Disentangling channel gating mechanisms
Kalienkova et al. report structures of an FMRFamide-gated sodium channel (FaNaC) in several functional states, disentangling how different invertebrate receptors recognize similar neuropeptides.
Kalienkova et al. report structures of an FMRFamide-gated sodium channel (FaNaC) in several functional states, disentangling how different invertebrate receptors recognize similar neuropeptides.
Branch point selection is required for pre-mRNA splicing, and its mis-regulation is associated with many diseases. Two structural studies provide insights into the dynamics of active site formation and the spliceosomal proteins that may contribute to activation of the correct branch point in eukaryotic introns.