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M. J. Rodrigues

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Approach:experimental assay· 4 Research Focus:protein folding & dynamics· 2 Assay:structural biology· 2 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Research Focus:protein structure prediction· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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A. Terakita· 2 shared C.-J. Tsai· 2 shared F. K. Pamula· 2 shared G. F. X. Schertler· 2 shared I. Das· 2 shared M. Sheves· 2 shared O. Tejero· 2 shared X. Deupi· 2 shared

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Active state structures of a bistable visual opsin bound to G proteins

O. Tejero, F. K. Pamula, M. Koyanagi, T. Nagata, P. Afanasyev, I. Das, X. Deupi, M. Sheves, A. Terakita, G. F. X. Schertler, M. J. Rodrigues, C.-J. Tsai

This study presents active state structures of a bistable opsin, JSR1, bound to G proteins, revealing differences in activation mechanisms between monostable and bistable opsins.

bioRxiv · Apr 9, 2024Biochemistry

Activating an invertebrate bistable opsin with the all-trans 6.11 retinal analogue

M. J. Rodrigues, O. Tejero, J. Muhle, F. K. Pamula, I. Das, C.-J. Tsai, A. Terakita, M. Sheves, G. F. X. Schertler

This study shows that the all-trans 6.11 retinal analogue activates the invertebrate bistable opsin JSR1 and enables complex formation with downstream signaling partners.

bioRxiv · Apr 8, 2024 · PreprintBiochemistry

Cyclic peptide inhibitors stabilize Gq/11 heterotrimers

J. Muehle, M. J. Rodrigues, J. Alenfelder, L. Juergenliemke, R. Guixa-Gonzalez, A. Bacchin, F. Andres, M. Hennig, H. Schihada, M. Cruesemann, G. Koenig, E. Kostenis, G. Schertler, X. Deupi

This study determines the crystal structures of FR and YM bound to G11, revealing they stabilize Gq/11 heterotrimers by reinforcing the G and Gβ interface.

bioRxiv · Oct 24, 2023 · PreprintBiochemistry

A redox switch allows binding of Fe(II) and Fe(III) ions in the cyanobacterial iron binding protein FutA from Prochlorococcus

R. Bolton, M. M. Machelett, J. Stubbs, D. Axford, N. Caramello, L. Catapano, M. Maly, M. J. Rodrigues, C. Cordery, G. J. Tizzard, F. MacMillan, S. Engilberge, D. von Stetten, T. Tosha, H. Sugimoto, , I. Tews

This paper reveals a redox switch in the cyanobacterial iron binding protein FutA that allows it to bind both Fe(II) and Fe(III) ions through structural analysis.

bioRxiv · May 23, 2023 · PreprintBiophysics