Simulations of pH and thermal effects on SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein by Ziyuan Niu, Georgios Kementzidis, Miriam Rafailovich, Marcia Simon, Evangelos Papadopoulos, Bertal H. Aktas, Yuefan Deng

“…This study elucidates the complex interplay between pH and thermal effects on S-protein structures, with implications for its behavior under diverse conditions, and identifies the RBD as a primary region of the structural deviations. …”
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Ribosome pausing in amylase producing Bacillus subtilis during long fermentation by Yaozu Han, Biwen Wang, Alberto Agnolin, Gaurav Dugar, Frans van der Kloet, Christopher Sauer, Paul Igor Costea, Max Fabian Felle, Mathis Appelbaum, Leendert W. Hamoen

“…Since these sites can neither be predicted based on codon specificity nor on secondary protein structures, we speculate that secondary mRNA structures are responsible for these translation pausing sites. …”
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Representing and Quantifying Conformational Changes of Kinases and Phosphatases Using the TSR-Based Algorithm by Tarikul I. Milon, Krishna Rauniyar, Sara Furman, Khairum H. Orthi, Yingchun Wang, Vijay Raghavan, Wu Xu

“…In conclusion, this study presents an advanced computational methodology with significant advantages in not only representing and quantifying conformational changes of protein structures but also having the capability of directly linking protein structures to their functions.…”
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Predicting the impact of missense mutations on an unresolved protein’s stability, structure, and function: A case study of Alzheimer’s disease-associated TREM2 R47H variant by Joshua Pillai, Kijung Sung, Chengbiao Wu

“…However, AF2 falls short of predicting the effects of missense mutations on unresolved protein structures that may be informative to efforts in personalized medicine. …”
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Influence of Polymorphism on Glycosylation of Serum Amyloid A4 Protein by Toshiyuki Yamada, Jyunji Sato, Kazuhiko Kotani, Masafumi Tanaka

“…These findings suggest that the changes in protein structures alter the efficiency of glycosylation in the SAA4 molecule. …”
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MPicker: visualizing and picking membrane proteins for cryo-electron tomography by Xiaofeng Yan, Shudong Li, Weilin Huang, Hao Wang, Tianfang Zhao, Mingtao Huang, Niyun Zhou, Yuan Shen, Xueming Li

“…Abstract Advancements in cryo-electron tomography (cryoET) allow the structure of macromolecules to be determined in situ, which is crucial for studying membrane protein structures and their interactions in the cellular environment. …”
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AlphaFold2 and ESMFold: A large-scale pairwise model comparison of human enzymes upon Pfam functional annotation by Matteo Manfredi, Gabriele Vazzana, Castrense Savojardo, Pier Luigi Martelli, Rita Casadio

“…AlphaFold2 predicts protein structures from structural and functional knowledge. …”
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Nonprotein Structures from Mycobacteria: Emerging Actors for Tuberculosis Control by Luz M. Lopez-Marin

“…For many decades, consistent to classical biochemistry, most studies regarding immunity to the tubercle bacilli focused mainly on protein structures. But the atypical, highly impermeable and waxy coat of mycobacteria captured the interest of structural biologists very early, allowing the description of amazing molecules, such as previously unknown carbohydrates or fatty acids of astonishing lengths. …”
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Effects of Ozone Treatments on the Physicochemical Changes of Myofibrillar Proteins from Silver Carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) during Frozen Storage by Rongrong Zhang, Shanbai Xiong, Juan You, Yang Hu, Ru Liu, Tao Yin

“…To2 did not significantly (P>0.05) affect these physicochemical properties, indicating that myofibrillar proteins structure was well maintained. Consequently, To1 significantly (P>0.05) decreased breaking force of surimi gels while To2 did not significantly (P>0.05) affect gel breaking force. …”
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Effects of Drying Temperature and Relative Humidity on Quality Properties of Chinese Dried Noodles by Ying-Quan Zhang, Ying Hui, Yuan Wang, Bo Zhang, Bo-Li Guo, Guo-Quan Zhang, Yi-Min Wei

