Biochemistry and Chemical Biology

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    PDZ-directed substrate recruitment is the primary determinant of specific 4E-BP1 dephosphorylation by PP1-Neurabin

    Roman O Fedoryshchak, Karim El-Bouri ... Richard Treisman
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    1. Biochemistry and Chemical Biology
    2. Developmental Biology

    The alternative oxidase reconfigures the larval mitochondrial electron transport system to accelerate growth and development in Drosophila melanogaster

    Geovana S Garcia, Murilo F Othonicar ... Marcos T Oliveira
    Not revised
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    1. Biochemistry and Chemical Biology

    Blue-shifted ancyromonad channelrhodopsins for multiplex optogenetics

    Elena G Govorunova, Oleg A Sineshchekov ... John L Spudich
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    1. Biochemistry and Chemical Biology
    2. Computational and Systems Biology

    Identification and classification of ion-channels across the tree of life: Insights into understudied CALHM channels

    Rahil Taujale, Sung Jin Park ... Natarajan Kannan
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    1. Biochemistry and Chemical Biology

    Epitope Sequence and Modification Fingerprints of Anti-Aβ Antibodies

    Ivan Talucci, Timon Leske ... Hans-Michael Maric
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    1. Biochemistry and Chemical Biology

    Targeted Protein Degradation by KLHDC2 Ligands Identified by High Throughput Screening

    Han Zhou, Tongliang Zhou ... Michael J Bollong
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    • Solid
    1. Biochemistry and Chemical Biology
    2. Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics

    Shifting the PPARγ conformational ensemble towards a transcriptionally repressive state improves covalent inhibitor efficacy

    Liudmyla Arifova, Brian S MacTavish ... Douglas J Kojetin
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    • Fundamental
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    1. Biochemistry and Chemical Biology

    Coupled equilibria of dimerization and lipid binding modulate SARS Cov 2 Orf9b interactions and interferon response

    CJ San Felipe, Jyoti Batra ... James S Fraser
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    1. Biochemistry and Chemical Biology
    2. Cell Biology

    SIRT2-mediated ACSS2 K271 deacetylation suppresses lipogenesis under nutrient stress

    Rezwana Karim, Wendi Teng ... Hening Lin
    A cross-talk is revealed between two branches of metabolisms, amino acid limitation suppressing fatty acid biosynthesis, via posttranslational modifications of an enzyme involved in fatty acid biosynthesis.
    1. Biochemistry and Chemical Biology
    2. Neuroscience

    Affinity-guided labeling reveals P2X7 nanoscale membrane redistribution during microglial activation

    Benoit Arnould, Adeline Martz ... Thomas Grutter
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