Publications
2026
The cotranslational cycle of the ribosome-bound Hsp70 homolog Ssb.
Nat Commun. 17(1):961A comprehensive view on r-protein binding and rRNA domain structuring during early eukaryotic ribosome formation.
Nucleic Acids Res. 54(3)A multivalent adaptor mechanism drives the nuclear import of proteasomes.
Nat Commun.Guardian ubiquitin E3 ligases target cancer-associated APOBEC3 deaminases for degradation to promote human genome integrity.
Nat Commun.BORC assemblies integrate BLOC-1 subunits to diversify endosomal trafficking functions.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 123(4):e25156911232025
Electrostatic changes enabled the diversification of an exocyst subunit via protein complex escape.
Nat Plants. 11(11):2350-2367FakET: Simulating cryo-electron tomograms with neural style transfer.
Structure. 33(4):820-827.e4The UBR Domain of Plant Ubr1 Homolog PRT6 Accommodates Basic and Hydrophobic Amino Termini for Substrate Recognition.
J Mol Biol. 437(4):168939PHLPP2 is a pseudophosphatase that lost activity in the metazoan ancestor.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 122(14):e2417218122Structural basis of NSD2 degradation via targeted recruitment of SCF-FBXO22.
bioRxiv.2024
A multivalent adaptor mechanism drives the nuclear import of proteasomes
625870.The novel ribosome biogenesis inhibitor usnic acid blocks nucleolar pre-60S maturation.
Nat Commun. 15(1):7511CowScape: Quantitative reconstruction of the conformational landscape of biological macromolecules from cryo-EM data
arXiv. 2402.11589Electrostatic changes enabled the diversification of an exocyst subunit via protein complex escape
bioRxiv. 2024.08.26.609756Guardian ubiquitin E3 ligases target cancer-associated APOBEC3 deaminases for degradation to promote human genome integrity
bioRxiv. 2024.04.23.590688A dual ribosomal system in the zebrafish soma and germline
bioRxiv. doi:10.1101/2024.08.29.6100412023
Cryo-EM structure of the chain-elongating E3 ubiquitin ligase UBR5.
EMBO J. 42(16):e113348Time-resolved cryo-EM (TR-EM) analysis of substrate polyubiquitination by the RING E3 anaphase-promoting complex/cyclosome (APC/C).
Nat Struct Mol Biol. 30(11):1663-1674Frozen in time: analyzing molecular dynamics with time-resolved cryo-EM.
Structure. 31(1):4-19A molecular network of conserved factors keeps ribosomes dormant in the egg.
Corresponding preprint Nature.2022
Lysosomal enzyme trafficking factor LYSET enables nutritional usage of extracellular proteins.
Science. 378(6615):eabn5637Cryo-EM structure of the plant 26S proteasome.
Plant Commun. 3(3):100310Visualizing maturation factor extraction from the nascent ribosome by the AAA-ATPase Drg1.
Nat Struct Mol Biol. 29(9):942-953BacPROTACs mediate targeted protein degradation in bacteria.
Corresponding preprint Cell. 185(13):2338-2353.e182021
Structure of the peripheral arm of a minimalistic respiratory complex I.
Structure.miR-1 sustains muscle physiology by controlling V-ATPase complex assembly.
Sci Adv. 7(42):eabh1434AKIRIN2 controls the nuclear import of proteasomes in vertebrates.
Nature. 599(7885):491-496HUWE1 employs a giant substrate-binding ring to feed and regulate its HECT E3 domain.
Nat Chem Biol.Structural basis for inhibition of the AAA-ATPase Drg1 by diazaborine.
Nat Commun. 12(1):3483The linear ubiquitin chain assembly complex (LUBAC) generates heterotypic ubiquitin chains.
Corresponding preprint Elife. 102020
Quantifying the heterogeneity of macromolecular machines by mass photometry.
Nat Commun. 11(1):1772Moyamoya disease factor RNF213 is a giant E3 ligase with a dynein-like core and a distinct ubiquitin-transfer mechanism.
Elife. 92019
Structural and Functional Analyses of the Human PDH Complex Suggest a "Division-of-Labor" Mechanism by Local E1 and E3 Clusters.
Structure. 27(7):1124-1136.e4Protein engineering of a ubiquitin-variant inhibitor of APC/C identifies a cryptic K48 ubiquitin chain binding site.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 116(35):17280-172892018
Structure and Conformational Dynamics of the Human Spliceosomal Bact Complex.
Cell. 172(3):454-464.e112017
Long-range allosteric regulation of the human 26S proteasome by 20S proteasome-targeting cancer drugs.
Nat Commun. 8:15578Cryo-EM Structure of a Pre-catalytic Human Spliceosome Primed for Activation.
Cell. 170(4):701-713.e112016
Mechanism of APC/CCDC20 activation by mitotic phosphorylation.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 113(19):E2570-8Dual RING E3 Architectures Regulate Multiubiquitination and Ubiquitin Chain Elongation by APC/C.
Cell. 165(6):1440-1453Cryo-EM of Mitotic Checkpoint Complex-Bound APC/C Reveals Reciprocal and Conformational Regulation of Ubiquitin Ligation.
Mol Cell. 63(4):593-6072015
ProteoPlex: stability optimization of macromolecular complexes by sparse-matrix screening of chemical space.
Nat Methods. 12(9):859-652013
Structural basis for cooperativity of CRM1 export complex formation.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 110(3):960-5Structural determinants and mechanism of mammalian CRM1 allostery.
Structure. 21(8):1350-602011
A DNAzyme based label-free detection system for miniaturized assays.
Mol Biosyst. 7(10):2882-9