2022
Folding and Duplex Formation in Sequence-Defined Aniline Benzaldehyde Oligoarylacetylenes
Strom KS and Szostak JW
J Am Chem Soc 2022 Oct. PDF .
Hybridization kinetics of out-of-equilibrium mixtures of short RNA oligonucleotides
Todisco M and Szostak JW
Nucleic Acids Res. 2022 Sept. PDF .
Template-Free Assembly of Functional RNAs by Loop-Closing Ligation
Wu LF, Liu Z, Roberts SJ, Su M, Szostak JW, Sutherland JD.
J Am Chem Soc. 2022 Aug. PDF .
Freeze-thaw cycles enable a prebiotically plausible and continuous pathway from nucleotide activation to nonenzymatic RNA copying
Zhang SJ, Duzdevich D, Ding D, Szostak JW.
PNAS 2022 Apr. PDF .
Nonenzymatic assembly of active chimeric ribozymes from aminoacylated RNA oligonucleotides
Radakovic A, DasGupta S, Wright TH, Aitken HRM, and Szostak JW
PNAS 2022 Feb. PDF .
Kinetic explanations for the sequence biases observed in the nonenzymatic copying of RNA templates
Ding D, Zhou L, Giurgiu C, Szostak JW.
Nucleic Acids Res. 2022 Jan. PDF .
2021
Structure-activity relationships in nonenzymatic template-directed RNA synthesis
Constantin Giurgiu, Ziyuan Fang, Harry R M Aitken, Seohyun Chris Kim, Lydia Pazienza, Shriyaa Mittal, Jack W Szostak
Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2021 Aug. PDF .
Ribose Alters the Photochemical Properties of the Nucleobase in Thionated Nucleosides
Janicki MJ, Kufner CL, Todd ZR, Kim SC, O'Flaherty DK, Szostak JW, Šponer J, Góra RW, Sasselov DD, Szabla R
J Phys Chem Lett. 2021 Jul. PDF .
Competition between bridged dinucleotides and activated mononucleotides determines the error
frequency of nonenzymatic RNA primer extension
Duzdevich D, Carr CE, Ding D, Zhang SJ, Walton TS, Szostak JW.
Nucleic Acids Res. 2021 March PDF
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The Emergence of RNA from the Heterogeneous Products of Prebiotic Nucleotide Synthesis
Kim SC, O'Flaherty DK, Giurgiu C, Zhou L, Szostak JW.
J Am Chem Soc. 2021 Feb PDF
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In search of the RNA world on Mars.
Mojarro A, Jin L, Szostak JW, Head JW 3rd, Zuber MT.
Geobiology 2021 Feb PDF
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A Potential Role for Aminoacylation in Primordial RNA Copying Chemistry
Radakovic A, Wright TH, Lelyveld VS, Szostak JW.
Biochemistry 2021 Feb PDF
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Shielding from UV Photodamage: Implications for Surficial Origins of Life Chemistry on the Early Earth
Todd ZR, Szostak JW, and Sasselov DD
ACS Earth Space Chem. 2021 Jan PDF
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The Virtual Circular Genome Model for Primordial RNA Replication
Zhou L, Ding D, Szostak JW.
RNA 2021 Jan PDF
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Structural interpretation of the effects of threo-nucleotides on
nonenzymatic template-directed polymerization.
Zhang W, Kim SC, Tam CP, Lelyveld VS, Bala S, Chaput JC, Szostak JW.
Nucleic Acids Res. 2020 Dec PDF
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2020
Bulk Self-Assembly of Giant, Unilamellar Vesicles.
Kindt JT, Szostak JW, Wang A.
ACS Nano. 2020 Nov PDF .
Solid-Phase Synthesis of Sequence-Defined Informational Oligomers
Strom KR and Szostak JW.
J Org Chem 2020 Nov PDF .
Nonenzymatic RNA-templated Synthesis of N3' → P5' Phosphoramidate DNA
O'Flaherty DK, Zhou L, Szostak JW.
Bio Protoc. 2020 Sep PDF .
Assembly of a ribozyme ligase from short oligomers by nonenzymatic ligation
Zhou L, O'Flaherty DK, Szostak JW.
J Am Chem Soc. 2020 Sep PDF .
Potentially Prebiotic Activation Chemistry Compatible with Nonenzymatic RNA Copying
Zhang SJ, Duzdevich D, Szostak JW.
J Am Chem Soc. 2020 Sep PDF .
Template-directed copying of RNA by non-enzymatic ligation.
Zhou L, O'Flaherty DK, Szostak JW.
Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2020 Sep PDF .
Deep sequencing of non-enzymatic RNA primer extension.
Duzdevich D, Carr CE, Szostak JW.
Nucleic Acids Res. 2020 Jul PDF .
Ultraviolet-Driven Deamination of Cytidine Ribonucleotides Under Planetary Conditions.
Todd ZR, Fahrenbach AC, Ranjan S, Magnani CJ, Szostak JW, Sasselov DD.
Astrobiology. 2020 Jul PDF
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S-phase Enriched Non-coding RNAs Regulate Gene Expression and Cell Cycle Progression
Yildirim O, Izgu EC, Damie M, Chalei V, Ji F, Sadreyev R, Szostak JW, Kingston RE.
Cell Rep. 2020 May PDF
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Synthesis of phosphoramidate-linked DNA by a modified DNA polymerase.
Lelyveld VS, Zhang W, Szostak JW.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2020 Mar PDF .
In vitro selection of ribozyme ligases that use prebiotically plausible 2-aminoimidazole-activated substrates.
Walton T, DasGupta S, Duzdevich D, Oh SS, Szostak JW.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2020 Mar PDF .
A model for the emergence of RNA from a prebiotically plausible mixture of ribonucleotides, arabinonucleotides and 2'-deoxynucleotides.
Kim SC, Zhou L, Zhang W, O'Flaherty DK, Rondo-Brovetto V, Szostak JW.
J Am Chem Soc. 2020 Jan PDF
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Large phenotypic enhancement of structured random RNA pools.
Chizzolini F, Passalacqua LFM, Oumais M, Dingilian AI, Szostak JW, Lupták A.
