T. N. Cordeiro

Xport-A functions as a chaperone by stabilizing the first 5 transmembrane domains of Rhodopsin-1

The paper proposes a model where Xport-A stabilizes the first 5 transmembrane domains of Rhodopsin-1 during its biosynthesis, acting as a chaperone but not affecting the full-length protein.

The pathogen-encoded signaling receptor Tir exploits host-like intrinsic disorder to assist infection

This paper identifies Tir as a disordered protein that mimics host immune receptors to facilitate bacterial infection by modulating host processes.

Rampant loss of social traits during domestication of a Bacillus subtilis natural isolate

This study shows that a natural Bacillus subtilis isolate rapidly loses social traits during domestication in a lab environment due to mutations in the DegU gene within a week.

Interplay of protein disorder in retinoic acid receptor heterodimer and its corepressor regulates gene expression

This study shows that the structural dynamics of the H12 helix in RXR/RAR heterodimers and the intrinsic disorder of N-CoR regulate gene expression through conformational changes and corepressor complex formation.