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  1. Cancer-Causing Mutations Alter the Interplay Between Loop Dynamics and Catalysis in the Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases SHP-1 and SHP-2
  2. Minimal Perturbation of Activation Loop Dynamics Rewires Kinase Signaling
  3. Loop dynamics, allostery, and function in protein tyrosine phosphatases: insights from molecular simulations
  4. Conformational Dynamics and Catalytic Backups in a Hyper-thermostable Engineered Archaeal Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase
  5. A personal journey through academia as a neurodiverse scientist
  6. WatCon: A Python Tool for Analysis of Conserved Water Networks Across Protein Families
  7. Mechanistic Elucidation and Stereochemical Consequences of Alternative Binding of Alkenyl Substrates by Engineered Arylmalonate Decarboxylase
  8. Generative AI techniques for conformational diversity and evolutionary adaptation of proteins
  9. Students must not be collateral damage in immigration clampdowns
  10. Deciphering the evolutionary origin of the enantioselectivity of short-chain dehydrogenases from plants toward 1-borneol
  11. Complete computational design of high-efficiency Kemp elimination enzymes
  12. WatCon: A Python Tool for Analysis of Conserved Water Networks Across Protein Families
  13. WatCon: A Python Tool for Analysis of Conserved Water Networks Across Protein Families
  14. Enzyme Enhancement Through Computational Stability Design Targeting NMR-Determined Catalytic Hotspots
  15. NIH’s 15% cap: a cost comparison and research outlook
  16. Redefining the Limits of Functional Continuity in the Early Evolution of P-Loop NTPases
  17. Using AI to prepare for academic interviews – don’t trade authenticity for polish
  18. High-efficiency Kemp eliminases by complete computational design
  19. Targeting MarA N‐terminal domain dynamics to prevent DNA binding
  20. Enzyme enhancement through computational stability design targeting NMR-determined catalytic hotspots
  21. Using residue interaction networks to understand protein function and evolution and to engineer new proteins
  22. The winter holidays are glorious—except when they’re not
  23. Catalytic Redundancies and Conformational Plasticity Drives Selectivity and Promiscuity in Quorum Quenching Lactonases
  24. Conformational Modulation of a Mobile Loop Controls Catalysis in the (βα)8-Barrel Enzyme of Histidine Biosynthesis HisF
  25. Mandatory national language requirements in higher education
  26. SHP-1 Variants Broaden the Understanding of pH-Dependent Activities in Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases
  27. Enzyme enhancement through computational stability design targeting NMR-determined catalytic hotspots
  28. Conformational modulation of a mobile loop controls catalysis in the (βα)8-barrel enzyme of histidine biosynthesis HisF
  29. In vitro fertilization and the ethics of frozen embryos
  30. Catalytic Redundancies and Conformational Plasticity Drives Selectivity and Promiscuity in Quorum Quenching Lactonases
  31. Key interaction networks: Identifying evolutionarily conserved non‐covalent interaction networks across protein families
  32. The N-terminal helix of MarA as a key element in the mechanism of DNA binding
  33. The ineligibility barrier for international researchers in US academia
  34. SHP-1 Variants Broaden the Understanding of pH-Dependent Activities in Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases
  35. Artificial, biomimetic and hybrid enzymes: general discussion
  36. Friends and relatives: insight into conformational regulation from orthologues and evolutionary lineages using KIF and KIN
  37. Sequence – dynamics – function relationships in protein tyrosine phosphatases
  38. How to write a successful graduate school application
  39. Correction to “Micelle Maker: An Online Tool for Generating Equilibrated Micelles as Direct Input for Molecular Dynamics Simulations”
  40. Key Interaction Networks: Identifying Evolutionarily Conserved Non-Covalent Interaction Networks Across Protein Families
