Category: All Publications

The fidelity of DNA replication, particularly on GC-rich templates, is reduced by defects of the Fe-S cluster in DNA polymerase δ

Denis A. Kiktev, Margaret Dominska, Tony Zhang, Joseph Dahl, Elena I. Stepchenkova, Piotr Mieczkowski, Peter M. Burgers, Scott Lujan, Adam Burkholder, Thomas A. Kunkel, & Thomas D. Petes (2021). “The fidelity of DNA replication, particularly on GC-rich templates, is reduced by defects of the Fe-S cluster in DNA polymerase δ” Nucleic Acids Res. 2021 Jun 4;49(10):5623-5636. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkab371. (Abstract)

Differing biophysical properties underpin the unique signaling potentials within the plant phytochrome photoreceptor families

E. Sethe Burgie, Zachary T. K. Gannam, Katrice E. McLoughlin, Christopher D. Sherman, Alex S. Holehouse, Robert J. Stankey, & Richard D. Vierstra (2021). “Differing biophysical properties underpin the unique signaling potentials within the plant phytochrome photoreceptor families” Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2021 Jun 1;118(22):e2105649118. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2105649118. (Abstract)

Cryo-EM structure of cortical microtubules from human parasite Toxoplasma gondii identifies their microtubule inner proteins

Xiangli Wang, Yong Fu, Wandy L. Beatty, Meisheng Ma, Alan Brown, L. David Sibley, & Rui Zhang (2021). “Cryo-EM structure of cortical microtubules from human parasite Toxoplasma gondii identifies their microtubule inner proteins” Nat Commun. 2021 May 24;12(1):3065. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-23351-1. (Abstract)

Deep learning the structural determinants of protein biochemical properties by comparing structural ensembles with DiffNets

Michael D. Ward, Maxwell I. Zimmerman, Artur Meller, Moses Chung, S. J. Swamidass, & Gregory R. Bowman (2021). “Deep learning the structural determinants of protein biochemical properties by comparing structural ensembles with DiffNets” Nat Commun. 2021 May 21;12(1):3023. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-23246-1. (Abstract)

Mechanical dysfunction of the sarcomere induced by a pathogenic mutation in troponin T drives cellular adaptation

Sarah R. Clippinger, Paige E. Cloonan, Wei Wang, Lina Greenberg, W. Tom Stump, Paweorn Angsutararux, Jeanne M. Nerbonne, & Michael J. Greenberg (2021). “Mechanical dysfunction of the sarcomere induced by a pathogenic mutation in troponin T drives cellular adaptation” J Gen Physiol. 2021 May 3;153(5):e202012787. doi: 10.1085/jgp.202012787. (Abstract)

Membrane transporter dimerization driven by differential lipid solvation energetics of dissociated and associated states

Rahul Chadda, Nathan Bernhardt, Elizabeth G. Kelley, Susana Cm. Teixeira, Kacie Griffith, Alejandro Gil-Ley, Tuğba N. Öztürk, Lauren E. Hughes, Ana Forsythe, Venkatramanan Krishnamani, José D. Faraldo-Gómez, & Janice L. Robertson (2021). “Membrane transporter dimerization driven by differential lipid solvation energetics of dissociated and associated states” Elife. 2021 Apr 7;10:e63288. doi: 10.7554/eLife.63288. (Abstract)

The SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein is dynamic, disordered, and phase separates with RNA

Jasmine Cubuk, Jhullian J. Alston, J. Jeremías Incicco, Sukrit Singh, Melissa D. Stuchell-Brereton, Michael D. Ward, Maxwell I. Zimmerman, Neha Vithani, Daniel Griffith, Jason A. Wagoner, Gregory R. Bowman, Kathleen B. Hall, Andrea Soranno, & Alex S. Holehouse. (2021). “The SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein is dynamic, disordered, and phase separates with RNA” Nat Commun. 2021 Mar 29;12(1):1936. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-21953-3. (Abstract)

The Context-Dependent Influence of Promoter Sequence Motifs on Transcription Initiation Kinetics and Regulation

Drake Jensen & Eric A. Galburt (2021). “The Context-Dependent Influence of Promoter Sequence Motifs on Transcription Initiation Kinetics and Regulation” J Bacteriol. 2021 Mar 23;203(8):e00512-20. doi: 10.1128/JB.00512-20. Print 2021 Mar 23. (Abstract)