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Nature Structural & Molecular Biology is an integrated forum for structural and molecular studies. The journal places a strong emphasis on functional and mechanistic understanding of how molecular components in a biological process work together. Structural data may provide such insights, but they are not a pre-requisite for publication in the journal.
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A single amino acid residue can determine the sensitivity of SERCAs to artemisinins

Sat, 02/04/2012 - 03:00

A single amino acid residue can determine the sensitivity of SERCAs to artemisinins

Nature Structural & Molecular Biology 19, 264 (2012). doi:10.1038/nsmb0212-264

Author: Anne-Catrin Uhlemann, Angus Cameron, Ursula Eckstein-Ludwig, Jorge Fischbarg, Pavel Iserovich, Felipe A Zuniga, Malcolm East, Anthony Lee, Leo Brady, Richard K Haynes & Sanjeev Krishna

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It takes two to transport, or is it one?

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 00:00

It takes two to transport, or is it one?

Nature Structural & Molecular Biology 19, 129 (2012). doi:10.1038/nsmb.2239

Authors: Hyun-Ho Lim & Christopher Miller

The proteins that 'pump' neurotransmitters into neurons, clearing the synapse after a nerve impulse, are central players in coherent brain function and are targets of many psychotropic drugs. Two groups now endeavor to resolve a fundamental controversy about how these proteins work. The results shed new light on the controversy but do not end it.

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Cbl exposes its RING finger

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 00:00

Cbl exposes its RING finger

Nature Structural & Molecular Biology 19, 131 (2012). doi:10.1038/nsmb.2241

Authors: Stephen C Kales, Philip E Ryan & Stanley Lipkowitz

The Cbl family of RING finger ubiquitin ligases regulates signaling in many systems. Two new studies provide a structural basis for how phosphorylation of a specific tyrosine in the Cbl proteins enhances their ubiquitin ligase activity, giving insight into how ubiquitination by Cbl proteins is restricted to specific substrates.

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A team effort blocks the ribosome in its tracks

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 00:00

A team effort blocks the ribosome in its tracks

Nature Structural & Molecular Biology 19, 133 (2012). doi:10.1038/nsmb.2236

Author: Amy E Pasquinelli

A complex of PUF (named after founding members Pumilio and Fem-3 binding factor) and Argonaute proteins can stall translation elongation on bound mRNAs by interacting with eEF1A and inhibiting its GTPase activity.

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Swift, strandwise translocation

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 00:00

Swift, strandwise translocation

Nature Structural & Molecular Biology 19, 135 (2012). doi:10.1038/nsmb.2249

Author: Angela K. Eggleston

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Adaptation by RNA editing

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 00:00

Adaptation by RNA editing

Nature Structural & Molecular Biology 19, 135 (2012). doi:10.1038/nsmb.2246

Author: Arianne Heinrichs

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Tumor-suppressive Smurf

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 00:00

Tumor-suppressive Smurf

Nature Structural & Molecular Biology 19, 135 (2012). doi:10.1038/nsmb.2248

Author: Steve Mason

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Intrinsic regulation

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 00:00

Intrinsic regulation

Nature Structural & Molecular Biology 19, 135 (2012). doi:10.1038/nsmb.2247

Author: Michelle Montoya

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Regulation of Rev1 by the Fanconi anemia core complex

Sun, 01/22/2012 - 00:00

Regulation of Rev1 by the Fanconi anemia core complex

Nature Structural & Molecular Biology 19, 164 (2012). doi:10.1038/nsmb.2222

Authors: Hyungjin Kim, Kailin Yang, Donniphat Dejsuphong & Alan D D'Andrea

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Structural basis for autoinhibition and phosphorylation-dependent activation of c-Cbl

Sun, 01/22/2012 - 00:00

Structural basis for autoinhibition and phosphorylation-dependent activation of c-Cbl

Nature Structural & Molecular Biology 19, 184 (2012). doi:10.1038/nsmb.2231

Authors: Hao Dou, Lori Buetow, Andreas Hock, Gary J Sibbet, Karen H Vousden & Danny T Huang

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The E3 ligase RNF8 regulates KU80 removal and NHEJ repair

