic pipeline of protein structure selection for computer‐aided drug discovery: A case study on T790M/L858R mutant EGFR structures19
An integrated approach reveals how lipo‐chitooligosaccharides interact with the lysin motif receptor‐like kinase MtLYR319
Domain swapping of the C‐terminal helix promotes the dimerization of a novel ribonuclease protein from Mycobacterium tuberculosis18
Photomodulation of the ASIC1a acidic pocket destabilizes the open state18
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Modulation of TRPV2 by endogenous and exogenous ligands: A computational study18
Functional in vitro diversity of an intrinsically disordered plant protein during freeze–thawing is encoded by its structural plasticity18
The effects of nature‐inspired amino acid substitutions on structural and biochemical properties of the E. coli L‐asparaginase EcAIII18
Probing binding and occlusion of substrate in the human creatine transporter‐1 by computation and mutagenesis18
Probing the effect of NEK7 and cofactor interactions on dynamics of NLRP3 monomer using molecular simulation18
Structural dynamics and functional cooperativity of human NQO1 by ambient temperature serial crystallography and simulations18
Orthogonal translation with 5‐cyanotryptophan as an infrared probe for local structural information, electrostatics, and hydrogen bonding17
A novel and unique ATP hydrolysis to AMP by a human Hsp70 Binding immunoglobin protein (BiP)17
Design principles that protect the proteasome from self‐destruction17
Secondary structure and stability of a gel‐forming tardigrade desiccation‐tolerance protein17
Molecular basis for thermal stability and affinity in a VHH: Contribution of the framework region and its influence in the conformation of the CDR317
Tuning the stator subunit of the flagellar motor with coiled‐coil engineering17
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Project automation in CCP4 Cloud: Enabling customization and high‐throughput efficiency16
RCSB Protein Data Bank: Celebrating 50 years of the PDB with new tools for understanding and visualizing biological macromolecules in 3D16
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Unlocking complexity through neutron scattering: Structure and dynamics of protein–polymer conjugates16
Construction of a versatile fusion protein for targeted therapy and immunotherapy16
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Lysine acetylation modulates s‐OPA1 GTPase activity and oligomerization in mitochondrial membrane remodeling16
Dimeric assembly of human Suv3 helicase promotes its RNA unwinding function in mitochondrial RNA degradosome for RNA decay16
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Discovery of a novel homocysteine thiolactone hydrolase and the catalytic activity of its natural variants15
Design of a yeast SUMO tag to eliminate internal translation initiation15
Heterogeneous folding landscapes and predetermined breaking points within a protein family15
SGMLPLAP: A structure‐guided machine learning–based scoring function for protein–ligand binding affinity prediction15
MTR3DAF2: Expanding the coverage of spatially derived missense tolerance scores across the human proteome using AlphaFold215
Convergent behavior of extended stalk regions from staphylococcal surface proteins with widely divergent sequence patterns15
IEDB‐3D 2.0: Structural data analysis within the Immune Epitope Database15
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Targeting MarA N‐terminal domain dynamics to prevent DNA binding15
De novo design of monomeric helical bundles for pH‐controlled membrane lysis15
Destabilization of polar interactions in the prion protein triggers misfolding and oligomerization15
Impact of the PEG length and PEGylation site on the structural, thermodynamic, thermal, and proteolytic stability of mono‐PEGylated alpha‐1 antitrypsin14
Global analysis of kinetics reveals the role of secondary nucleation in recombinant spider silk self‐assembly14
A cascade of sulfur transferases delivers sulfur to the sulfur‐oxidizing heterodisulfide reductase‐like complex14
Ferritin‐based disruptor nanoparticles: A novel strategy to enhance LDL cholesterol clearance via multivalent inhibition of PCSK9LDL receptor interaction14
Functionalization of a symmetric protein scaffold: Redundant folding nuclei and alternative oligomeric folding pathways14
Kinetic and dynamical properties of truncated hemoglobins of the Antarctic bacterium Pseudoalteromonas haloplanktis TAC12514
KMT2D preferentially binds mRNAs of the genes it regulates, suggesting a role in RNA processing14
iLight2: A near‐infrared optogenetic tool for gene transcription with low background activation14
Investigation of the enzymes required for the biosynthesis of 2,3‐diacetamido‐2,3‐dideoxy‐d‐glucuronic acid in Psychrobacter cryohalolentisK5T14
The Ca2+ response of a smart forisome protein is dependent on polymerization14
Length and saturation of fatty acids in phosphatidylserine determine the rate of lysozyme aggregation simultaneously altering the structure and toxicity of amyloid oligomers and fibrils14
