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The cover depicts a SEM image of a dorsal surface of liverwort M. polymorpha female thallus. Liverwort were found to have a noncanonical pathway for the regulation of master growth repressor DELLA.
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The cover depicts a SEM image of a dorsal surface of liverwort M. polymorpha female thallus. Liverwort were found to have a noncanonical pathway for the regulation of master growth repressor DELLA.
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A new paper from @zhilindseylin.bsky.social @jimwellsucsf.bsky.social and colleagues presents temporal mapping of extracellular and intracellular neighborhoods of a protein of interest with MultiMap photoproximity labeling proteomics, here applied to EGFR
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Temporal photoproximity labeling of ligand-activated EGFR neighborhoods using MultiMap - Nature Chemical Biology
A multiscale photoproximity labeling proteomics workflow captures dynamic neighborhoods of extracellular and intracellular epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor interactomes during early, middle and ...
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November 19, 2025 at 8:23 PM
A new paper from @zhilindseylin.bsky.social @jimwellsucsf.bsky.social and colleagues presents temporal mapping of extracellular and intracellular neighborhoods of a protein of interest with MultiMap photoproximity labeling proteomics, here applied to EGFR
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Nitrogen fixation by nitrogenase requires a metallocofactor built by dedicated multiprotein machinery. Structural snapshots of a precursor entering a key maturase reveal the dynamic process of FeMo-cofactor assembly
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Dynamics driving the precursor in NifEN scaffold during nitrogenase FeMo-cofactor assembly - Nature Chemical Biology
Nitrogen fixation by nitrogenase requires a metallocofactor built by a dedicated multiprotein machinery. Here, the authors captured structural snapshots of a precursor entering a key maturase, reveali...
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November 19, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Nitrogen fixation by nitrogenase requires a metallocofactor built by dedicated multiprotein machinery. Structural snapshots of a precursor entering a key maturase reveal the dynamic process of FeMo-cofactor assembly
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A new Review discusses how degrons of different types, with an emphasis on high-order structural ones, regulate substrate-E3 interactions and how their dysregulation is linked to human diseases
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Degrons and degradation signals beyond short linear motifs - Nature Chemical Biology
Degrons are degradation signals in target proteins to direct recognition and degradation by the ubiquitin–proteasome system. Wang et al. introduce degrons of different types, with an emphasis on high-...
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November 14, 2025 at 8:51 PM
A new Review discusses how degrons of different types, with an emphasis on high-order structural ones, regulate substrate-E3 interactions and how their dysregulation is linked to human diseases
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A large-scale metagenomic, single-bacterial sequencing and biochemical study reveal the untapped biosynthetic potential of ‘Entotheonella’ symbionts in marine sponges
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Chemical richness and diversity of uncultivated ‘Entotheonella’ symbionts in marine sponges - Nature Chemical Biology
Marine sponges host bacteria that produce diverse bioactive compounds. Here, the authors conduct a large-scale metagenomic, single-bacterial and biochemical study to reveal the untapped biosynthetic p...
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November 14, 2025 at 8:46 PM
A large-scale metagenomic, single-bacterial sequencing and biochemical study reveal the untapped biosynthetic potential of ‘Entotheonella’ symbionts in marine sponges
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A new Perspective discusses how elevated-temperature crystallography uncovers hidden dynamic states of protein, ligand, and water molecules, expanding insights into the protein conformational landscape for drug design
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Unfreezing structural biology for drug discovery - Nature Chemical Biology
This Perspective discusses how elevated-temperature crystallography uncovers hidden dynamic states of protein, ligand and water molecules, expanding insights into the protein conformational landscape ...
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November 10, 2025 at 2:38 PM
A new Perspective discusses how elevated-temperature crystallography uncovers hidden dynamic states of protein, ligand, and water molecules, expanding insights into the protein conformational landscape for drug design
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A new Review by Agnese Nicoli and Michelle Frei examines the progress in developing synthetic small-molecule fluorophores and how these in combination with innovative labeling strategies can advance chemical biology
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Synthetic fluorophores for live-cell fluorescence microscopy and biosensing - Nature Chemical Biology
Performing live-cell microscopy experiments with high spatial and temporal resolution requires fluorophores with highly optimized properties. This Review examines the progress in developing synthetic ...
