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    Myosin III-mediated cross-linking and stimulation of actin bundling activity of Espin

    Haiyang Liu, Jianchao Li ... Mingjie Zhang
    The tail domain of Myosin III binds to and cross-links actin bundling protein Espin1 and thus modulates higher order actin bundle structures in cellular processes such as stereocilia and microvilli.
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    Inhibition by small-molecule ligands of formation of amyloid fibrils of an immunoglobulin light chain variable domain

    Boris Brumshtein, Shannon R Esswein ... David S Eisenberg
    Ligands that bind dimers of light chain variable domains inhibit the formation of amyloid fibrils.
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    Structural basis of interprotein electron transfer in bacterial sulfite oxidation

    Aaron P McGrath, Elise L Laming ... Megan J Maher
    A structural and functional analysis of the electron transfer complex between a sulfite oxidase and its redox protein partner reveals an elegant compromise between the requirements for fast and efficient electron transfer and reaction specificity.
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    Catalysis-dependent selenium incorporation and migration in the nitrogenase active site iron-molybdenum cofactor

    Thomas Spatzal, Kathryn A Perez ... Douglas C Rees
    Unanticipated rearrangements in the nitrogenase active site establish the dynamic nature of the FeMo-cofactor during catalysis.
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    The acidic domain of the endothelial membrane protein GPIHBP1 stabilizes lipoprotein lipase activity by preventing unfolding of its catalytic domain

    Simon Mysling, Kristian Kølby Kristensen ... Michael Ploug
    Intravascular triglyceride hydrolysis by lipoprotein lipase is crucial for delivering lipid nutrients to vital tissues, such as the heart, skeletal muscle, and adipose tissue.
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    2. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    Distinct functional determinants of influenza hemagglutinin-mediated membrane fusion

    Tijana Ivanovic, Stephen C Harrison
    The mechanism of membrane-fusion catalysis in influenza viral infection of target cells is robust against the presence of a large fraction of non-productive viral fusion proteins.
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    2. Cell Biology

    The brown adipocyte protein CIDEA promotes lipid droplet fusion via a phosphatidic acid-binding amphipathic helix

    David Barneda, Joan Planas-Iglesias ... Mark Christian
    An interaction between the brown fat protein CIDEA and the phospholipid phosphatidic acid is vital for the expansion of intracellular lipid droplets for energy storage.
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    Nitrogen Fixation: Waltzing around cofactors

    Percival Yang-Ting Chen, Elizabeth C Wittenborn, Catherine L Drennan
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    Claudin-2-dependent paracellular channels are dynamically gated

    Christopher R Weber, Guo Hua Liang ... Jerrold R Turner
    Paracellular, trans-tight junction channels, which communicate between two extracellular compartments without crossing the plasma membrane, are a new class of ion channel with unitary behaviors similar to traditional transmembrane channels.
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    2. Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine

    ETO family protein Mtgr1 mediates Prdm14 functions in stem cell maintenance and primordial germ cell formation

    Nataliya Nady, Ankit Gupta ... Joanna Wysocka
    The Mtgr1 protein promotes the maintenance of pluripotency and germ cell formation via its interaction with the stem cell regulator Prdm14.