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ArticleNature2024

Adding α,α-disubstituted and β-linked monomers to the genetic code of an organism.

Daniel L Dunkelmann, Carlos Piedrafita, Alexandre Dickson, Kim C Liu, Thomas S Elliott, Marc Fiedler, Dom Bellini, Andrew Zhou, Daniele Cervettini, Jason W Chin

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Article in Nature, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 40 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
40citing papers in PubMed
14.7field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

40 citing papers in PubMed, 63 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Daniel L Dunkelmann *Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-6447-7041
Carlos Piedrafita *Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-1788-2033
Alexandre DicksonMedical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK.ORCID 0009-0001-0669-2111
Kim C LiuMedical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK.
Thomas S ElliottMedical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK.
Marc FiedlerMedical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-4269-7873
Dom BelliniMedical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-0576-3413
Andrew ZhouMedical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-1763-7353
Daniele CervettiniMedical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-8159-1222
Jason W ChinMedical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK. chin@mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0003-1219-4757
MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology · GB

Funding

Medical Research Council MC_U105181009Medical Research Council MC_U105192715Medical Research Council MC_UP_A024_1008
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The genetic code of living cells has been reprogrammed to enable the site-specific incorporation of hundreds of non-canonical amino acids into proteins, and the encoded synthesis of non-canonical polymers and macrocyclic peptides and depsipeptides

Indexed as

Amino AcidsAmino Acyl-tRNA SynthetasesEscherichia coliGenetic CodeRNA, TransferAcylationHydroxy AcidsRibosomesSubstrate SpecificityAmino AcidsAmino Acyl-tRNA SynthetasesHydroxy AcidsRNA, Transfer

Identifiers

PMID38200312
PMCPMC10794150
OpenAlexW4390706675

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