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    Interface-acting nucleotide controls polymerization dynamics at microtubule plus- and minus-ends

    Lauren A McCormick, Joseph M Cleary ... Luke M Rice
    Comparative measurements and simulations of microtubule plus and minus end growth with mixed nucleotides demonstrate that nucleotide acts across a tubulin:tubulin interface to influence microtubule stability and dynamics.
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    Unveiling the domain-specific and RAS isoform-specific details of BRAF kinase regulation

    Tarah Elizabeth Trebino, Borna Markusic ... Zhihong Wang
    An in-depth binding profile analysis of BRAF domains related to RAF activation and autoinhibition unveils the distinctive roles of each domain in selecting preferred RAS isoforms and facilitating autoinhibition.
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    Mitochondrial electron transport chain, ceramide, and coenzyme Q are linked in a pathway that drives insulin resistance in skeletal muscle

    Alexis Diaz-Vegas, Søren Madsen ... James G Burchfield
    In vitro and in vivo studies uncovered a molecular link between elevated mitochondrial ceramide levels, coenzyme Q depletion, and insulin resistance.
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    Pharmacological inhibition of CLK2 activates YAP by promoting alternative splicing of AMOTL2

    Maya L Bulos, Edyta M Grzelak ... Michael J Bollong
    Screening repurposed drugs identifies that a clinical stage inhibitor splicing related kinases unexpectedly activates YAP driven transcription in cells.
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    Protein Kinase A: Probing ligand selectivity in pathogens

    Bryan VanSchouwen, Giuseppe Melacini
    Why does protein kinase A respond to purine nucleosides in certain pathogens, but not to the cyclic nucleotides that activate this kinase in most other organisms?
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    The neuronal calcium sensor NCS-1 regulates the phosphorylation state and activity of the Gα chaperone and GEF Ric-8A

    Daniel Muñoz-Reyes, Levi J McClelland ... Maria Jose Sanchez-Barrena
    Biochemical, biophysical, and structural approach to determine the molecular basis of the calcium-sensitive regulation of the Gα chaperone and guanine exchange factor Ric-8A by the neuronal calcium sensor NCS-1.
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    Ice nucleation proteins self-assemble into large fibres to trigger freezing at near 0 °C

    Thomas Hansen, Jocelyn Lee ... Peter L Davies
    Self-assembly of bacterial ice nucleation proteins is required for efficient activity and is mediated by electrostatic interactions, creating long and thin fibres.
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    On the role of nucleotides and lipids in the polymerization of the actin homolog MreB from a Gram-positive bacterium

    Wei Mao, Lars D Renner ... Rut Carballido-Lopez
    First 3D-structure and first observation of organized protofilaments of MreB from a Gram-positive bacterium, suggesting a model where ATP drives the formation of dynamic pairs of MreB protofilaments on a lipid surface.
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    Support Proteins: Getting bacterial cells into shape

    Mrinmayee Bapat, Vani Pande, Pananghat Gayathri
    The conformational state of a structural protein in bacteria can vary, depending on the concentration level of potassium ions or the nucleotide bound to it.
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    Phosphorylation bar-coding of free fatty acid receptor 2 is generated in a tissue-specific manner

    Natasja Barki, Laura Jenkins ... Graeme Milligan
    Differential agonist-induced phosphorylation of free fatty acid receptor 2 is shown in different tissues of transgenic mice engineered to express variant forms of the human ortholog of the receptor.