Iterative computational and rational design generates diverse PET hydrolases for plastic depolymerization

Brenna Norton-Baker, Benjamin Fram, Nicole N. Thadani, Evan Komp, Yang Su, Olateju O. Storment, Natasha P. Murphy, Samuel Lim, Erika Erickson, Nathan Rollins, Japheth E. Gado, Courtney A. Shearer, Irimpan I. Mathews, Ian Truebridge, Maria Llases, Christopher D. Bahl, Ritimukta Sarangi, Debora S. Marks, John E. McGeehan, Chris Sander, Gregg T. Beckham, Nicholas P. Gauthier

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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-78471-3
Published: 2026-11-03
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@article{allodium:10.1038/s41467-026-78471-3,
  title = {Iterative computational and rational design generates diverse PET hydrolases for plastic depolymerization},
  author = {Brenna Norton-Baker and Benjamin Fram and Nicole N. Thadani and Evan Komp and Yang Su and Olateju O. Storment and Natasha P. Murphy and Samuel Lim and Erika Erickson and Nathan Rollins and Japheth E. Gado and Courtney A. Shearer and Irimpan I. Mathews and Ian Truebridge and Maria Llases and Christopher D. Bahl and Ritimukta Sarangi and Debora S. Marks and John E. McGeehan and Chris Sander and Gregg T. Beckham and Nicholas P. Gauthier},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Nature Communications},
  doi = {10.1038/s41467-026-78471-3},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-78471-3}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Iterative computational and rational design generates diverse PET hydrolases for plastic depolymerization
AU  - Brenna Norton-Baker
AU  - Benjamin Fram
AU  - Nicole N. Thadani
AU  - Evan Komp
AU  - Yang Su
AU  - Olateju O. Storment
AU  - Natasha P. Murphy
AU  - Samuel Lim
AU  - Erika Erickson
AU  - Nathan Rollins
AU  - Japheth E. Gado
AU  - Courtney A. Shearer
AU  - Irimpan I. Mathews
AU  - Ian Truebridge
AU  - Maria Llases
AU  - Christopher D. Bahl
AU  - Ritimukta Sarangi
AU  - Debora S. Marks
AU  - John E. McGeehan
AU  - Chris Sander
AU  - Gregg T. Beckham
AU  - Nicholas P. Gauthier
PY  - 2026
JO  - Nature Communications
DO  - 10.1038/s41467-026-78471-3
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Norton-Baker, B., Fram, B., Thadani, N. N., Komp, E., Su, Y., Storment, O. O., Murphy, N. P., Lim, S., Erickson, E., Rollins, N., Gado, J. E., Shearer, C. A., Mathews, I. I., Truebridge, I., Llases, M., Bahl, C. D., Sarangi, R., Marks, D. S., McGeehan, J. E., Sander, C., Beckham, G. T., & Gauthier, N. P. (2026). Iterative computational and rational design generates diverse PET hydrolases for plastic depolymerization. Nature Communications. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-78471-3

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