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    A structural code for assembly specificity in GID/CTLH-type E3 ligases

    Pia Maria van gen Hassend, Hermann Schindelin
    Structural characterization of the CTLH-CRA domain-mediated pairing in the CTLH ubiquitin ligase complex enables rational engineering of interfaces with altered binding specificity.
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    Glycobiology: How enzymes make the right choice during biosynthesis

    Ana S Ramírez, Camilo Perez
    The biosynthesis of an important biopolymer called hyaluronan requires an enzyme that discriminates between two different substrates.
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    Detecting directed motion and confinement in single-particle trajectories using hidden variables

    François Simon, Guillaume Ramadier ... Lucien E Weiss
    Exatrack is a framework for analyzing Brownian, directed, and confined motion using a hidden-variable probabilistic model to extract physical insight into particle diffusion.
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    Transforming a fragile protein helix into an ultrastable scaffold via a hierarchical AI and chemistry framework

    Jun Qiu, Guojin Tang ... Peng Zheng
    A hierarchical framework integrating artificial intelligence with chemical principles enables the conversion of fragile α-helices into ultrastable protein scaffolds.
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    Membrane Biology: Two binding sites are better than one

    Mackenzie K Scott, John E Burke
    The reasons why two multiprotein complexes – VPS34 complex I and VPS34 complex II – are activated by different Rab proteins are becoming clearer.
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    A novel RAB5 binding site in human VPS34-CII that is likely the primordial site in eukaryotic evolution

    Saulė Špokaitė, Yohei Ohashi ... Roger L Williams
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    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
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    Membrane Proteins: A missing link for efflux pumps

    Hilal Wehbi, Isabelle Broutin
    A lipoprotein called YbjP could be the answer to a puzzle about efflux pumps in gram-negative bacteria.
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    The spike tip protein of bacteriophage T4

    Yves Mattenberger, Ekaterina S Knyazhanskaya ... Dominique Belin
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    1. Immunology and Inflammation
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    Adaptor protein supersaturation drives innate immune signaling and cell fate

    Alejandro Rodriguez Gama, Tayla Miller ... Randal Halfmann
    In-cell biophysical analyses identify a sequence-encoded energy storage function of innate immune adaptor proteins that allows cells to respond quickly and decisively to pathogenic signals.