RNA damage in biological conflicts and the diversity of responding RNA repair systems

AM Burroughs, L Aravind - Nucleic acids research, 2016 - academic.oup.com
RNA is targeted in biological conflicts by enzymatic toxins or effectors. A vast diversity of
systems which repair or 'heal'this damage has only recently become apparent. Here, we …

The flagellar motor protein FliL forms a scaffold of circumferentially positioned rings required for stator activation

S Tachiyama, KL Chan, X Liu… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
The flagellar motor stator is an ion channel nanomachine that assembles as a ring of the
MotA5MotB2 units at the flagellar base. The role of accessory proteins required for stator …

Symmetry disruption commits vault particles to disassembly

P Guerra, M González-Alamos, A Llauró… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Vaults are ubiquitous ribonucleoprotein particles involved in a diversity of cellular
processes, with promising applications as nanodevices for delivery of multiple cargos. The …

Mechanical stability and reversible fracture of vault particles

A Llauró, P Guerra, N Irigoyen, JF Rodríguez… - Biophysical …, 2014 - cell.com
Vaults are the largest ribonucleoprotein particles found in eukaryotic cells, with an unclear
cellular function and promising applications as vehicles for drug delivery. In this article, we …

Biophysical highlights from 54 years of macromolecular crystallography

JS Richardson, DC Richardson - Biophysical journal, 2014 - cell.com
Abstract The United Nations has declared 2014 the International Year of Crystallography,
and in commemoration, this review features a selection of 54 notable macromolecular …

Solution structures of engineered vault particles

K Ding, X Zhang, J Mrazek, VA Kickhoefer, M Lai… - Structure, 2018 - cell.com
Prior crystal structures of the vault have provided clues of its structural variability but are non-
conclusive due to crystal packing. Here, we obtained vaults by engineering at the N terminus …

Decrease in pH destabilizes individual vault nanocages by weakening the inter-protein lateral interaction

A Llauró, P Guerra, R Kant, B Bothner, N Verdaguer… - Scientific Reports, 2016 - nature.com
Vault particles are naturally occurring proteinaceous cages with promising application as
molecular containers. The use of vaults as functional transporters requires a profound …

Direct visualization of vaults within intact cells by electron cryo-tomography

CL Woodward, LM Mendonça, GJ Jensen - Cellular and molecular life …, 2015 - Springer
The vault complex is the largest cellular ribonucleoprotein complex ever characterized and
is present across diverse Eukarya. Despite significant information regarding the structure …

Structure, Dynamics and Functional Implications of the Eukaryotic Vault Complex

M González-Álamos, P Guerra, N Verdaguer - … Protein Complexes V …, 2024 - Springer
Vault ribonucleoprotein particles are naturally designed nanocages, widely found in the
eukaryotic kingdom. Vaults consist of 78 copies of the major vault protein (MVP) that are …

Structure-based inference of eukaryotic complexity in Asgard archaea

S Koestlbacher, JJE van Hooff, K Panagiotou… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Asgard archaea played a key role in the origin of the eukaryotic cell. While previous studies
found that Asgard genomes encode diverse eukaryotic signature proteins (ESPs) …