Computationally-guided design and selection of high performing ribosomal active site mutants
Understanding how modifications to the ribosome affect function has implications for studying
ribosome biogenesis, building minimal cells, and repurposing ribosomes for synthetic …
ribosome biogenesis, building minimal cells, and repurposing ribosomes for synthetic …
[PDF][PDF] Engineering molecular translation systems
C Kofman, J Lee, MC Jewett - Cell systems, 2021 - cell.com
Molecular translation systems provide a genetically encoded framework for protein synthesis,
which is essential for all life. Engineering these systems to incorporate non-canonical …
which is essential for all life. Engineering these systems to incorporate non-canonical …
Three-dimensional structure-guided evolution of a ribosome with tethered subunits
…, E Bidstrup, J Lee, V Topkar, C Kofman… - Nature chemical …, 2022 - nature.com
RNA-based macromolecular machines, such as the ribosome, have functional parts reliant
on structural interactions spanning sequence-distant regions. These features limit …
on structural interactions spanning sequence-distant regions. These features limit …
[HTML][HTML] Ribosome-mediated biosynthesis of pyridazinone oligomers in vitro
…, J Lim, BM Hosford, S Seo, DS Kim, C Kofman… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The ribosome is a macromolecular machine that catalyzes the sequence-defined polymerization
of L-α-amino acids into polypeptides. The catalysis of peptide bond formation between …
of L-α-amino acids into polypeptides. The catalysis of peptide bond formation between …
[HTML][HTML] Community science designed ribosomes with beneficial phenotypes
…, R Wellington-Oguri, J Romano, C Kofman… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Functional design of ribosomes with mutant ribosomal RNA (rRNA) can expand
opportunities for understanding molecular translation, building cells from the bottom-up, and …
opportunities for understanding molecular translation, building cells from the bottom-up, and …
Computationally-guided design and selection of ribosomal active site mutants with high activity
C Kofman, AM Watkins, DS Kim, AC Wooldredge… - bioRxiv, 2022 - biorxiv.org
Understanding how modifications to the ribosome affect function has implications for studying
ribosome biogenesis, building minimal cells, and repurposing ribosomes for synthetic …
ribosome biogenesis, building minimal cells, and repurposing ribosomes for synthetic …
Ribosome Pool Engineering Increases Protein Biosynthesis Yields
The biosynthetic capability of the bacterial ribosome motivates efforts to understand and
harness sequence-optimized versions for synthetic biology. However, functional differences …
harness sequence-optimized versions for synthetic biology. However, functional differences …
Improving genomically recoded Escherichia coli to produce proteins containing non‐canonical amino acids
…, ED Carlson, O Weisser, C Kofman… - Biotechnology …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
A genomically recoded Escherichia coli strain that lacks all amber codons and release factor
1 (C321.∆A) enables efficient genetic encoding of chemically diverse non‐canonical amino …
1 (C321.∆A) enables efficient genetic encoding of chemically diverse non‐canonical amino …
[PDF][PDF] Three-dimensional structure-guided evolution of a ribosome with tethered subunits
C Kofman, KJ Schwarz, Y Liu, G Pintilie, E Roney… - jewettlab.northwestern.edu
RNA-based macromolecular machines, such as the ribosome, have functional parts reliant
on structural interactions spanning sequence-distant regions. These features limit …
on structural interactions spanning sequence-distant regions. These features limit …
Improving genomically recoded Escherichia coli for the production of proteins containing non-canonical amino acids
A genomically recoded Escherichia coli strain that lacks all amber codons and release factor
1 (C321.ΔA) enables efficient genetic encoding of chemically diverse, non-canonical amino …
1 (C321.ΔA) enables efficient genetic encoding of chemically diverse, non-canonical amino …