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    Structural and mutational analysis of the ribosome-arresting human XBP1u

    Vivekanandan Shanmuganathan, Nina Schiller ... Roland Beckmann
    Two integrated approaches shed light on how XBP1 arrest peptide induces intermediate level of translational pausing and identify hotspot positions to make it stronger.
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    2. Cell Biology

    A composition-dependent molecular clutch between T cell signaling condensates and actin

    Jonathon A Ditlev, Anthony R Vega ... Michael K Rosen
    Compositional changes alter actin binding by phase separated T cell signaling clusters, enabling cluster movement by distinct actin networks.
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    The C-terminal tail of the bacterial translocation ATPase SecA modulates its activity

    Mohammed Jamshad, Timothy J Knowles ... Damon Huber
    The interaction of SecA with its substrate proteins is regulated by its evolutionarily conserved C-terminal tail, which autoinhibits SecA unless SecA binds to the ribosome.
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    2. Chromosomes and Gene Expression

    Genetic interactions of G-quadruplexes in humans

    Katherine G Zyner, Darcie S Mulhearn ... Shankar Balasubramanian
    For the first time, the spectrum of genes and pathways interacting with alternative DNA structures called G-quadruplexes in humans is revealed highlighting new possibilities for the pursuit of cancer therapies.
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    Molecular organization and dynamics of the fusion protein Gc at the hantavirus surface

    Eduardo A Bignon, Amelina Albornoz ... Nicole D Tischler
    Hantavirus spikes are related laterally by 2-fold Gc contacts that can be disulfide-linked and display a temperature-dependent dynamic behavior at neutral pH, exposing and masking the Gc fusion loops.
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    Structure of Vps4 with circular peptides and implications for translocation of two polypeptide chains by AAA+ ATPases

    Han Han, James M Fulcher ... Christopher P Hill
    Structural and biochemical studies indicate that AAA+ ATPase employ a general mechanism to translocate a variety of substrates, including extended polypeptides, hairpins, crosslinked chains, and chains conjugated to other molecules.
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    The mechanism of error induction by the antibiotic viomycin provides insight into the fidelity mechanism of translation

    Mikael Holm, Chandra Sekhar Mandava ... Suparna Sanyal
    The antibiotic viomycin induces errors during initial codon selection by the ribosome by locking the monitoring bases in their active conformation.
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    GPIHBP1 expression in gliomas promotes utilization of lipoprotein-derived nutrients

    Xuchen Hu, Ken Matsumoto ... Haibo Jiang
    The expression of the lipoprotein lipase (LPL) transporter GPIHBP1 in glioma capillaries promotes the LPL-mediated processing of triglyceride-rich lipoproteins, thereby providing lipid nutrients for glioma cells.
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    tRNA ligase structure reveals kinetic competition between non-conventional mRNA splicing and mRNA decay

    Jirka Peschek, Peter Walter
    Interconnected RNA processing mechanisms ensure the fidelity of non-conventional mRNA splicing during the unfolded protein response.
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    Mouse TRPA1 function and membrane localization are modulated by direct interactions with cholesterol

    Justyna B Startek, Brett Boonen ... Karel Talavera
    The activation and membrane localization of the broadly-tuned noxious chemosensory cation channel TRPA1 are regulated by direct interactions with cholesterol via CRAC motifs in transmembane segments 2 and 4.