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Structural and biochemical analysis of a B12 superbinder

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
BtuG proteins are vitamin B12 scavengers in Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron, a dominant human gut bacterium. We present crystal structures of three BtuG homologs bound to cobalamin and its precursor cobinamide, revealing picomolar binding affinities, among the highest known for any natural protein.
Jose M. Martinez Felices, Jacob J. Whittaker, Dirk J. Slotboom, Albert Guskov   +3 more
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Liquid crystal elastomer coatings with programmed response of surface profile

Nature Communications, 2018
Liquid crystal elastomers are anisotropic rubbers which can be actuated by an external trigger. Here the authors develop elastomer coatings with pre-patterned molecular orientation that induces deterministic topography changes in response to changes in ...
Greta Babakhanova, Taras Turiv, Yubing Guo, Matthew Hendrikx, Qi-Huo Wei, Albert P. H. J. Schenning, Dirk J. Broer, Oleg D. Lavrentovich   +7 more
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The Shewanella oneidensis Fic enzyme SoFic targets the switch‐I region of EF‐Tu for AMPylation

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Fic enzymes mediate diverse post‐translational modifications across all domains of life, including AMPylation. Prokaryotic EF‐Tu can be AMPylated and deAMPylated by the conserved Fic enzyme SoFic. Structural and biochemical approaches were used to characterize the effect of AMPylation on EF‐Tu, SoFic's enzymatic activities, and the enzyme‐target ...
Svenja Runge, Vivian Pogenberg, Alexander Baumgart, Bente Siebels, Hartmut Schlüter, Michael Hecht‐Bucher, Aymelt Itzen   +6 more
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Prospecting the protein design landscape

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
This review outlines the current state of various protein design approaches. We discuss the current possibilities enabled by recently released tools, highlight future avenues to pursue in protein design, and underscore the crucial role of key databases and resources for successful protein design workflows.
Jakob R. Riccabona, Katharina T. Stonig, Jens Meiler, Clara T. Schoeder, Monica L. Fernández‐Quintero   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Switchable half-metallicity in A-type antiferromagnetic NiI2 bilayer coupled with ferroelectric In2Se3

npj Computational Materials, 2022
Electrically controlled half-metallicity in antiferromagnets is of great significance for both fundamental research and practical application. Here, by constructing van der Waals heterostructures composed of two-dimensional (2D) A-type antiferromagnetic ...
Yaping Wang, Xinguang Xu, Xian Zhao, Weixiao Ji, Qiang Cao, Shengshi Li, Yanlu Li   +6 more
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Crystal Engineering in Continuous Plug-Flow Crystallizers [PDF]

Crystal Growth & Design, 2017
Size, shape, and polymorphic form are the critical attributes of crystalline particles and represent the major focus of today's crystallization process design. This work demonstrates how crystal properties can be tuned efficiently in solution via a tubular crystallizer that facilitates rapid temperature cycling.
Maximilian O. Besenhard, Peter Neugebauer, Otto Scheibelhofer, Johannes G. Khinast   +3 more
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A context‐dependent modulatory role for eIF6 in acquired resistance to vemurafenib in melanoma

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Acquired resistance to vemurafenib upregulates the translation factor eIF6 in melanoma cells. Silencing eIF6 in resistant cells reduces proliferation and partially restores drug sensitivity, whereas its overexpression increases sensitivity across melanoma lines regardless of BRAF status, via modulation of mTOR, S6K, and MAPK signaling.
George Kyriakopoulos, Antonia Petropoulou, Alexandra Anastogianni, Angelina Bania, Vassilis Stamatakis, Argyris Alexiou, Chi‐Ping Day, Glenn Merlino, Katerina Grafanaki, Constantinos Stathopoulos   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

The role of miR‐335‐5p in the redifferentiation of BRAF p.V600E thyroid cancers

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
The BRAF p.V600E mutation promotes thyroid cancer dedifferentiation and radioiodine resistance. Using a network approach, we identified miR‐335‐5p as a key regulator of BRAF‐mutated thyroid tumors. Restoring miR‐335‐5p increased thyroid‐specific gene expression and iodine uptake in cells and organoids.
Valeria Pecce, Simone Bini, Marialuisa Sponziello, Giorgio Grani, Giulia Fiscon, Paola Paci, Lorenzo Farina, Rosa Falcone, Valentina Maggisano, Sebastiano Filetti, Cosimo Durante, Antonella Verrienti   +11 more
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Chemical crystallography and crystal engineering [PDF]

IUCrJ, 2014
Today, there is very little doubt that chemistry owes as much to crystallography as crystallography does to chemistry. This mutual synergy defines modern chemical crystallography.
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Stimulator of interferon genes agonist augmented antitumor immunity of osimertinib in Egfr‐mutated lung cancer

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Combining osimertinib with the STING agonist ADU‐S100 activates innate and adaptive immunity to overcome the non‐inflamed microenvironment of Egfr‐mutant lung cancer. This combination increases NK and CD8+ T‐cell infiltration, associated with activation of the STING‐IRF3 pathway and local immunogenic cell death.
Jun Nishimura, Tadahiro Kuribayashi, Johannes Brägelmann, Sachi Okawa, Masataka Taoka, Shunta Mori, Tomoka Nishimura, Takaaki Tanaka, Go Makimoto, Kiichiro Ninomiya, Kammei Rai, Eiki Ichihara, Ryohei Katayama, Katsuyuki Hotta, Masahiro Tabata, Yosuke Togashi, Yoshinobu Maeda, Martin L. Sos, Katsuyuki Kiura, Kadoaki Ohashi   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source