“…The influence of the drying conditions on protein structural properties and its impact on Chinese dried noodles (CDN) quality properties is addressed in this study. …”
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Effect of Whey Protein Changes on Milk Flavor and Sensory Characteristics During Heating by Zheting Zhang, Kexin Jiang, Aolin Yang, Kunli Xu, Fanyu Meng, Fang Zhong, Bei Wang

“…The results showed that higher temperatures changed the secondary milk whey protein structures and gradually increased α-lactalbumin, β-lactoglobulin, and lactoferrin denaturation in the milk. …”
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Advancements in electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy: A comprehensive tool for pharmaceutical research by Bešić Erim, Rajić Zrinka, Šakić Davor

“…Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy has long been established across various scientific disciplines for characterizing organic radicals, organometallic complexes, protein structures and dynamics, polymerization processes, and radical degradation phenomena. …”
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Genetic Algorithm-Enhanced Direct Method in Protein Crystallography by Ruijiang Fu, Wu-Pei Su, Hongxing He

“…We systematically tested the method on 15 protein structures from different space groups with diffraction resolutions of 1.35∼2.5 Å. …”
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Future trends in plant-based meat: Consumer perception, market growth and health benefits by Janifer Raj Xavier, Sahana Hevlin Shashikumar, Dimple Vats, Om Prakash Chauhan

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Allostery can convert binding free energies into concerted domain motions in enzymes by Nicole Stéphanie Galenkamp, Sarah Zernia, Yulan B. Van Oppen, Marco van den Noort, Andreas Milias-Argeitis, Giovanni Maglia

“…However, understanding enzymes require unravelling the intricate dynamic interplay between dynamics, conformational substates, and multiple protein structures. Here, we use single-molecule nanopore analysis to investigate the catalytic conformational changes of adenylate kinase (AK), an enzyme that catalyzes the interconversion of various adenosine phosphates (ATP, ADP, and AMP). …”
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Characterization of the C-terminal tail of the Arc protein. by Melissa Boldridge, Jody Shimabukuro, Keith Nakamatsu, Christian Won, Chad Jansen, Helen Turner, Lei Wang

“…We compared the sequences of Arc proteins in different mammal species and found that the amino-acid composition in the C-terminal tail region has a significantly higher degree of variation rate than the rest of the protein. Structural prediction programs suggested that the C-terminal tail is structurally disordered. …”
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Effectiveness of E-Learning in the Field of Biochemistry by Ranjit Ambad, Archana Dhok, Roshan K. Jha

“…The learning objectives laid down for the course were specific, measurable, and generic and included topics, such as enzyme kinetics, metabolic pathways, and protein structures. These were grouped into topic-based weekly work schedule. …”
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Impact of choline choride and sugar natural deep eutectic solvents on structure and functionality of treebean (Parkia timoriana) seed protein by Prostuti Chakravorty, Amit Baran Das

“…These results highlight the ability of NADES to stabilize protein structures while maintaining functionality under processing conditions. …”
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Spectroscopic investigation of the ultrasound impacts on the molecular structures of blood proteins by Aysh Y. Madkhli, Waad A. Al-Otaibi, Sahar M. AlMotwaa, Amal Mohsen Alghamdi, Norah T.S. Albogamy, Manal A. Babaker, Eida M. Alshammari, Mohammed J. Al Nahari, Abdu Saeed

“…This study explores how LFUWs alter blood protein structures, utilizing ultraviolet-visible (UV–vis), Raman, and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopies. …”
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Effect of Ultrasonic Treatment on the in Vitro Digestibility Properties of Black Bean Protein by Rong'an CAO, Xuemin ZHANG, Jingjing DIAO, Yunhua CHEN, Meiqi LI, Jiamiao ZHANG, Changyuan WANG

“…Furthermore, the effect of ultrasonication on the black bean protein structural properties was analyzed by scanning electron microscopy, infrared spectroscopy, fluorescence spectroscopy. …”
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