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Inhibition by Commercial Aminoglycosides of Human Connexin Hemichannels Expressed in Bacteria
Molecules, 2017 In addition to gap junctional channels that mediate cell-to-cell communication, connexins form hemichannels that are present at the plasma membrane. Since hemichannels are permeable to small hydrophilic compounds, including metabolites and signaling ...
Mariana C. Fiori +4 more
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Feline coronavirus drug inhibits the main protease of SARS-CoV-2 and blocks virus replication
Nature Communications, 2020 Coronavirus main protease is essential for viral polyprotein processing and replication. Here Vuong et al. report efficient inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 replication by the dipeptide-based protease inhibitor GC376 and its parent GC373, which were originally ...
Wayne Vuong +13 more
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Structure and mechanism of membrane transporters
Scientific Reports, 2022 Membrane transporters are an important group of proteins in physiology and disease. Their functions make them common drug targets, but their location in the lipid bilayers poses a tremendous challenge to researchers.
Lan Guan
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Functional implications of the exon 9 splice insert in GluK1 kainate receptors
eLifeKainate receptors are key modulators of synaptic transmission and plasticity in the central nervous system. Different kainate receptor isoforms with distinct spatiotemporal expressions have been identified in the brain.
Surbhi Dhingra +3 more
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Heliyon, 2023 In the renal collecting ducts, chloride reabsorption occurs through both transcellular and paracellular pathways. Recent literature highlights a functional interplay between both pathways.
Rawad Lashhab +4 more
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Specific DNA-RNA Hybrid Recognition by TAL Effectors
Cell Reports, 2012 The transcription activator-like (TAL) effector targets specific host promoter through its central DNA-binding domain, which comprises multiple tandem repeats (TALE repeats).
Ping Yin +6 more
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Nature Communications, 2020 An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper.
Wayne Vuong +13 more
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The rapid developments of membrane protein structure biology over the last two decades
BMC Biology, 2023 Membrane protein research has flourished in the past 20 years. Exciting technological innovations in structural biology, including cryoEM single-particle analysis and AI-based protein structure prediction, such as AlphaFold 2, have largely revolutionized
Lan Guan
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Structural insight into the mechanism of energy transfer in cyanobacterial phycobilisomes
Nature Communications, 2021 The major light-harvesting systems for photosynthesis in cyanobacteria and red algae are phycobilisomes (PBS). Here, the authors present the cryo-EM structures of two cyanobacterial PBS from Anabaena 7120 and Synechococcus 7002 and discuss their energy ...
Lvqin Zheng +7 more
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An Introduction to Membrane Proteins
Journal of Proteome Research, 2011 α-Helical membrane proteins are important for many biological functions. Due to physicochemical constraints, the structures of membrane proteins differ from the structure of soluble proteins. Historically, membrane protein structures were assumed to be more or less two-dimensional, consisting of long, straight, membrane-spanning parallel helices packed
Hedin, Linnea E. +2 more
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