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Structure and Function of a Multi‐Megadalton Virus‐Like Proteolytic Dodecahedron

Angewandte Chemie, EarlyView.
Zuzalysin, a virulence metallopeptidase of the periodontal pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis, is secreted as a latent, flexible ≈95‐kDa monomer. Calcium triggers cysteine‐switch activation and hierarchical assembly into pentamers, bipentamers, tripentamers, and a ≈5.6‐MDa, ≈355‐Å dodecahedron. Structures at 1.8–3.6 Å reveal a virus‐sized catalytic cage
Mariusz Madej, Arturo Rodríguez‐Banqueri, Danuta Mizgalska, Borys Szmigielski, Zuzanna Nowakowska, Małgorzata Benedyk‐Machaczka, Monika Bzowska, Katarzyna Mikruta, Juan Sebastián Ramírez‐Larrota, Chinanu Agunanne, Olivier Julien, Anthony J. O'Donoghue, Carsten Scavenius, Mario López‐Martín, Enrique Marcos, Łukasz Koziej, Sebastian Glatt, Pablo Guerra, Ulrich Eckhard, Jan Potempa, F. Xavier Gomis‐Rüth   +20 more
wiley   +2 more sources

Control of Helix Screw‐Sense Preference in Dynamic Foldamers of meso Symmetry Built From Chiral Monomeric Units

Angewandte Chemie, EarlyView.
Sequence‐diverse meso and “near‐meso” oligourea foldamers are reported and exhibit stimulus‐responsive helix screw‐sense control governed by terminal‐group desymmetrization and sequence‐encoded helix stability. ABSTRACT Meso oligoureas are dynamic hydrogen‐bonded foldamers capable of reversible helix polarity inversion but have so far been limited to ...
Naveen Gupta, Mégane Bornerie, Bo Li, Antoine Hacihasanoglu, Orlando Villegas Bello, Stéphanie Antunes, Estelle Morvan, Jean‐Marc Sotiropoulos, Philippe Carbonnière, Morgane Pasco, Brice Kauffmann, Céline Douat, Sung Hyun Yoo, Gilles Guichard   +13 more
wiley   +2 more sources

History of protein crystallography in China [PDF]

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 2007
China has a strong background in X-ray crystallography dating back to the 1920s. Protein crystallography research in China was first developed following the successful synthesis of insulin in China in 1966. The subsequent determination of the three-dimensional structure of porcine insulin made China one of the few countries which could determine ...
openaire   +2 more sources

A DNA G‐Quadruplex‐Targeting Ligand Suppresses c‐MYC Expression: Implications for Gemcitabine‑Resistant Pancreatic Cancer

Angewandte Chemie, EarlyView.
PQB‐4, a fluorescent small‐molecule ligand that targets c‐MYC DNA G‐quadruplexes (G4s), showed marked synergy with gemcitabine in resistant PANC‐1 cells (CI = 0.027). In vivo, the ligand reduced tumor weight by 44% in a PANC‐1 xenograft model. These results highlight the therapeutic potential of c‐MYC DNA G4‐targeting ligands for treating gemcitabine ...
Bo‐Xin Zheng, Ya‐Kun Wang, Ze‐Xin Chen, Yi‐Wen Meng, Meng‐Ting She, Jia‐Peng Dong, Yingying Zheng, Yao‐Xun Zeng, Wen‐De Zheng, Wei Long, Wing‐Leung Wong   +10 more
wiley   +2 more sources

A user-friendly goniometer-compatible fixed-target platform for macromolecular crystallography at synchrotrons

Fixed-target platforms provide convenient support for microcrystals during serial X-ray crystallography studies using synchrotron radiation. Here, we describe a simple user-friendly 3D-printed support where the crystals are sandwiched between two layers ...
Ghosh, Swagatha, Basu, Shibom, Vallejos, Adams, Norder, Per, de Sanctis, Daniele, Neutze, Richard, Kabbinale, Arpitha, Nileshwar, Padmini, Banacore, Analia, Wehlander, Gabrielle, Orlans, Julien, Chavas, Leonard M.G., Bjelčić, Monica, Brändén, Gisela, Vallejos Donoso, Adams,, Basu, Shibom,, Chavas, Leonard M. G., Brändén, Gisela,, Chavas, Leonard M.G.,, Kabbinale, Arpitha,, Banacore, Analia,, Wehlander, Gabrielle,, Norder, Per,, Bjelčić, Monica,, Börjesson, Per,, Ghosh, Swagatha,, Nileshwar, Padmini,, Orlans, Julien,, de Sanctis, Daniele,, Lund University., Vallejos, Adams,, Neutze, Richard,   +31 more
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A multi-reservoir extruder for time-resolved serial protein crystallography and compound screening at X-ray free-electron lasers. [PDF]

Nat Commun, 2023
Wranik M, Kepa MW, Beale EV, James D, Bertrand Q, Weinert T, Furrer A, Glover H, Gashi D, Carrillo M, Kondo Y, Stipp RT, Khusainov G, Nass K, Ozerov D, Cirelli C, Johnson PJM, Dworkowski F, Beale JH, Stubbs S, Zamofing T, Schneider M, Krauskopf K, Gao L, Thorn-Seshold O, Bostedt C, Bacellar C, Steinmetz MO, Milne C, Standfuss J.   +29 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Pseudomonas aeruginosa gene PA4880 encodes a Dps-like protein with a Dps fold, bacterioferritin-type ferroxidase centers, and endonuclease activity

Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences
We report the biochemical, structural, and functional characterization of the protein coded by gene PA4880 in the P. aeruginosa PAO1 genome. The PA4880 gene had been annotated as coding a probable bacterioferritin.
Nimesha Rajapaksha, Huili Yao, Aisha Cook, Steve Seibold, Lijun Liu, Kevin P. Battaile, Leo Fontenot, Fabrizio Donnarumma, Scott Lovell, Mario Rivera   +9 more
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Analysing Novel Structures of Protein Complexes Requiring the Central Plant Immune Regulator EDS1 [PDF]

, 2013
Plants as sessile organisms are constantly attacked by pathogens and have evolved a complex immune system to cope with this challenge. The first inducible layer of plant immunity recognises pathogens outside each plant cell and activates a resistance ...
Wagner, Stephan
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Protein crystal perfection and its application [PDF]

, 2005
Knowledge of protein crystal perfection in theory and practice is reviewed. X-ray methods of assessing perfection such as mosaicity, topography and reciprocal-space mapping are described. X-ray diffraction physics applications of protein crystals such as
Helliwell, John R.
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Three-dimensional electron crystallography of protein microcrystals

eLife, 2013
We demonstrate that it is feasible to determine high-resolution protein structures by electron crystallography of three-dimensional crystals in an electron cryo-microscope (CryoEM).
Dan Shi, Brent L Nannenga, Matthew G Iadanza, Tamir Gonen   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source