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List of works by Rachel Nechushtai

A point mutation in the [2Fe–2S] cluster binding region of the NAF-1 protein (H114C) dramatically hinders the cluster donor properties

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Activation of apoptosis in NAF-1-deficient human epithelial breast cancer cells

scientific article published on 30 November 2015

Allosteric control in a metalloprotein dramatically alters function

scientific article published on December 27, 2012

Allostery in the ferredoxin protein motif does not involve a conformational switch

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Binding of histidine in the (Cys)3(His)1-coordinated [2Fe-2S] cluster of human mitoNEET.

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Breast cancer tumorigenicity is dependent on high expression levels of NAF-1 and the lability of its Fe-S clusters

scientific article published on 12 September 2016

Cancer-Related NEET Proteins Transfer 2Fe-2S Clusters to Anamorsin, a Protein Required for Cytosolic Iron-Sulfur Cluster Biogenesis

scientific article published on 8 October 2015

Crystal structure of Miner1: The redox-active 2Fe-2S protein causative in Wolfram Syndrome 2

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Discovering Novel and Diverse Iron-Chelators in Silico

scientific article published on December 2016

Engineering the Redox Potential over a Wide Range within a New Class of FeS Proteins

scientific article published on September 29, 2010

Facile transfer of [2Fe-2S] clusters from the diabetes drug target mitoNEET to an apo-acceptor protein

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GLP-1-RA Corrects Mitochondrial Labile Iron Accumulation and Improves β-Cell Function in Type 2 Wolfram Syndrome

scientific article published on 26 July 2016

Generation of photocurrents by bis-aniline-cross-linked Pt nanoparticle/photosystem I composites on electrodes

scientific article published on 22 April 2010

Integrated photosystem II-based photo-bioelectrochemical cells

scientific article published on March 13, 2012

Integrated strategy reveals the protein interface between cancer targets Bcl-2 and NAF-1.

scientific article published on 25 March 2014

Interactions between mitoNEET and NAF-1 in cells

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MitoNEET is a uniquely folded 2Fe 2S outer mitochondrial membrane protein stabilized by pioglitazone

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Molecular Dynamics Simulations of the [2Fe-2S] Cluster-Binding Domain of NEET Proteins Reveal Key Molecular Determinants That Induce Their Cluster Transfer/Release

scientific article published on 31 October 2017

Mutation of the His ligand in mitoNEET stabilizes the 2Fe–2S cluster despite conformational heterogeneity in the ligand environment

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NADPH Inhibits [2Fe-2S] Cluster Protein Transfer from Diabetes Drug Target MitoNEET to an Apo-acceptor Protein

scientific article published on February 17, 2012

NAF-1 and mitoNEET are central to human breast cancer proliferation by maintaining mitochondrial homeostasis and promoting tumor growth

scientific article published on 19 August 2013

Nutrient-deprivation autophagy factor-1 (NAF-1): biochemical properties of a novel cellular target for anti-diabetic drugs

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Photosynthetic reaction center-functionalized electrodes for photo-bioelectrochemical cells

scientific article published on February 1, 2013

Photosystem I (PSI)/Photosystem II (PSII)-based photo-bioelectrochemical cells revealing directional generation of photocurrents

scientific article published on 18 April 2013

Phylogenetic analysis of eukaryotic NEET proteins uncovers a link between a key gene duplication event and the evolution of vertebrates

scientific article published on 16 February 2017

Purification, crystallization and preliminary X-ray analysis of ferredoxin isolated from thermophilic cyanobacterium Mastigocladus laminosus

scientific article published on 25 March 2003

Resonance Raman studies of the (His)(Cys)3 2Fe-2S cluster of MitoNEET: comparison to the (Cys)4 mutant and implications of the effects of pH on the labile metal center

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Structural basis for the thermostability of ferredoxin from the cyanobacterium Mastigocladus laminosus

scientific article published in July 2005

Structure-function analysis of NEET proteins uncovers their role as key regulators of iron and ROS homeostasis in health and disease

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The Fe-S cluster-containing NEET proteins mitoNEET and NAF-1 as chemotherapeutic targets in breast cancer

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The novel 2Fe–2S outer mitochondrial protein mitoNEET displays conformational flexibility in its N-terminal cytoplasmic tethering domain

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The outer mitochondrial membrane protein mitoNEET contains a novel redox-active 2Fe-2S cluster

scientific article published on 21 June 2007