Search Results - "Finkelstein, J"
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Human cohesin compacts DNA by loop extrusion
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (13-12-2019)“…Cohesin is a chromosome-bound, multisubunit adenosine triphosphatase complex. After loading onto chromosomes, it generates loops to regulate chromosome…”
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Kinetic Basis for DNA Target Specificity of CRISPR-Cas12a
Published in Molecular cell (06-09-2018)“…Class 2 CRISPR-Cas nucleases are programmable genome editing tools with promising applications in human health and disease. However, DNA cleavage at off-target…”
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Structure-based design of prefusion-stabilized SARS-CoV-2 spikes
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (18-09-2020)“…The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has led to accelerated efforts to develop therapeutics and vaccines. A key target of these efforts is the…”
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Polymerase theta-helicase promotes end joining by stripping single-stranded DNA-binding proteins and bridging DNA ends
Published in Nucleic acids research (22-04-2022)“…Abstract Homologous recombination-deficient cancers rely on DNA polymerase Theta (Polθ)-Mediated End Joining (TMEJ), an alternative double-strand break repair…”
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Prevalent, protective, and convergent IgG recognition of SARS-CoV-2 non-RBD spike epitopes
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (04-06-2021)“…The molecular composition and binding epitopes of the immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies that circulate in blood plasma following SARS-CoV-2 infection are…”
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Distinct horizontal transfer mechanisms for type I and type V CRISPR-associated transposons
Published in Nature communications (06-08-2024)“…CASTs use both CRISPR-associated proteins and Tn7-family transposons for RNA-guided vertical and horizontal transmission. CASTs encode minimal CRISPR arrays…”
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Indel-correcting DNA barcodes for high-throughput sequencing
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (03-07-2018)“…Many large-scale, high-throughput experiments use DNA barcodes, short DNA sequences prepended to DNA libraries, for identification of individuals in pooled…”
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Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 antagonizes DNA resection at double-strand breaks
Published in Nature communications (04-07-2019)“…PARP-1 is rapidly recruited and activated by DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs). Upon activation, PARP-1 synthesizes a structurally complex polymer composed of…”
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Comparison of modern Langevin integrators for simulations of coarse-grained polymer melts
Published in Molecular physics (18-03-2020)“…For a wide range of phenomena, current computational ability does not always allow for atomistic simulations of high-dimensional molecular systems to reach…”
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Massively parallel profiling of RNA-targeting CRISPR-Cas13d
Published in Nature communications (12-01-2024)“…CRISPR-Cas13d cleaves RNA and is used in vivo and for diagnostics. However, a systematic understanding of its RNA binding and cleavage specificity is lacking…”
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High-fidelity intravoxel incoherent motion parameter mapping using locally low-rank and subspace modeling
Published in NeuroImage (Orlando, Fla.) (15-04-2024)“…•Incorporation of advanced reconstruction techniques, including correction of motion-induced phase errors, locally low-rank constraint, and subspace modeling,…”
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Assembly and Translocation of a CRISPR-Cas Primed Acquisition Complex
Published in Cell (01-11-2018)“…CRISPR-Cas systems confer an adaptive immunity against viruses. Following viral injection, Cas1-Cas2 integrates segments of the viral genome (spacers) into the…”
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Vitamin B12 status in pregnant women and their infants in South India
Published in European journal of clinical nutrition (01-09-2017)“…Background/Objectives: Vitamin B 12 deficiency during pregnancy has been associated with increased risk of adverse perinatal outcomes. However, few studies…”
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Intrinsically disordered regions regulate both catalytic and non-catalytic activities of the MutLα mismatch repair complex
Published in Nucleic acids research (28-02-2019)“…Abstract Intrinsically disordered regions (IDRs) are present in at least 30% of the eukaryotic proteome and are enriched in chromatin-associated proteins…”
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Asgard archaea defense systems and their roles in the origin of eukaryotic immunity
Published in Nature communications (31-07-2024)“…Dozens of new antiviral systems have been recently characterized in bacteria. Some of these systems are present in eukaryotes and appear to have originated in…”
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Massively Parallel Biophysical Analysis of CRISPR-Cas Complexes on Next Generation Sequencing Chips
Published in Cell (29-06-2017)“…CRISPR-Cas nucleoproteins target foreign DNA via base pairing with a crRNA. However, a quantitative description of protein binding and nuclease activation at…”
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The promoter-search mechanism of Escherichia coli RNA polymerase is dominated by three-dimensional diffusion
Published in Nature structural & molecular biology (01-02-2013)“…The transcription machinery must locate specific promoter sequences among a vast excess of nonspecific DNA. Real-time single-molecule experiments with E. coli…”
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Vitamin B 12 status in pregnant women and their infants in South India
Published in European journal of clinical nutrition (01-09-2017)“…Vitamin B deficiency during pregnancy has been associated with increased risk of adverse perinatal outcomes. However, few studies have investigated the burden…”
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Unraveling the mechanisms of PAMless DNA interrogation by SpRY-Cas9
Published in Nature communications (30-04-2024)“…CRISPR-Cas9 is a powerful tool for genome editing, but the strict requirement for an NGG protospacer-adjacent motif (PAM) sequence immediately next to the DNA…”
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Single-Molecule Imaging of FtsK Translocation Reveals Mechanistic Features of Protein-Protein Collisions on DNA
Published in Molecular cell (05-06-2014)“…In physiological settings, DNA translocases will encounter DNA-bound proteins, which must be dislodged or bypassed to allow continued translocation. FtsK is a…”
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