Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics

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    1. Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics

    Nucleosome wrapping energy in CpG islands and the role of epigenetic base modifications

    Rasa Giniūnaitė, Rahul Sharma ... Daiva Petkevičiūtė-Gerlach
    CpG density and epigenetic modification state modulate DNA mechanics, altering its intrinsic compatibility with nucleosome formation.
    1. Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics

    A high-resolution analysis of arrestin2 interactions responsible for CCR5 endocytosis

    Ivana Petrovic, Samit Desai ... Stephan Grzesiek
    Revised
    Reviewed Preprint v3
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    • Important
    • Compelling
    1. Microbiology and Infectious Disease
    2. Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics

    Structural basis for collagen recognition by the Streptococcus pyogenes M3 protein and its involvement in biofilm

    Marta Wojnowska, Takeaki Wajima ... Ulrich Schwarz-Linek
    The T-shaped fold of an abundant surface protein ties streptococci to collagens, an interaction that enhances biofilm such as often found in invasive infections.
    1. Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics

    Structural mechanisms of pump assembly and drug transport in the AcrAB-TolC efflux system

    Xiaofei Ge, Zhiwei Gu, Jiawei Wang
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Fundamental
    • Compelling
    • Incomplete
    1. Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics

    Insights into substrate binding and utilization by hyaluronan synthase

    Zachery Stephens, Julia Karasinska, Jochen Zimmer
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Fundamental
    • Compelling
    1. Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics
    2. Cell Biology

    Functionally-Coupled Ion Channels Begin Co-assembling at the Start of Their Synthesis

    Roya Pournejati, Jessica M Huang ... Oscar Vivas
    Revised
    Reviewed Preprint v3
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    • Fundamental
    • Compelling
    1. Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics

    Lenacapavir-induced Lattice Hyperstabilization is Central to HIV-1 Capsid Failure at the Nuclear Pore Complex and in the Cytoplasm

    Arpa Hudait, Ryan C Burdick ... Gregory A Voth
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Important
    • Incomplete
    1. Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics

    Cryo-EM structure of the bicarbonate receptor GPR30

    Shota Kaneda, Airi Jo-Watanabe ... Osamu Nureki
    Revised
    Reviewed Preprint v2
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    • Important
    • Solid
    1. Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics
    2. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    Evolution of a fuzzy ribonucleoprotein complex in viral assembly

    Huaying Zhao, Tiansheng Li ... Peter Schuck
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    Reviewed Preprint v2
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    • Valuable
    • Solid
    1. Cell Biology
    2. Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics

    Dock-and-lock binding of SxIP ligands is required for stable and selective EB1 interactions

    Teresa Almeida, Eleanor Hargreaves ... Igor Barsukov
    Structural analysis reveals a two-step EB1-SxIP binding mechanism and identifies ligand mutations that greatly enhance affinity, offering potential therapeutic avenues for targeting microtubule plus end interactions.
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    1. Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics
    2. Cell Biology
    3. Biochemistry and Chemical Biology

    Allosteric Regulation of Kinase Activity – call for papers

    1. Physics of Living Systems
    2. Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics

    Modelling biomolecular condensates

    Furqan Dar, Rohit Pappu
    1. Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics

    Same structure, different mechanisms?

    Francis TF Tsai, Christopher P Hill

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