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    Structure of the decoy module of human glycoprotein 2 and uromodulin and its interaction with bacterial adhesin FimH

    Glycoprotein 2 (GP2) and uromodulin (UMOD) filaments protect against gastrointestinal and urinary tract infections by acting as decoys for bacterial fimbrial lectin FimH. By combining AlphaFold2 predictions wi...

    Alena Stsiapanava, Chenrui Xu, Shunsuke Nishio in Nature Structural & Molecular Biology (2022)

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    Structural basis for distinct inflammasome complex assembly by human NLRP1 and CARD8

    Nod-like receptor (NLR) proteins activate pyroptotic cell death and IL-1 driven inflammation by assembling and activating the inflammasome complex. Closely related sensor proteins NLRP1 and CARD8 undergo uniqu...

    Qin Gong, Kim Robinson, Chenrui Xu, Phuong Thao Huynh in Nature Communications (2021)