2022
US-align: universal structure alignments of proteins, nucleic acids, and macromolecular complexes
Zhang C, Shine M, Pyle AM, Zhang Y. US-align: universal structure alignments of proteins, nucleic acids, and macromolecular complexes. Nature Methods 2022, 19: 1109-1115. PMID: 36038728, DOI: 10.1038/s41592-022-01585-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStructure comparisonStructural biology studiesStructure alignmentDNA dockingMacromolecular complexesBiology studiesMultiple structure alignmentNucleic acidsDifferent moleculesRNAProteinFundamental importanceDNAComplex structureDockingUniversal protocolAlignmentExtensive optimizationFunctionComplexes
2004
Prediction of functional tertiary interactions and intermolecular interfaces from primary sequence data
Pang PS, Jankowsky E, Wadley LM, Pyle AM. Prediction of functional tertiary interactions and intermolecular interfaces from primary sequence data. Journal Of Experimental Zoology Part B Molecular And Developmental Evolution 2004, 304B: 50-63. PMID: 15595717, DOI: 10.1002/jez.b.21024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRNA-protein complexesPattern of conservationProtein-protein interactionsPrimary sequence dataRNA-proteinDifferent organismsSequence dataSequence informationIntermolecular interfaceEnergetic couplingTertiary interactionsMacromolecular interactionsRNAsGenesImportant intramolecular interactionsProteinSequenceIntramolecular interactionsRNAOrganismsSpeciesInteractionMutationsNumber of predictionsConservation
2003
The Pathway for DNA Recognition and RNA Integration by a Group II Intron Retrotransposon
Aizawa Y, Xiang Q, Lambowitz AM, Pyle AM. The Pathway for DNA Recognition and RNA Integration by a Group II Intron Retrotransposon. Molecular Cell 2003, 11: 795-805. PMID: 12667460, DOI: 10.1016/s1097-2765(03)00069-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGroup II intron RNPsIntron-encoded proteinTarget site specificityMobile genetic elementsIntron invasionDNA recognitionDNA bindingGenetic elementsConformational changesDuplex DNADNA targetsSite specificityDNAStrand DNAComplex cascadeReverse transcriptionRNPInvasionRetrotransposonsSplicingTranscriptionProteinKinetic frameworkPathwayCascade