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Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) inhibits ELIC through state-dependent binding to a single site.

A novel strategy for reproducible cryo-EM sample preparation with minimal sample volumes.

Direct imaging of individual molecules of the tip-link protein PCDH15 in mouse stereocilia shows that it assembles as a dimer, forms complexes that span stereocilia, and occurs in clusters with multiple copies of the PCDH15 dimer.

SerialFIB is an adaptable open-source software designed for streamlining, advanced development and automation of cryo-focused ion beam-based cellular preparations for in situ cryo-electron tomography.

Cryo-electron tomography of close-to-native rod outer segments resolves connectors between disks and a scaffold at the disk rim enforcing the high membrane curvature of the unique long-range organization in these rhodopsin-rich light-sensitive subcellular organelles.

Single-molecule F₁F_O studies show mutation-dependent pKa changes of both F_O half-channels, and proton translocation-dependent 11° ATP synthase-direction sub-steps, which support a Grotthuss proton transfer-dependent two-step F_O torque generating mechanism.

Directed evolution of the resistance enzyme Cfr under antibiotic selection identifies increased Cfr expression and stability as strategies to boost resistance and reveals that Cfr modification of the ribosome confers resistance by sterically occluding binding of antibiotics.

Allostery holds critical role in CRISPR-Cas9 specificity enhancement.

Molecular dynamics simulation assisted engineering of recombinant soluble human ACE2 N-glycosylation by site-directed mutagenesis or glycosidase treatment yields a superior SARS-CoV-2 decoy receptor.

The cryo-EM structures of actomyosin-V, including a novel strongly bound post-rigor transition state, reveal a pronounced structural heterogeneity of myosin-V and the specific selection of the closed D-loop conformation of F-actin.