Search Results - "Sessions, Richard B."
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Neuropilin-1 is a host factor for SARS-CoV-2 infection
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (13-11-2020)“…Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the causative agent of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), uses the viral spike (S) protein for…”
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On the Calculation of Acyl Chain Order Parameters from Lipid Simulations
Published in Journal of chemical theory and computation (14-11-2017)“…For molecular dynamics simulations of biological membrane systems to live up to the potential of providing accurate atomic level detail into membrane…”
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Self-Assembling Cages from Coiled-Coil Peptide Modules
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (03-05-2013)“…An ability to mimic the boundaries of biological compartments would improve our understanding of self-assembly and provide routes to new materials for the…”
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Interaction of the antimicrobial peptide polymyxin B1 with both membranes of E. coli: a molecular dynamics study
Published in PLoS computational biology (01-04-2015)“…Antimicrobial peptides are small, cationic proteins that can induce lysis of bacterial cells through interaction with their membranes. Different mechanisms for…”
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unique PDZ domain and arrestin-like fold interaction reveals mechanistic details of endocytic recycling by SNX27-retromer
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (02-09-2014)“…The sorting nexin 27 (SNX27)-retromer complex is a major regulator of endosome-to-plasma membrane recycling of transmembrane cargos that contain a PSD95, Dlg1,…”
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Antiproliferative and Antimigratory Effects of a Novel YAP–TEAD Interaction Inhibitor Identified Using in Silico Molecular Docking
Published in Journal of medicinal chemistry (14-02-2019)“…The Hippo pathway is an important regulator of cell growth, proliferation, and migration. TEAD transcription factors, which lie at the core of the Hippo…”
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Identification of key binding site residues of MCT1 for AR-C155858 reveals the molecular basis of its isoform selectivity
Published in Biochemical journal (15-02-2015)“…The proton-linked monocarboxylate transporters (MCTs) are required for lactic acid transport into and out of all mammalian cells. Thus, they play an essential…”
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Cryo-EM of multiple cage architectures reveals a universal mode of clathrin self-assembly
Published in Nature structural & molecular biology (01-10-2019)“…Clathrin forms diverse lattice and cage structures that change size and shape rapidly in response to the needs of eukaryotic cells during clathrin-mediated…”
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Construction and in vivo assembly of a catalytically proficient and hyperthermostable de novo enzyme
Published in Nature communications (25-08-2017)“…Although catalytic mechanisms in natural enzymes are well understood, achieving the diverse palette of reaction chemistries in re-engineered native proteins…”
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CCBuilder: an interactive web-based tool for building, designing and assessing coiled-coil protein assemblies
Published in Bioinformatics (Oxford, England) (01-11-2014)“…The ability to accurately model protein structures at the atomistic level underpins efforts to understand protein folding, to engineer natural proteins…”
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Molecular basis for SNX-BAR-mediated assembly of distinct endosomal sorting tubules
Published in The EMBO journal (28-11-2012)“…Sorting nexins (SNXs) are regulators of endosomal sorting. For the SNX‐BAR subgroup, a Bin/Amphiphysin/Rvs (BAR) domain is vital for formation/stabilization of…”
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Beyond icosahedral symmetry in packings of proteins in spherical shells
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (22-08-2017)“…The formation of quasi-spherical cages from protein building blocks is a remarkable self-assembly process in many natural systems, where a small number of…”
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Biophysical characterization of the ETV6 PNT domain polymerization interfaces
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (01-01-2021)“…ETV6 is an E26 transformation specific family transcriptional repressor that self-associates by its PNT domain to facilitate cooperative DNA binding…”
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Cryo-transmission electron microscopy structure of a gigadalton peptide fiber of de novo design
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (14-08-2012)“…Nature presents various protein fibers that bridge the nanometer to micrometer regimes. These structures provide inspiration for the de novo design of…”
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Bioinformatic analysis of meningococcal Msf and Opc to inform vaccine antigen design
Published in PloS one (16-03-2018)“…Neisseria meningitidis is an antigenically and genetically variable Gram-negative bacterium and a causative agent of meningococcal meningitis and septicaemia…”
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Squaring the Circle in Peptide Assembly: From Fibers to Discrete Nanostructures by de Novo Design
Published in Journal of the American Chemical Society (19-09-2012)“…The design of bioinspired nanostructures and materials of defined size and shape is challenging as it pushes our understanding of biomolecular assembly to its…”
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The Lysozyme Inhibitor Thionine Acetate Is Also an Inhibitor of the Soluble Lytic Transglycosylase Slt35 from Escherichia coli
Published in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) (09-07-2021)“…Lytic transglycosylases such as Slt35 from E. coli are enzymes involved in bacterial cell wall remodelling and recycling, which represent potential targets for…”
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Studies on the DIDS-binding Site of Monocarboxylate Transporter 1 Suggest a Homology Model of the Open Conformation and a Plausible Translocation Cycle
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (24-07-2009)“…Site-directed mutagenesis of MCT1 was performed on exofacial lysines Lys38, Lys45, Lys282, and Lys413. K38Q-MCT1 and K38R-MCT1 were inactive when expressed at…”
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Three‐dimensional electron microscopy reconstruction and cysteine‐mediated crosslinking provide a model of the type III secretion system needle tip complex
Published in Molecular microbiology (01-01-2015)“…Summary Type III secretion systems are found in many Gram‐negative bacteria. They are activated by contact with eukaryotic cells and inject virulence proteins…”
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In Silico-Guided Rational Drug Design and Semi-synthesis of C(2)-Functionalized Huperzine A Derivatives as Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors
Published in ACS omega (03-08-2021)“…Huperzine A (1, Hup A), a lycodine-type Lycopodium alkaloid isolated from Thai clubmosses Huperzia squarrosa (G. Forst.) Trevis., H. carinata (Desv. ex. Poir.)…”
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