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Structural insights into an engineered feruloyl esterase with improved MHET degrading properties

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
A feruloyl esterase was engineered to mimic key features of MHETase, enhancing the degradation of PET oligomers. Structural and computational analysis reveal how a point mutation stabilizes the active site and reshapes the binding cleft, expading substrate scope.
Panagiota Karampa, Konstantinos Makryniotis, Theofani‐Iosifina Sousani, Evangelos Topakas, Vangelis Daskalakis, Maria Dimarogona   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Modulation of Homer1 EVH1 domain internal dynamics by putative autism‐associated mutations

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
The putative autism‐associated M65I and S97L variants of the EVH1 domain of the postsynaptic scaffold protein Homer1 do not exhibit substantial changes in their overall structure or partner binding. Both of them, but especially the M65I variant, show altered internal dynamics relative to the wild‐type domain on the μs‐ms timescale, indicated by the ...
Fanni Farkas, Brigitta Maruzs, Zsófia E. Kálmán, Tomas Klumpler, Gyula Batta, Bálint Péterfia, Zoltán Gáspári   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Phosphoinositides and inositol phosphates as molecular glues

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Inositol phosphates (IPs) and phosphoinositides (PIPs) regulate diverse eukaryotic processes. Beyond recruiting signaling proteins or acting as structural cofactors, recent studies suggest they mediate protein–protein interactions as natural molecular glues.
Aleshia Seaton‐Terry, Alexander J. Cutright, Mong Na Claire Loi, Jessica Martin, Joseph W. Gilligan, Jakub N. Kubina, Michael J. Arambula, Susanna Tanada Palmu, Daniella Zhou, Raymond D. Blind   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Three phosphatase families form a community: The phosphohydrolases that act upon inositol pyrophosphates

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Inositol pyrophosphates are energy‐rich signaling molecules that perform critical functions in cells. Three different families of phosphatases hydrolyze the β phosphate of the inositol pyrophosphate molecules: two have narrow specificities and one is promiscuous.
Ronda J. Rolfes
wiley   +1 more source

Conserved binding mode but diverse interfaces of MreC‐PBP2 interactions

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
The crystal structure of abMreC reveals a conserved two β‐barrel architecture and provides structural insights into its role within the bacterial elongasome. The abMreC–abPBP2 complex model identifies the molecular basis of MreC‐mediated PBP2 recognition, contributing to the regulation of peptidoglycan synthesis.
Hyunseok Jang, Hyo Been Jin, Chang Min Kim, So Yeon Lee, Hyun Ho Park   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A light‐triggered Time‐Resolved X‐ray Solution Scattering (TR‐XSS) workflow with application to protein conformational dynamics

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Time‐resolved X‐ray solution scattering captures how proteins change shape in real time under near‐native conditions. This article presents a practical workflow for light‐triggered TR‐XSS experiments, from data collection to structural refinement. Using a calcium‐transporting membrane protein as an example, the approach can be broadly applied to study ...
Fatemeh Sabzian‐Molaei, Fredrik Orädd, Konstantinos Magkakis, Magnus Andersson   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The structure of coordination precursors as an effective tool for governing of size and morphology of ZnS and ZnO nanoparticles

Journal of Saudi Chemical Society, 2018
The zinc sulphide and zinc oxide micro- and nanoparticles of different shapes were synthesized from the five zinc coordination precursors, via controlled thermal decomposition process.
Rafal Kruszynski, Marcin Swiatkowski
doaj   +1 more source

Analysing the significance of small conformational changes and low occupancy states in serial crystallographic data

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
This protocol paper outlines methods to establish the success of a time‐resolved serial crystallographic experiment, by means of statistical analysis of timepoint data in reciprocal space and models in real space. We show how to amplify the signal from excited states to visualise structural changes in successful experiments.
Jake Hill, Yelyzaveta Pulnova, Elke De Zitter, Helen M. Ginn, Briony A. Yorke   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Refinement of amino‐acid conformation vs. difference density maps in time‐resolved serial femtosecond crystallography data analysis

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
The dFoCC pipeline starts with observed DED and resting‐state coordinates, which are then used to generate a library of triggered states. Correlation analysis of the calculated DED features of each candidate vs observed DED permits quantitative evaluation of candidate structural quality.
Meng Iao Fong, Yuhei Hosokawa, Lars Oliver Essen, Manuel Maestre‐Reyna   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of Homocyclic and Heterocyclic Rings of Chalcones on Charge Transfer Behaviour: A Nonlinear Optical Study

Chemical Physics Impact
This paper presents the effects of incorporating thienyl and phenyl rings as the terminal ring in the cinnamoyl counterparts of chalcones with donor-acceptor-donor (D-A-D) push-pull setting, on their photophysical responses.
Nur Aisyah Mohamad Daud, Qin Ai Wong, Bi Sheng Ooi, Ching Kheng Quah, Farah Diana Ramzi, Yip-Foo Win, Parutagouda Shankaragouda Patil   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source