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^ Ph.D. Dissertation – "The Structures, Functions, and Evolution of Sm-like Archaeal Proteins (SmAPs)":
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  1. Oxyanion-mediated inhibition of serine proteases
    S.R. Presnell, G.S. Patil, C. Mura, K.M. Jude, J.M. Conley, J.A. Bertrand, C.-M. Kam, J.C. Powers, & L.D. Williams.
    Biochemistry, 1998, 37, 17068-17081.
    [PDF version] [DOI link] PDB link to 1BJU PDB link to 1BJV
  2. The crystal structure of a heptameric archaeal Sm protein: Implications for the Sm core of eukaryotic snRNPs
    C. Mura, D. Cascio, M.R. Sawaya, & D. Eisenberg.
    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, 2001, 98, 5532-5537.
    [PDF version] [DOI link] PDB link to 1I8F
    Popular scientific coverage:
    Science Magazine "Editors' Choice" (18 May 2001) – Molecular Biology: At the Core of Splicing
    Cover of Fall 2001 ACA Newsletter
  3. Structure of a Nudix protein from Pyrobaculum aerophilum reveals a dimer with two intersubunit β-sheets
    S. Wang, C. Mura, M.R. Sawaya, & D. Eisenberg.
    Acta Crystallographica Sect. D, 2002, 58, 571-578.
    [PDF version] [DOI link] PDB link to 1JRK PDB link to 1K26 PDB link to 1K2E
  4. Structure and function of an archaeal homolog of survival protein E (SurEα): An acid phosphatase with purine nucleotide specificity
    C. Mura, J. Katz, S.G. Clarke, & D. Eisenberg.
    Journal of Molecular Biology, 2003, 326(5), 1559-1575.
    [PDF version] [DOI link] PDB link to 1L5X (Supplementary Materials [PDF]; Erratum [HTML, PDF])
  5. The oligomerization and ligand-binding properties of Sm-like archaeal proteins (SmAPs)
    C. Mura, A. Kozhukhovsky, M. Gingery, M. Phillips, & D. Eisenberg.
    Protein Science, 2003, 12, 832-847.
    [PDF version] [DOI link] PDB link to 1JBM PDB link to 1JRI PDB link to 1LOJ PDB link to 1LNX
    Popular scientific coverage:
    Cover Illustration
    2003 PDB Holiday Postcard
    2003 PDB Annual Report (see last page)
  6. Structure and assembly of an augmented Sm-like archaeal protein 14-mer
    C. Mura, M. Phillips, A. Kozhukhovsky, & D. Eisenberg.
    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, 2003, 100(8), 4539-4544.
    [PDF version] [DOI link] PDB link to 1M5Q
  7. Three-dimensional structures of fibrillar Sm proteins: Hfq and other Sm-like proteins
    V. Arluison,† C. Mura,† M. Romero Guzmán, J. Liquier, O. Pellegrini, M. Gingery, P. Régnier, & S. Marco.
    Journal of Molecular Biology, 2006, 356(1), 86-96.
    [PDF version] [DOI link] (Supplementary Materials [PDF])
    Popular scientific coverage:
    2006 San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) Wall Calendar (Ms December)
    2004 PDB Holiday Postcard (not from this work, but same Sm-like protein that was part of this study)
  8. Sm-like protein Hfq: Location of the ATP-binding site and the effect of ATP on Hfq-RNA complexes
    V. Arluison, S.K. Mutyam, C. Mura, S. Marco, & M.V. Sukhodolets.
    Protein Science, 2007, (in press), XXX-YYY.
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†: Equal authorship
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