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Sema Zeynep Yilmaz

University of PittsburghORCID 0000-0002-4839-3777Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:protein folding & dynamics· 3 Approach:statistical model· 2 Assay:structural biology· 2 Approach:deep learning· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Organism:human· 1 Assay:long-read sequencing· 1 Approach:mechanistic / dynamical model· 1

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Mert GüriD· 3 shared Anupam BanerjeeiD· 2 shared İvet BahariD· 2 shared Laura S. ItzhakiiD· 2 shared Michael H. J. OhlmeyeriD· 2 shared Reuven GordoniD· 2 shared Satyaki SahaiD· 2 shared Ahmet GüliD· 1 shared

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Mapping the Peptide Interaction Fingerprint of the Behcet's disease associated HLA-B*51

Sema Zeynep Yilmaz, Derman Basturk, Ahmet Gül, Burak Erman, Mert Gür

This study maps the peptide interaction fingerprint of HLA-B*51:01 using MD simulations to understand its role in Behcet's disease and guide therapeutic peptide design.

Biophysical Journal · Apr 25, 2026Peer-reviewedBiophysics

Small Molecule Activators of Protein Phosphatase 2A Exert Global Stabilising Effects on the Scaffold PR65

Mohsin M. Naqvi, Maria Zacharopoulou, Satyaki Saha, Anupam Banerjee, Sema Zeynep Yilmaz, Vanda Šunderlíková, Christopher M. Johnson, Janet R. Kumita, Shang-Hua Yang, Reuven Gordon, Michael H. J. Ohlmeyer, Sander J. Tans, Mert Gür, İvet Bahar, Laura S. Itzhaki

The paper investigates how two small molecule activators of PP2A, ATUX-8385 and DBK-776, affect the structural stability of the PR65 scaffold using biophysical and computational methods.

JACS Au · Apr 20, 2026Peer-reviewedBiophysics

Small molecule activator of phosphatase PP2A remodels scaffold PR65 structural dynamics to promote holoenzyme assembly

Sema Zeynep Yilmaz, Anupam Banerjee, Satyaki Saha, Michael H. J. Ohlmeyer, Reuven Gordon, Laura S. Itzhaki, İvet Bahar, Mert Gür

The paper investigates how SMAPs bind to PR65, showing that S2 is a stable binding site while S1 is not, and that binding promotes an extended PR65 conformation favorable for PP2A holoenzyme assembly.

JACS Au · Jan 20, 2026Peer-reviewedBiophysics