J Am Chem Soc. 2020 Jan PDF .
2019
Non-enzymatic primer extension with strand displacement.
Zhou L, Kim SC, Ho KH, O'Flaherty DK, Giurgiu C, Wright TH, Szostak JW.
Elife 2019 Nov PDF .
Lipid constituents of model protocell membranes
Wang A. and Szostak JW.
Emerg Top Life Sci. 2019 Nov .
Prebiotically Plausible "Patching" of RNA Backbone Cleavage through a 3'-5' Pyrophosphate Linkage.
Wright TH, Giurgiu C, Zhang W, Radakovic A, O'Flaherty DK, Zhou L, Szostak JW.
J Am Chem Soc. 2019 Nov PDF
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DNA polymerase activity on synthetic N3'→P5' phosphoramidate DNA templates.
Lelyveld VS, O'Flaherty DK, Zhou L, Izgu EC, Szostak JW.
Nucleic Acids Res. 2019 Sep PDF .
UV photostability of three 2-aminoazoles with key roles in prebiotic chemistry on the early earth.
Todd ZR, Szabla R, Szostak JW, Sasselov DD.
Chem Commun (Camb). 2019 Aug PDF .
Template-Directed Nonenzymatic Primer Extension Using 2-Methylimidazole-Activated Morpholino Derivatives of Guanosine and Cytidine.
Zhang W, Pal A, Ricardo A, Szostak JW.
J Am Chem Soc. 2019 Jul PDF .
Nonenzymatic Template-Directed Synthesis of Mixed-Sequence 3'-NP-DNA up to 25 Nucleotides Long Inside Model Protocells.
O'Flaherty DK, Zhou L, Szostak JW.
J Am Chem Soc. 2019 Jul PDF .
The mechanism of nonenzymatic template copying with imidazole-activated nucleotides.
Walton T, Zhang W, Li L, Tam CP, Szostak JW.
Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2019 Aug .
Transfer of Sequence Information and Replication of Diimine Duplexes.
Strom KR, Szostak JW, Prywes N.
J Org Chem. 2019 Apr PDF .
Template-directed catalysis of a multi-step reaction pathway for nonenzymatic RNA primer extension.
Walton T, Pazienza L, Szostak JW.
Biochemistry. 2019 Feb PDF .
Using Imaging Flow Cytometry to Quantify and Optimize Giant Vesicle Production by Water-in-oil Emulsion Transfer Methods
Matsushita-Ishiodori Y, Hanczyc MM, Wang A, Szostak JW, Yomo T.
Langmuir. 2019 Feb PDF .
Core-Shell Modeling of Light Scattering by Vesicles: Effect of Size, Contents, and Lamellarity
Wang A, Chan Miller C, Szostak JW
Biophys J. 2019 Feb PDF .
2018
Inosine, but none of the 8-oxo-purines, is a plausible component of a primordial version of RNA
Kim SC, O'Flaherty DK, Zhou L, Lelyveld VS, Szostak JW .
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2018 Dec PDF .
Catalysis of Template-directed Nonenzymatic RNA Copying by Iron (II)
Jin L, Engelhart AE, Zhang W, Adamala KP, Szostak JW .
J Am Chem Soc. 2018 Nov PDF.
Protocells and RNA Self-Replication
Joyce GF and Szostak JW .
Cold Spring Harb Perspect Biol. 2018 Sept PDF.
Mettl1/Wdr4-Mediated m7G tRNA Methylome Is Required for Normal mRNA Translation and Embryonic Stem Cell Self-Renewal and Differentiation
Lin S, Liu Q, Lelyveld V, Choe J, Szostak JW and Gregory R.
Mol Cell. 2018 July PDF.
A Fluorescent G-Quadruplex Sensor for Chemical RNA Copying
Giurgiu C, Wright TH, O'Flaherty DK, Szostak JW .
Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2018 June PDF .
Crystallographic observation of nonenzymatic RNA primer extension
Zhang W, Walton T, Li L, Szostak JW .
Elife. 2018 May PDF.
Copying of Mixed-Sequence RNA Templates inside Model Protocells
O'Flaherty DK, Kamat NP, Mirza FN, Li L, Prywes N, Szostak JW .
J Am Chem Soc. 2018 April PDF.
Preparation, Purification, and Use of Fatty Acid-containing Liposomes
Jin L, Engelhart AE, Adamala KP, Szostak JW .
J Vis Exp. 2018 Feb PDF.
Fatty Acid/Phospholipid Blended Membranes: A Potential Intermediate State in Protocellular Evolution
Jin L, Kamat NP, Jena S, Szostak JW .
Small. 2018 Feb PDF.
Structural Rationale for the Enhanced Catalysis of Nonenzymatic RNA Primer Extension by a Downstream Oligonucleotide
Zhang W, Tam CP, Zhou L, Oh SS, Wang J, Szostak JW .
J Am Chem Soc. 2018 Feb PDF.
Solvated-electron production using cyanocuprates is compatible with the UV-environment on a Hadean-Archaean Earth
Todd ZR, Fahrenbach AC, Manani CJ, Ranjan S, Björkbom A, Szostak JW, Sasselov DD .
Chem Commun (Camb). 2018 Jan PDF.
Synthesis of a Nonhydrolyzable Nucleotide Phosphoroimidazolide Analogue That Catalyzes Nonenzymatic RNA Primer Extension
Tam CP, Zhou L, Fahrenbach AC, Zhang W, Walton T, Szostak JW.
J Am Chem Soc. 2018 Jan PDF.
2017
A Mechanistic Explanation for the Regioselectivity of Nonenzymatic RNA Primer Extension
Giurgiu C, Li L, O'Flaherty DK, Tam CP, Szostak JW.
J Am Chem Soc. 2017 Nov PDF.
A kinetic model of nonenzymatic RNA polymerization by cytidine-5'-phosphoro-2-aminoimidazolide
Walton T, Szostak JW.
Biochemistry. 2017 Oct PDF.
