Nucleosome structure and dynamics are coming of age

K Zhou, G Gaullier, K Luger - Nature structural & molecular biology, 2019 - nature.com
Since the first high-resolution structure of the nucleosome was reported in 1997, the
available information on chromatin structure has increased very rapidly. Here, we review …

Recent applications of synchrotron radiation and neutrons in the study of soft matter

T Narayanan, H Wacklin, O Konovalov… - Crystallography …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
The broad range of applications of synchrotron and neutron scattering in the investigation of
soft condensed matter is reviewed. Appropriate combinations of these techniques allow …

Advances, Applications, and Perspectives in Small‐Angle X‐ray Scattering of RNA

JN Tants, A Schlundt - Chembiochem, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
RNAs exhibit a plethora of functions far beyond transmitting genetic information. Often, RNA
functions are entailed in their structure, be it as a regulatory switch, protein binding site, or …

Revealing the distinct folding phases of an RNA three-helix junction

A Plumridge, AM Katz, GD Calvey, R Elber… - Nucleic acids …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Remarkable new insight has emerged into the biological role of RNA in cells. RNA folding
and dynamics enable many of these newly discovered functions, calling for an …

Visualizing single-stranded nucleic acids in solution

A Plumridge, SP Meisburger, L Pollack - Nucleic acids research, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Single-stranded nucleic acids (ssNAs) are ubiquitous in many key cellular functions. Their
flexibility limits both the number of high-resolution structures available, leaving only a small …

Local DNA sequence controls asymmetry of DNA unwrapping from nucleosome core particles

AW Mauney, JM Tokuda, LM Gloss, O Gonzalez… - Biophysical journal, 2018 - cell.com
DNA is tightly wrapped around histone proteins in nucleosome core particles (NCPs) yet
must become accessible for processing in the cell. This accessibility, a key component of …

Contrast variation method applied to structural evaluation of catalysts by X-ray small-angle scattering

A Mufundirwa, Y Sakurai, M Arao, M Matsumoto… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
In the process of developing carbon-supported metal catalysts, determining the catalyst
particle-size distribution is an essential step, because this parameter is directly related to the …

The role of repulsion in colloidal crystal engineering with DNA

SE Seo, T Li, AJ Senesi, CA Mirkin… - Spherical Nucleic …, 2020 - api.taylorfrancis.com
In nature, the structure of atomic crystalline solids is dictated b building y the inher block ent,
electronic properties of the constituent to understand these pr s. Consequentl operties y …

Current approaches for integrating solution NMR spectroscopy and small-angle scattering to study the structure and dynamics of biomolecular complexes

F Delhommel, F Gabel, M Sattler - Journal of molecular biology, 2020 - Elsevier
The study of complex and dynamic biomolecular assemblies is a key challenge in structural
biology and requires the use of multiple methodologies providing complementary spatial …

[PDF][PDF] Medical contrast media as possible tools for SAXS contrast variation

F Gabel, S Engilberge, J Pérez, E Girard - IUCrJ, 2019 - journals.iucr.org
Small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) is increasingly used to extract structural information
from a multitude of soft-matter and biological systems in aqueous solution, including …