Tuning the Substrate-Kinase Interaction of PKC
2017-01-31 – Ruth Sommese, Ph.D. – University of Minnesota – “Tuning the Substrate-Kinase Interaction of PKC” (more…)
Author: Nicholas Caito
Biological Assembly of Ribosomes and Other Macromolecular Machines
2017-01-24 – Joseph Davis, Ph.D. – The Scripps Research Institute – “Biological Assembly of Ribosomes and Other Macromolecular Machines” (more…)
Computational Assessment of Potassium and Magnesium Ion Binding to a Buried Pocket in the GTPase-Associating Center RNA.
Hayatshahi H.S., Roe D.R., Galindo-Murillo R., Hall K.B., & Cheatham T.E. 3rd (2017). “Computational Assessment of Potassium and Magnesium Ion Binding to a Buried Pocket in the GTPase-Associating Center RNA.” J Phys Chem B. 2017 Jan 26;121(3):451-462. doi: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.6b08764. Epub 2017 Jan 17. (Abstract)
Terminating protein synthesis with and without a stop codon: insights from cryo-EM
2017-01-17 – Alan Brown, Ph.D. – MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology – “Terminating protein synthesis with and without a stop codon: insights from cryo-EM” (more…)
Length of Service Awards
The 2016 Department Service Awards were announced at the Holiday Party on January 8th, 2017.
We would like to thank all members of the department for their service, especially the following: (more…)
Dr. Weikai Li featured in Nature Structural & Molecular Biology
The January 2017 issue of Nature Structural & Molecular Biology is now available, and it features a News and Views piece highlighting Dr. Weikai Li’s recent publication, Warfarin traps human vitamin K epoxide reductase in an intermediate state during electron transfer.
You can view Dr. Weikai Li’s paper on NSMB’s site HERE (nature.com), or view the commentary on his paper HERE (nature.com).
Using photo-crosslinking, click chemistry, and mass spectrometry to map steroid binding sites on membrane proteins
2017-01-10 – Alex Evers, Ph.D. – Using photo-crosslinking, click chemistry, and mass spectrometry to map steroid binding sites on membrane proteins (more…)
Key drivers: Investments in basic science are fundamental to biomedical discovery.
School of Medicine investigators are harnessing new technologies to create precision and personalized approaches to diseases — advances that could not occur without prior investments in basic research.
“Basic research is a key driver of biomedical discovery and an essential part of the robust research environment at the School of Medicine,” said David H. Perlmutter, MD, executive vice chancellor for medical affairs and dean of the School of Medicine. (more…)
Deepening our understanding of bigger protein motions and actions by accelerated physics simulations
2017-01-10 – Alberto Perez, Ph.D. – Stony Brook University – “Deepening our understanding of bigger protein motions and actions by accelerated physics simulations” (more…)
Measuring the Kinetic and Mechanical Properties of Non-processive Myosins Using Optical Tweezers.
Greenberg M.J., Shuman H., & Ostap E.M. (2017). “Measuring the Kinetic and Mechanical Properties of Non-processive Myosins Using Optical Tweezers.” Methods Mol Biol. 2017;1486:483-509. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-6421-5_19. (Abstract)