Comparative analysis of LIN28-RNA binding sites identified at single nucleotide resolution
Ransey E, Björkbom A, Lelyveld VS, Biecek P, Pantano L, Szostak JW, Sliz P.
RNA Biol. 2017 Sep PDF.
UV-light-driven prebiotic synthesis of iron‒sulfur clusters
Bonfio C, Valer L, Scintilla S, Shah S, Evans DJ, Jin L, Szostak JW, Sasselov DD, Sutherland JD, Mansy SS.
Nat Chem. 2017 Jul . PDF.
Insight into the mechanism of nonenzymatic RNA primer extension from the structure of an RNA-GpppG complex
Zhang W, Tam CP, Walton T, Fahrenbach AC, Birrane G, Szostak JW.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2017 Jul PDF.
Common and Potentially Prebiotic Origin for Precursors of Nucleotide Synthesis and Activation
Fahrenbach AC, Giurgiu C, Tam CP, Li L, Hongo Y, Aono M, Szostak JW.
J Am Chem Soc. 2017 Jul PDF.
Divergent prebiotic synthesis of pyrimidine and 8-oxo-purine ribonucleotides
Stairs S, Nikmal A, Bučar DK, Zheng SL, Szostak JW, Powner MW.
Nat Commun. 2017 May PDF.
The Narrow Road to the Deep Past: In Search of the Chemistry of the Origin of Life
Szostak JW.
Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2017 Sep.
Enhanced Nonenzymatic RNA Copying with 2-Aminoimidazole Activated Nucleotides
Li L, Prywes N, Tam CP, O'Flaherty DK, Lelyveld VS, Izgu EC, Pal A, Szostak JW.
J Am Chem Soc. 2017 Mar. PDF.
Downstream Oligonucleotides Strongly Enhance the Affinity of
GMP to RNA Primer-Template Complexes
Tam CP, Fahrenbach AC, Björkbom A, Prywes N, Izgu EC, Szostak JW.
J Am Chem Soc. 2017 Jan. PDF.
2016
Unusual Base-Pairing Interactions in Monomer-Template Complexes
Zhang W, Tam CP, Wang J, Szostak JW.
ACS Cent Sci. 2016 Dec. PDF.
N-Carboxyanhydride-Mediated Fatty Acylation of Amino Acids and
Peptides for Functionalization of Protocell Membranes
Izgu EC, Björkbom A, Kamat NP, Lelyveld VS, Zhang W, Jia TZ, Szostak JW.
J Am Chem Soc. 2016 Dec. PDF.
Effect of terminal 3'-hydroxymethyl modification of
an RNA primer on nonenzymatic primer extension
Pal A, Das RS, Zhang W, Lang M, McLaughlin LW, Szostak JW.
Chem Commun (Camb). 2016 Sep. PDF.
Oligoarginine peptides slow strand annealing and assist
non-enzymatic RNA replication
Jia TZ, Fahrenbach AC, Kamat NP, Adamala KP, Szostak
JW.
Nat Chem. 2016 Sep.
On the origin of life
Szostak JW.
Medicina (B Aires). 2016 PDF.
A Highly Reactive Imidazolium-Bridged Dinucleotide Intermediate in
Nonenzymatic RNA Primer Extension.
Walton T, Szostak JW.
J Am Chem Soc. 2016 Sep PDF.
Nonenzymatic copying of RNA templates containing
all four letters is catalyzed by activated oligonucleotides.
Prywes N, Blain JC, Del Frate F, Szostak
JW.
Elife. 2016 Jun. PDF.
Thiolated uridine substrates and templates improve
the rate and fidelity of ribozyme-catalyzed RNA copying.
Prywes N, Michaels YS, Pal A, Oh SS, Szostak
JW.
Chem Commun (Camb). 2016 May. PDF.
A simple physical mechanism enables homeostasis in
primitive cells.
Engelhart AE, Adamala KP, Szostak JW.
Nat Chem. 2016 May. PDF.
Collaboration between primitive cell membranes and
soluble catalysts.
Adamala KP, Engelhart AE, Szostak JW.
Nat Commun. 2016 Mar. PDF.
Experimental and computational evidence for a loose
transition state in phosphoroimidazolide hydrolysis.
Li L, Lelyveld VS, Prywes N, Szostak JW.
J Am Chem Soc. 2016 Mar. PDF.
Synthesis of activated
3'-amino-3'-deoxy-2-thio-thymidine, a superior substrate for
the nonenzymatic copying of nucleic acid templates.
Izgu EC, Oh SS, Szostak JW.
Chem Commun (Camb). 2016 Feb. PDF.
2015
Pinpointing RNA-protein cross-Links with
site-specific stable isotope-labeled oligonucleotides.
Lelyveld VS, Björkbom A, Ransey EM, Sliz P,
Szostak JW.
J Am Chem Soc. 2015 Dec PDF.
Bidirectional direct sequencing of
noncanonical RNA by two-dimensional analysis of mass chromatograms.
Björkbom A,
Lelyveld VS, Zhang S, Zhang W, Tam CP, Blain JC, Szostak JW.
J Am Chem Soc. 2015 Nov PDF.
Thermodynamic insights into
2-thiouridine-enhanced RNA hybridization.
Larsen AT,
Fahrenbach AC, Sheng J, Pian J, Szostak JW.
Nucleic Acids Res. 2015 Sep PDF.
Electrostatic localization of RNA to
protocell membranes by cationic hydrophobic peptides.
Kamat NP, Tobe S,
Hill IT, Szostak JW.
Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2015 Sep PDF.
Construction of a liposome dialyzer for the
preparation of high-value, small-volume liposome formulations.
Adamala K,
Engelhard AE, Kamat NP, Jin L, Szostak JW.
Nat Protoc 2015 Jun. PDF.
Uncovering the thermodynamics of monomer binding
for RNA replication.
Izgu EC, Fahrenbach AC, Zhang N, Li L, Zhang W, Larsen
AT, Blain JC, Szostak, JW. J Am Chem Soc. 2015 Apr. PDF.
Replacing uridine with 2-thiouridine enhances the rate and
fidelity of nonenzymatic RNA primer extension.
