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D. W. Kneller

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Approach:experimental assay· 6 Organism:virus· 6 Assay:structural biology· 5 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 3 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 2 Approach:mechanistic / dynamical model· 2 Research Focus:protein folding & dynamics· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1

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Co-transcriptional capping using an RNA capping enzyme-T7 RNA polymerase fusion protein

S. H. Chan, L. Tirole, D. W. Kneller, T. M. Kelley, N. Dai, G. B. Robb

This paper describes an RNA capping enzyme-T7 RNA polymerase fusion protein that efficiently generates capped synthetic mRNA in a one-step process, achieving up to 95% Cap-1 incorporation.

bioRxiv · Oct 28, 2023 · PreprintBiochemistry

Biochemical characterization of mRNA capping enzyme from Faustovirus

S. H. Chan, C. N. Mole, D. Nye, L. Mitchell, N. Dai, J. Buss, J. M. Whipple, D. W. Kneller, G. B. Robb

This study characterizes a single-subunit RNA capping enzyme from Faustovirus, showing it efficiently generates Cap-0 structures and has advantageous properties for synthetic mRNA manufacturing.

bioRxiv · Jun 5, 2023Biochemistry

A novel family of sugar-specific phosphodiesterases that remove zwitterionic modifications of N-acetylglucosamine

S. L. Fossa, B. P. Anton, D. W. Kneller, L. M. C. Petralia, M. L. Boisvert, S. Vainauskas, C. H. Hokke, J. M. Foster, C. H. Taron

This study identifies and characterizes a novel phosphodiesterase, GlcNAc-PDase, that specifically removes zwitterionic modifications from GlcNAc-6-PC and GlcNAc-6-PE in parasitic nematodes.

bioRxiv · Jun 1, 2023Biochemistry

The mechanisms of catalysis and ligand binding for the SARS-CoV-2 NSP3 macrodomain from neutron and X-ray diffraction at room temperature

G. J. Correy, D. W. Kneller, G. Phillips, S. Pant, S. Russi, A. E. Cohen, G. Meigs, J. M. Holton, S. Gahbauer, M. C. Thompson, A. Ashworth, L. Coates, A. Kovalevsky, F. Meilleur, J. S. Fraser

This study determines the crystal structures of SARS-CoV-2 NSP3 macrodomain using neutron and X-ray diffraction, revealing insights into its catalytic mechanism and ligand binding.

bioRxiv · Feb 7, 2022Biochemistry

High Throughput Virtual Screening and Validation of a SARS-CoV-2 Main Protease Non-Covalent Inhibitor

A. Clyde, S. Galanie, D. W. Kneller, H. Ma, Y. Babuji, B. Blaiszik, A. Brace, T. Brettin, K. Chard, R. Chard, L. Coates, I. Foster, D. Hauner, V. Kertesz, N. Kumar, , R. Stevens

This paper identifies a novel non-covalent inhibitor of SARS-CoV-2 main protease through high throughput virtual screening, validated by biochemical assays, X-ray crystallography, and molecular dynamics simulations.

bioRxiv · Mar 27, 2021 · PreprintBiophysics

Inhibitor Binding Modulates Protonation States in the Active Site of SARS-CoV-2 Main Protease

D. W. Kneller, G. Phillips, K. L. Weiss, Q. Zhang, L. Coates, A. Kovalevsky

This study uses neutron crystallography to show that inhibitor binding changes protonation states of three histidine residues in SARS-CoV-2 Mpro, providing insights for drug design.

bioRxiv · Jan 12, 2021 · PreprintBiophysics

Protonation states in SARS-CoV-2 main protease mapped by neutron crystallography

D. W. Kneller, G. Phillips, K. L. Weiss, S. Pant, Q. Zhang, H. O'Neill, L. Coates, A. Kovalevsky

This study determines the protonation states of SARS-CoV-2 main protease using neutron crystallography, revealing a zwitterionic active site with specific charge states of key residues.

bioRxiv · Sep 22, 2020 · PreprintBiochemistry

Inhibitor binding influences the protonation states of histidines in SARS-CoV-2 main protease

A. Pavlova, D. L. Lynch, I. Daidone, L. Zanetti-Polzi, M. D. Smith, C. Chipot, D. W. Kneller, A. Kovalevsky, L. Coates, A. A. Golosov, C. J. Dickson, C. Velez-Vega, J. S. Duca, J. V. Vermaas, Y. T. Pang, , J. C. Gumbart

This study uses molecular dynamics simulations to investigate how inhibitor binding affects the protonation states of histidines in SARS-CoV-2 main protease, showing their impact on structural stability and inhibitor binding.

bioRxiv · Sep 7, 2020Biophysics