Kazem Asadollahi

Quinone-transporting filaments extend the respiratory chain of Gram positive bacteria

This study identifies quinone-transporting filaments in Bacillus subtilis as an alternative to membrane invaginations for expanding respiratory capacity in Gram-positive bacteria.

The allosteric mechanism of G-protein-coupled receptors is induced fit, not conformational selection

This paper investigates the allosteric mechanism of GPCRs, finding that both peptide- and small-molecule-activated GPCRs use an induced-fit mechanism rather than conformational selection.

Inhibiting heme-piracy by pathogenic Escherichia coli using de novo-designed proteins

This study designs de novo proteins to inhibit E. coli's heme extraction from hemoglobin, demonstrating their effectiveness at low nanomolar concentrations.