Heuberger BD, Pal A, Del Frate F, Topkar VV, Szostak JW. J
Am Chem Soc. 2015 Feb. PDF.
Generation of functional RNAs from inactive oligonucleotide
complexes by non-enzymatic primer extension.
Adamala K, Engelhart AE,
Szostak JW. J Am Chem Soc. 2015 Jan. PDF.
2014
Controlled growth of filamentous fatty acid vesicles under
flow.
Hentrich C, Szostak JW. Langmuir 2014 Dec. PDF.
Chain-length heterogeneity allows for the assembly of fatty
acid vesicles in dilute solutions.
Budin I, Prywes N, Zhang N, Szostak JW.
Biophys J. 2014 Oct. PDF.
Crystal structure studies of RNA duplexes containing s(2)U:A
and s(2)U:U base pairs.
Sheng J, Larsen A, Heuberger BD, Blain JC, Szostak
JW. J Am Chem Soc. 2014 Oct. PDF.
Progress toward synthetic cells.
Blain JC, Szostak JW.
Annu Rev Biochem. 2014 Mar. PDF.
Rapid RNA exchange in aqueous two-phase system and coacervate
droplets.
Jia TZ, Hentrich C, Szostak JW.
Orig Life Evol Biosph. 2014 Feb. PDF.
Structural insights into the effects of 2'-5' linkages on the
RNA duplex.
Sheng J, Li L, Engelhart AE, Gan J, Wang J,
Szostak JW. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 2014 Feb. PDF.
The free energy landscape of pseudorotation in 3'-5' and
2'-5' linked nucleic acids.
Li L, Szostak JW. J Am Chem Soc. 2014 Feb. PDF.
Synthesis and nonenzymatic template-directed polymerization
of 2'-amino-2'-deoxythreose nucleotides.
Blain JC, Ricardo A, Szostak JW. J Am Chem Soc. 2014
Feb. PDF.
2013
Nonenzymatic template-directed RNA synthesis inside model
protocells.
Adamala K, Szostak JW. Science. 2013
Nov. PDF.
Preparation of fatty acid micelles.
Zhu TF, Budin I, Szostak JW. Methods Enzymol. 2013
PDF.
Vesicle extrusion through polycarbonate track-etched
membranes using a hand-held mini-extruder.
Zhu TF, Budin I, Szostak JW. Methods Enzymol. 2013
PDF.
Preparation of fatty acid or phospholipid vesicles by
thin-film rehydration.
Zhu TF, Budin I, Szostak JW. Methods Enzymol. 2013
PDF.
mRNA display: from basic principles to macrocycle drug
discovery.
Josephson K, Ricardo A, Szostak JW.
Drug Discov Today. 2013 Oct PDF.
Fast and accurate nonenzymatic copying of an RNA-like
synthetic genetic polymer.
Zhang S, Blain JC, Zielinska D, Gryaznov SM, Szostak JW.
Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 2013 Oct PDF.
Competition between model protocells driven by an
encapsulated catalyst.
Adamala K, Szostak JW. Nat Chem. 2013 Jun
PDF.
Functional RNAs exhibit tolerance for non-heritable 2'-5'
versus 3'-5' backbone heterogeneity.
Engelhart AE, Powner MW, Szostak JW. Nat Chem. 2013
May. PDF.
Synthesis of N3'-P5'-linked phosphoramidate DNA by nonenzymatic
template-directed primer extension.
Zhang S, Zhang N, Blain JC, Szostak JW.
J Am Chem Soc. 2013 Jan. PDF.
2012
Concentration-driven growth of model protocell membranes.
Budin I, Debnath A, Szostak JW. J Am Chem Soc. 2012
Dec. PDF.
Multicomponent assembly of proposed DNA precursors in water.
Powner MW, Zheng SL, Szostak JW. J Am Chem Soc. 2012
Aug PDF.
The eightfold path to non-enzymatic RNA replication.
Szostak JW. Journal of Systems Chemistry 2012,
3:2. PDF.
Photochemically driven redox chemistry induces protocell
membrane pearling and division.
Zhu TF, Adamala K, Zhang N, Szostak JW.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2012
Jun. PDF.
In vitro selection of functional lantipeptides.
Hofmann FT, Szostak JW, Seebeck FP. J Am Chem
Soc. 2012 May. PDF.
In vitro selection of highly modified cyclic peptides that
act as tight binding inhibitors.
Guillen Schlippe YV, Hartman MC, Josephson K,
Szostak JW. J Am Chem Soc. 2012 Mar. PDF.
Activated ribonucleotides undergo a sugar pucker switch upon
binding to a single-stranded RNA template.
Zhang N, Zhang S, Szostak JW. J Am Chem Soc. 2012
Feb. PDF.
Attempts to define life do not help to understand the origin
of life.
Szostak JW. J Biomol Struct Dyn. 2012
Feb. PDF.
2011
An optimal degree of physical and chemical heterogeneity for
the origin of life?
Szostak JW. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2011
Oct. PDF.
Artificial lantipeptides from in vitro translations.
Seebeck FP, Ricardo A, Szostak JW. Chem Commun
(Camb). 2011
Jun. PDF.
Exploding vesicles.
Zhu TF, Szostak JW. Journal of Systems Chemistry
2011,
2:4. PDF.
Evolution of functional nucleic acids in the presence of
nonheritable backbone heterogeneity.
Trevino SG, Zhang N, Elenko MP, Luptak A, Szostak
JW. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 2011
Aug. PDF. Supporting Information.
Physical effects underlying the transition from primitive to
modern cell membranes.
Budin I, Szostak JW. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 2011
Mar. PDF. Supporting Information.
Optimal codon choice can improve the efficiency and fidelity
of N-methyl amino acid incorporation into peptides by in vitro
translation.
Subtelny AO, Hartman MCT, Szostak JW.
Angew Chem Int Ed. 2011
Mar. PDF.
2010
Chemoselective multicomponent one-pot assembly of purine precursors
in water.
Powner MW, Sutherland JD, Szostak JW.
J Am Chem Soc. 2010 Nov 2;132:16677-16688. PDF.
Single-molecule binding experiments on long time scales. Rev Sci
Instrum.
