Biochemistry and Chemical Biology

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    Membrane curvature regulates Ups1 dependent phosphatidic acid transfer across lipid bilayers

    Fereshteh Sadeqi, Dexin Dong ... Michael Meinecke
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    1. Biochemistry and Chemical Biology
    2. Cell Biology

    DNA tensiometer reveals catch-bond detachment kinetics of kinesin-1, -2 and -3

    Crystal R Noell, Tzu-Chen Ma ... William O Hancock
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    1. Biochemistry and Chemical Biology

    In search of nonlipogenic ABCA1 inducers (NLAI): precision coregulator TR-FRET identifies diverse signatures for LXR ligands

    Megan S Laham, Martha Ackerman-Berrier ... Gregory RJ Thatcher
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    1. Biochemistry and Chemical Biology
    2. Developmental Biology

    NAD boosting mediated by CD38 inhibition drives reversal of a pathological vicious cycle of intracrine activity and inflammation in eyelid meibomian gland dysfunction

    Yuki Hamada, Takehide Sakamoto ... Masao Doi
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    1. Biochemistry and Chemical Biology

    Stall force measurement of the kinesin-3 motor KIF1A using a programmable DNA origami nanospring

    Nobumichi Takamatsu, Hiroko Furumoto ... Kumiko Hayashi
    A DNA origami nanospring introduces a force-sensing technology that enables measurement of motor protein stall forces without optical trapping, detecting force changes in kinesin KIF1A and its disease-related mutants.
    1. Biochemistry and Chemical Biology
    2. Cancer Biology

    In vitro reconstitutions suggest a general model for paradoxical activation of ARAF, BRAF, and CRAF by diverse RAF inhibitor types that does not rely on negative allostery

    Emre Tkacik, Dong Man Jang ... Michael J Eck
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    1. Biochemistry and Chemical Biology

    Interrogating the structure and function of the human voltage-gated proton channel (hHv1) with a fluorescent noncanonical amino acid

    Emerson M Carmona, William N Zagotta, Sharona E Gordon
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    • Important
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    1. Biochemistry and Chemical Biology
    2. Developmental Biology

    Superoxide dismutases maintain niche homeostasis in stem cell populations

    Olivia Majhi, Aishwarya Chhatre ... Devanjan Sinha
    Superoxide dismutases, particularly Sod1, differentially tune redox signaling of germline and cyst stem cells, enabling their self-renewal and differentiation, thereby maintaining Drosophila testicular stem cell homeostasis.
    1. Biochemistry and Chemical Biology

    Transforming a Fragile Protein Helix into an Ultrastable Scaffold via a Hierarchical AI and Chemistry Framework

    Jun Qiu, Guojin Tang ... Peng Zheng
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    1. Biochemistry and Chemical Biology
    2. Cell Biology

    Kinesin-1 conformational dynamics are controlled by a cargo-sensitive TPR switch

    Shivam Shukla, Jessica A Cross ... Mark P Dodding
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    • Important
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