  41. A sensor complements the steric gate when DNA polymerase ϵ discriminates ribonucleotides
  42. Progress in using deep learning to treat cancer
  43. Representation matters: responding to the current campaign against DEI efforts
  44. Publisher Correction: Loop dynamics and the evolution of enzyme activity
  45. Sequence – Dynamics – Function Relationships in Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases
  46. Loop dynamics and the evolution of enzyme activity
  47. Science after Brexit: bright spots on the Horizon?
  48. KIF—Key Interactions Finder: A program to identify the key molecular interactions that regulate protein conformational changes
  49. Q-RepEx: A Python pipeline to increase the sampling of empirical valence bond simulations
  50. The perceived decline of “disruptive” science and technology
  51. Conformational Selection of a Tryptophan Side Chain Drives the Generalized Increase in Activity of PET Hydrolases through a Ser/Ile Double Mutation
  52. KIF – Key Interactions Finder: A Program to Identify the Key Molecular Interactions that Regulate Protein Conformational Changes
  53. Allosteric rescue of catalytically impaired ATP phosphoribosyltransferase variants links protein dynamics to active-site electrostatic preorganisation
  54. Q-RepEx: A Python Pipeline to Increase the Sampling of Empirical Valence Bond Simulations
  55. Scholars in peril: when being a scientist can land you in jail (or worse)
  56. Conformational Selection of a Tryptophan Side Chain Drives the Generalized Increase in Activity of PET Hydrolases Through a Ser/Ile Double Mutation
  57. In Silico Ligand Docking Approaches to Characterise the Binding of Known Allosteric Modulators to the Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 Receptor and Prediction of ADME/Tox Properties
  58. Late‐termination of pregnancy for medical reasons: when abortion isn’t really by choice
  59. A Structural View into the Complexity of Carbon Dioxide Fixation
  60. Correction to “Loop Dynamics and Enzyme Catalysis in Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases”
  61. Exploiting enzyme evolution for computational protein design
  62. Computational Advances in Protein Engineering and Enzyme Design
  63. Complex Loop Dynamics Underpin Activity, Specificity, and Evolvability in the (βα)8 Barrel Enzymes of Histidine and Tryptophan Biosynthesis
  64. Adventures on the Routes of Protein Evolution—In Memoriam Dan Salah Tawfik (1955–2021)
  65. 5 suggestions to increase grant application success rates
  66. Essential Functional Interplay of the Catalytic Groups in Acid Phosphatase
  67. Complex Loop Dynamics Underpin Activity, Specificity and Evolvability in the (βα)8 Barrel Enzymes of Histidine and Tryptophan Biosynthesis
  68. From flying cats to dancing proteins
  69. Insights into the importance of WPD-loop sequence for activity and structure in protein tyrosine phosphatases
  70. How to write a successful postdoc application – the PI perspective
  71. Insights into the Importance of WPD-Loop Sequence for Activity and Structure in Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases
  72. Prenatal genetic screening and the evolving quest for “perfect babies”: at what cost for genetic diversity?
  73. The N-terminal Helix-Turn-Helix Motif of Transcription Factors MarA and Rob Drives DNA Recognition
  74. Dan Salah Tawfik (1955‐2021)—A giant of protein evolution
  75. Single Residue on the WPD-Loop Affects the pH Dependency of Catalysis in Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases
  76. Academic motherhood – what happens when you can't make it happen?
  77. A Single Residue on the WPD-Loop Affects the pH Dependency of Catalysis in Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases
  78. Loop Dynamics and Enzyme Catalysis in Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases
  79. Loop Dynamics and Enzyme Catalysis in Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases
  80. Journal Open Access and Plan S: Solving Problems or Shifting Burdens?
  81. The N-Terminal Helix-Turn-Helix Motif of Transcription Factors MarA and Rob Drives DNA Recognition
  82. A Single Residue on the WPD-Loop Affects the pH Dependency of Catalysis in Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases
  83. Heme-binding enables allosteric modulation in an ancient TIM-barrel glycosidase
  84. When we increase diversity in academia, we all win
  85. Ground-State Destabilization by Active-Site Hydrophobicity Controls the Selectivity of a Cofactor-Free Decarboxylase
  86. Loop Dynamics and Enzyme Catalysis in Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases
  87. Ground-State Destabilization by Active-Site Hydrophobicity Controls the Selectivity of a Cofactor- Free Decarboxylase
  88. The N-Terminal Helix-Turn-Helix Motif of Transcription Factors MarA and Rob Drives DNA Recognition
  89. Ground-State Destabilization by Active-Site Hydrophobicity Controls the Selectivity of a Cofactor- Free Decarboxylase
  90. Open Access, Plan S, and researchers’ needs
  91. Modeling the Role of a Flexible Loop and Active Site Side Chains in Hydride Transfer Catalyzed by Glycerol-3-phosphate Dehydrogenase
  92. The Role of Substrate-Coenzyme Crosstalk in Determining Turnover Rates in Rhodococcus ruber Alcohol Dehydrogenase
  93. Managing Coronavirus Disease 2019 Spread With Voluntary Public Health Measures: Sweden as a Case Study for Pandemic Control