Elenko MP, Szostak JW, van Oijen AM. 2010 Aug. PDF.
The origins of cellular life.
Schrum JS, Zhu TF, Szostak JW.
Cold Spring Harb Perspect Biol. 2010 May. PDF.
Effect of stalling after mismatches on the error catastrophe
in nonenzymatic nucleic acid replication.
Rajamani S, Ichida JK, Antal T, Treco DA, Leu K, Nowak
MA, Szostak JW, Chen IA. J Am Chem Soc. 2010 Apr
28;132(16):5880-5. PDF. Supporting Information.
Expanding roles for diverse physical phenomena during the
origin of life.
Budin I, Szostak JW. Annu Rev Biophys. 2010 Jun.
PDF.
2009
Flip-flop-induced relaxation of bending energy: implications
for membrane remodeling.
Bruckner RJ, Mansy SS, Ricardo A, Mahadevan L,
Szostak JW. Biophys J. 2009 Dec. PDF. Supporting Information.
Efficient and rapid template-directed nucleic acid copying
using 2'-amino-2',3'-dideoxyribonucleoside-5'-phosphorimidazolide
monomers.
Schrum JP, Ricardo A, Krishnamurthy M, Blain JC,
Szostak JW. J Am Chem Soc. 2009 Oct. PDF. Supporting Information.
Reconstructing the emergence of cellular life through the
synthesis of model protocells.
Mansy SS, Szostak JW. Cold Spring Harb Symp Quant
Biol. 2009 Sep. PDF
Origin of life on earth.
Ricardo A, Szostak JW. Sci Am. 2009 Sep;301(3):54-61.
Conformational analysis of DNA repair intermediates by time-resolved
fluorescence spectroscopy.
Lin S, Horning DP, Szostak JW, Chaput JC. J Phys
Chem A. 2009 Sep. PDF. Supporting Information.
Formation of protocell-like vesicles in a thermal diffusion
column.
Budin I, Bruckner RJ, Szostak JW. J Am Chem
Soc. 2009 Jul. PDF. Supporting Information. Supporting Information (AVI VIDEO).
Single-molecule imaging of an in vitro-evolved RNA aptamer reveals
homogeneous ligand binding kinetics.
Elenko MP, Szostak JW, van Oijen AM. J Am Chem
Soc. 2009 Jul. PDF. Supporting Information. Supporting Information (AVI VIDEO).
Origins of life: Systems chemistry on early Earth.
Szostak JW. Nature. 2009 May. PDF
Preparation of large monodisperse vesicles.
Zhu TF, Szostak JW. PLoS ONE. 2009 Apr. PDF
Coupled growth and division of model protocell membranes.
Zhu TF, Szostak JW. J Am Chem Soc. 2009 Mar. PDF. Supporting
Information. Supporting Information (Videos).
Enzymatic primer-extension with glycerol-nucleoside
triphosphates on DNA templates.
Chen JJ, Tsai CH, Cai X, Horhota AT, McLaughlin
LW, Szostak JW. PLoS ONE. 2009 Mar. PDF
N2'-->p3' phosphoramidate glycerol nucleic acid as a
potential alternative genetic system.
Chen JJ, Cai X, Szostak JW. J Am Chem Soc. 2009
Feb. PDF. Supporting Information.
2008
Thermostability of model protocell membranes.
Mansy SS, Szostak JW. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008
Sep. PDF
Template-directed synthesis of a genetic polymer in a model
protocell.
Mansy SS, Schrum JP, Krishnamurthy M, Tobé S,
Treco DA, Szostak JW. Nature. 2008 Jun. PDF. Supporting Information.
Ribosomal synthesis of N-methyl peptides.
Subtelny AO, Hartman MC, Szostak JW. J Am Chem
Soc. 2008 May. PDF
Metal-ion catalyzed polymerization in the eutectic phase in
water-ice: A possible approach to template-directed RNA polymerization.
Monnard PA, Szostak JW. J Inorg Biochem. 2008
May.
2007
An expanded set of amino Acid analogs for the ribosomal
translation of unnatural peptides.
Hartman MC, Josephson K, Lin CW, Szostak JW. PLoS
ONE. 2007 Oct.
PDF
Enzymatic synthesis of DNA on glycerol nucleic acid templates
without stable duplex formation between product and template.
Tsai CH, Chen J, Szostak JW. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S
A. 2007 Sep. PDF Supporting information
Selection and evolution of enzymes from a partially
randomized non-catalytic scaffold.
Seelig B, Szostak JW. Nature. 2007 Aug. PDF
Supporting information
Structure and evolutionary analysis of a
non-biological ATP-binding protein.
Mansy SS, Zhang J, Kummerle R, Nilsson M, Chou
JJ, Szostak JW, Chaput JC. J Mol Biol. 2007 Aug. PDF
Structural insights into the evolution of a non-biological
protein: importance of surface residues in protein fold optimization.
Smith MD, Rosenow MA, Wang M, Allen JP, Szostak JW,
Chaput JC. PLoS ONE. 2007 May 23;2:e467. PDF
Functional information and the emergence of biocomplexity.
Hazen RM, Griffin PL, Carothers JM, Szostak JW. Proc
Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2007 May. PDF
2',3'-Dideoxy-3'-thionucleoside triphosphates: syntheses
and polymerase substrate activities.
Meena, Sam M, Pierce K, Szostak JW, McLaughlin LW.
Org Lett. 2007 Mar. PDF Supporting Information1 Supporting Information2
2006
Glycerol nucleoside triphosphates: synthesis and polymerase substrate
activities.
Horhota AT, Szostak JW, McLaughlin LW. Org
Lett. 2006 Nov. PDF Supporting Information
Telomeres and telomerase: the path from maize, Tetrahymena and yeast
to human cancer and aging.
Blackburn EH, Greider CW, Szostak JW. Nat Med. 2006
Oct. PDF
A genomewide search for ribozymes reveals an
HDV-like sequence in the human CPEB3 gene.
Salehi-Ashtiani K, Luptak A, Litovchick A, Szostak JW.
