Peter E. Cavanagh

This paper designs a new proximity labeling enzyme, FlexID, using computational methods to improve spatial precision and versatility for mapping protein interactions and proteomes.

Contrastive scoring of protein variants across alternative backbone structures with inverse folding models (Conformational Biasing) predicts mutations that shift conformational equilibria and tune effector binding, catalysis, and labeling specificity.

This study identifies PTER as the taurine N-acetyltransferase/hydrolase, showing its role in regulating N-acetyltaurine levels and linking it to energy balance and metabolic phenotypes.