Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics

Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics

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    1. Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics
    2. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    Distinct allosteric remodeling of HIV-1 Env dynamics on virions by gp41-directed antibodies reveals two modes of neutralization

    Wang Xu, Narendra Kumar Gonepudi ... Maolin Lu
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Important
    • Convincing
    1. Biochemistry and Chemical Biology
    2. Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics

    A lipoprotein partner for the Escherichia coli outer membrane protein TolC

    Jim Horne, Elise Kaplan ... Ben F Luisi
    Structural and biochemical analyses identify a bacterial lipoprotein that associates with the outer membrane component of tripartite multi-drug efflux pumps, and its potential functional roles are explored by complementary bioinformatics, proteomcid and genetic approaches.
    1. Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics

    Characterization and modulation of human insulin degrading enzyme conformational dynamics to control enzyme activity

    Jordan M Mancl, Wenguang G Liang ... Wei-Jen Tang
    Revised
    Reviewed Preprint v3
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    • Important
    • Compelling
    1. Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics

    Active regulation of the epidermal growth factor receptor by the membrane bilayer

    Shwetha Srinivasan, Xingcheng Lin ... Gabriela S Schlau-Cohen
    Membrane composition modulates EGFR conformational dynamics and signaling, revealing that the bilayer properties can override ligand control to influence receptor activation in health and disease.
    1. Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics

    Structural mechanisms of pump assembly and drug transport in the AcrAB–TolC efflux system

    Xiaofei Ge, Zhiwei Gu, Jiawei Wang
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    Reviewed Preprint v2
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    • Fundamental
    • Compelling
    1. Biochemistry and Chemical Biology
    2. Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics

    Gβγ engages PLCβ3 at multiple sites to reorient and facilitate its activation

    Isaac J Fisher, Kanishka Senarath ... Angeline M Lyon
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Important
    • Solid
    1. Biochemistry and Chemical Biology
    2. Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics

    Natural xanthones as α-Mangostin induce vasorelaxation involving key gating residues in the S6 domain of BK channels

    Sönke Cordeiro, Robert Patejdl ... Marianne Musinszki
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    Reviewed Preprint v2
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    • Valuable
    • Convincing
    1. Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics

    Glycobiology: How enzymes make the right choice during biosynthesis

    Ana S Ramírez, Camilo Perez
    The biosynthesis of an important biopolymer called hyaluronan requires an enzyme that discriminates between two different substrates.
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    Insight
    1. Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics

    A structural code for assembly specificity in GID/CTLH-type E3 ligases

    Pia Maria van gen Hassend, Hermann Schindelin
    Structural characterization of the CTLH-CRA domain-mediated pairing in the CTLH ubiquitin ligase complex enables rational engineering of interfaces with altered binding specificity.
    1. Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics
    2. Cell Biology

    Unbend: Correction of local beam-induced sample motion in cryo-EM images using a 3D spline model

    Lingli Kong, Ximena Zottig ... Nikolaus Grigorieff
    Revised
    Reviewed Preprint v2
    Updated
    • Important
    • Convincing
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    1. Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics

    One enzyme, two substrates

    Ana S Ramírez, Camilo Perez
    1. Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics

    Two binding sites are better than one

    Mackenzie K Scott, John E Burke
    1. Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics

    A missing link for efflux pumps

    Hilal Wehbi, Isabelle Broutin

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