structural biology

Structural evolution of Fcα/μR-mediated antibody recognition

This study characterizes the structural evolution of Fcα/μR-mediated antibody recognition across vertebrates by analyzing duck and mouse Fc/R interactions with IgM and IgA.

Mapping the brain-web morphology to characterise ageing and cognitive impairment

This paper introduces SHARP, a method using cosmological web analysis to characterize brain ageing and cognitive impairment by analyzing MRI data from CamCAN and OASIS-3.

LinearKnot: linear-time ensemble analysis of RNA density-2 pseudoknots under hierarchical folding

LinearKnot approximates CParty's hierarchical pseudoknot analysis with linear time complexity, achieving comparable accuracy for RNA structure prediction and ensemble calculations.

A cohesin acetylation complex that recognises nicked DNA

The paper predicts a cohesin acetylation complex in budding yeast that interacts with nicked DNA and confirms its function through experiments.

Endothelial protein C receptor is an entry receptor for Langya virus

This study identifies the endothelial protein C receptor (EPCR) as the entry receptor for Langya virus and reveals the molecular basis of its interaction with the viral attachment glycoprotein.

Structural Basis of Second-Generation HIV-1 Maturation Inhibitor Activity by Magic Angle Spinning NMR

This study uses MAS NMR to determine the binding mode of HRF-4467, a second-generation HIV-1 maturation inhibitor, in the CA-SP1-NC11 complex with IP6, revealing its mechanism of action and resistance profile.

Prokaryotic homologs of the major vault protein form engineerable vault nanocapsules

The paper identifies prokaryotic homologs of the major vault protein that assemble into vault nanocapsules, revealing structural and size variability.

Contributions of Site Heterogeneity in Multi-site Brain-Phenotype Predictions

This paper evaluates how site heterogeneity affects brain-phenotype predictions in multi-site data, finding that larger sample sizes improve accuracy more than multi-site composition.

Connectome structure constrains neural activity across scales

The paper shows that coarse-grained connectome partitions can preserve functional predictions about neural activity even when path structure is lost.

FoXSight: Facilitating Computational Hit Identification in Crystallographic Fragment Screening Experiments

FoXSight identifies weak binding events in crystallographic fragment screening by detecting target-specific density features in noisy electron density maps.

A validation approach for RNA structures based on deep-learning 3D-structure predictions

This paper extends a protein structure validation method to RNA, showing it can detect errors in low-resolution structures where map-based methods fail.

Long-range allosteric restraint by the Spiral-Pincer scaffold gates oxidative activation of the ATM kinase

The paper investigates how the Spiral-Pincer scaffold regulates ATM kinase activation by oxidative stress, showing it restricts access to an oxidation-competent conformation.

Molecular insights into the regulation of coenzyme selection in NADP-specific glutamate dehydrogenase from Saccharomyces cerevisiae

This study investigates coenzyme specificity in yeast GDH3, showing how mutations alter coenzyme preference and revealing structural and evolutionary mechanisms of coenzyme regulation.

SCN- induces prestin contraction through reduced intermonomer angles and a modified transporter like movement of each monomer.

The paper investigates how SCN- induces prestin contraction through structural changes in its dimers and monomers, associated with altered intermonomer angles and beta sheet loss.

Lesion-Derived Estimated Functional and Structural Connectomes Predict Post-Stroke Recovery Outcomes

The paper develops a pipeline to estimate structural and functional connectomes from lesion masks to predict post-stroke recovery outcomes, showing better performance than traditional methods.

BundleMorphometry: Spatially Resolved White Matter Bundle Shape Analysis Using Nonlinear Streamline-based Registration

BundleMorphometry quantifies local white matter bundle shape using nonlinear registration, revealing deformation patterns in glioma and Parkinson's disease datasets.

Human senataxin uses distinct peripheral elements to unwind R-loops and act on RNA polymerase II

This study identifies distinct peripheral elements in senataxin that mediate R-loop unwinding and RNA polymerase II regulation through structural and biochemical analyses.

EigenBrain maps cortical molecular architecture from functional, geometric, and structural eigenmodes

The paper shows functional MRI eigenmodes can approximate specific receptor and transporter distributions in the cortex, while structural and geometric eigenmodes cannot, and applies this to detect molecular differences in autism and schizophrenia.

Decoding antibody-antigen recognition: the BL8 language and its application in calibrating deep learning predictions

This paper introduces BL8, a structural language to evaluate deep learning predictions of antibody-antigen interactions, revealing false positives and enabling reliable consensus predictions.