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November 4, 2025 at 5:26 PM
A new Review by Agnese Nicoli and Michelle Frei examines the progress in developing synthetic small-molecule fluorophores and how these in combination with innovative labeling strategies can advance chemical biology
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A new paper developed a small molecule that exploits the high abundance of mutant p53 and binds p53 Y220C delivering a mitosis blocker, killing TP53 mutant cancer cells while sparing healthy ones
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Mutant p53 protein accumulation is selectively targetable by proximity-inducing drugs - Nature Chemical Biology
Exploiting the high abundance of mutant p53 protein, a small molecule was developed that specifically binds to p53-Y220C mutants and delivers a mitosis blocker, killing TP53-mutant cancer cells while ...
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November 4, 2025 at 5:24 PM
A new paper developed a small molecule that exploits the high abundance of mutant p53 and binds p53 Y220C delivering a mitosis blocker, killing TP53 mutant cancer cells while sparing healthy ones
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Mapping oxidatively damaged bases and abasic sites at single-nucleotide resolutions reveals transcription-related strand biases, patterns mirroring cancer mutational signatures, and the action of anticancer drug irofulven
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Click-code-seq reveals strand biases of DNA oxidation and depurination in human genome - Nature Chemical Biology
By mapping oxidatively damaged bases and abasic sites at single-nucleotide resolution in human cells, Takhaveev et al. observed transcription-related strand biases, patterns mirroring cancer mutationa...
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October 31, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Mapping oxidatively damaged bases and abasic sites at single-nucleotide resolutions reveals transcription-related strand biases, patterns mirroring cancer mutational signatures, and the action of anticancer drug irofulven
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A new paper reports a tungsten-dependent aldehyde:ferredoxin oxidoreductase as the enzyme responsible for acetate reduction to acetaldehyde for ethanol biosynthesis in the gas-converting bacteria C. autoethanogenum
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Carbon-monoxide-driven bioethanol production operates through a tungsten-dependent catalyst - Nature Chemical Biology
Microbial alcohol production from waste gases could enable sustainable carbon cycling. Now, the tungsten-dependent aldehyde:ferredoxin oxidoreductase from the gas-converting bacterium Clostridium auto...
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October 31, 2025 at 2:01 PM
A new paper reports a tungsten-dependent aldehyde:ferredoxin oxidoreductase as the enzyme responsible for acetate reduction to acetaldehyde for ethanol biosynthesis in the gas-converting bacteria C. autoethanogenum
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Our November issue is live!
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The cover depicts a SEM image of a dorsal surface of liverwort M. polymorpha female thallus. Liverwort were found to have a noncanonical pathway for the regulation of master growth repressor DELLA.
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The cover depicts a SEM image of a dorsal surface of liverwort M. polymorpha female thallus. Liverwort were found to have a noncanonical pathway for the regulation of master growth repressor DELLA.
October 31, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Our November issue is live!
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The cover depicts a SEM image of a dorsal surface of liverwort M. polymorpha female thallus. Liverwort were found to have a noncanonical pathway for the regulation of master growth repressor DELLA.
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The cover depicts a SEM image of a dorsal surface of liverwort M. polymorpha female thallus. Liverwort were found to have a noncanonical pathway for the regulation of master growth repressor DELLA.
A new paper shows that SIRT1-driven deacetylation of MED1 under stress modifies gene expression by enhancing RNA Pol II action, promoting survival and growth of ER+ breast cancer cells----highlighting a potential therapeutic target
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MED1 IDR deacetylation controls stress responsive genes through RNA Pol II recruitment - Nature Chemical Biology
SIRT1-driven deacetylation of the MED1 subunit of the Mediator complex under stress modifies gene expression by enhancing RNA polymerase II action, promoting survival and growth of estrogen-receptor-p...
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October 27, 2025 at 3:42 PM
A new paper shows that SIRT1-driven deacetylation of MED1 under stress modifies gene expression by enhancing RNA Pol II action, promoting survival and growth of ER+ breast cancer cells----highlighting a potential therapeutic target
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A method called PIGEON-FEATHER can unambiguously determine residue-level energies of local unfolding from conventional HX-MS datasets
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Site-resolved energetic information from HX–MS experiments - Nature Chemical Biology
Hydrogen exchange–mass spectrometry (HX–MS) is used to qualitatively assess how perturbations such as mutations and ligand binding impact protein ensembles. However, in theory, HX–MS data contain the ...
