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Molecular basis of Ad5-nCoV vaccine-induced immunogenicity Ad5-nCoV疫苗诱导免疫原性的分子基础

IF 5.7 2区生物学

Structure Pub Date : 2025-03-19 DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2025.02.009

Dongyang Dong, Yutong Song, Shipo Wu, Busen Wang, Cheng Peng, Weiping Zhang, Weizheng Kong, Zheyuan Zhang, Jingwen Song, Li-Hua Hou, Sai Li

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Next-generation small molecule inhibitors of clathrin function acutely inhibit endocytosis 新一代小分子网格蛋白功能抑制剂急性抑制内吞作用

IF 5.7 2区生物学

Structure Pub Date : 2025-03-19 DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2025.02.011

André Horatscheck, Michael Krauß, Haydar Bulut, Valerie Chambon, Massilullah Shafaq Zadah, Estelle Dransart, Kimberly Peloza, Karine F. Santos, Mark J. Robertson, Kate Prichard, Sandra Miksche, Silke Radetzki, Jens-Peter von Kries, Markus C. Wahl, Adam McCluskey, Ludger Johannes, Volker Haucke, Marc Nazaré

{"title":"Next-generation small molecule inhibitors of clathrin function acutely inhibit endocytosis","authors":"André Horatscheck, Michael Krauß, Haydar Bulut, Valerie Chambon, Massilullah Shafaq Zadah, Estelle Dransart, Kimberly Peloza, Karine F. Santos, Mark J. Robertson, Kate Prichard, Sandra Miksche, Silke Radetzki, Jens-Peter von Kries, Markus C. Wahl, Adam McCluskey, Ludger Johannes, Volker Haucke, Marc Nazaré","doi":"10.1016/j.str.2025.02.011","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.str.2025.02.011","url":null,"abstract":"Clathrin-mediated endocytosis (CME) is the predominant endocytic pathway in eukaryotic cells and a major regulator of cell physiology as it facilitates the internalization of receptors, channels, and transporters and viral entry. The clathrin terminal domain acts as a central protein interaction hub within the endocytic protein network. Previously described inhibitors of CME display off-target activities that result in cytotoxicity, providing limitations to their use. We report the development and characterization of next-generation small molecule inhibitors of clathrin terminal domain function. These compounds termed Pitstop 2c and Pitstop 2d occupy the binding site within the clathrin terminal domain for endocytic protein ligands including epsin, resulting in potent inhibition of receptor-mediated endocytosis and reduced entry of vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) with minimal cytotoxic side effects. Next-generation Pitstops thus provide an improved toolset to address clathrin function in cell physiology with potential applications as inhibitors of virus and pathogen entry.","PeriodicalId":22168,"journal":{"name":"Structure","volume":"32 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143653800","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Structure and dynamics of a nucleosome core particle based on Widom 603 DNA sequence 基于widom603 DNA序列的核小体核心粒子的结构和动力学

IF 5.7 2区生物学

Structure Pub Date : 2025-03-17 DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2025.02.007

Grigoriy A. Armeev, Andrey V. Moiseenko, Nikita A. Motorin, Dmitriy A. Afonin, Lei Zhao, Veniamin A. Vasilev, Pavel D. Oleinikov, Grigory S. Glukhov, Georgy S. Peters, Vasily M. Studitsky, Alexey V. Feofanov, Alexey K. Shaytan, Xiangyan Shi, Olga S. Sokolova

