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A. M. Vera

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:human· 3 Research Focus:protein folding & dynamics· 3 Approach:mechanistic / dynamical model· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1

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Real-Time Structural Biology of DNA and DNA-Protein Complexes on an Optical Microscope

A. M. Szalai, G. Ferrari, L. Richter, J. Hartmann, M.-Z. Kesici, B. Ji, K. Koshic, A. Jaeger, A. Aksimentiev, I. Tessmer, I. Kaminska, A. M. Vera, P. Tinnefeld

This study develops a method to study DNA and DNA-protein interactions with high spatial and temporal resolution using graphene and energy transfer.

bioRxiv · Nov 21, 2023 · PreprintBiophysics

Engineering an artificial catch bond using mechanical anisotropy

Z. Liu, H. Liu, A. M. Vera, B. Yang, P. Tinnefeld, M. Nash

The paper demonstrates how modifying anchor geometry can generate catch bonding behavior in the DocG:CohE adhesion complex, showing mechanical anisotropy enables engineered catch bonds.

bioRxiv · Sep 12, 2023Biophysics

High Force Catch Bond Mechanism of Bacterial Adhesion in the Human Gut

Z. Liu, H. Liu, A. M. Vera, R. C. Bernardi, P. Tinnefeld, M. A. Nash

The paper identifies a catch bond mechanism in a bacterial adhesion complex that resists high shear forces in the human gut.

bioRxiv · Jan 21, 2020Biophysics

Cohesin-dockerin code in cellulosomal dual binding modes and its allosteric regulation by proline isomerization

A. M. Vera, A. Galera-Prat, M. Wojciechowski, B. Rozycki, D. V. Laurents, M. Carrion-Vazquez, M. Cieplak, P. Tinnefeld

The paper investigates cohesin-dockerin interactions in cellulosomes, revealing two binding modes and an allosteric regulation mechanism via proline isomerization.

bioRxiv · Dec 19, 2019Biophysics

DNA origami-based single-molecule force spectroscopy unravels the molecular basis of RNA Polymerase III pre-initiation complex stability

K. Kramm, T. Schroeder, J. Gouge, A. M. Vera, F. B. Heiss, T. Liedl, C. Engel, A. Vannini, P. Tinnefeld, D. Grohmann

The paper uses DNA origami force clamps to study how force affects initiation complex stability in RNA polymerase II and III systems, revealing Bdp1's critical role in RNAP III stability.

bioRxiv · Sep 19, 2019 · PreprintBiophysics