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The turnover numbers (kcat) of complexes 1 and 3 for catecholase activity are 1121 and 720 h-1, respectively, at an optimum pH of 8.0 and for phenoxazinone synthase activity are 429 and 398 h-1, respectively, at an optimum pH of 9.7. The higher kcat values of 1 for both reactions are attributable to a water molecule coordinated to the central MnII atom that facilitates the substrate-catalyst binding. An ESI-mass spectral analysis indicates that trinuclear heterometallic species, e.g., [(CuL)2Mn(nic)(H2O)]+ for 1 and [(CuL)2Mn(nic)]+ for 3, are the active species that bind to the substrate, and on that basis, probable mechanisms through the formation of radical intermediates have been proposed.Multienzyme complexes, or metabolons, are natural assemblies or clusters of sequential enzymes in biosynthesis. Spatial proximity of the enzyme active sites results in a substrate channeling effect, streamlines the cascade reaction, and increases the overall efficiency of the metabolic pathway. Engineers have constructed synthetic multienzyme complexes to acquire better control of the metabolic flux and a higher titer of the target product. As most of these complexes are assembled through orthogonal interactions or bioconjugation reactions, the number of enzymes to be assembled is limited by the number of orthogonal interaction or reaction pairs. Here, we utilized the Tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) virus-like particle (VLP) as protein scaffold and orthogonal reactive protein pairs (SpyCatcher/SpyTag and SnoopCatcher/SnoopTag) as linker modules to assemble three terpene biosynthetic enzymes in Escherichia coli. The enzyme assembly switched on the production of amorpha-4,11-diene, whereas the product was undetectable in all the controls without assembly. This work demonstrates a facile strategy for constructing scaffolded catalytic nanomachineries to biosynthesize valuable metabolites in bacterial cells, and a unique assembly induced the switch-on mechanism in biosynthesis for the first time.The brightness of organic fluorescence materials determines their resolution and sensitivity in fluorescence display and detection. However, strategies to effectively enhance the brightness are still scarce. Conventional planar π-conjugated molecules display excellent photophysical properties as isolated species but suffer from aggregation-caused quenching effect when aggregated owing to the cofacial π-π interactions. In contrast, twisted molecules show high photoluminescence quantum yield (ΦPL) in aggregate while at the cost of absorption due to the breakage in conjugation. Therefore, it is challenging to integrate the strong absorption and high solid-state ΦPL, which are two main indicators of brightness, into one molecule. Herein, we propose a molecular design strategy to boost the brightness through the incorporation of planar blocks into twisted skeletons. As a proof-of-concept, twisted small-molecule TT3-oCB with larger π-conjugated dithieno[3,2-b2',3'-d]thiophene unit displays superb brightness at the NIR-IIb (1500-1700 nm) than that of TT1-oCB and TT2-oCB with smaller thiophene and thienothiophene unit, respectively. Whole-body angiography using TT3-oCB nanoparticles presents an apparent vessel width of 0.29 mm. Improved NIR-IIb image resolution is achieved for femoral vessels with an apparent width of only 0.04 mm. High-magnification through-skull microscopic NIR-IIb imaging of cerebral vasculature gives an apparent width of ∼3.3 μm. Moreover, the deeply located internal organ such as bladder is identified with high clarity. The present molecular design philosophy embodies a platform for further development of in vivo bioimaging.Despite the vital role of vaccines in fighting viral pathogens, effective vaccines are still unavailable for many infectious diseases. The importance of vaccines cannot be overstated during the outbreak of a pandemic, such as the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The understanding of genomics, structural biology, and innate/adaptive immunity have expanded the toolkits available for current vaccine development. However, sudden outbreaks and the requirement of population-level immunization still pose great challenges in today's vaccine designs. Well-established vaccine development protocols from previous experiences are in place to guide the pipelines of vaccine development for emerging viral diseases. Nevertheless, vaccine development may follow different paradigms during a pandemic. For example, multiple vaccine candidates must be pushed into clinical trials simultaneously, and manufacturing capability must be scaled up in early stages. Factors from essential features of safety, efficacy, manufacturing, and distributions to administration approaches are taken into consideration based on advances in materials science and engineering technologies. In this review, we present recent advances in vaccine development by focusing on vaccine discovery, formulation, and delivery devices enabled by alternative administration approaches. We hope to shed light on developing better solutions for faster and better vaccine development strategies through the use of biomaterials, biomolecular engineering, nanotechnology, and microfabrication techniques.Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a complex neurodegenerative disorder affecting millions of people worldwide. The underlying pathologic mechanisms of AD are unclear. Over the decades, the development of single target agent did not lead to any successful treatment for AD. A multitarget agent that could tackle more than one AD phenotype may be helpful as a treatment strategy. Microtubule Associated inhibitor Cholinesterases (ChEs) including acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and butyrylcholinesterase (BuChE), are currently the drug targets with approved treatments. Moreover, amyloid beta (Aβ) deposition is a hallmark of AD that receives considerable attention. Herein, 9Q, a previously reported dual target inhibitor dealing with cholinergic dysfunction and amyloid deposition for AD treatment, has undergone thorough investigations. In vitro studies revealed that 9Q exhibited over 80% inhibition of ChE activity at 100 μM and more than 30% inhibition of Aβ aggregation at 1 mM concentration. Moreover 9Q was able to penetrate the blood-brain barrier (BBB) and enhance the cerebral acetylcholine level in triple transgenic AD (3xTg-AD) mice.
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