{"title":"Structure and dynamics of a nucleosome core particle based on Widom 603 DNA sequence","authors":"Grigoriy A. Armeev, Andrey V. Moiseenko, Nikita A. Motorin, Dmitriy A. Afonin, Lei Zhao, Veniamin A. Vasilev, Pavel D. Oleinikov, Grigory S. Glukhov, Georgy S. Peters, Vasily M. Studitsky, Alexey V. Feofanov, Alexey K. Shaytan, Xiangyan Shi, Olga S. Sokolova","doi":"10.1016/j.str.2025.02.007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.str.2025.02.007","url":null,"abstract":"Nucleosomes are fundamental elements of chromatin organization that participate in compacting genomic DNA and serve as targets for the binding of numerous regulatory proteins. Currently, over 500 different nucleosome structures are known. Despite the large number of nucleosome structures, all of them were formed on only about twenty different DNA sequences. Using cryo-electron microscopy, we determined the structure of the nucleosome formed on a high-affinity Widom 603 DNA sequence at 4 Å resolution; an atomic model was built. We proposed an integrative modeling approach to study the nucleosomal DNA unwrapping based on the cryoelectron microscopy (cryo-EM) data. We also demonstrated the DNA unwrapping of the Widom 603 nucleosome using small angle X-ray scattering and single particle Förster resonance energy transfer measurements. Our results are consistent with the asymmetry of nucleosomal DNA unwrapping. Our data revealed the dependence of nucleosome structure and dynamics on the sequence of nucleosomal DNA.","PeriodicalId":22168,"journal":{"name":"Structure","volume":"6 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143635600","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Structures and mechanisms of the ABC transporter ABCB1 from Arabidopsis thaliana 拟南芥ABC转运体ABCB1的结构与机制

IF 5.7 2区生物学

Structure Pub Date : 2025-03-17 DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2025.02.008

Qian Chen, Li Zhu, Sufen Zhang, Shuai Qiao, Zhong Jie Ding, Shao Jian Zheng, Jiangtao Guo, Nannan Su

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The structure and function of the DNA binding domain of class B MpARF2 share more traits with class A AtARF5 than to that of class B AtARF1 与B类AtARF5相比，B类MpARF2 DNA结合域的结构和功能与A类AtARF5具有更多的共性

IF 5.7 2区生物学

Structure Pub Date : 2025-03-13 DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2025.02.006

Isidro Crespo, Marc Malfois, Juriaan Rienstra, Aleix Tarrés-Solé, Willy van den Berg, Dolf Weijers, Dirk Roeland Boer

{"title":"The structure and function of the DNA binding domain of class B MpARF2 share more traits with class A AtARF5 than to that of class B AtARF1","authors":"Isidro Crespo, Marc Malfois, Juriaan Rienstra, Aleix Tarrés-Solé, Willy van den Berg, Dolf Weijers, Dirk Roeland Boer","doi":"10.1016/j.str.2025.02.006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.str.2025.02.006","url":null,"abstract":"Plant development is primarily controlled by the auxin phytohormones, which activate the auxin response factors (ARFs). Although the nuclear auxin pathway (NAP) is well studied, little is known on how ARFs specifically select target genes. Here, we investigated the DNA binding mechanism of ARF DNA binding domains (DBDs) from the activator class A and repressor class B in two evolutionary distant plant species, Marchantia polymorpha and Arabidopsis thaliana using fluorescence anisotropy, size exclusion chromatography, macromolecular crystallography (MX), and small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS). We find that the previously proposed molecular caliper model, which partially explains the variability in binding of the ARFs to DNA, has been preserved throughout evolution. Our results show that the DBD of class B MpARF2 behaves more like class A AtARF5 than class B AtARF1. These findings suggest that DNA recognition of ARFs has diverged independently of the transcriptional output, which has significant implications for understanding diverse responses to auxin.","PeriodicalId":22168,"journal":{"name":"Structure","volume":"15 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143608703","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Structure of a putative terminal amidation domain in natural product biosynthesis 天然产物生物合成中假定的末端酰胺化结构域的结构

IF 5.7 2区生物学

Structure Pub Date : 2025-03-13 DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2025.02.005

Michael R. Rankin, Dheeraj Khare, Lena Gerwick, David H. Sherman, William H. Gerwick, Janet L. Smith

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Automated model-free analysis of cryo-EM volume ensembles with SIREn 自动无模型分析低温电镜体积集成与SIREn

IF 5.7 2区生物学

Structure Pub Date : 2025-03-10 DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2025.02.004

Laurel F. Kinman, Maria V. Carreira, Barrett M. Powell, Joseph H. Davis

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The ABC transporter MsbA in a dozen environments 十几种环境中的ABC转运体MsbA

IF 5.7 2区生物学

Structure Pub Date : 2025-03-07 DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2025.02.002

