Month: October 2009

Recent SAXS structures

SAXS capabilities of the SIBYLS beamline are demonstrated quite nicely in recent papers published in September and October. Datta AB, Hura GL, Wolberger C. “The structure and conformation of Lys63-linked tetraubiquitin.” J Mol Biol. 2009 Oct 9;392(5):1117-24. Epub 2009 Aug 4. Jain R, Hammel M, Johnson RE, Prakash L, Prakash S, Aggarwal AK. “Structural Insights…
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Nbs1 Flexibly Tethers Ctp1 and Mre11- Rad50 in DNA Double-Strand Break Repair

A paper has been published in The October 2 issue of Cell by Scott Williams *et al.* that sheds light on a previously missing piece of the double-strand break repair complex MRN (aka Mre11-Rad50-Nbs1). The paper entitled “Nbs1 Flexibly Tethers Ctp1 and Mre11-Rad50 to Coordinate DNA Double-Strand Break Processing and Repair” presents a compelling model…
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