  94. Female Faculty: Why So Few and Why Care?
  95. Modeling the Role of a Flexible Loop and Active Site Side Chains in Hydride Transfer Catalyzed by Glycerol-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenase
  96. Harnessing Conformational Plasticity to Generate Designer Enzymes
  97. Ground-State Destabilization Controls the Selectivity of a Cofactor-Free Decarboxylase
  98. Ground-State Destabilization Controls the Selectivity of a Cofactor-Free Decarboxylase
  99. The N-Terminal Helix-Turn-Helix Motif of Transcription Factors MarA and Rob Drives DNA Recognition
  100. The N-Terminal Helix-Turn-Helix Motif of Transcription Factors MarA and Rob Drives DNA Recognition
  101. Modeling the Alkaline Hydrolysis of Diaryl Sulfate Diesters: A Mechanistic Study
  102. Intervention strategies against COVID-19 and their estimated impact on Swedish healthcare capacity
  103. Enhancing a De Novo Enzyme Activity by Computationally-Focused, Ultra-Low-Throughput Sequence Screening
  104. Manipulating Conformational Dynamics To Repurpose Ancient Proteins for Modern Catalytic Functions
  105. Recent Advances in Understanding Biological GTP Hydrolysis through Molecular Simulation
  106. Short and simple sequences favored the emergence of N-helix phospho-ligand binding sites in the first enzymes
  107. Modeling the Alkaline Hydrolysis of Diaryl Sulfate Diesters: A Mechanistic Study
  108. Modeling the Alkaline Hydrolysis of Diaryl Sulfate Diesters: A Mechanistic Study
  109. Enhancing a De Novo Enzyme Activity by Computationally-Focused, Ultra-Low-Throughput Sequence Screening
  110. Enhancing a de novo enzyme activity by computationally-focused ultra-low-throughput screening
  111. G-Protein coupled receptors: structure and function in drug discovery
  112. Errors in DFT integration grids and their potential impact on chemical shift calculations
  113. Enzyme Evolution: An Epistatic Ratchet versus a Smooth Reversible Transition
  114. The role of ligand-gated conformational changes in enzyme catalysis
  115. Higher-order epistasis shapes the fitness landscape of a xenobiotic-degrading enzyme
  116. Uncovering the Role of Key Active-Site Side Chains in Catalysis: An Extended Brønsted Relationship for Substrate Deprotonation Catalyzed by Wild-Type and Variants of Triosephosphate Isomerase
  117. Uncovering the Role of Key Active Site Side Chains in Catalysis: An Extended Brønsted Relationship for Substrate Deprotonation Catalysed by Wild-Type and Variants of Triosephosphate Isomerase
  118. Uncovering the Role of Key Active Site Side Chains in Catalysis: An Extended Brønsted Relationship for Substrate Deprotonation Catalysed by Wild-Type and Variants of Triosephosphate Isomerase
  119. GTP Hydrolysis Without an Active Site Base: A Unifying Mechanism for Ras and Related GTPases
  120. Chemical and Biochemical Approaches for the Synthesis of Substituted Dihydroxybutanones and Di- and Tri-Hydroxypentanones
  121. Relative Binding Energies Predict Crystallographic Binding Modes of Ethionamide Booster Lead Compounds
  122. Long Time-Scale Atomistic Simulations of the Structure and Dynamics of Transcription Factor-DNA Recognition
  123. Cryptic genetic variation shapes the adaptive evolutionary potential of enzymes
  124. Structural consequence of the most frequently recurring cancer-associated substitution in DNA polymerase ε
  125. Human Glycerol 3-Phosphate Dehydrogenase: X-ray Crystal Structures That Guide the Interpretation of Mutagenesis Studies
  126. Higher-order epistatic networks underlie the evolutionary fitness landscape of a xenobiotic-degrading enzyme
