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    Enzymatic protein fusions with 100% product yield

    Adrian CD Fuchs
    This enzymatic method enables highly specific and complete 1:1 protein conjugations with small molecules, solid supports, and other proteins, offering broad applicability across diverse biochemical and biotechnological applications.
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    2-oxoglutarate triggers assembly of active dodecameric Methanosarcina mazei glutamine synthetase

    Eva Herdering, Tristan Reif-Trauttmansdorff ... Ruth Anne Schmitz
    The central nitrogen-metabolite 2-oxoglutarate directly promotes glutamine synthetase activity by inducing its dodecameric assembly and priming the active sites, representing a novel mechanism of regulation.
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    Allosteric inhibition of trypanosomatid pyruvate kinases by a camelid single-domain antibody

    Joar Esteban Pinto Torres, Mathieu Claes ... Yann G-J Sterckx
    A camelid single-domain antibody potently and specifically inhibits pyruvate kinases from trypanosomatids.
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    Decoding m6Am by simultaneous transcription-start mapping and methylation quantification

    Jianheng Fox Liu, Ben R Hawley ... Samie R Jaffrey
    CROWN-seq provides the first precise and quantitative map of N6,2’-O-dimethyladenosine (m6Am) in mRNA and snRNA, revealing the link between m6Am modification and efficient transcription, rather than translation and RNA stability.
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    AI-based discovery and cryoEM structural elucidation of a KATP channel pharmacochaperone

    Assmaa Elsheikh, Camden M Driggers ... Show-Ling Shyng
    Structure-based approach identifies a KATP-binding compound that has the potential of normalizing insulin secretion in congenital hyperinsulinism by correcting defective KATP channel trafficking to the cell surface.
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    Microphase separation produces interfacial environment within diblock biomolecular condensates

    Andrew P Latham, Longchen Zhu ... Bin Zhang
    The microenvironment within biomolecular condensates exhibits interfacial behaviors characterized by a combination of hydrophobic and hydrophilic properties.
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    Induction of hepatitis B core protein aggregation targeting an unconventional binding site

    Vladimir Khayenko, Cihan Makbul ... Hans Michael Maric
    Targeting two novel sites on the hepatitis B virus capsid disrupts its assembly and induces aggregation, suggesting potential for antiviral therapy development.
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    Optogenetic control of Protein Kinase C-epsilon activity reveals its intrinsic signaling properties with spatiotemporal resolution

    Qunxiang Ong, Crystal Jing Yi Lim ... Weiping Han
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    Elucidating the Mechanism Underlying UBA7•UBE2L6 Disulfide Complex Formation

    Pei-Tzu Chen, Jia-Yin Yeh ... Kuen-Phon Wu
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    Action mechanism of a novel agrichemical quinofumelin against Fusarium graminearum

    Qian Xiu, Xiaoru Yin ... Yabing Duan
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