Nature Communications (Sep 2022)

Mechanistic understanding of human SLFN11

  • Felix J. Metzner,
  • Simon J. Wenzl,
  • Michael Kugler,
  • Stefan Krebs,
  • Karl-Peter Hopfner,
  • Katja Lammens

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-33123-0
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Schlafen 11 serves as an antiviral restriction factor and a predictive biomarker in cancer. Here, the authors use cryoelectron microscopy and biochemical assays to understand tRNA endoribonuclease and DNA binding functions of human Schlafen 11.