Science. 2006 Sep. Article Online Supporting Information
Mineral surface directed membrane assembly.
Hanczyc MM, Mansy SS, Szostak JW. Orig Life Evol
Biosph. 2007 Feb. PDF
Aptamers selected for higher-affinity binding are not more
specific for the target ligand.
Carothers JM, Oestreich SC, Szostak JW. J Am Chem
Soc. 2006 Jun. PDF Supporting Information
Ribosomal synthesis of dehydroalanine-containing peptides.
Seebeck FP, Szostak JW. J Am Chem Soc. 2006 Jun. PDF Supporting Information
Enzymatic aminoacylation of tRNA with unnatural amino acids.
Hartman MC, Josephson K, Szostak JW. Proc Natl Acad Sci U
S A. 2006 Mar. PDF Supporting Information
Solution structure of an informationally complex
high-affinity RNA aptamer to GTP.
Carothers JM, Davis JH, Chou JJ, Szostak
JW. RNA. 2006 Apr. PDF
Directed evolution of ATP binding proteins from a zinc finger
domain by using mRNA display.
Cho GS, Szostak JW. Chem Biol. 2006
Feb. PDF Supporting Information
2005
Shrink-wrap vesicles.
Fujikawa SM, Chen IA, Szostak JW. Langmuir. 2005
Dec. PDF Supporting Information
In vitro selection of RNA aptamers against a
composite small molecule-protein surface.
Plummer KA, Carothers JM, Yoshimura M, Szostak JW,
Verdine GL. Nucleic Acids Res. 2005 Sep. PDF Supporting Information
RNA catalysis in model protocell vesicles.
Chen IA, Salehi-Ashtiani K, Szostak JW. J Am Chem
Soc. 2005 Sep. PDF Supporting Information
High fidelity TNA synthesis by Therminator polymerase.
Ichida JK, Horhota A, Zou K, McLaughlin LW, Szostak
JW. Nucleic Acids Res. 2005 Sep. PDF
Ribosomal synthesis of unnatural peptides.
Josephson K, Hartman MC, Szostak JW. J Am Chem
Soc. 2005 Aug. PDF Supporting Information
Kinetic analysis of an efficient DNA-dependent TNA polymerase.
Horhota A, Zou K, Ichida JK, Yu B, McLaughlin
LW, Szostak JW, Chaput JC. J Am Chem Soc. 2005 May. PDF Supporting Information
Scanning the human proteome for calmodulin-binding
proteins.
Shen X, Valencia CA, Szostak JW, Dong B, Liu R. Proc
Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2005 Apr. PDF Supporting Information
Semipermeable lipid bilayers exhibit diastereoselectivity
favoring ribose.
Sacerdote MG, Szostak JW. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S
A. 2005 Apr. PDF Supporting Information
Synthesis of alpha-L-threofuranosyl nucleoside triphosphates
(tNTPs).
Zou K, Horhota A, Yu B, Szostak JW, McLaughlin LW.
Org Lett. 2005 Apr 14;7(8):1485-7. PDF Supporting Information1 Supporting Information2
An in vitro selection system for TNA.
Ichida JK, Zou K, Horhota A, Yu B, McLaughlin LW, Szostak
JW. J Am Chem Soc. 2005 Mar 9;127(9):2802-3. PDF Supporting Information
2004
Replicating vesicles as models of primitive cell growth and
division.
Hanczyc MM, Szostak JW. Curr Opin Chem Biol. 2004
Dec. PDF
The emergence of competition between model protocells.
Chen, IA, Roberts, RW, Szostak, JW. Science 2004
Sep. PDF
Supporting Information
A kinetic study of the growth of fatty acid vesicles.
Chen IA, Szostak JW. Biophys J. 2004
Aug. PDF
A small aptamer with strong and specific recognition of the
triphosphate of ATP.
Sazani PL, Larralde R, Szostak JW. J Am Chem
Soc. 2004
Jul.
PDF Supporting Information
Evolutionary optimization of a nonbiological ATP binding
protein for improved folding stability.
Chaput JC, Szostak JW. Chem Biol. 2004 Jun. PDF
Membrane growth can generate a transmembrane pH gradient in
fatty acid vesicles.
Chen IA, Szostak JW. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2004
May. PDF
Informational complexity and functional activity of RNA
structures.
Carothers JM, Oestreich SC, Davis JH, Szostak JW. J
Am Chem Soc. 2004
Apr.PDF
Supporting Information Extra Materials
2003
Experimental models of primitive cellular compartments:
encapsulation, growth, and division.
Hanczyc, MM, Fujikawa, SM, Szostak, JW.
Science. 2003
Oct. PDF
TNA synthesis by DNA polymerases.
Chaput, JC, Szostak, JW. J Am Chem Soc. 2003 Aug. PDF
A novel, modification-dependent ATP-binding aptamer selected
from an RNA library incorporating a cationic functionality.
Vaish, NK, Larralde, R. Fraley, AW, Szostak, JW,
McLaughlin, LW. Biochemistry. 2003 Jul.
PDF
Functional information: molecular messages.
Szostak, JW. Nature. 2003 Jun.
PDF
Selective labeling and detection of specific RNAs in an
RNA mixture.
Huang, Z, and Szostak, JW. Anal Biochem. 2003
Apr. PDF
DNA polymerase-mediated DNA synthesis on a TNA template.
Chaput, JC, Ichida, JK, Szostak, JW. J Am Chem
Soc. 2003
Jan. PDF
2002
Isolation of high-affinity GTP aptamers from partially
structured RNA libraries.
Davis, JH, Szostak, JW. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S
A. 2002 Sep. PDF
Identification of epitope-like consensus motifs
using mRNA display.
Burgstaller P, Hale S, Sun L, Roberts RW,
Szostak JW, Wagner R. J Mol Recognit. 2002 May-Jun;15(3):126-34.
2001
In vitro evolution suggests multiple origins for the
hammerhead ribozyme.
Salehi-Ashtiani K, Szostak JW. Nature. 2001
Nov. PD
Synthesizing Life.
Szostak JW, Bartel, DP and Luisi, PL.