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October 17, 2025 at 4:53 PM
A method called PIGEON-FEATHER can unambiguously determine residue-level energies of local unfolding from conventional HX-MS datasets
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Phenotypic screening of an endophyte-derived compound library identifies a potent anti-NSCLC lead DAA and uncovers LIC1 as a key regulator of autophagy in NSCLC
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A small molecule targets LIC1 to suppress lung tumor growth by inducing autophagy - Nature Chemical Biology
Phenotypic screening of an endophyte-derived compound library led to identification of a potent anti-non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) lead compound, the 3,4-diisobutyryl derivative of auxarthrol A, ...
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October 17, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Phenotypic screening of an endophyte-derived compound library identifies a potent anti-NSCLC lead DAA and uncovers LIC1 as a key regulator of autophagy in NSCLC
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A new Review discusses strategies for integrating microbial metabolism with catalytic systems to enable sustainable chemical production
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Advances in integrating microbial metabolism with catalytic systems - Nature Chemical Biology
This Review discusses recent strategies for integrating microbial metabolism with chemocatalysis, electrocatalysis, photocatalysis and biocatalysis to enable sustainable chemical production. By highli...
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October 17, 2025 at 4:45 PM
A new Review discusses strategies for integrating microbial metabolism with catalytic systems to enable sustainable chemical production
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Scientists at VIB, Daria Ezeriņa and Joris Messens, with global partners, developed HyPerFLEX🌈 HyPerFLEX tracks cellular stress in real time, glows in multiple colours, works in low-oxygen environments, and could revolutionise research on aging, inflammation & disease!
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Scientists at VIB, Daria Ezeriņa and Joris Messens, with global partners, developed HyPerFLEX🌈 HyPerFLEX tracks cellular stress in real time, glows in multiple colours, works in low-oxygen environments, and could revolutionise research on aging, inflammation & disease!
A new paper reveals the structural basis of how E. coli and T. thermophilus RNA polymerases initiate transcription from Np4 alarmones producing Np4-capped transcripts
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Molecular basis for noncanonical transcription initiation from Np4A alarmones - Nature Chemical Biology
Duan and Kaushik et al. reveal the structural basis of how Escherichia coli and Thermus thermophilus RNA polymerases initiate transcription from Np4A alarmones producing Np4-capped transcripts. The ca...
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October 17, 2025 at 4:38 PM
A new paper reveals the structural basis of how E. coli and T. thermophilus RNA polymerases initiate transcription from Np4 alarmones producing Np4-capped transcripts
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Our new paper entitled “Boolean Logic-gated Protein Presentation through Autonomously Compiled Molecular Topology” is now live at Nature Chemical Biology (@natchembio.nature.com)! Check it out!
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Our new paper entitled “Boolean Logic-gated Protein Presentation through Autonomously Compiled Molecular Topology” is now live at Nature Chemical Biology (@natchembio.nature.com)! Check it out!
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Key DNA repair enzyme PARP1 promotes transcriptional restart after DNA damage through PARylating and stabilizing AFF1 by preventing its ubiquitylation by the E3 ligase Siah1
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Stabilization of AFF1 by PARylation ensures transcriptional restart after DNA damage - Nature Chemical Biology
Zhu, Fu, Zhu, Li and colleagues found that the key DNA repair enzyme poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase 1 promotes transcriptional restart after DNA damage through PARylating and stabilizing AFF1 by preventing its ubiquitylation by the E3 ligase Siah1.
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October 8, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Key DNA repair enzyme PARP1 promotes transcriptional restart after DNA damage through PARylating and stabilizing AFF1 by preventing its ubiquitylation by the E3 ligase Siah1
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A new study presents prime-editing-based inversion with enhanced performance that enables efficient and precise genomic inversions from kilobase to chromosome scale for chromosomal engineering, disease modeling, and studying 3D genome architecture
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Efficient and precise inversion of genomic DNA from large to chromosomal scale - Nature Chemical Biology
This study presents prime-editing-based inversion with enhanced performance, a prime editing-based system that enables efficient and precise genomic inversions from kilobase to chromosome scale, offering a powerful tool for chromosomal engineering, disease modeling and studying three-dimensional genome architecture.
