Communications Biology

Authors Jochheim FA, Tegunov D, Hillen HS, Schmitzova J, Kokic G, Dienemann C, Cramer P Journal Communications Biology Citation Commun Biol. 2021 Aug 24;4(1):999. Abstract The coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 uses an RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) to replicate and transcribe its genome. Previous structures of the RdRp revealed a monomeric enzyme composed

Authors Fianu I, Dienemann C, Aibara S, Schilbach S, Cramer P Journal Communications Biology Citation Commun Biol. 2021 May 21;4(1):606. Abstract Nuclear import of RNA polymerase II (Pol II) involves the conserved factor RPAP2. Here we report the cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) structure of mammalian Pol II in complex with human

Authors Ruhlandt D, Andresen M, Jensen N, Gregor I, Jakobs S, Enderlein J, Chizhik AI Journal Communications Biology Citation Commun Biol. 2020 Oct 30;3(1):627. Abstract One of the key photophysical properties of fluorescent proteins that is most difficult to measure is the quantum yield. It describes how efficiently a fluorophore