Nature. 2001. PDF
Functional proteins from a random-sequence library.
Keefe AD, Szostak JW. Nature. 2001 Apr. PDF
One-step purification of recombinant proteins using a
nanomolar-affinity streptavidin-binding peptide, the SBP-Tag.
Keefe AD, Wilson, DS, Seelig, B, and Szostak JW.
Protein Expression and Purification. 2001. PDF
The use of mRNA display to select high-affinity
protein-binding peptides.
Wilson DS, Keefe AD, Szostak JW. Proc Natl
Acad Sci U S A. 2001 Mar. PDF
2000
Constructing high complexity synthetic libraries of long
ORFs using in vitro selection.
Cho, G, Keefe, AD, Wilson, DS, Liu, R and
Szostak, JW. J.Mol.Biol. 2000; 297:309-319 PDF supplementary information.
Expanding the structural and functional diversity of RNA:
analog uridine triphosphates as candidates for in vitro selection of
nucleic acids.
Vaish NK, Fraley AW, Szostak JW, McLaughlin
LW. Nucleic Acids Res. 2000 Sep 1;28(17):3316-22. PDF
Ribozyme-catalyzed tRNA aminoacylation.
Lee N, Bessho Y, Wei K, Szostak JW, Suga
H. Nat Struct Biol. 2000 Jan;7(1):28-33. PDF
Optimized synthesis of RNA-protein fusions for in vitro protein
selection.
Liu R, Barrick JE, Szostak JW, Roberts
RW. Methods Enzymol. 2000;318:268-93.
1999
In vitro Selection of functional nucleic acids.
Wilson DW, Szostak JW. Ann. Rev. Biochem., 1999; 68:611-648. PDF
1998
In vitro selection and directed evolution.
Szostak JW. 1998 Harvey Lecture
Series. 1997-98;93:95-118. Review.
Isolation and characterization of fluorophore-binding RNA
aptamers.
Holeman LA, Robinson SL, Szostak JW and Wilson
C. Folding & Design, 1998; 3:423-431.
Isolation of a fluorophore-specific DNA aptamer with weak
redox activity.
Wilson C, Szostak JW. Chem. Biol., 1998; 5: 609-617.
Functional requirements for specific ligand recognition by a
biotin-binding RNA pseudoknot.
Wilson C, Nix J, Szostak JW. Biochemistry 1998; 37:14410-9. PDF
Unusual metal ion catalysis in an acyl transferase
ribozyme.
Suga H, Cowan JA, Szostak JW. Biochemistry 1998;
37:10118-10125. PDF
Structural and kinetic characterization of an acyl
transferase ribozyme.
Suga H, Lohse P, Szostak JW. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1998;
120:
1151-1156. PDF
1997
RNA-peptide fusions for the in Vitro selection of peptides
and proteins.
Roberts RW, Szostak JW. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 1997;
94:
12297-12302. PDF
Isolation of novel ribozymes that ligate AMP-activated RNA
substrates.
Hager AJ, Szostak JW. Chem. Biol. 1997;
4:607-617.
Mutant ATP-Binding RNA aptamers reveal the
structural basis for ligand binding.
Dieckmann T, Butcher SE, Sassanfar M, Szostak
JW and Feigon J. J. Mol. Biol. 1997; 273: 467-
478. PDF
Introduction: Combinatorial Chemistry.
Szostak JW. Chem. Rev. 1997; 97 (2): 347-348, in: Chemical Reviews:
Combinatorial Chemistry, a Thematic Issue, Guest Editor Jack
W. Szostak.
1996
Ribozymes: aiming at RNA replication and translation.
Hager AJ, Pollard JD, Szostak JW. Chem. Biol. 1996;
3:717-725.
3' End-Labeling of RNA with DNA Polymerase.
Huang Z, Szostak JW. Nuc. Acids Res. 1996; 24: 4360-4361. PDF
Ribozyme-catalysed amino acid transfer reactions.
Lohse P, Szostak JW. Nature 1996; 381: 442-444.
Non-enzymatic, template-directed ligation of
oligoribonucleotides is highly regioselective for the formation of
3'-5' phosphodiester bonds.
Rohatgi R, Bartel D, Szostak JW. J. Am.
Chem. Soc. 1996; 118: 3340-3334. PDF
Kinetic and mechanistic analysis of nonenzymatic,
template-directed oligonucleotide ligation.
Rohatgi R, Bartel D, Szostak JW.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1996; 118:
3332-3339 PDF
Chance and necessity in the selection of nucleic acid
catalysts.
Lorsch JR, Szostak JW. Accounts Chem. Res. 1996;
29: 103-110. PDF
In vitro selection of nucleic acid sequences that bind small
molecules.
Lorsch JR, Szostak JW. 1996. Chpt. 4 in
Combinatorial Libraries: Synthesis, Screening and Application
Potential. Ed. R. Cortese. Publ. Walter de Gruyter, Berlin, New
York.
1995
Reverse transcriptase reads through a 2'-5' linkage and a
2'-thiophosphate in a template.
Lorsch JR, Bartel DP, Szostak JW. Nuc. Acids Res. 1995;
23: 2811-2814.
Structurally complex and highly active RNA ligases derived
from random RNA sequences.
Ekland EH, Szostak JW, Bartel DP. Science 1995; 269: 364-370. PDF
A DNA metalloenzyme with DNA ligase activity.
Cuenod B, Szostak JW. Nature 1995; 375: 611-614.
Isolation of a ribozyme with 5'-5' ligase activity.
Chapman KB, Szostak JW. Chemistry and Biology 1995; 2:
325-333.
In vitro evolution of a self-alkylating ribozyme.
Wilson CW, Szostak JW. Nature 1995; 374: 777-782.
Total chemical synthesis of a ribozyme derived from a group I
intron.
Whoriskey S, Usman N, Szostak JW.
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 1995; 92: 2465-2469.
RNA aptamers that bind flavin and nicotinamide redox
cofactors.
Lauhon CT, Szostak JW. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1995; 117:
1246-1257. PDF
DNA aptamer that binds adenosine and ATP.
