Search Results - "Bahna, Fabiana"
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Modular basis for potent SARS-CoV-2 neutralization by a prevalent VH1-2-derived antibody class
Published in Cell reports (Cambridge) (06-04-2021)“…Antibodies with heavy chains that derive from the VH1-2 gene constitute some of the most potent severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2…”
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Visualization of clustered protocadherin neuronal self-recognition complexes
Published in Nature (London) (01-05-2019)“…Neurite self-recognition and avoidance are fundamental properties of all nervous systems 1 . These processes facilitate dendritic arborization 2 , 3 , prevent…”
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Molecular Logic of Neuronal Self-Recognition through Protocadherin Domain Interactions
Published in Cell (22-10-2015)“…Self-avoidance, a process preventing interactions of axons and dendrites from the same neuron during development, is mediated in vertebrates through the…”
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How clustered protocadherin binding specificity is tuned for neuronal self-/nonself-recognition
Published in eLife (07-03-2022)“…The stochastic expression of fewer than 60 clustered protocadherin (cPcdh) isoforms provides diverse identities to individual vertebrate neurons and a…”
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The Extracellular Architecture of Adherens Junctions Revealed by Crystal Structures of Type I Cadherins
Published in Structure (London) (09-02-2011)“…Adherens junctions, which play a central role in intercellular adhesion, comprise clusters of type I classical cadherins that bind via extracellular domains…”
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Neutralizing antibody 5-7 defines a distinct site of vulnerability in SARS-CoV-2 spike N-terminal domain
Published in Cell reports (Cambridge) (02-11-2021)“…Antibodies that potently neutralize SARS-CoV-2 target mainly the receptor-binding domain or the N-terminal domain (NTD). Over a dozen potently neutralizing…”
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Robust Prediction of Relative Binding Energies for Protein–Protein Complex Mutations Using Free Energy Perturbation Calculations
Published in Journal of molecular biology (15-08-2024)“…[Display omitted] •Reliable calculation of relative binding free energy changes for most protein mutations to within ∼1 kcal/mol.•Automated Protein FEP+ Groups…”
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γ-Protocadherin structural diversity and functional implications
Published in eLife (26-10-2016)“…Stochastic cell-surface expression of α-, β-, and γ-clustered protocadherins (Pcdhs) provides vertebrate neurons with single-cell identities that underlie…”
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Structural and energetic determinants of adhesive binding specificity in type I cadherins
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (07-10-2014)“…Type I cadherin cell-adhesion proteins are similar in sequence and structure and yet are different enough to mediate highly specific cell-cell recognition…”
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Affinity requirements for control of synaptic targeting and neuronal cell survival by heterophilic IgSF cell adhesion molecules
Published in Cell reports (Cambridge) (05-04-2022)“…Neurons in the developing brain express many different cell adhesion molecules (CAMs) on their surfaces. CAM-binding affinities can vary by more than 200-fold,…”
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Synaptogenic activity of the axon guidance molecule Robo2 underlies hippocampal circuit function
Published in Cell reports (Cambridge) (19-10-2021)“…Synaptic connectivity within adult circuits exhibits a remarkable degree of cellular and subcellular specificity. We report that the axon guidance receptor…”
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Mechanism of E-cadherin dimerization probed by NMR relaxation dispersion
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (08-10-2013)“…Epithelial cadherin (E-cadherin), a member of the classical cadherin family, mediates calcium-dependent homophilic cell–cell adhesion. Crystal structures of…”
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Lipocalin-2 is an anorexigenic signal in primates
Published in eLife (24-11-2020)“…In the mouse, the osteoblast-derived hormone Lipocalin-2 (LCN2) suppresses food intake and acts as a satiety signal. We show here that meal challenges increase…”
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Type II Cadherin Ectodomain Structures: Implications for Classical Cadherin Specificity
Published in Cell (24-03-2006)“…Type I and II classical cadherins help to determine the adhesive specificities of animal cells. Crystal-structure determination of ectodomain regions from…”
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Crystal structures of Drosophila N-cadherin ectodomain regions reveal a widely used class of Ca2+-free interdomain linkers
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (17-01-2012)“…Vertebrate classical cadherins mediate selective calcium-dependent cell adhesion by mechanisms now understood at the atomic level. However, structures and…”
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Dynamic Properties of a Type II Cadherin Adhesive Domain: Implications for the Mechanism of Strand-Swapping of Classical Cadherins
Published in Structure (London) (06-08-2008)“…Cadherin-mediated cell adhesion is achieved through dimerization of cadherin N-terminal extracellular (EC1) domains presented from apposed cells. The dimer…”
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Potent SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies directed against spike N-terminal domain target a single supersite
Published in Cell host & microbe (12-05-2021)“…Numerous antibodies that neutralize SARS-CoV-2 have been identified, and these generally target either the receptor-binding domain (RBD) or the N-terminal…”
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Structural basis for accommodation of emerging B.1.351 and B.1.1.7 variants by two potent SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies
Published in Structure (London) (01-07-2021)“…Emerging SARS-CoV-2 strains, B.1.1.7 and B.1.351, from the UK and South Africa, respectively, show decreased neutralization by monoclonal antibodies and…”
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Free Energy Perturbation Calculations of Mutation Effects on SARS-CoV-2 RBD::ACE2 Binding Affinity
Published in Journal of molecular biology (01-08-2023)“…[Display omitted] •Effects of mutations on RBD::ACE2 binding are calculated and tested experimentally.•Free energy perturbation (FEP) produces the most…”
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Structural Basis of Diverse Homophilic Recognition by Clustered α- and β-Protocadherins
Published in Neuron (Cambridge, Mass.) (18-05-2016)“…Clustered protocadherin proteins (α-, β-, and γ-Pcdhs) provide a high level of cell-surface diversity to individual vertebrate neurons, engaging in highly…”
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