[HTML][HTML] Computational prediction of protein interfaces: A review of data driven methods

LC Xue, D Dobbs, AMJJ Bonvin, V Honavar - FEBS letters, 2015 - Elsevier
Reliably pinpointing which specific amino acid residues form the interface (s) between a
protein and its binding partner (s) is critical for understanding the structural and …

[PDF][PDF] Kite proteins: a superfamily of SMC/Kleisin partners conserved across bacteria, archaea, and eukaryotes

JJ Palecek, S Gruber - Structure, 2015 - cell.com
SMC/kleisin complexes form elongated annular structures, which are critical for
chromosome segregation, genome maintenance, and the regulation of gene expression. We …

Updates to the integrated protein–protein interaction benchmarks: docking benchmark version 5 and affinity benchmark version 2

T Vreven, IH Moal, A Vangone, BG Pierce… - Journal of molecular …, 2015 - Elsevier
We present an updated and integrated version of our widely used protein–protein docking
and binding affinity benchmarks. The benchmarks consist of non-redundant, high-quality …

Cadherin-related family member 3, a childhood asthma susceptibility gene product, mediates rhinovirus C binding and replication

YA Bochkov, K Watters, S Ashraf… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - National Acad Sciences
Members of rhinovirus C (RV-C) species are more likely to cause wheezing illnesses and
asthma exacerbations compared with other rhinoviruses. The cellular receptor for these …

Structural basis for cellobiose dehydrogenase action during oxidative cellulose degradation

TC Tan, D Kracher, R Gandini, C Sygmund… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
A new paradigm for cellulose depolymerization by fungi focuses on an oxidative mechanism
involving cellobiose dehydrogenases (CDH) and copper-dependent lytic polysaccharide …

A protein fold switch joins the circadian oscillator to clock output in cyanobacteria

YG Chang, SE Cohen, C Phong, WK Myers, YI Kim… - Science, 2015 - science.org
Organisms are adapted to the relentless cycles of day and night, because they evolved
timekeeping systems called circadian clocks, which regulate biological activities with~ 24 …

Coordination of peptidoglycan synthesis and outer membrane constriction during Escherichia coli cell division

AN Gray, AJF Egan, IL Van't Veer, J Verheul, A Colavin… - elife, 2015 - elifesciences.org
To maintain cellular structure and integrity during division, Gram-negative bacteria must
carefully coordinate constriction of a tripartite cell envelope of inner membrane …

Direct inhibition of oncogenic KRAS by hydrocarbon-stapled SOS1 helices

ES Leshchiner, A Parkhitko, GH Bird… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - National Acad Sciences
Activating mutations in the Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog (KRAS) underlie the
pathogenesis and chemoresistance of∼ 30% of all human tumors, yet the development of …

[HTML][HTML] Defects in nicotinamide-adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase genes NOX1 and DUOX2 in very early onset inflammatory bowel disease

P Hayes, S Dhillon, K O'Neill, C Thoeni, KY Hui… - Cellular and molecular …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background & Aims Defects in intestinal innate defense systems predispose patients to
inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Reactive oxygen species (ROS) generated by …

Structure-based drug design identifies polythiophenes as antiprion compounds

US Herrmann, AK Schütz, H Shirani, D Huang… - Science translational …, 2015 - science.org
Prions cause transmissible spongiform encephalopathies for which no treatment exists.
Prions consist of PrPSc, a misfolded and aggregated form of the cellular prion protein …