Huizenga DE, Szostak JW. Biochemistry 1995; 34:
656-665.
1994
Study of RNA-protein recognition by in vitro selection.
Bartel DP, Szostak JW. in RNA- Protein Interactions,
eds. K. Nagai and I.W. Mattaj, Oxford University Press 1994.
Suppression of mutations in the core of the Tetrahymena
ribozyme by spermidine, ethanol and by substrate stabilization.
Hanna M, Szostak JW. Nuc. Acids Res. 1994; 22:
5326-5331.
In vitro evolution of new ribozymes with polynucleotide
kinase activity.
Lorsch JR, Szostak JW. Nature 1994; 371:31-36.
In vitro selection of catalytic RNAs.
Chapman KB, Szostak JW. Current Opinions in Structural
Biology 1994; 4:618-622.
Template-directed oligonucleotide assembly reactions
catalyzed by a minimally structured ribozyme derived from a group I
intron.
Green R, Szostak JW. pp. 277-283 in,
Structural Biology: The State of the Art, Proceedings of the Eighth
Conversation, State University of New York, Albany, NY 1993 Eds.
Ramaswamy H. Sarma and Mukti H. Sarma, Adenine Press 1994
NMR studies of the high-affinity Rev binding site of
the Rev responsive element of HIV-1 mRNA: base pairing in the core
binding element.
Peterson RD, Bartel DP, Szostak JW, Horvath SJ,
Feigon J. Biochemistry 1994; 33: 5357-5366.
In vitro selection of RNA aptamers specific for
cyanocobalamin.
Lorsch J, Szostak, JW. Biochemistry 1994;
33:973-982.
Evidence that the guanosine substrate of the tetrahymena
ribozyme is bound in the anti conformation and that N7 contributes to
binding.
Lin, C-W, Szostak JW. Biochemistry 1994;
33:2703-2707.
In vitro genetic analysis of the hinge region between helical
elements P5-P4-P6 and P7-P3-P8 in the sunY group I self-splicing
intron.
Green R, Szostak JW. J. Mol. Biol. 1994;
235:140-155.
1993
Isolation of a new ribozymes from a large pool of random
sequences.
Bartel DP, Szostak JW. Science 1993;
261:1411-1418. PDF
An RNA motif that binds ATP.
Sassanfar M, Szostak JW. Nature 1993; 364:
550-553.
Selection of functional RNA and DNA molecules from randomized
sequences.
Famulok M, Szostak JW. pp. 271-284, in
Nucleic Acids and Molecular Biology, ed. F. Eckstein and
D.M.J. Lilley, Springer-Verlag, 1993.
In vitro selection of functional RNA sequences.
Szostak, J.W. and Ellington, A.E. pp. 511-533 in "The RNA
World", ed. R. Gesteland and J. Atkins; Cold Spring Harbor
Press, 1993.
Triplet extension: a novel strategy for RNA catalysed RNA
replication.
Doudna JA, Szostak JW. Biochemistry 1993;
32:2111-2115.
1992
Selection of a ribozyme that functions as a superior
template in a self-copying reaction.
Green R and Szostak JW. Science 1992; 258:1910-1915. PDF
Ribozyme catalysis.
Wilson CL, Szostak JW. Curr. Opin. Struct. Biol. 1992;
2:749-756.
In vitro selection of specific ligand binding nucleic acids.
Famulok M, Szostak JW. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl. 1992;
31: 979-988.
Stereospecific recognition of tryptophan agarose by in vitro
selected RNA.
Famulok M, Szostak JW. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1992; 114:
3990-3991.
In vitro genetics.
Szostak JW. Trends in Biochem. Sci. 1992; 17:
89-93.
Selection in vitro of single-stranded DNA molecules that
fold into specific ligand binding structures.
Ellington AE, Szostak JW. Nature 1992; 355:850-852.
1991
Synthesis of RNA containing inosine: analysis of the sequence
requirements for the 5' splice-site of the Tetrahymena group I
intron.
Green R, Szostak JW, Benner SA, Rich A, Usman
N. Nuc. Acids Res., 1991; 19: 4161-4166.
HIV-1 Rev regulation involves recognition of non-Watson-Crick
base-pairs in viral RNA.
Bartel DP, Zapp M, Green M, Szostak JW. Cell, 1991; 67:
529-536.
In vitro genetic analysis: selection and amplification of rare
functional nucleic acids.
Green R, Ellington AD, Bartel DP, Szostak
JW. Methods: A Companion to Methods in
Enzymol., 1991; 2: 75-86.
Template-directed primer extension catalyzed by the Tetrahymena
ribozyme.
Bartel DP, Szostak JW. Mol. Cell. Biol. 1991; 11:
3390-3394.
A multi-subunit ribozyme that is a catalyst of and a template
for complementary strand RNA synthesis.
Doudna JA, Couture S, Szostak JW. Science 1991; 251:
1605-1608.
1990
Chemical synthesis of oligoribonucleotides containing
2-aminopurine: Substrates for the investigation of ribozyme function.
Doudna JA, Szostak JW, Rich A, Usman N.
J. Org. Chem. 1990; 55: 5547-5549.
Phylogenetic and genetic evidence for base-triples in the
catalytic domain of group I introns.
Couture S, Ellington AD, Gerber AS, Cherry JM,
Doudna JA, Green R, Hanna M, Pace U, Rajogopal J, Szostak
JW. Nature, 1990; 347: 578-580.
In vitro selection of RNA molecules that bind specific
ligands.
Ellington AE, Szostak JW. Nature, 1990; 346:
818-822.
1989
Miniribozymes, small derivatives of the sunY intron, are
catalytically active.
Michel F, Hanna M, Green R, Bartel DB, Szostak
JW. Mol. Cell. Biol. 1989; 9: 5480-5483.
Stereochemical course of catalysis by the Tetrahymena
ribozyme.
Rajagopal J, Doudna JA, Szostak JW. Science, 1989; 244:
692-694.
1987
Genetic dissection of an RNA enzyme.
Doudna JA, Cormack BP, Szostak JW. Cold Spring Harbor
Symposia, Vol. LII. 1987.
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