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    Development of D-box peptides to inhibit the Anaphase Promoting Complex/Cyclosome

    Rohan Eapen, Cynthia Okoye ... Laura S Itzhaki
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    Kinetic regulation of kinesin’s two motor domains coordinates its stepping along microtubules

    Yamato Niitani, Kohei Matsuzaki ... Michio Tomishige
    Kinetic measurements of kinesin-1's front and rear heads reveal how different neck linker orientation regulate their activity, enabling the motor protein to move in a coordinated manner along microtubules.
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    Distinct activation mechanisms of CXCR4 and ACKR3 revealed by single-molecule analysis of their conformational landscapes

    Christopher T Schafer, Raymond F Pauszek III ... David P Millar
    The conformational dynamics and landscapes of the related chemokine receptors CXCR4 and ACKR3, revealed by single-molecule analysis, provide mechanistic insights into differences in constitutive activity, ligand promiscuity, and effector coupling.
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    Sld3CBD-Cdc45 structural insights into Cdc45 recruitment for CMG complex formation

    Hao Li, Izumi Ishizaki ... Min Yao
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    1. Immunology and Inflammation
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    Ab initio prediction of specific phospholipid complexes and membrane association of HIV-1 MPER antibodies by multi-scale simulations

    Colleen A Maillie, Kiana Golden ... Marco Mravic
    Molecular dynamics simulations reveal that lipid binding at antibody loops and framework regions stabilizes membrane interactions, providing molecular details for neutralization mechanisms and strategies for HIV-1 vaccine development.
    1. Immunology and Inflammation
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    Load-based divergence in the dynamic allostery of two TCRs recognizing the same pMHC

    Ana Cristina Chang-Gonzalez, Aoi Akitsu ... Wonmuk Hwang
    Recognition of antigenic ligand by T-cell receptors is a nuanced process where mechanical force can be leveraged to diversify functional outcomes of different T-cells for the same ligand.
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    Structure of the Calvin-Benson-Bassham sedoheptulose-1,7-bisphosphatase from the model microalga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

    Théo Le Moigne, Martina Santoni ... Julien Henri
    Crystallography, molecular dynamics simulations, and biochemical analyses of Calvin-Benson-Bassham sedoheptulose-1,7-bisphosphatase (SBPase) from the microalga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii identify a redox module that controls oligomeric states for the activation of the enzyme.
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    Allosteric inhibition of trypanosomatid pyruvate kinases by a camelid single-domain antibody

    Joar Esteban Pinto Torres, Mathieu Claes ... Yann G-J Sterckx
    A camelid single-domain antibody potently and specifically inhibits pyruvate kinases from trypanosomatids.
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    Functionally important residues from graph analysis of coevolved dynamic couplings

    Manming Xu, Sarath Chandra Dantu ... Shozeb Haider
    DyNoPy is able to deconvolute communities from complicated coevolution analysis.