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October 8, 2025 at 8:00 PM
A new study presents prime-editing-based inversion with enhanced performance that enables efficient and precise genomic inversions from kilobase to chromosome scale for chromosomal engineering, disease modeling, and studying 3D genome architecture
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A new paper uncovers multiple evolutionary and mechanistic insights for oxidosqualene cyclases that generate triterpenoid diversity across the Plant Kingdom, thanks to genome mining and transient expression
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Large-scale mining of plant genomes unlocks the diversity of oxidosqualene cyclases - Nature Chemical Biology
In plants, oxidosqualene cyclases (OSCs) perform a highly complex single reaction to generate the basis of all triterpenoid diversity. Here the authors leverage genome mining and transient expression to uncover multiple evolutionary and mechanistic insights for OSCs across the plant kingdom.
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October 8, 2025 at 7:56 PM
A new paper uncovers multiple evolutionary and mechanistic insights for oxidosqualene cyclases that generate triterpenoid diversity across the Plant Kingdom, thanks to genome mining and transient expression
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A new Review explores how PTMs orchestrate replication stress responses by regulating checkpoint signaling, DNA repair and fork modeling, thereby preserving genome stability under genotoxic conditions
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Decoding replication stress responses through post-translational modifications - Nature Chemical Biology
This Review explores how post-translational modifications orchestrate replication stress responses by regulating checkpoint signaling, DNA repair and fork remodeling, thereby preserving genome stability under genotoxic conditions.
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October 8, 2025 at 7:52 PM
A new Review explores how PTMs orchestrate replication stress responses by regulating checkpoint signaling, DNA repair and fork modeling, thereby preserving genome stability under genotoxic conditions
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Engineered aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase mutants facilitate ultrafast bioorthogonal tagging with multiple noncanonical acids for multiplexed nascent proteome profiling in response to different cues in diverse bacteria
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Cell-selective multiplexed bioorthogonal noncanonical amino acid tagging for nascent proteomics - Nature Chemical Biology
Engineered aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase (aaRS) mutants have been developed that facilitate ultrafast bioorthogonal noncanonical amino acid tagging (BONCAT) of newly synthesized proteins in diverse bacteria, including ESKAPE pathogens. The substrate polyspecificity of the aaRS mutants enables pulse-chase BONCAT and differential tagging of temporally distinct nascent proteomes in cells.
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October 3, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Engineered aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase mutants facilitate ultrafast bioorthogonal tagging with multiple noncanonical acids for multiplexed nascent proteome profiling in response to different cues in diverse bacteria
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The fusion of intrinsically disordered regions to CARs enhances CAR-T signaling by inducing CAR condensation and enhances CAR sensitivity to low-antigen-expressing cancer cells
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IDR-induced CAR condensation improves the cytotoxicity of CAR-Ts against low-antigen cancers - Nature Chemical Biology
Low-antigen-expressing cancers are a challenge to existing chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cell-based therapies. Now, it has been shown that fusion of intrinsically disordered regions to CARs induces CAR condensation and enhances antigen sensitivity and killing activity of CAR-T cells.
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September 29, 2025 at 3:56 PM
The fusion of intrinsically disordered regions to CARs enhances CAR-T signaling by inducing CAR condensation and enhances CAR sensitivity to low-antigen-expressing cancer cells
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The cover image depicts synergistic yeast consortia that mimic the collaborative interactions in plant multicellular systems, enabling the de novo biosynthesis of complex natural product lignans
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The cover image depicts synergistic yeast consortia that mimic the collaborative interactions in plant multicellular systems, enabling the de novo biosynthesis of complex natural product lignans
September 29, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Our October issue is live!
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The cover image depicts synergistic yeast consortia that mimic the collaborative interactions in plant multicellular systems, enabling the de novo biosynthesis of complex natural product lignans
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The cover image depicts synergistic yeast consortia that mimic the collaborative interactions in plant multicellular systems, enabling the de novo biosynthesis of complex natural product lignans