Chaperone-assisted cryo-EM structure of P. aeruginosa PhuR reveals molecular basis for heme binding

PP Knejski, SK Erramilli, AA Kossiakoff - Structure, 2024‏ - cell.com
Pathogenic bacteria, such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa, depend on scavenging heme for
the acquisition of iron, an essential nutrient. The TonB-dependent transporter (TBDT) PhuR …

Resolving the conformational ensemble of a membrane protein by integrating small-angle scattering with AlphaFold

SE Lidbrink, R Howard, N Haloi, E Lindahl - bioRxiv, 2024‏ - biorxiv.org
The function of a protein is enabled by its conformational landscape. For non-rigid proteins,
a complete characterization of this landscape requires understanding the protein's structure …