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A 3.1 Å structure of cytoplasmic dynein-1 in complex with its regulator Lis1 reveals the interfaces between dynein and Lis1, all of which are important for dynein function in vitro and in vivo.

Multiple solution-state structures are used for the DNA double-strand break repair functions of the Mre11-Rad50 protein complex.

Biophysical and structural studies reveal how two inhibitory antibodies targeting CSP on malaria-causing Plasmodium vivax parasites lock its intrinsically flexible repeat into predominant coiled conformations, contributing molecular details of Pv inhibition by antibodies to enable structure-based engineering of PvCSP-based vaccines.

The structural and functional characterization of EleNRMT defines the basis for the distinct ion selectivity of a clade of the SLC11/NRAMP family which, instead of transporting transition metal ions, have evolved as uncoupled transporters of Mg²⁺.

Structures of a gamete fusogen and antibody fragments bound to its domain 3, and inhibition of parasite fertilization, bring us closer to creating a vaccine to block transmission by mosquitoes of malaria from one person to another.

The pioneering endocytic protein FCHo2 promotes clathrin-coated structures assembly via the formation of phosphoinositide-enriched domains at the boundary of cargo receptors.

SSNA1 is a potent microtubule stabilizer and novel sensor of microtubule damage, acting on both microtubule ends and lattices to regulate microtubule dynamics and protect microtubules against severing activity.

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.