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