  127. Long Time-Scale Atomistic Simulations of the Structure and Dynamics of Transcription Factor-DNA Recognition
  128. Loop Motion in Triosephosphate Isomerase Is Not a Simple Open and Shut Case
  129. Debate on academic freedom and open access is healthy
  130. In Silico-Directed Evolution Using CADEE
  131. The evolution of multiple active site configurations in a designed enzyme
  132. Enhancing the Steroid Sulfatase Activity of the Arylsulfatase from Pseudomonas aeruginosa
  133. Stereo- and Regioselectivity in Catalyzed Transformation of a 1,2-Disubstituted Vicinal Diol and the Corresponding Diketone by Wild Type and Laboratory Evolved Alcohol Dehydrogenases
  134. Evolutionary repurposing of a sulfatase: A new Michaelis complex leads to efficient transition state charge offset
  135. Conformational dynamics and enzyme evolution
  136. Publisher Correction: Evolution of chalcone isomerase from a noncatalytic ancestor
  137. Evolution of chalcone isomerase from a noncatalytic ancestor
  138. Amyloid-β Peptide Interactions with Amphiphilic Surfactants: Electrostatic and Hydrophobic Effects
  139. Empirical Valence Bond Simulations Suggest a Direct Hydride Transfer Mechanism for Human Diamine Oxidase
  140. Epoxide hydrolysis as a model system for understanding flux through a branched reaction scheme
  141. Role of Ligand-Driven Conformational Changes in Enzyme Catalysis: Modeling the Reactivity of the Catalytic Cage of Triosephosphate Isomerase
  142. Cooperativity and flexibility in enzyme evolution
  143. Challenges and advances in the computational modeling of biological phosphate hydrolysis
  144. Computer simulations of the catalytic mechanism of wild-type and mutant β-phosphoglucomutase
  145. Empirical Valence Bond Simulations of Organophosphate Hydrolysis: Theory and Practice
  146. Similar Active Sites and Mechanisms Do Not Lead to Cross-Promiscuity in Organophosphate Hydrolysis: Implications for Biotherapeutic Engineering
  147. Extending the Nonbonded Cationic Dummy Model to Account for Ion-Induced Dipole Interactions
  148. Shuffling Active Site Substate Populations Affects Catalytic Activity: The Case of Glucose Oxidase
  149. Micelle Maker: An Online Tool for Generating Equilibrated Micelles as Direct Input for Molecular Dynamics Simulations
  150. DNA Polymerase λ Active Site Favors a Mutagenic Mispair between the Enol Form of Deoxyguanosine Triphosphate Substrate and the Keto Form of Thymidine Template: A Free Energy Perturbation Study
  151. Enzyme Architecture: Modeling the Operation of a Hydrophobic Clamp in Catalysis by Triosephosphate Isomerase
  152. De novo active sites for resurrected Precambrian enzymes
  153. Capturing the Role of Explicit Solvent in the Dimerization of RuV(bda) Water Oxidation Catalysts
  154. Active Site Hydrophobicity and the Convergent Evolution of Paraoxonase Activity in Structurally Divergent Enzymes: The Case of Serum Paraoxonase 1
  155. CADEE : Computer-Aided Directed Evolution of Enzymes
  156. Simulating the reactions of substituted pyridinio-N-phosphonates with pyridine as a model for biological phosphoryl transfer
  157. Characterization of Mn(II) ion binding to the amyloid-β peptide in Alzheimer⿿s disease
  158. Probing the mechanisms for the selectivity and promiscuity of methyl parathion hydrolase
  159. The Competing Mechanisms of Phosphate Monoester Dianion Hydrolysis
  160. Laboratory‐Evolved Enzymes Provide Snapshots of the Development of Enantioconvergence in Enzyme‐Catalyzed Epoxide Hydrolysis
