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Unbiased proteomics and molecular analysis revealed a new role for S6K1 in regulating DNA repair through the orchestrated phosphorylation of CDK1 and MSH6. The findings may explain why RPS6KB1 gene amplification contributed to breast cancer drug resistance.

Unique sequence feature requirements for the plasmid centromere pSM19035-parS for ParA_pSM-ATPase activation byribbon-helix-helix-ParB_pSM, a non-CTPase centromere-binding protein, evince complex interaction gymnastics among the three reaction components necessary for plasmid partition, which is distinct from ParABS-systems involving helix-turn-helix-ParB-CTPases.

Cryo-EM and particle classification techniques reveal how the electron-bifurcating [FeFe] hydrogenase from Thermotoga maritima multimerizes to connect distant active sites and reveal different conformational states that enable catalysis.

The targeted removal of legacy bisphosphonate from the jawbone by competitive equilibrium therapy not only elucidated the pathological mechanism of bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (BRONJ) but also established a highly translatable therapeutic option for BRONJ.

Interplay between AML and stromal cells can initiate a mechanism involving gap junctions where ROS is transferred from cancer cells to stromal cells which then produce acetate which can in return be absorbed/utilised by the cancer cells.

A cryo-EM structure of the bacterial OmcZ cytochrome filament provides evidence for the possibility that cytochrome polymers had multiple origins in bacteria.

Dimerization promotes nonlinear kinetics in PIP5K-dependent lipid phosphorylation reactions.

By identifying cohesin's DNA entry gate(s) and through understanding the corresponding topology between the two the mechanism behind cohesin's activity is slowly deciphered and will aid in understanding how the SMC family at large functions.

X-ray crystal structures capture ATP-dependent chalcogenide exchange from selenocyanate at the nitrogenase Fe protein cluster in the absence of the MoFe protein, an unexpected result as the Fe protein cluster is not traditionally perceived as a site of substrate binding.

The flavoprotein NrdI in class Ib ribonucleotide reductase controls superoxide generation and metal site oxidation by tuning the redox properties of its flavin cofactor via steric strain induced by the formation of the R2b–NrdI protein complex.