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    Mechanism of Dimer Selectivity and Binding Cooperativity of BRAF Inhibitors

    Joseph Clayton, Aarion Romany ... Jana Shen
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    • Fundamental
    • Convincing
    1. Chromosomes and Gene Expression
    2. Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics

    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.
    1. Biochemistry and Chemical Biology
    2. Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics

    Recognition and cleavage of human tRNA methyltransferase TRMT1 by the SARS-CoV-2 main protease

    Angel D'Oliviera, Xuhang Dai ... Jeffrey S Mugridge
    The SARS-CoV-2 main protease specifically cleaves a conserved sequence in the human tRNA modifying enzyme TRMT1, resulting in reduced tRNA binding and the complete loss of TRMT1-mediated tRNA methyltransferase activity.
    1. Biochemistry and Chemical Biology
    2. Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics

    Opening and closing of a cryptic pocket in VP35 toggles it between two different RNA-binding modes

    Upasana L Mallimadugula, Matthew A Cruz ... Gregory R Bowman
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    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Important
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    1. Developmental Biology
    2. Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics

    The co-receptor Tetraspanin12 directly captures Norrin to promote ligand-specific β-catenin signaling

    Elise S Bruguera, Jacob P Mahoney, William I Weis
    Biophysical binding and structural prediction studies reveal that Tetraspanin12 directly binds the ligand Norrin, in a manner that is negatively cooperative with Norrin-Fzd4 binding and competitive with Norrin-LRP5/6 binding.
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    The known unknowns of the Hsp90 chaperone

    Laura-Marie Silbermann, Benjamin Vermeer ... Katarzyna Tych
    An exploration of the unanswered questions in how the molecular chaperone Hsp90 supports protein homeostasis, and how single-molecule techniques could drive future breakthroughs in answering them.
    1. Biochemistry and Chemical Biology
    2. Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics

    Impact of the clinically approved BTK inhibitors on the conformation of full-length BTK and analysis of the development of BTK resistance mutations in chronic lymphocytic leukemia

    Raji E Joseph, Thomas E Wales ... Amy H Andreotti
    The clinically approved BTK kinase active site inhibitors alter the conformational equilibrium of full-length BTK in distinct and unexpected ways.
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    N-acetylation of α-synuclein enhances synaptic vesicle clustering mediated by α-synuclein and lysophosphatidylcholine

    Chuchu Wang, Chunyu Zhao ... Cong Liu
    NMR and clustering results show that N-terminal acetylation of α-syn enhances its binding to the neutral phospholipid lysophosphatidylcholine, thereby promoting its function of clustering synaptic vesicles.
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    CTFFIND5 provides improved insight into quality, tilt, and thickness of TEM samples

    Johannes Elferich, Lingli Kong ... Nikolaus Grigorieff
    CTFFIND5 estimates the thickness and tilt of cryogenic electron microscopy samples directly from the power spectrum of a single exposure.