RNA structural dynamics as captured by molecular simulations: a comprehensive overview

J Sponer, G Bussi, M Krepl, P Banáš, S Bottaro… - Chemical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
With both catalytic and genetic functions, ribonucleic acid (RNA) is perhaps the most
pluripotent chemical species in molecular biology, and its functions are intimately linked to …

[PDF][PDF] MolProbity: all-atom structure validation for macromolecular crystallography

VB Chen, WB Arendall, JJ Headd… - … Section D: Biological …, 2010 - journals.iucr.org
MolProbity is a structure-validation web service that provides broad-spectrum solidly based
evaluation of model quality at both the global and local levels for both proteins and nucleic …

[HTML][HTML] Neutralizing nanobodies bind SARS-CoV-2 spike RBD and block interaction with ACE2

J Huo, A Le Bas, RR Ruza, HME Duyvesteyn… - Nature structural & …, 2020 - nature.com
The SARS-CoV-2 virus is more transmissible than previous coronaviruses and causes a
more serious illness than influenza. The SARS-CoV-2 receptor binding domain (RBD) of the …

An orally available non-nucleotide STING agonist with antitumor activity

BS Pan, SA Perera, JA Piesvaux, JP Presland… - Science, 2020 - science.org
INTRODUCTION Activation of the STING (stimulator of interferon genes) protein by its
natural ligand, cyclic guanosine monophosphate–adenosine monophosphate (cGAMP) …

Tethered peptide activation mechanism of the adhesion GPCRs ADGRG2 and ADGRG4

P Xiao, S Guo, X Wen, QT He, H Lin, SM Huang, L Gou… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Adhesion G protein-coupled receptors (aGPCRs) constitute an evolutionarily ancient family
of receptors that often undergo autoproteolysis to produce α and β subunits,–. A tethered …

[HTML][HTML] Structural basis of human monocarboxylate transporter 1 inhibition by anti-cancer drug candidates

N Wang, X Jiang, S Zhang, A Zhu, Y Yuan, H Xu, J Lei… - Cell, 2021 - cell.com
Proton-coupled monocarboxylate transporters MCT1-4 catalyze the transmembrane
movement of metabolically essential monocarboxylates and have been targeted for cancer …

[HTML][HTML] Cryo-EM structure of a type IV secretion system

K Macé, AK Vadakkepat, A Redzej, N Lukoyanova… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Bacterial conjugation is the fundamental process of unidirectional transfer of DNAs, often
plasmid DNAs, from a donor cell to a recipient cell. It is the primary means by which …

[HTML][HTML] RETRACTED ARTICLE: Cross-HLA targeting of intracellular oncoproteins with peptide-centric CARs

M Yarmarkovich, QF Marshall, JM Warrington… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
The majority of oncogenic drivers are intracellular proteins, thus constraining their
immunotherapeutic targeting to mutated peptides (neoantigens) presented by individual …

The NAD+-mediated self-inhibition mechanism of pro-neurodegenerative SARM1

Y Jiang, T Liu, CH Lee, Q Chang, J Yang, Z Zhang - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Pathological degeneration of axons disrupts neural circuits and represents one of the
hallmarks of neurodegeneration,,–. Sterile alpha and Toll/interleukin-1 receptor motif …

Assessment of three‐dimensional RNA structure prediction in CASP15

R Das, RC Kretsch, AJ Simpkin… - Proteins: Structure …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The prediction of RNA three‐dimensional structures remains an unsolved problem. Here, we
report assessments of RNA structure predictions in CASP15, the first CASP exercise that …