A post-translational backbone extension acyl rearrangement (BEAR) reaction has now been developed that converts a ribosomal protein product into a new product containing a β-peptide, γ-peptide or δ-pe...

Multiple genetic codes developed during the evolution of eukaryotes and bacteria, yet no alternative genetic code is known for archaea. We used proteomics to confirm our prediction that certain archae...

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Expanding the complexity of genetically encoded peptides is a long-standing challenge at the intersection of chemistry and biology. Now it has been shown that linear peptides with a reactive N-termina...

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A post-translational backbone extension acyl rearrangement (BEAR) reaction has now been developed that converts a ribosomal protein product into a new product containing a β-peptide, γ-peptide or δ-pe...

A post-translational backbone extension acyl rearrangement (BEAR) reaction has now been developed that converts a ribosomal protein product into a new product containing a β-peptide, γ-peptide or δ-pe...

C-GEM transformed the Nobel Prize-winning technique of directed evolution into an educational board game! Directed Evolution: The Game tasks players with...

3′-Deoxynucleosides have demonstrated profound biochemical utility, including in our recent work on the use of aminoacyl thio-tRNAs for in vitro translation. Though our preparation of 3′-(2-pyridyldithio)-3′-deoxyadenosine─a key synthetic precursor en route to aminoacyl thio-tRNAs─followed robust prior precedents, an unrelated recent structural revision prompted us to validate the regioselectivity of our route further. Here we provide confirmatory evidence for the structure of 3′-(2-pyridyldithio)-3′-deoxyadenosine and downstream analogues via synthetic convergence with a 3′-deoxynucleoside antibiotic, cordycepin, and concomitant MicroED analysis.

The ribosomal incorporation of backbone-modified amino acid analogs into peptides and proteins enables the programmed synthesis of sequence-defined biopolymers with tunable properties. However, the su...

Abstract. We describe a new assay that reports directly on the acylation state of a user-chosen transfer RNA (tRNA) in cells. We call this assay 3-Prime Ad

Abstract. We describe a new assay that reports directly on the acylation state of a user-chosen transfer RNA (tRNA) in cells. We call this assay 3-Prime Ad

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