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D. Schuster

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Assay:cryo-EM· 5 Approach:experimental assay· 5 Research Focus:protein structure prediction· 4 Organism:human· 2 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Approach:deep learning· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Approach:mechanistic / dynamical model· 1

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P. Picotti· 5 shared V. M. Korkhov· 5 shared P. Lavriha· 4 shared B. Khanppnavar· 3 shared A. Vaithia· 2 shared C. Qi· 2 shared E. Bayraktar· 2 shared F. L. Gervasio· 2 shared

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Structural basis of connexin-36 gap junction channel inhibition

X. Ding, S. Aureli, A. Vaithia, P. Lavriha, D. Schuster, B. Khanppnavar, X. Li, T. B. Blum, P. Picotti, F. L. Gervasio, V. M. Korkhov

The paper reports the cryo-EM structure of connexin-36 bound to mefloquine, revealing how small molecules inhibit gap junction channels by partially occluding the pore and altering electrostatics.

bioRxiv · Dec 9, 2023Biophysics

Structures of wild-type and selected CMT1X mutant connexin 32 gap junction channels and hemichannels

C. Qi, P. Lavriha, E. Bayraktar, A. Vaithia, D. Schuster, M. Pannella, V. Sala, P. Picotti, M. Bortolozzi, V. M. Korkhov

The paper presents cryo-EM structures of wild-type and CMT1X mutant connexin 32 gap junction channels and hemichannels, revealing a gating helix defect in disease-associated mutants.

bioRxiv · Mar 8, 2023Biophysics

Regulatory sites of CaM-sensitive adenylyl cyclase AC8 revealed by cryo-EM and structural proteomics

B. Khanppnavar, D. Schuster, P. Lavriha, F. Uliana, M. Özel, V. Mehta, A. Leitner, P. Picotti, V. M. Korkhov

The paper determines the cryo-EM structure of bovine AC8 bound to CaM and Gs, identifies interaction sites, and infers conformational changes in the regulation mechanism.

bioRxiv · Mar 3, 2023Biochemistry

Structure of the connexin-43 gap junction channel in a putative closed state

C. Qi, S. Acosta-Gutierrez, P. Lavriha, A. Othman, D. Lopez-Pigozzi, E. Bayraktar, D. Schuster, P. Picotti, N. Zamboni, M. Bortolozzi, F. L. Gervasio, V. M. Korkhov

The paper determines the structure of a human Cx43 gap junction channel in a closed state using cryo-EM, revealing a previously unknown conformation stabilized by a small molecule.

bioRxiv · Mar 26, 2022Biochemistry

Structure of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Cya, an evolutionary ancestor of the mammalian membrane adenylyl cyclases

V. Mehta, B. Khanppnavar, D. Schuster, I. Kantarci, I. Vercellino, A. Kosturanova, T. Iype, S. Stefanic, P. Picotti, V. M. Korkhov

The paper determines the cryo-EM structure of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Cya, revealing its TM domain's role in catalytic activity regulation.

bioRxiv · Dec 1, 2021Biochemistry