Introduction: Biophysics of biomolecular condensates14
Thermostability and binding properties of single‐chained Fv fragments derived from therapeutic antibodies14
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 simulations13
Protein structure accuracy estimation using geometry‐complete perceptron networks13
CMM—An enhanced platform for interactive validation of metal binding sites13
Ordered ATP hydrolysis in the Hsp90 chaperone is regulated by Aha1 and a conserved post‐translational modification13
Revisiting the hydrolysis of ampicillin catalyzed by Temoneira‐1 β‐lactamase, and the effect of Ni(II), Cd(II) and Hg(II)13
Clustering protein functional families at large scale with hierarchical approaches13
Kunitz‐type trypsin inhibitor from durian (Durio zibethinus) employs a distinct loop for trypsin inhibition13
AggNet: Advancing protein aggregation analysis through deep learning and protein language model13
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KCD: A prediction web server of knowledge‐based circular dichroism13
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Accounting for nonuniformity of bulk‐solvent: A mosaic model13
Structure and activity of a bacterial defense‐associated 3′‐5′ exonuclease13
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 stability13
Expanding the genetic code13
Immobilization and enhancement of a heterodimeric fluorescence biosensor in fibrous protein biomaterials13
Assessing the functional impact of protein binding site definition13
Structural and dynamic studies of the peptidase domain from Clostridium thermocellum PCAT112
Molecular insight into the specific interactions of the SARS‐Coronavirus‐2 nucleocapsid with RNA and host protein12
Theta‐curves in proteins12
DeepAFP: An effective computational framework for identifying antifungal peptides based on deep learning12
Differential effects of disulfide bond formation in TEM‐1 versus CTX‐M‐9 β‐lactamase12
Molecular wrench activity of DNA helicases: Keys to modulation of rapid kinetics in DNA repair12
Ligation of multiple protein domains using orthogonal inteins with non‐native splice junctions12
A disulfide chaperone knockout facilitates spin labeling and pulse EPR spectroscopy of outer membrane transporters12
A new strategy to reconcile amyloid cross‐seeding and amyloid prevention in a binary system of α‐synuclein fragmental peptide and hIAPP12
Structural and biochemical characterization of the C‐terminal region of the human RTEL1 helicase12
Molecular mechanics studies of factors affecting overall rate in cascade reactions: Multi‐enzyme colocalization and environment12
Identification and expression of small multidrug resistance transporters in early‐branching anaerobic fungi12
The origins of nonideality exhibited by monoclonal antibodies and Fab fragments in human serum12
A cellular selection identifies elongated flavodoxins that support electron transfer to sulfite reductase11
Using evolutionary data to make sense of macromolecules with a “face‐lifted” ConSurf11
FOXO4 interacts with p53 TAD and CRD and inhibits its binding to DNA11
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Labile assembly of a tardigrade protein induces biostasis11
Structural basis for the stereospecific inhibition of the dual proline/hydroxyproline catabolic enzyme ALDH4A1 by trans‐4‐hydroxy‐L‐proline11
Membrane tension‐dependent conformational change of Isoleucine 106 of loop B diminishes water permeability in FaPIP2;111
Exploring the molecular mechanism of cold‐adaption of an alkaline protease mutant by molecular dynamics simulations and residue interaction network11
LEA_4 motifs function alone and in conjunction with synergistic cosolutes to protect a labile enzyme during desiccation11
Preferential binding of ADP‐bound mitochondrial HSP70 to the nucleotide exchange factor GRPEL1 over GRPEL211
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, bet11
Biochemical properties of VGLL4 from Homo sapiens and Tgi from Drosophila melanogaster and possible biological implications11
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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
A protein fitness predictive framework based on feature combination and intelligent searching11
The role of phospholipid saturation and composition in α‐synuclein aggregation and toxicity: A dual in vitro and in vivo approach11
Visualizing and analyzing 3D biomolecular structures using Mol* at RCSB.org: Influenza A H5N1 virus proteome case study11
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Structural and functional characterization of the cytotoxic protein ledodin, an atypical ribosome‐inactivating protein from shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)10
Transmembrane conformation of the envelope protein of an alpha coronavirus, NL6310
Structural adaptability and surface activity of peptides derived from tardigrade proteins10
Ribonuclease T2 represents a distinct circularly permutated version of the BECR RNases10
VirulentPred 2.0: An improved method for prediction of virulent proteins in bacterial pathogens10
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SMOG 2 and OpenSMOG: Extending the limits of structure‐based models10
