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    Deep learning reveals endogenous sterols as allosteric modulators of the GPCR–Gα interface

    Sanjay Kumar Mohanty, Aayushi Mittal ... Gaurav Ahuja
    An AI-driven computational toolkit, Gcoupler, integrates ligand design, statistical modeling, and graph neural networks to predict endogenous metabolites that allosterically modulate the GPCR–Gα interface and regulate downstream signaling.
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    Mechanism of SK2 channel gating and its modulation by the bee toxin apamin and small molecules

    Samantha J Cassell, Weiyan Li ... Jonathan R Whicher
    Cryo-EM and electrophysiology reveal the mechanism of SK2 channel modulation by the bee toxin apamin and small molecules, providing insights that enable the rational design of targeted SK2 channel therapeutics.
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    MCAK recognizes the nucleotide-dependent feature at growing microtubule ends

    Wei Chen, Yin-Long Song ... Xin Liang
    A key finding is that MCAK binds to the proximal region of GTP cap where GDP‧Pi-tubulins accumulate, in addition to curved protofilaments at the distalmost tip.
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    Metabolism: How one nutrient controls cell size

    Angela Montero, Lydia WS Finley
    The metabolic fate of a nutrient called pyruvate determines how big cells become.
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    Growth inhibitory factor/metallothionein-3 is a sulfane sulfur-binding protein

    Yasuhiro Shinkai, Yunjie Ding ... Yoshito Kumagai
    The hold-and-release regulation of zinc by GIF/MT-3 is mediated by sulfane sulfur through a redox-dependent switching mechanism.
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    Membrane-mimetic thermal proteome profiling (MM-TPP) toward mapping membrane protein–ligand dynamic interactions

    Rupinder Singh Jandu, Ashim Bhattacharya ... Franck Duong van Hoa
    Peptidisc-based thermal proteome profiling enables detergent-free mapping of membrane protein–ligand interactions, advancing the discovery of druggable targets in membrane-mimetic environments.
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    Characterization of binding kinetics and intracellular signaling of new psychoactive substances targeting cannabinoid receptor using transition-based reweighting method

    Soumajit Dutta, Diwakar Shukla
    New psychoactive substances activate cannabinoid receptors using distinct ligand-receptor interactions.
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    Insight into the bioactivity and action mode of betulin, a candidate aphicide from plant metabolite, against aphids

    Junxiu Wang, Matthana Klakong ... Hong Zhou
    The insecticidal activity of betulin, a plant-derived metabolite, against the peach aphid depends on specific targeting and inhibition of MpGABR.