Researchers have mapped the precise structural pathways of Photosystem II in plants, revealing exactly how water molecules navigate to the active site for the critical water-splitting reaction that initiates #photosynthesis
#StructuralBiology #PlantPhysiology #Biochemistry #Botany #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/04/phgy04182601.html
Scientists reveal water pathways in photosynthesis

Researchers have revealed a detailed structure of this system in plants, uncovering what they describe as a “water valve”

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Join our software webinar on April 14th to hear from José Luis Vilas Prieto on Image processing made simple with scipionTomo.

Tues, April 14, 2026-12:00pm ET
Jose Luis Vilas, Ph.D.
Investigator, National Biotechnology Center, CSIC

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The Architectures of Permanence: Unmasking the Giant Virus

Scientists mapped giant virus structures, finding 'cementing' proteins that help them survive for thousands of years. This discovery could explain the origin of the cell nucleus.

#GiantVirus, #StructuralBiology, #VirusOrigin, #CellNucleus, #AncientLife

https://newsletter.tf/giant-virus-structure-cement-proteins-ancient-survival/

New research shows giant viruses have 'cementing' proteins, making them incredibly stable. This is like finding the strong glue that holds together ancient biological structures.

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https://newsletter.tf/giant-virus-structure-cement-proteins-ancient-survival/

Giant Virus Structure Mapped, Revealing Ancient 'Cement' Proteins

Scientists mapped giant virus structures, finding 'cementing' proteins that help them survive for thousands of years. This discovery could explain the origin of the cell nucleus.

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Technical Notes: March's software push includes updates to AlphaPulldown, AreTomo, Coot, CCP4, CryoLithe, DIALS, Doppio, Java, MPicker, OpenFreeEenergy, Open Force Field, qfit, SAMtools, Schrodinger, Scipion, and Xmipp.

More here: https://sbgrid.org/software/recent/archive/2026/03/

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SBGrid Consortium - Software Updates

The SBGrid Consortium is an innovative global research computing group operated out of Harvard Medical School. SBGrid provides the global structural biology community with support for research computing.

Our member tale for March features Andrés Palencia from the Institute for Advanced Biosciences, INSERM in Grenoble, France where his group is harnessing the matchmaking qualities of the LeuRS enzyme in efforts to advance a new class of drugs to tackle drug-resistant bacteria and parasites.

Read more here: https://medium.com/sbgrid-community-news/structure-guided-antibiotics-cc4718d658d8?postPublishedType=repub

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New protein-ligand complex prediction model: https://jgreener64.github.io/posts/technical_report/

The post even mentions conda and other best practices in computational science, check it out @khinsen

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MirageBio technical report