Mechanism and inhibition of the papain‐like protease, PLpro, of SARS‐CoV‐2

T Klemm, G Ebert, DJ Calleja, CC Allison… - The EMBO …, 2020 - embopress.org
The SARS‐CoV‐2 coronavirus encodes an essential papain‐like protease domain as part of
its non‐structural protein (nsp)‐3, namely SARS2 PLpro, that cleaves the viral polyprotein …

Genomes of 13 domesticated and wild rice relatives highlight genetic conservation, turnover and innovation across the genus Oryza

JC Stein, Y Yu, D Copetti, DJ Zwickl, L Zhang… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
The genus Oryza is a model system for the study of molecular evolution over time scales
ranging from a few thousand to 15 million years. Using 13 reference genomes spanning the …

Mechanisms of OCT4-SOX2 motif readout on nucleosomes

AK Michael, RS Grand, L Isbel, S Cavadini, Z Kozicka… - Science, 2020 - science.org
Transcription factors (TFs) regulate gene expression through chromatin where nucleosomes
restrict DNA access. To study how TFs bind nucleosome-occupied motifs, we focused on the …

Large-scale genome sequencing reveals the driving forces of viruses in microalgal evolution

DR Nelson, KM Hazzouri, KJ Lauersen, A Jaiswal… - Cell host & …, 2021 - cell.com
Being integral primary producers in diverse ecosystems, microalgal genomes could be
mined for ecological insights, but representative genome sequences are lacking for many …

Phylogenomic re-assessment of the thermophilic genus Geobacillus

H Aliyu, P Lebre, J Blom, D Cowan… - Systematic and applied …, 2016 - Elsevier
Geobacillus is a genus of Gram-positive, aerobic, spore-forming obligate thermophiles. The
descriptions and subsequent affiliations of the species in the genus have mostly been based …

Anchored phylogenomics, evolution and systematics of Elateridae: Are all bioluminescent Elateroidea derived click beetles?

HB Douglas, R Kundrata, AJ Brunke, HE Escalona… - Biology, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary In the era of phylogenomics, new molecular sequencing and
computational techniques can aid in resolving phylogenetic relationships that were …

Phylogenetic and Phylogenomic Definition of Rhizopus Species

AP Gryganskyi, J Golan, S Dolatabadi… - G3: Genes …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Phylogenomic approaches have the potential to improve confidence about the inter-
relationships of species in the order Mucorales within the fungal tree of life. Rhizopus …

Mechanisms that ensure speed and fidelity in eukaryotic translation termination

MR Lawson, LN Lessen, J Wang, A Prabhakar… - Science, 2021 - science.org
Translation termination, which liberates a nascent polypeptide from the ribosome specifically
at stop codons, must occur accurately and rapidly. We established single-molecule …

The evolution of pentameric ligand-gated ion-channels and the changing family of anthelmintic drug targets

RN Beech, C Neveu - Parasitology, 2015 - cambridge.org
Pentameric ligand-gated ion-channels rapidly transduce synaptic neurotransmitter signals to
an electrical response in post-synaptic neuronal or muscle cells and control the …

Site-directed mutagenesis of HgcA and HgcB reveals amino acid residues important for mercury methylation

SD Smith, R Bridou, A Johs, JM Parks… - Applied and …, 2015 - Am Soc Microbiol
Methylmercury is a potent neurotoxin that is produced by anaerobic microorganisms from
inorganic mercury by a recently discovered pathway. A two-gene cluster, consisting of hgcA …