  161. Where are the female science professors? A personal perspective
  162. Where are the female science professors? A personal perspective
  163. Promiscuity in the Enzymatic Catalysis of Phosphate and Sulfate Transfer
  164. Laboratory evolved variant R-C1B1 of potato epoxide hydrolase StEH1
  165. Laboratory evolved variant R-C1B1D33E6 of potato epoxide hydrolase StEH1
  166. Laboratory evolved variant R-C1B1D33 of potato epoxide hydrolase StEH1
  167. Promiscuity and electrostatic flexibility in the alkaline phosphatase superfamily
  168. Conserved Motifs in Different Classes of GTPases Dictate their Specific Modes of Catalysis
  169. Linking coupled motions and entropic effects to the catalytic activity of 2-deoxyribose-5-phosphate aldolase (DERA)
  170. Conformational diversity and enantioconvergence in potato epoxide hydrolase 1
  171. Exceptionally large entropy contributions enable the high rates of GTP hydrolysis on the ribosome
  172. structure of an H300N mutant of potato epoxide hydrolase, StEH1
  173. Modeling the mechanisms of biological GTP hydrolysis
  174. Expanding the Catalytic Triad in Epoxide Hydrolases and Related Enzymes
  175. Cooperative Electrostatic Interactions Drive Functional Evolution in the Alkaline Phosphatase Superfamily
  176. Development and Application of a Nonbonded Cu2+ Model That Includes the Jahn–Teller Effect
  177. Faculty Opinions recommendation of Comparative laboratory evolution of ordered and disordered enzymes.
  178. Faculty Opinions recommendation of Site-specific protonation kinetics of acidic side chains in proteins determined by pH-dependent carboxyl (13)C NMR relaxation.
  179. Theoretical modelling of epigenetically modified DNA sequences
  180. Recent advances in QM/MM free energy calculations using reference potentials
  181. Faculty Opinions recommendation of Structure of the key species in the enzymatic oxidation of methane to methanol.
  182. Catalytic Stimulation by Restrained Active-Site Floppiness—The Case of High Density Lipoprotein-Bound Serum Paraoxonase-1
  183. Theoretical modelling of epigenetically modified DNA sequences
  184. Resolving Apparent Conflicts between Theoretical and Experimental Models of Phosphate Monoester Hydrolysis
  185. The Conformation of a Catalytic Loop Is Central to GTPase Activity on the Ribosome
  186. How valence bond theory can help you understand your (bio)chemical reaction
  187. Understanding thio-effects in simple phosphoryl systems: role of solvent effects and nucleophile charge
  188. Faculty Opinions recommendation of New reactions and products resulting from alternative interactions between the P450 enzyme and redox partners.
  189. Understanding the structural and dynamic consequences of DNA epigenetic modifications: Computational insights into cytosine methylation and hydroxymethylation
  190. Empirical valence bond simulations of the hydride transfer step in the monoamine oxidase B catalyzed metabolism of dopamine
  191. Faculty Opinions recommendation of A new family of iron-dependent halogenases acts on freestanding substrates.
  192. Challenges in computational studies of enzyme structure, function and dynamics
  193. Faculty Opinions recommendation of Direct evidence for a covalent ene adduct intermediate in NAD(P)H-dependent enzymes.
  194. Faculty Opinions recommendation of Physics-based method to validate and repair flaws in protein structures.
  195. Editorial overview: Mechanisms: Chemical and computational probes of biological mechanism
  196. Faculty Opinions recommendation of Membrane-integral pyrophosphatase subfamily capable of translocating both Na+ and H+.
  197. Faculty Opinions recommendation of DNA-mediated signaling by proteins with 4Fe-4S clusters is necessary for genomic integrity.
  198. Faculty Opinions recommendation of Connectivity between catalytic landscapes of the metallo-β-lactamase superfamily.
  199. Faculty Opinions recommendation of Enzyme architecture: deconstruction of the enzyme-activating phosphodianion interactions of orotidine 5'-monophosphate decarboxylase.
