@article{PetrovićWendler2021, author = {Petrović, Saša and Wendler, Petra}, title = {A RADD approach to probing AAA plus protein function}, series = {Nature structural \& molecular biology}, volume = {28}, journal = {Nature structural \& molecular biology}, number = {4}, publisher = {Nature Publishing Group}, address = {Berlin}, issn = {1545-9993}, doi = {10.1038/s41594-021-00579-5}, pages = {329 -- 330}, year = {2021}, abstract = {AAA+ proteins (ATPases associated with various cellular activities) catalyze the energy-dependent movement or rearrangement of macromolecules. A new study addresses the important question of how to design a selective chemical inhibitor for specific proteins in this diverse superfamily. The powerful chemical genetics approach adds to a growing toolbox of applications that allow dissection of the functions of distinct AAA+ proteins in vivo, facilitating the first steps toward effective drug development.}, language = {en} } @article{QiuZhangBicketal.2021, author = {Qiu, Liang and Zhang, Haoran and Bick, Thomas and Martin, Johannes and Wendler, Petra and B{\"o}ker, Alexander and Glebe, Ulrich and Xing, Chengfen}, title = {Construction of highly ordered glyco-inside nano-assemblies through RAFT dispersion polymerization of galactose-decorated monomer}, series = {Angewandte Chemie : a journal of the Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker ; International edition}, volume = {60}, journal = {Angewandte Chemie : a journal of the Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker ; International edition}, number = {20}, publisher = {Wiley-VCH}, address = {Weinheim}, issn = {1433-7851}, doi = {10.1002/anie.202015692}, pages = {11098 -- 11103}, year = {2021}, abstract = {Glyco-assemblies derived from amphiphilic sugar-decorated block copolymers (ASBCs) have emerged prominently due to their wide application, for example, in biomedicine and as drug carriers. However, to efficiently construct these glyco-assemblies is still a challenge. Herein, we report an efficient technology for the synthesis of glyco-inside nano-assemblies by utilizing RAFT polymerization of a galactose-decorated methacrylate for polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA). Using this approach, a series of highly ordered glyco-inside nano-assemblies containing intermediate morphologies were fabricated by adjusting the length of the hydrophobic glycoblock and the polymerization solids content. A specific morphology of complex vesicles was captured during the PISA process and the formation mechanism is explained by the morphology of its precursor and intermediate. Thus, this method establishes a powerful route to fabricate glyco-assemblies with tunable morphologies and variable sizes, which is significant to enable the large-scale fabrication and wide application of glyco-assemblies.}, language = {en} }