Sun, 01/22/2012 - 00:00

The E3 ligase RNF8 regulates KU80 removal and NHEJ repair

Nature Structural & Molecular Biology 19, 201 (2012). doi:10.1038/nsmb.2211

Authors: Lin Feng & Junjie Chen

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Crystal structure of quinol-dependent nitric oxide reductase from Geobacillus stearothermophilus

Sun, 01/22/2012 - 00:00

Crystal structure of quinol-dependent nitric oxide reductase from Geobacillus stearothermophilus

Nature Structural & Molecular Biology 19, 238 (2012). doi:10.1038/nsmb.2213

Authors: Yushi Matsumoto, Takehiko Tosha, Andrei V Pisliakov, Tomoya Hino, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Shingo Nagano, Yuji Sugita & Yoshitsugu Shiro

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HIV-1 reverse transcriptase complex with DNA and nevirapine reveals non-nucleoside inhibition mechanism

Sun, 01/22/2012 - 00:00

HIV-1 reverse transcriptase complex with DNA and nevirapine reveals non-nucleoside inhibition mechanism

Nature Structural & Molecular Biology 19, 253 (2012). doi:10.1038/nsmb.2223

Authors: Kalyan Das, Sergio E Martinez, Joseph D Bauman & Eddy Arnold

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Newly folded substrates inside the molecular cage of the HtrA chaperone DegQ

Sun, 01/15/2012 - 00:00

Newly folded substrates inside the molecular cage of the HtrA chaperone DegQ

Nature Structural & Molecular Biology 19, 152 (2012). doi:10.1038/nsmb.2210

Authors: Hélène Malet, Flavia Canellas, Justyna Sawa, Jun Yan, Konstantinos Thalassinos, Michael Ehrmann, Tim Clausen & Helen R Saibil

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Phosphorylation-dependent activity of the deubiquitinase DUBA

Sun, 01/15/2012 - 00:00

Phosphorylation-dependent activity of the deubiquitinase DUBA

Nature Structural & Molecular Biology 19, 171 (2012). doi:10.1038/nsmb.2206

Authors: Oscar W Huang, Xiaolei Ma, JianPing Yin, Jeremy Flinders, Till Maurer, Nobuhiko Kayagaki, Qui Phung, Ivan Bosanac, David Arnott, Vishva M Dixit, Sarah G Hymowitz, Melissa A Starovasnik & Andrea G Cochran

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Experimental conditions can obscure the second high-affinity site in LeuT

Sun, 01/15/2012 - 00:00

Experimental conditions can obscure the second high-affinity site in LeuT

Nature Structural & Molecular Biology 19, 207 (2012). doi:10.1038/nsmb.2197

Authors: Matthias Quick, Lei Shi, Britta Zehnpfennig, Harel Weinstein & Jonathan A Javitch

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Structures of LeuT in bicelles define conformation and substrate binding in a membrane-like context

Sun, 01/15/2012 - 00:00

Structures of LeuT in bicelles define conformation and substrate binding in a membrane-like context

Nature Structural & Molecular Biology 19, 212 (2012). doi:10.1038/nsmb.2215

Authors: Hui Wang, Johannes Elferich & Eric Gouaux

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The splicing factor SRSF1 regulates apoptosis and proliferation to promote mammary epithelial cell transformation

Sun, 01/15/2012 - 00:00

The splicing factor SRSF1 regulates apoptosis and proliferation to promote mammary epithelial cell transformation

Nature Structural & Molecular Biology 19, 220 (2012). doi:10.1038/nsmb.2207

Authors: Olga Anczuków, Avi Z Rosenberg, Martin Akerman, Shipra Das, Lixing Zhan, Rotem Karni, Senthil K Muthuswamy & Adrian R Krainer

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Molecular basis for RNA polymerization by Qβ replicase

Sun, 01/15/2012 - 00:00

Molecular basis for RNA polymerization by Qβ replicase

Nature Structural & Molecular Biology 19, 229 (2012). doi:10.1038/nsmb.2204

Authors: Daijiro Takeshita & Kozo Tomita

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The N domain of Argonaute drives duplex unwinding during RISC assembly

Tue, 01/10/2012 - 00:00

The N domain of Argonaute drives duplex unwinding during RISC assembly

Nature Structural & Molecular Biology 19, 145 (2012). doi:10.1038/nsmb.2232

Authors: Pieter Bas Kwak & Yukihide Tomari

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