Search Results - "Malinauskas, Tomas"
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A COVID-19 vaccine candidate using SpyCatcher multimerization of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein receptor-binding domain induces potent neutralising antibody responses
Published in Nature communications (22-01-2021)“…There is need for effective and affordable vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 to tackle the ongoing pandemic. In this study, we describe a protein nanoparticle…”
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Cryo-EM structure of the human α1β3γ2 GABAA receptor in a lipid bilayer
Published in Nature (London) (24-01-2019)“…Type A γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA A ) receptors are pentameric ligand-gated ion channels and the main drivers of fast inhibitory neurotransmission in the…”
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Neutralizing nanobodies bind SARS-CoV-2 spike RBD and block interaction with ACE2
Published in Nature structural & molecular biology (01-09-2020)“…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…”
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Neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 by Destruction of the Prefusion Spike
Published in Cell host & microbe (09-09-2020)“…There are as yet no licensed therapeutics for the COVID-19 pandemic. The causal coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) binds host cells via a trimeric spike whose receptor…”
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Structural basis for the neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 by an antibody from a convalescent patient
Published in Nature structural & molecular biology (01-10-2020)“…The COVID-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented health and economic impact and there are currently no approved therapies. We have isolated an antibody, EY6A,…”
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Anti-prothrombin autoantibodies enriched after infection with SARS-CoV-2 and influenced by strength of antibody response against SARS-CoV-2 proteins
Published in PLoS pathogens (01-12-2021)“…Antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL), assumed to cause antiphospholipid syndrome (APS), are notorious for their heterogeneity in targeting phospholipids and…”
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Hedgehog-Interacting Protein is a multimodal antagonist of Hedgehog signalling
Published in Nature communications (09-12-2021)“…Hedgehog (HH) morphogen signalling, crucial for cell growth and tissue patterning in animals, is initiated by the binding of dually lipidated HH ligands to…”
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Structure and function of the Smoothened extracellular domain in vertebrate Hedgehog signaling
Published in eLife (29-10-2013)“…The Hedgehog (Hh) signal is transduced across the membrane by the heptahelical protein Smoothened (Smo), a developmental regulator, oncoprotein and drug target…”
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R-spondins engage heparan sulfate proteoglycans to potentiate WNT signaling
Published in eLife (20-05-2020)“…R-spondins (RSPOs) amplify WNT signaling during development and regenerative responses. We previously demonstrated that RSPOs 2 and 3 potentiate WNT/β-catenin…”
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Neuropilins lock secreted semaphorins onto plexins in a ternary signaling complex
Published in Nature structural & molecular biology (01-12-2012)“…Semaphorin-plexin cell-cell signaling is important in tissue development, with roles in axon guidance, immunity and cancer. The structure of the complex formed…”
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Modular mechanism of Wnt signaling inhibition by Wnt inhibitory factor 1
Published in Nature structural & molecular biology (01-08-2011)“…WIF-1 inhibits Wnt signaling by binding Wnt ligands. Structural and biochemical analysis of WIF-1 shows the EGF-like domains wrapping back to contact the…”
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Structure dynamics of HIV-1 Env trimers on native virions engaged with living T cells
Published in Communications biology (27-10-2021)“…The HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein (Env) mediates viral entry into the host cell. Although the highly dynamic nature of Env intramolecular conformations has been…”
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Structural insights into proteoglycan-shaped Hedgehog signaling
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (08-10-2013)“…Hedgehog (Hh) morphogens play fundamental roles during embryogenesis and adulthood, in health and disease. Multiple cell surface receptors regulate the Hh…”
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Structural Basis for Plexin Activation and Regulation
Published in Neuron (Cambridge, Mass.) (03-08-2016)“…Class A plexins (PlxnAs) act as semaphorin receptors and control diverse aspects of nervous system development and plasticity, ranging from axon guidance and…”
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Genetic Control over mtDNA and Its Relationship to Major Depressive Disorder
Published in Current biology (21-12-2015)“…Control over the number of mtDNA molecules per cell appears to be tightly regulated, but the mechanisms involved are largely unknown. Reversible alterations in…”
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A calcium-sensing receptor mutation causing hypocalcemia disrupts a transmembrane salt bridge to activate β-arrestin-biased signaling
Published in Science signaling (20-02-2018)“…The calcium-sensing receptor (CaSR) is a G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) that signals through G and G to stimulate cytosolic calcium (Ca ) and…”
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Structural insights into Frizzled3 through nanobody modulators
Published in Nature communications (22-08-2024)“…The Wnt receptor Frizzled3 (FZD3) is important for brain axonal development and cancer progression. We report structures of FZD3 in complex with extracellular…”
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Molecular mechanism of BMP signal control by Twisted gastrulation
Published in Nature communications (11-06-2024)“…Twisted gastrulation (TWSG1) is an evolutionarily conserved secreted glycoprotein which controls signaling by Bone Morphogenetic Proteins (BMPs). TWSG1 binds…”
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Docking of Fatty Acids into the WIF Domain of the Human Wnt Inhibitory Factor-1
Published in Lipids (01-03-2008)“…Palmitoylated Wnt proteins comprise a conserved family of secreted signaling molecules associated with variety of human cancers. WIF domain of the human WIF…”
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Diversity of oligomerization in Drosophila semaphorins suggests a mechanism of functional fine-tuning
Published in Nature communications (15-08-2019)“…Semaphorin ligands and their plexin receptors are one of the major cell guidance factors that trigger localised changes in the cytoskeleton. Binding of…”
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