A structural atlas of death domain fold proteins reveals their versatile roles in biology and function
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
122(8)
Published: Feb. 20, 2025
Death
domain
fold
(DDF)
superfamily
proteins
are
critically
important
players
in
pathways
of
cell
death
and
inflammation.
DDFs
often
essential
scaffolding
domains
receptors,
adaptors,
or
effectors
these
by
mediating
homo-
hetero-oligomerization
including
helical
filament
assembly.
At
the
downstream
ends
pathways,
effector
oligomerization
brings
enzyme
into
proximity
for
their
dimerization
activation.
Hundreds
structures
have
been
solved.
However,
a
comprehensive
understanding
is
lacking.
In
this
article,
we
report
curation
DDF
structural
atlas
as
public
website
(deathdomain.org)
deduce
common
distinct
principles
DDF-mediated
among
four
families
(death
DD,
DED,
caspase
recruitment
CARD,
pyrin
PYD).
We
further
annotate
genome-wide
based
on
AlphaFold-predicted
models
protein
sequences.
These
studies
reveal
mechanistic
rules
widely
distributed
superfamily.
Language: Английский
In situ cryo-electron microscopy and tomography of cellular and organismal samples
Current Opinion in Structural Biology,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
93, P. 103076 - 103076
Published: June 4, 2025
Language: Английский
Optical Interference for the Guidance of Cryogenic Focused Ion Beam Milling Beyond the Axial Diffraction Limit
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory),
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Nov. 3, 2024
Abstract
Using
a
tri-coincident
cryogenic
FIB-SEM-LM
system,
we
identify
an
interferometric
optical
response
that
can
be
used
for
targeting
lamella
production
to
fluorescently
labelled
structures
with
accuracy
beyond
the
diffraction
limit.
We
demonstrate
approach
using
synthetic
samples
of
fluorescent
beads
embedded
in
micron-scale
droplets
water.
then
apply
capture
virions
inside
host
cells.
Successful
is
confirmed
by
electron
tomography
revealing
clusters
intracellular
vesicles.
Language: Английский