Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics

Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics

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    1. Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics

    PUFA stabilizes a conductive state of the selectivity filter in IKs channels

    Alessia Golluscio, Jodene Eldstrom ... H Peter Larsson
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    PPI-hotspotID for detecting protein–protein interaction hot spots from the free protein structure

    Yao Chi Chen, Karen Sargsyan ... Carmay Lim
    PPI-hotspotID, trained using an automated machine-learning framework, AutoGluon, on the largest PPI-hot spot dataset to date, detects hot spots beyond protein–protein interfaces, uncovering druggable interactions to aid design of PPI-modulating therapeutics.
    1. Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics

    Cryo-EM structure of the CBC-ALYREF complex

    Bradley P Clarke, Alexia E Angelos ... Yi Ren
    Structural studies reveal the mechanism by which the mRNA nuclear export machinery engages with nascent transcripts through interaction with the cap binding complex.
    1. Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics

    Exploring protein structural ensembles: Integration of sparse experimental data from electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy with molecular modeling methods

    Julia Belyaeva, Matthias Elgeti
    Complementing experimental data from EPR spectroscopy with computational modeling techniques provides access to protein structural dynamics and enables the characterization of rare protein conformations.
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    Conserved regulatory motifs in the juxtamembrane domain and kinase N-lobe revealed through deep mutational scanning of the MET receptor tyrosine kinase domain

    Gabriella O Estevam, Edmond M Linossi ... James S Fraser
    Deep mutational scanning reveals interactions in the MET kinase domain that are critical for regulation and cancer-related signaling.
    1. Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics

    Revealing a hidden conducting state by manipulating the intracellular domains in KV10.1 exposes the coupling between two gating mechanisms

    Reham Abdelaziz, Adam P Tomczak ... Luis A Pardo
    The phenotype of mutant potassium channels described here allows the mechanistic dissection of the complex process of potassium channel gating in the pathology-relevant KCNH family.

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