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M. P. Weir

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Research Focus:protein folding & dynamics· 3 Organism:E. coli· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:structural biology· 2 Approach:biophysical modeling· 1 Approach:mechanistic / dynamical model· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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D. Krizanc· 3 shared K. Scopino· 3 shared C. Dalgarno· 2 shared K. M. Thayer· 2 shared A. Elsayed· 1 shared C. Nachmannoff· 1 shared C. Nachmanoff· 1 shared E. Sakkas· 1 shared

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The CAR mRNA-Interaction Surface is a Zipper Extension of the Ribosome A Site

C. Dalgarno, K. Scopino, M. Raval, C. Nachmanoff, E. Sakkas, D. Krizanc, K. Thayer, M. P. Weir

The paper investigates the CAR-mRNA interaction surface, revealing its sequence specificity and role in translational regulation through molecular dynamics and nucleotide substitution experiments.

bioRxiv · Jan 6, 2022Biophysics

Arginine Methylation Regulates Ribosome CAR Function

K. Scopino, C. Dalgarno, C. Nachmannoff, D. Krizanc, K. M. Thayer, M. P. Weir

This study shows that arginine methylation of ribosomal protein R146 reduces CAR interaction with the +1 codon, affecting translation regulation under stress.

bioRxiv · Dec 21, 2020Biophysics

A Ribosome Interaction Surface Sensitive to mRNA GCN Periodicity

K. Scopino, E. Williams, A. Elsayed, W. A. Barr, D. Krizanc, K. M. Thayer, M. P. Weir

The paper identifies a ribosome surface that interacts with mRNA GCN codons, showing sequence-specific hydrogen bonding that influences translation regulation.

bioRxiv · Apr 28, 2020Biophysics