Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics

Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics

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    Rescuing the Function of Missense-Mutated Tumor Suppressor VHL using Stabilizing Small Molecules

    Mariam Ahmed Fouad, Christopher S Parry ... John Karanicolas
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    Reviewed Preprint v2
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    • Important
    • Incomplete
    1. Biochemistry and Chemical Biology
    2. Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics

    ATP-driven conformational dynamics reveal hidden intermediates in a heterodimeric ABC transporter

    Matija Pečak, Christoph Nocker, Robert Tampé
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    • Important
    • Convincing
    1. Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics

    A membrane insertion code for intrinsically disordered proteins

    Fidha Nazreen Kunnath Muhammedkutty, Huan-Xiang Zhou
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    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Valuable
    • Convincing
    1. Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics

    In-cell cryo-electron tomography reveals differential effects of type I and type II kinase inhibitors on LRRK2 filament formation and microtubule association

    Tamar Basiashvili, Joshua Hutchings ... Elizabeth Villa
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    1. Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics

    Conformational variability of HIV-1 Env trimer and viral vulnerability

    Yiwei Cao, Wonpil Im
    Large-scale all-atom simulations of a full-length, glycosylated HIV-1 Env trimer in an asymmetric membrane reveal a rigid ectodomain and highly diverse conformational landscapes in the membrane-proximal region and transmembrane domain.
    1. Biochemistry and Chemical Biology
    2. Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics

    Structural insights into the recruitment of viral type 2 IRES to ribosomal preinitiation complex for protein synthesis

    Deepakash Das, Tanweer Hussain
    The viral type 2 internal ribosome entry site uses a unique mechanism to hijack the host ribosomal machinery by interacting with initiator tRNA and 40S head.
    1. Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics

    Intraflagellar transport protein IFT172 contains a C-terminal ubiquitin-binding U-box-like domain involved in ciliary signaling

    Nevin K Zacharia, Stefanie Kuhns ... Esben Lorentzen
    The IFT172 C-terminus bridges IFT-A and IFT-B complexes through mutually exclusive interactions with IFT140 and IFT144, and harbors a U-box-like domain linking intraflagellar transport to ubiquitin-dependent ciliary signaling.
    1. Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics

    Optimising the tilt-increment for in situ cryo-electron tomography

    Maarten W Tuijtel, Tomáš Majtner ... Martin Beck
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Valuable
    • Convincing
    1. Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics

    In silico design and validation of high-affinity RNA aptamers for SARS-CoV-2 comparable to neutralizing antibodies

    Yanqing Yang, Lulu Qiao ... Ruhong Zhou
    Revised
    Reviewed Preprint v3
    Updated
    • Valuable
    • Solid
    1. Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics

    Improved cryo-EM reconstruction of sub-50 kDa complexes using 2D template matching

    Kexin Zhang, Timothy Grant, Nikolaus Grigorieff
    Revised
    Reviewed Preprint v2
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    • Important
    • Incomplete
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    Glycobiology: How enzymes make the right choice during biosynthesis

    Ana S Ramírez, Camilo Perez
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    Membrane Biology: Two binding sites are better than one

    Mackenzie K Scott, John E Burke
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    Membrane Proteins: A missing link for efflux pumps

    Hilal Wehbi, Isabelle Broutin

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