Structural Biology, Biochemistry, and Biophysics

Mechanism of CREB recognition and coactivation by the CREB-regulated transcriptional coactivator CRTC2. Luo Q, Viste K, Urday-Zaa JC, Kumar GS, Tsai W-W, Talai A, Mayo KE, Montminy M, and Radhakrishnan I. PNAS. 2012 December 18;109(51):20865-20870. Sequence Requirements for Combinatorial Recognition of Histone H3 by the MRG15 and Pf1 Subunits of the Rpd3S/Sin3S Corepressor Complex. Kumar GS, Chang W, Xie T, Patel A, Zhang Y, Wang GG, David G, and Radhakrishnan I. Journal of Molecular Biology. 2012 September 28;422(4):519-531. Structural Basis for Molecular Interactions Involving MRG Domains: Implications in Chromatin Biology. Xie T, Graveline R, Kumar GS, Zhang Y, Krishnan A, David G, and Radhakrishnan I. Structure. 2012 January 11;20(1):151-160. Structure of the 30-kDa Sin3-associated Protein (SAP30) in Complex with the Mammalian Sin3A Corepressor and Its Role in Nucleic Acid Binding. Xie T, He Y, Korkeamaki H, Zhang Y, Imhoff R, Lohi O, and Radhakrishnan I. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 2011 August 5;286(31):27814-27824. Solution Structure of the mSin3A PAH2–Pf1 SID1 Complex: A Mad1/Mxd1-Like Interaction Disrupted by MRG15 in the Rpd3S/Sin3S Complex. Kumar GS, Xie T, Zhang Y, and Radhakrishnan I. Journal of Molecular Biology. 2011 May 20;408(5):987-1000.