  200. Force Field Independent Metal Parameters Using a Nonbonded Dummy Model
  201. The Alkaline Hydrolysis of Sulfonate Esters: Challenges in Interpreting Experimental and Theoretical Data
  202. Concerted or Stepwise: How Much Do Free-Energy Landscapes Tell Us about the Mechanisms of Elimination Reactions?
  203. Energetics of activation of GTP hydrolysis on the ribosome
  204. Cellular Polyamines Promote Amyloid-Beta (Aβ) Peptide Fibrillation and Modulate the Aggregation Pathways
  205. Why nature really chose phosphate
  206. Modeling catalytic promiscuity in the alkaline phosphatase superfamily
  207. Prechemistry barriers and checkpoints do not contribute to fidelity and catalysis as long as they are not rate limiting
  208. Computational Study of the p K a Values of Potential Catalytic Residues in the Active Site of Monoamine Oxidase B
  209. Computational Protein Engineering: Bridging the Gap between Rational Design and Laboratory Evolution
  210. Base-Catalyzed Dehydration of 3-Substituted Benzene cis -1,2-Dihydrodiols: Stabilization of a Cyclohexadienide Anion Intermediate by Negative Aromatic Hyperconjugation
  211. Catalytic promiscuity inPseudomonas aeruginosaarylsulfatase as an example of chemistry-driven protein evolution
  212. Examining the promiscuous phosphatase activity of Pseudomonas aeruginosa arylsulfatase: A comparison to analogous phosphatases
  213. Theoretical Comparison of p -Nitrophenyl Phosphate and Sulfate Hydrolysis in Aqueous Solution: Implications for Enzyme-Catalyzed Sulfuryl Transfer
  214. Catalysis by dihydrofolate reductase and other enzymes arises from electrostatic preorganization, not conformational motions
  215. Paradynamics: An Effective and Reliable Model for Ab Initio QM/MM Free-Energy Calculations and Related Tasks
  216. Coarse-Grained (Multiscale) Simulations in Studies of Biophysical and Chemical Systems
  217. Multiscale modeling of biological functions
  218. The effect of leaving group on mechanistic preference in phosphate monoester hydrolysis
  219. The empirical valence bond model: theory and applications
  220. On Catalytic Preorganization in Oxyanion Holes: Highlighting the Problems with the Gas-Phase Modeling of Oxyanion Holes and Illustrating the Need for Complete Enzyme Models
  221. Examining the case for the effect of barrier compression on tunneling, vibrationally enhanced catalysis, catalytic entropy and related issues
  222. Reply to Karplus: Conformational dynamics have no role in the chemical step
  223. Ketosteroid isomerase provides further support for the idea that enzymes work by electrostatic preorganization
  224. An analysis of all the relevant facts and arguments indicates that enzyme catalysis does not involve large contributions from nuclear tunneling
  225. Phosphate ester analogues as probes for understanding enzyme catalysed phosphoryl transfer
  226. The EVB as a quantitative tool for formulating simulations and analyzing biological and chemical reactions
  227. On the Energetics of ATP Hydrolysis in Solution
  228. At the dawn of the 21st century: Is dynamics the missing link for understanding enzyme catalysis?
  229. Enzyme millisecond conformational dynamics do not catalyze the chemical step
  230. Correction to A Computational Study of the Hydrolysis of dGTP Analogues with Halomethylene-Modified Leaving Groups in Solution: Implications for the Mechanism of DNA Polymerases
  231. On Unjustifiably Misrepresenting the EVB Approach While Simultaneously Adopting It
  232. A Computational Study of the Hydrolysis of dGTP Analogues with Halomethylene-Modified Leaving Groups in Solution: Implications for the Mechanism of DNA Polymerases
  233. Are Mixed Explicit/Implicit Solvation Models Reliable for Studying Phosphate Hydrolysis? A Comparative Study of Continuum, Explicit and Mixed Solvation Models
  234. Progress in Ab Initio QM/MM Free-Energy Simulations of Electrostatic Energies in Proteins: Accelerated QM/MM Studies of p K a , Redox Reactions and Solvation Free Energies †
  235. Dineopentyl Phosphate Hydrolysis: Evidence for Stepwise Water Attack
  236. Associative Versus Dissociative Mechanisms of Phosphate Monoester Hydrolysis: On the Interpretation of Activation Entropies
  237. On the Interpretation of the Observed Linear Free Energy Relationship in Phosphate Hydrolysis: A Thorough Computational Study of Phosphate Diester Hydrolysis in Solution †
  238. A molecular dynamics study of WPD-loop flexibility in PTP1B
  239. The role of metal ions in phosphate ester hydrolysis
  240. A targeted molecular dynamics study of WPD loop movement in PTP1B