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Duilio D Cascio

UCLA
Verified email at mbi.ucla.edu
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[PDF][PDF] A mutation in the vesicle-trafficking protein VAPB causes late-onset spinal muscular atrophy and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

…, A Richieri-Costa, S Middleton, D Cascio… - The American Journal of …, 2004 - cell.com
d, Haplotype analysis of three kindred studied. All the patients have a common haplotype
(… d–e, P56S mutant does not colocalize either with Golgi apparatus (blue) or with the ER (red)…

Toward the structural genomics of complexes: Crystal structure of a PE/PPE protein complex from Mycobacterium tuberculosis

…, M Phillips, D Cascio, D Eisenberg - Proceedings of the …, 2006 - National Acad Sciences
… 2d. Because the individual PE and PPE proteins did not express well or fold, we conclude
that protein partnering is necessary for these functions. Such a codependent folding has been …

Structure of the toxic core of α-synuclein from invisible crystals

…, MI Ivanova, MR Sawaya, D Cascio, FE Reyes, D Shi… - Nature, 2015 - nature.com
d, NACore and SubNACore were aggregated in identical conditions and monitored by
turbidity. NACore begins to aggregate after 15 h while SubNACore forms no aggregates for up to …

Synthesis, structure, and metalation of two new highly porous zirconium metal–organic frameworks

…, PL McGrier, H Furukawa, D Cascio… - Inorganic …, 2012 - ACS Publications
… 221) with an optimized unit cell parameter of 19.39 Å (Figure 1D). The calculated PXRD
pattern of the calculated structure was shown to be coincident with the experimental PXRD …

Atomic view of a toxic amyloid small oligomer

…, M Landau, PK Teng, D Cascio, C Glabe, D Eisenberg - Science, 2012 - science.org
… (D) Native nanoelectrospray mass spectrum of K11V-TR peak fractions from SEC-HPLC
reveals trimeric tandem-repeat cylindrin oligomers, confirming that the oligomeric complexes …

Accurate design of megadalton-scale two-component icosahedral protein complexes

…, Y Liu, W Sheffler, D Ellis, C Thomas, D Cascio… - Science, 2016 - science.org
… Each oligomer possesses two rigid-body degrees of freedom, one translational (r) and one
rotational (ω), that are systematically sampled to identify (C)configurations with (D) a large …

The crystal structure of mouse VDAC1 at 2.3 Å resolution reveals mechanistic insights into metabolite gating

R Ujwal, D Cascio, JP Colletier… - Proceedings of the …, 2008 - National Acad Sciences
… (D) Cartoon representation of mVDAC1 viewed perpendicular to the membrane plane (…
3 C and D) show that the interior of the pore has a higher density of positive versus negative …

Molecular basis for amyloid-β polymorphism

…, L Goldschmidt, D Flot, D Cascio… - Proceedings of the …, 2011 - National Acad Sciences
Amyloid-beta (Aβ) aggregates are the main constituent of senile plaques, the histological
hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease. Aβ molecules form β-sheet containing structures that …

The Crystal Structure of a Sodium Galactose Transporter Reveals Mechanistic Insights into Na+/Sugar Symport

S Faham, A Watanabe, GM Besserer, D Cascio… - Science, 2008 - science.org
Membrane transporters that use energy stored in sodium gradients to drive nutrients into
cells constitute a major class of proteins. We report the crystal structure of a member of the …

Atomic structures of low-complexity protein segments reveal kinked β sheets that assemble networks

…, DR Boyer, L Goldschmidt, JA Rodriguez, D Cascio… - Science, 2018 - science.org
Subcellular membraneless assemblies are a reinvigorated area of study in biology, with
spirited scientific discussions on the forces between the low-complexity protein domains within …