Cross-linking mass spectrometry for investigating protein conformations and protein–protein Interactions─ A method for all seasons

L Piersimoni, PL Kastritis, C Arlt, A Sinz - Chemical Reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Mass spectrometry (MS) has become one of the key technologies of structural biology. In this
review, the contributions of chemical cross-linking combined with mass spectrometry (XL …

Cross-linking mass spectrometry: methods and applications in structural, molecular and systems biology

FJ O'Reilly, J Rappsilber - Nature structural & molecular biology, 2018 - nature.com
Over the past decade, cross-linking mass spectrometry (CLMS) has developed into a robust
and flexible tool that provides medium-resolution structural information. CLMS data provide …

Recognition and maturation of IL-18 by caspase-4 noncanonical inflammasome

X Shi, Q Sun, Y Hou, H Zeng, Y Cao, M Dong, J Ding… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract The canonical (caspase-1) and noncanonical (comprising caspases 4, 5 and 11;
hereafter, caspase-4/5/11) inflammasomes both cleave gasdermin D (GSDMD) to induce …

The SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid phosphoprotein forms mutually exclusive condensates with RNA and the membrane-associated M protein

S Lu, Q Ye, D Singh, Y Cao, JK Diedrich… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The multifunctional nucleocapsid (N) protein in SARS-CoV-2 binds the~ 30 kb viral RNA
genome to aid its packaging into the 80–90 nm membrane-enveloped virion. The N protein …

A high-speed search engine pLink 2 with systematic evaluation for proteome-scale identification of cross-linked peptides

ZL Chen, JM Meng, Y Cao, JL Yin, RQ Fang… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
We describe pLink 2, a search engine with higher speed and reliability for proteome-scale
identification of cross-linked peptides. With a two-stage open search strategy facilitated by …

[HTML][HTML] Comprehensive structure and functional adaptations of the yeast nuclear pore complex

CW Akey, D Singh, C Ouch, I Echeverria, I Nudelman… - Cell, 2022 - cell.com
Nuclear pore complexes (NPCs) mediate the nucleocytoplasmic transport of
macromolecules. Here we provide a structure of the isolated yeast NPC in which the inner …

Modular organization and assembly of SWI/SNF family chromatin remodeling complexes

N Mashtalir, AR D'Avino, BC Michel, J Luo, J Pan… - Cell, 2018 - cell.com
Summary Mammalian SWI/SNF (mSWI/SNF) ATP-dependent chromatin remodeling
complexes are multi-subunit molecular machines that play vital roles in regulating genomic …

Structure and mechanogating mechanism of the Piezo1 channel

Q Zhao, H Zhou, S Chi, Y Wang, J Wang, J Geng, K Wu… - Nature, 2018 - nature.com
The mechanosensitive Piezo channels function as key eukaryotic mechanotransducers.
However, their structures and mechanogating mechanisms remain unknown. Here we …

Structure of nucleosome-bound human BAF complex

S He, Z Wu, Y Tian, Z Yu, J Yu, X Wang, J Li, B Liu… - Science, 2020 - science.org
Mammalian SWI/SNF family chromatin remodelers, BRG1/BRM-associated factor (BAF) and
polybromo-associated BAF (PBAF), regulate chromatin structure and transcription, and their …

Structural insights into preinitiation complex assembly on core promoters

X Chen, Y Qi, Z Wu, X Wang, J Li, D Zhao, H Hou, Y Li… - Science, 2021 - science.org
INTRODUCTION RNA polymerase II (Pol II)–mediated transcription initiation requires
assembly of a preinitiation complex (PIC), during which the 14-subunit transcription factor IID …