Lea Hoffmann, Anika Baier, Lara Jorde, Michael Kamel, Jan-Hannes Schäfer, Kilian Schnelle, Alischa Scholz, Dmitry Shvarev, Jaslyn E.M. M. Wong, Kristian Parey, Dovile Januliene, Arne Moeller

{"title":"The ABC transporter MsbA in a dozen environments","authors":"Lea Hoffmann, Anika Baier, Lara Jorde, Michael Kamel, Jan-Hannes Schäfer, Kilian Schnelle, Alischa Scholz, Dmitry Shvarev, Jaslyn E.M. M. Wong, Kristian Parey, Dovile Januliene, Arne Moeller","doi":"10.1016/j.str.2025.02.002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.str.2025.02.002","url":null,"abstract":"High-resolution structure determination of membrane proteins typically requires reconstitution into artificial membrane mimics. The choice of the specific membrane substitute can strongly affect the protein’s specific activity, stability, and conformational spectrum, potentially leading to errors or misinterpretation during analysis. The bacterial ATP-binding cassette transporter MsbA is a prominent example of such environment-specific bias. Here, we present a systematic analysis of the conformational spectrum of MsbA, stabilized in a dozen environments, using cryoelectron microscopy (cryo-EM), and show pronounced feedback between the membrane mimetics and the transporter. Detergents generally favor wide inward-facing conformations while nanodiscs induce narrower conformations. Notably, only in three tested environments, MsbA samples the full movement of the nucleotide-binding domains, including narrow and wide conformations. We expect this study to serve as a blueprint for other membrane proteins, even where a structural reaction to the hydrophobic environment is not directly visible but still critical for the proteins’ function.","PeriodicalId":22168,"journal":{"name":"Structure","volume":"16 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143569573","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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HuR prevents amyloid beta-induced phase separation of miRNA-bound Ago2 to RNA-processing bodies HuR阻止淀粉样蛋白β诱导的mirna结合的Ago2到rna加工体的相分离

IF 5.7 2区生物学

Structure Pub Date : 2025-03-07 DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2025.02.003

Sritama Ray, Sumangal Roychowdhury, Yogaditya Chakrabarty, Saikat Banerjee, Alisiara Hobbs, Krishnananda Chattopadhyay, Kamalika Mukherjee, Suvendra N. Bhattacharyya

{"title":"HuR prevents amyloid beta-induced phase separation of miRNA-bound Ago2 to RNA-processing bodies","authors":"Sritama Ray, Sumangal Roychowdhury, Yogaditya Chakrabarty, Saikat Banerjee, Alisiara Hobbs, Krishnananda Chattopadhyay, Kamalika Mukherjee, Suvendra N. Bhattacharyya","doi":"10.1016/j.str.2025.02.003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.str.2025.02.003","url":null,"abstract":"Phase separation into membrane-less organelles regulates protein activity in eukaryotic cells. miRNA-repressed mRNAs and Ago proteins localize to RNA-processing bodies (P-bodies), which are subcellular structures formed by several RNA-binding and regulatory proteins. Ago2, the essential miRNA-binding protein, forms a complex with miRNAs to repress protein synthesis by binding to mRNAs and targeting them to P-bodies. However, factors controlling Ago2 and miRNA-repressed mRNA compartmentalization into P-bodies are not fully understood. We developed a detergent-permeabilized cell-based assay system to observe the phase separation of exogenously added Ago2 into P-bodies in vitro. We observed that miRNA binding to Ago2 is essential for its localization to P-bodies, which is also ATP dependent. Osmolarity and salt concentration also affect Ago2 compartmentalization to P-bodies. Amyloid beta oligomers enhance Ago2 targeting to P-bodies by slowing down cellular Ago2 dynamics and inhibiting mTORC1 activity. However, the RNA-binder HuR disrupts P-body targeting by “sponging” out Ago2-associated miRNAs.","PeriodicalId":22168,"journal":{"name":"Structure","volume":"85 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143569639","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Fine-tuned structural modifications enable specific drug design against multidrug-resistant pathogens 精细调整的结构修改使针对多重耐药病原体的特定药物设计成为可能

IF 5.7 2区生物学

Structure Pub Date : 2025-03-06 DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2025.02.001

Marcos Ostolga-Chavarría, Héctor Miranda-Astudillo, Diego González-Halphen

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