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Molecular, biophysical, and computational analysis reveals insights on the mechanism of association of birnavirus VP3 with endosomes and its role in the viral life cycle, representing a substantial contribution toward understanding the replication strategy of these 'non-canonical' viruses.

In the bacterium M. smegmatis, an enzyme called MftG allows the cofactor mycofactocin to transfer electrons released during ethanol metabolism to the electron transport chain.

A combination of polymer physics theories consistently rationalizes comprehensive experimental effects of salt, ATP, phosphorylation, and sequence charge and arginine/lysine patterns on the reentrant phase behaviors of intrinsically disordered proteins.

Computational modeling and in vitro experiments identify a unique conformational state in amyloidogenic light chains, providing a structural basis for amyloidosis and a precise target for drug design.

The buildup of knot-like RNA structures in brain cells may be the key to understanding how uncontrolled protein aggregation drives Alzheimer’s disease.

G-quadruplexes accumulate in the brain with aging and Alzheimer's disease, suggesting a new possible mechanism of neurodegeneration.

Nature has inspired the design of improved inhibitors for cancer-causing proteins.