Noncanonical functions and cellular dynamics of the mammalian signal recognition particle components

C Faoro, SF Ataide - Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The signal recognition particle (SRP) is a ribonucleoprotein complex fundamental for co-
translational delivery of proteins to their proper membrane localization and secretory …

[HTML][HTML] Recent progress in fragment-based drug discovery facilitated by NMR spectroscopy

L Wang, J Gao, R Ma, Y Liu, M Liu, F Zhong… - Magnetic Resonance …, 2022 - Elsevier
Considerable developments have been observed in fragment-based lead/drug discovery
(FBLD/FBDD) recently, with four drugs approved and many others under investigation …

Delineation of global, absolutely essential and conditionally essential pangenomes of Porphyromonas gingivalis

K Stocke, G Lamont, J Tan, DA Scott - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Porphyromonas gingivalis is a Gram-negative, anaerobic oral pathobiont, an etiological
agent of periodontitis and the most commonly studied periodontal bacterium. Multiple low …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular mechanisms of cis-oxygen bridge neonicotinoids to Apis mellifera Linnaeus chemosensory protein: Surface plasmon resonance, multiple …

X Li, S Li, Y Liu, L Cui, D Yang, S Chen, X Shao… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2025 - Elsevier
Honeybees, essential pollinators for maintaining biodiversity, are experiencing a sharp
population decline, which has become a pressing environmental concern. Among the …

Peptide nucleic acids can form hairpins and bind RNA-binding proteins

Y Zhong, L Wilkinson-White, E Zhang, B Mohanty… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) are a major class of proteins that interact with RNAs to change
their fate or function. RBPs and the ribonucleoprotein complexes they constitute are involved …

Bacterial GTPases as druggable targets to tackle antimicrobial resistance

C Shanbhag, I Saraogi - Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 2023 - Elsevier
Small molecules as antibacterial agents have contributed immensely to the growth of
modern medicine over the last several decades. However, the emergence of drug resistance …

Essential Paralogous Proteins as Potential Antibiotic Multitargets in Escherichia coli

CD Hardy - Microbiology spectrum, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Antimicrobial resistance threatens our current standards of care for the treatment and
prevention of infectious disease. Antibiotics that have multiple targets have a lower …

Lysine Trimethylation in Planktonic and Pellicle Modes of Growth in Acinetobacter baumannii

N Nalpas, T Kentache, E Dé… - Journal of Proteome …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Over the past 30 years, Acinetobacter baumannii has been described as an important
nosocomial pathogen due to frequent ventilator-associated infections. Many biological …

Chemical genomics informs antibiotic and essential gene function in Acinetobacter baumannii

JS Tran, RD Ward, R Iruegas-López, IS Ebersberger… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
The Gram-negative pathogen, Acinetobacter baumannii, poses a serious threat to human
health due to its role in nosocomial infections that are resistant to treatment with current …

Structural insights into the G-loop dynamics of E. coli FtsY NG domain

C Faoro, SF Ataide - Journal of Structural Biology, 2019 - Elsevier
The bacterial signal recognition particle (SRP) receptor, FtsY, participates with the SRP in co-
translation targeting of proteins. Multiple crystal structures of the NG domain of E. coli FtsY …