Human frataxin activates Fe–S cluster biosynthesis by facilitating sulfur transfer chemistry

J Bridwell-Rabb, NG Fox, CL Tsai, AM Winn… - Biochemistry, 2014 - ACS Publications
Iron–sulfur clusters are ubiquitous protein cofactors with critical cellular functions. The
mitochondrial Fe–S assembly complex, which consists of the cysteine desulfurase NFS1 and its …

[HTML][HTML] Structure of the human frataxin-bound iron-sulfur cluster assembly complex provides insight into its activation mechanism

NG Fox, X Yu, X Feng, HJ Bailey, A Martelli… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
The core machinery for de novo biosynthesis of iron-sulfur clusters (ISC), located in the
mitochondria matrix, is a five-protein complex containing the cysteine desulfurase NFS1 that is …

Frataxin accelerates [2Fe-2S] cluster formation on the human Fe–S assembly complex

NG Fox, D Das, M Chakrabarti, PA Lindahl… - Biochemistry, 2015 - ACS Publications
Iron–sulfur (Fe–S) clusters function as protein cofactors for a wide variety of critical cellular
reactions. In human mitochondria, a core Fe–S assembly complex [called SDUF and …

The human iron–sulfur assembly complex catalyzes the synthesis of [2Fe-2S] clusters on ISCU2 that can be transferred to acceptor molecules

NG Fox, M Chakrabarti, SP McCormick, PA Lindahl… - Biochemistry, 2015 - ACS Publications
Iron–sulfur (Fe–S) clusters are essential protein cofactors for most life forms. In human
mitochondria, the core Fe–S biosynthetic enzymatic complex (called SDUF) consists of NFS1, …

Molecular engineering of organophosphate hydrolysis activity from a weak promiscuous lactonase template

MM Meier, C Rajendran, C Malisi, NG Fox… - Journal of the …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Rapid evolution of enzymes provides unique molecular insights into the remarkable
adaptability of proteins and helps to elucidate the relationship between amino acid sequence, …

4′-Phosphopantetheine and long acyl chain-dependent interactions are integral to human mitochondrial acyl carrier protein function

JD Majmudar, X Feng, NG Fox, JF Nabhan, T Towle… - …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
The mitochondrial acyl carrier protein (human ACPM, yeast Acp1) is an essential
mitochondrial protein. Through binding of nascent acyl chains on the serine (S112)-bound 4′-…

Early diagnosis of primary Sjögren's syndrome: EULAR-SS task force clinical recommendations

…, S Bombardieri, S De Vita, T Mandl, WF Ng… - Expert review of …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Sjögren’s syndrome (SjS) is a systemic autoimmune disease that mainly affects the exocrine
glands, leading to generalized mucosal dryness. However, primary SjS may initially present …

Invention of MK-7845, a SARS-CoV-2 3CL Protease Inhibitor Employing a Novel Difluorinated Glutamine Mimic

…, E Dolgov, JF Fay, NG Fox… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2024 - ACS Publications
As SARS-CoV-2 continues to circulate, antiviral treatments are needed to complement
vaccines. The virus’s main protease, 3CLPro, is an attractive drug target in part because it …

[HTML][HTML] Zinc (II) binding on human wild-type ISCU and Met140 variants modulates NFS1 desulfurase activity

NG Fox, A Martelli, JF Nabhan, J Janz, O Borkowska… - Biochimie, 2018 - Elsevier
Human de novo iron-sulfur (Fe-S) assembly complex consists of cysteine desulfurase NFS1,
accessory protein ISD11, acyl carrier protein ACP, scaffold protein ISCU, and allosteric …

[PDF][PDF] 2016 American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism classification criteria for primary Sjögren's syndrome: a consensus and data …

…, B Fisher, B Kirkham, G Larkin, F Ng… - Arthritis & …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To develop and validate an international set of classification criteria for primary
Sjögren's syndrome (SS) using guidelines from the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) …