Alanna Schepartz
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    Karp H, Zoltek M, Wasko K, Vazquez A, Brim J, Ngo W, et al.
  
  
    Nucleic Acids Res
    . 2025 Mar;
          53(5).
    
    PMID: 40036508
  
  
          Effective genome editing requires a sufficient dose of CRISPR-Cas9 ribonucleoproteins (RNPs) to enter the target cell while minimizing immune responses, off-target editing, and cytotoxicity. Clinical use of Cas9 RNPs currently...
      
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    Schissel C, Roberts-Mataric H, Garcia I, Kang H, Mowzoon-Mogharrabi R, Francis M, et al.
  
  
    J Am Chem Soc
    . 2025 Feb;
          147(8):6503-6513.
    
    PMID: 39933167
  
  
          Despite tremendous efforts to engineer translational machinery, replacing the encoded peptide backbone with new-to-nature structures remains a significant challenge. C, H, O, and N are the elements of life, yet...
      
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    Fricke R, Knudson I, Swenson C, Smaga S, Schepartz A
  
  
    Nat Protoc
    . 2025 Jan;
    
    PMID: 39762443
  
  
          Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases (aaRSs) provide an essential functional link between an mRNA sequence and the protein it encodes. aaRS enzymes catalyze a two-step chemical reaction that acylates specific tRNAs with a...
      
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    Karp H, Zoltek M, Wasko K, Vazquez A, Brim J, Ngo W, et al.
  
  
    bioRxiv
    . 2024 Oct;
    
    PMID: 39464099
  
  
          Effective genome editing requires a sufficient dose of CRISPR-Cas9 ribonucleoproteins (RNPs) to enter the target cell while minimizing immune responses, off-target editing and cytotoxicity. Clinical use of Cas9 RNPs currently...
      
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    Vazquez Maldonado A, Chen T, Rodriguez D, Zoltek M, Schepartz A
  
  
    bioRxiv
    . 2024 Oct;
    
    PMID: 39386431
  
  
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    Soni C, Prywes N, Hall M, Nair M, Savage D, Schepartz A, et al.
  
  
    ACS Cent Sci
    . 2024 Jul;
          10(6):1211-1220.
    
    PMID: 38947215
  
  
          Using directed evolution, aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases (aaRSs) have been engineered to incorporate numerous noncanonical amino acids (ncAAs). Until now, the selection of such novel aaRS mutants has relied on the expression...
      
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    Cruz-Navarrete F, Griffin W, Chan Y, Martin M, Alejo J, Brady R, et al.
  
  
    ACS Cent Sci
    . 2024 Jul;
          10(6):1262-1275.
    
    PMID: 38947208
  
  
          Templated synthesis of proteins containing non-natural amino acids (nnAAs) promises to expand the chemical space available to biological therapeutics and materials, but existing technologies are still limiting. Addressing these limitations...
      
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    Hamlish N, Abramyan A, Shah B, Zhang Z, Schepartz A
  
  
    ACS Cent Sci
    . 2024 May;
          10(5):1044-1053.
    
    PMID: 38799653
  
  
          The programmed synthesis of sequence-defined biomaterials whose monomer backbones diverge from those of canonical α-amino acids represents the next frontier in protein and biomaterial evolution. Such next-generation molecules provide otherwise...
      
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    Zoltek M, Vazquez Maldonado A, Zhang X, Dadina N, Lesiak L, Schepartz A
  
  
    ACS Cent Sci
    . 2024 Apr;
          10(4):860-870.
    
    PMID: 38680556
  
  
          The inefficient translocation of proteins across biological membranes limits their application as potential therapeutics and research tools. In many cases, the translocation of a protein involves two discrete steps: uptake...
      
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    Giudice J, Brauer D, Zoltek M, Vazquez Maldonado A, Kelly M, Schepartz A
  
  
    bioRxiv
    . 2024 Apr;
    
    PMID: 38617268
  
  
          ZF5.3 is a compact, rationally designed mini-protein that escapes efficiently from the endosomes of multiple cell types. Despite its small size (27 amino acids), ZF5.3 can be isolated intact from...