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    1. Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics

    Molecular structures of the human Slo1 K+ channel in complex with β4

    Xiao Tao, Roderick MacKinnon
    The structures of Slo1 in complex with b4 imply that the auxiliary beta subunits modulate the channel's gating properties through stabilizing ‘pre-existing’ conformations rather than creating new ones.
    1. Biochemistry and Chemical Biology
    2. Cell Biology

    The Ormdl genes regulate the sphingolipid synthesis pathway to ensure proper myelination and neurologic function in mice

    Benjamin A Clarke, Saurav Majumder ... Richard L Proia
    The ORMDL proteins function to restrain the de novo sphingolipid biosynthetic pathway during myelination, when there is a high demand for sphingolipids to prevent excessive accumulation of metabolic intermediates.
    1. Immunology and Inflammation

    Tissue-specific shaping of the TCR repertoire and antigen specificity of iNKT cells

    Rebeca Jimeno, Marta Lebrusant-Fernandez ... Patricia Barral
    The tissue environment shapes the lipid recognition capacity of natural killer T cells.
    1. Neuroscience
    2. Physics of Living Systems

    Elements of a stochastic 3D prediction engine in larval zebrafish prey capture

    Andrew D Bolton, Martin Haesemeyer ... Florian Engert
    Zebrafish implement a stochastic recursive algorithm during prey capture that reflects an implicit physical model of the world.
    1. Evolutionary Biology
    2. Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics

    Structure of a mitochondrial ATP synthase with bound native cardiolipin

    Alexander Mühleip, Sarah E McComas, Alexey Amunts
    The atomic model of a mitochondrial ATP synthase dimer underlies functions of its specific protein constituents and boundary cardiolipins.
    1. Cell Biology

    Kinetochores attached to microtubule-ends are stabilised by Astrin bound PP1 to ensure proper chromosome segregation

    Duccio Conti, Parveen Gul ... Viji M Draviam
    Human chromosome-microtubule attachments are stabilised by Astrin-mediated dynamic delivery of PP1 phosphatase to the attachment site, which ensures the normal segregation of chromosomes.
    1. Cancer Biology

    Siglec1-expressing subcapsular sinus macrophages provide soil for melanoma lymph node metastasis

    Rohit Singh, Beom K Choi
    When pioneer metastatic cells enter a sentinel lymph node through afferent lymphatics subcapsular sinus, macrophages provide them soil to proliferate and colonize lymph node.
    1. Biochemistry and Chemical Biology
    2. Cell Biology

    Subcellular drug targeting illuminates local kinase action

    Paula J Bucko, Chloe K Lombard ... John D Scott
    Genetically-encoded platforms direct kinase inhibitor drugs to organelles to reveal new dimensions of local kinase signaling.
    1. Developmental Biology
    2. Neuroscience

    Sequential phosphorylation of NDEL1 by the DYRK2-GSK3β complex is critical for neuronal morphogenesis

    Youngsik Woo, Soo Jeong Kim ... Sang Ki Park
    Sequential phosphorylation of NDEL1 Ser336/Ser332 by DYRK2 and GSK3β is a novel regulatory step for actin dynamics that contributes to the neurite outgrowth and neuronal arborization in the developing brain.
    1. Neuroscience

    Calpain fosters the hyperexcitability of motoneurons after spinal cord injury and leads to spasticity

    Vanessa Plantier, Irene Sanchez-Brualla ... Frédéric Brocard
    Calpain is a promising therapeutic target to reduce spasticity after a spinal cord injury.