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    Flexibility in PAM recognition expands DNA targeting in xCas9

    Kazi A Hossain, Lukasz Nierzwicki ... Giulia Palermo
    xCas9's ability to recognise diverse DNA sequences stems from structural flexibility in the protospacer adjacent motif (PAM)-interacting cleft and adaptability to PAM-induced conformational changes, paving the way for advanced genome editing tools.
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    Conformational changes, excess area, and elasticity of the Piezo protein-membrane nanodome from coarse-grained and atomistic simulations

    Sneha Dixit, Frank Noé, Thomas R Weikl
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    Molecular determinants of Neu5Ac binding to a tripartite ATP independent periplasmic (TRAP) transporter

    Parveen Goyal, KanagaVijayan Dhanabalan ... Subramanian Ramaswamy
    The first structure of a Neu5Ac bound Tripartite ATP-independent Periplasmic transporter (TRAP) reveals the presence of three ion binding sites.
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    Intraflagellar transport protein IFT172 contains a C-terminal ubiquitin-binding U-box-like domain involved in ciliary signaling

    Nevin K Zacharia, Stefanie Kuhns ... Esben Lorentzen
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    Probing the force-from-lipid mechanism with synthetic polymers

    Miranda L Jacobs, Jan Steinkühler ... Neha P Kamat
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    Interaction hierarchy among Cdv proteins drives recruitment to membrane necks

    Nicola De Franceschi, Alberto Blanch-Jover, Cees Dekker
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    Twelve phosphomimetic mutations induce the assembly of recombinant full-length human tau into paired helical filaments

    Sofia Lövestam, Jane L Wagstaff ... Sjors HW Scheres
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    1. Computational and Systems Biology
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    Discovery of a heparan sulfate binding domain in monkeypox virus H3 as an anti-poxviral drug target combining AI and MD simulations

    Bin Zheng, Meimei Duan ... Peng Zheng
    The identification of a conserved α-helical domain in monkeypox virus H3 protein as critical for heparan sulfate binding unveils a novel therapeutic target, validated through AI and molecular dynamics simulations, offering potential for broad-spectrum antiviral development.
    1. Chromosomes and Gene Expression
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    Surprising features of nuclear receptor interaction networks revealed by live-cell single-molecule imaging

    Liza Dahal, Thomas GW Graham ... Xavier Darzacq
    Type II nuclear receptors do not always compete for a limiting pool of their obligate partner RXRa.