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