Site‐directed mutagenesis reveals the interplay between stability, structure, and enzymatic activity in RidA from Capra hircus10
Structure‐based insights into the mechanism of [4Fe‐4S]‐dependent sulfur insertase LarE10
SPI “sandwich”: Combined SUMO‐Peptide‐Intein expression system and isolation procedure for improved stability and yield of peptides10
Computed cancer interactome explains the effects of somatic mutations in cancers10
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Conformational features and interaction mechanisms of VHH antibodies with β‐hairpin CDR3: A case of Nb8‐HigB2 interaction10
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
Structure–function analysis of cysteine residues in the plasmodium falciparum chitinase, PfCHT110
Optimized genetic code expansion technology for time‐dependent induction of adhesion GPCR‐ligand engagement10
Identification of amyloidogenic proteins in the microbiomes of a rat Parkinson's disease model and wild‐type rats10
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U‐CIE [/juː ‘siː/]: Color encoding of high‐dimensional data10
Reconstitution and use of highly active human CDK1:Cyclin‐B:CKS1 complexes9
Engineering G protein‐coupled receptors for stabilization9
Protein ensemble modeling and analysis with MMMx9
Insights into the low‐temperature adaptation of an enzyme as studied through ancestral sequence reconstruction9
Site‐specific photo‐crosslinking/cleavage for protein–protein interface identification reveals oligomeric assembly of lysosomal‐associated membrane protein type 2A in mammalian cells9
Structural dynamics and binding of Caenorhabditis elegans lifespan‐extending lipid binding protein‐3 to polyunsaturated fatty acids9
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KEGG mapping tools for uncovering hidden features in biological data9
Structural analyses of the malaria parasite aminoacyl‐tRNA synthetases provide new avenues for antimalarial drug discovery9
Characterization of an aminotransferase from Acanthamoeba polyphagaMimivirus9
Degradation mechanism of AtrA mediated by ClpXP and its application in daptomycin production in Streptomyces roseosporus9
Characterization of protein–ligand binding interactions of enoyl‐ACP reductase (FabI) by native MS reveals allosteric effects of coenzymes and the inhibitor triclosan9
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
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Exploring the druggability of the UEV domain of human TSG101 in search for broad‐spectrum antivirals9
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Investigation of the enzymes required for the biosynthesis of an unusual formylated sugar in the emerging human pathogen Helicobacter canadensis9
A favorable path to domain separation in the orange carotenoid protein9
Molecular insights into alginate β‐lactoglobulin A multivalencies—The foundation for their amorphous aggregates and coacervation9
Diphtheria toxin‐derived, anti‐PD‐1 immunotoxin, a potent and practical tool to selectively deplete PD‐1+ cells9
Examining the mechanistic relationship of APC/CCDH1 and its interphase inhibitor EMI19
The structural landscape of the immunoglobulin fold by large‐scale de novo design9
Unraveling the molecular grammar and the structural transitions underlying the fibrillation of a viral fibrillogenic domain9
Heat‐induced structural and chemical changes to a computationally designed miniprotein9
Exploring the inhibition of the soluble lytic transglycosylase Cj0843c of Campylobacter jejuni via targeting different sites with different scaffolds9
PairK: Pairwise k‐mer alignment for quantifying protein motif conservation in disordered regions9
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Engineering minimal tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinase targeting MMPs via gene shuffling and yeast surface display9
Inline small‐angle X‐ray scattering‐coupled chromatography under extreme hydrostatic pressure9
Protein Data Bank Japan: Improved tools for sequence‐oriented analysis of protein structures8
Tethered heme domains in a triheme cytochrome allow for increased electron transport distances8
MRS2 missense variation at Asp216 abrogates inhibitory Mg2+ binding, potentiating cell migration and apoptosis resistance8
From duplication to fusion: Expanding Dayhoff's model of protein evolution8
Dual‐wield NTPases: A novel protein family mined from AlphaFold DB8
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A comparison of antibody–antigen complex sequence‐to‐structure prediction methods and their systematic biases8
Docking guidance with experimental ligand structural density improves docking pose prediction and virtual screening performance8
Retromer‐mediated recruitment of the WASH complex involves discrete interactions between VPS35, VPS29, and FAM218
Amino acid sequence encodes protein abundance shaped by protein stability at reduced synthesis cost8
A pressure‐jump EPR system to monitor millisecond conformational exchange rates of spin‐labeled proteins8
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