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The structure of spectrin-like repeat 24 of human dystrophin is in excellent agreement with the AlphaFold model, supporting AlphaFold modeling of all 24 dystrophin spectrin-like repeats #Dystrophin #SpectrinLikeRepeat #DuchenneMuscularDystrophy https://doi.org/10.1107/S2053230X26003262

StructBiolCommunications Jun 11

The structure of a complex between human RAGE ectodomain and S100A6 variant Y84C provides a possible model for S100 covalent homodimerization that is fully compatible with RAGE binding #S100Proteins #Cysteines #CovalentHomodimerization https://doi.org/10.1107/S2053230X26002992

StructBiolCommunications Jun 10

The first structure of a cold-active arginase reveals a modest reduction in structural rigidity associated with cold adaptation @BirkbeckUoL @ActaCrystF @IUCr #ColdActiveEnzymes #Arginases #XRayCrystallography https://doi.org/10.1107/S2053230X26003092

StructBiolCommunications Jun 8

Structural and enzymatic characterization of an Asp49 phospolipase A2 (PLA2) from Lachesis muta expands our understanding of structure–function relationships among viperid PLA2s #SnakeVenomPhospholipaseA2 #LachesisMuta #ProteinOligomer https://doi.org/10.1107/S2053230X26002736

StructBiolCommunications Jun 2

The June issue is out! https://journals.iucr.org/f/issues/2026/06/00/

The cover illustration - Plasmodium vivax macrophage migration inhibitory factor - is from an article forming part of our Early Career Scientists in Structural Science special issue. Find out more and submit: https://journals.iucr.org/early-career/special-issue-2026.html

StructBiolCommunications May 12

In the latest in our Interviews With Authors series, the Acta F Section Editors talk to Anuradha Pullakhandam and Charlie Bond about their review on 'Structures of pentatricopeptide repeat proteins'.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYcFgDy21DM&list=PL6UK2yPUlpxqkSpHBXd6hs6eipOFx87QI&index=1

Structural Insights into PPR Proteins and RNA Recognition

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StructBiolCommunications May 6

New issue is out! https://journals.iucr.org/f/issues/2026/05/00/

On the cover: the atomic structure of human dystrophin spectrin-like repeat 24 determined at 2.14 Å resolution https://journals.iucr.org/f/issues/2026/05/00/rl5207/index.html

StructBiolCommunications Apr 23

Modifying the bacterial strain led to cleaner bacterial expression of a synthetic BRIL antibody that facilitates protein structure determination via both crystallography and cryo-EM #CryoEM #XRayCrystallography #BRIL https://doi.org/10.1107/S2053230X26001548

StructBiolCommunications Apr 22

High-resolution structures of α-bCA2 with sulfonamide derivatives provides experimentally supported information defining their binding mode and supporting inhibitor optimization #CarbonicAnhydraseII #SulfonamideInhibitors #XRayCrystallography https://doi.org/10.1107/S2053230X26002128

StructBiolCommunications Apr 21

An acylated GLP-1/GIP analogue peptide forms a uniquely porous spiral crystal structure composed of clockwise-ascending monomers in a square pattern #GLP1 #Peptides #Crystallization https://doi.org/10.1107/S2053230X26001937

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