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Shyam Saladi

California Institute of Technology
Verified email at illinois.edu
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Moltemplate: A tool for coarse-grained modeling of complex biological matter and soft condensed matter physics

…, J Lambert, SM Saladi, OM Roscioni, M Ricci… - Journal of molecular …, 2021 - Elsevier
Coarse-grained models have long been considered indispensable tools in the investigation
of biomolecular dynamics and assembly. However, the process of simulating such models is …

[HTML][HTML] Mitigating the impact of conference and travel cancellations on researchers' futures

…, D Mehta, C Paz Quezada, JL Riley, SM Saladi… - Elife, 2020 - elifesciences.org
The need to protect public health during the current COVID-19 pandemic has necessitated
conference cancellations on an unprecedented scale. As the scientific community adapts to …

Structurally derived universal mechanism for the catalytic cycle of the tail-anchored targeting factor Get3

MY Fry, V Najdrová, AO Maggiolo, SM Saladi… - Nature Structural & …, 2022 - nature.com
Tail-anchored (TA) membrane proteins, accounting for roughly 2% of proteomes, are primarily
targeted posttranslationally to the endoplasmic reticulum membrane by the guided entry …

Sequence‐based features that are determinant for tail‐anchored membrane protein sorting in eukaryotes

MY Fry, SM Saladi, A Cunha, WM Clemons Jr - Traffic, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The correct targeting and insertion of tail‐anchored (TA) integral membrane proteins is
critical for cellular homeostasis. TA proteins are defined by a hydrophobic transmembrane …

The STI1‐domain is a flexible alpha‐helical fold with a hydrophobic groove

MY Fry, SM Saladi, WM Clemons Jr - Protein Science, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
STI1‐domains are present in a variety of co‐chaperone proteins and are required for the
transfer of hydrophobic clients in various cellular processes. The domains were first identified in …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular basis of tail-anchored integral membrane protein recognition by the cochaperone Sgt2

KF Lin, MY Fry, SM Saladi, WM Clemons - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2021 - ASBMB
The targeting and insertion of tail-anchored (TA) integral membrane proteins (IMPs) into the
correct membrane is critical for cellular homeostasis. The fungal protein Sgt2, and its human …

[HTML][HTML] Ways to increase equity, diversity and inclusion

…, V Ilangovan, C Paz Quezada, JL Riley, SM Saladi… - Elife, 2020 - elifesciences.org
Shyam M SaladiShyam M Saladi Shyam M Saladi is a member of the eLife Early-Career
Advisory Group, and is in the Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Option, California Institute …

[HTML][HTML] A statistical model for improved membrane protein expression using sequence-derived features

SM Saladi, N Javed, A Müller, WM Clemons - Journal of Biological …, 2018 - ASBMB
The heterologous expression of integral membrane proteins (IMPs) remains a major bottleneck
in the characterization of this important protein class. IMP expression levels are currently …

[PDF][PDF] A link between integral membrane protein expression and simulated integration efficiency

…, MJM Niesen, A Müller, K Tiemann, SM Saladi… - Cell Reports, 2016 - cell.com
Integral membrane proteins (IMPs) control the flow of information and nutrients across cell
membranes, yet IMP mechanistic studies are hindered by difficulties in expression. We …

[HTML][HTML] Structures of Get3d reveal a distinct architecture associated with the emergence of photosynthesis

AN Barlow, MS Manu, SM Saladi, PT Tarr… - Journal of Biological …, 2023 - ASBMB
Homologs of the protein Get3 have been identified in all domains yet remain to be fully
characterized. In the eukaryotic cytoplasm, Get3 delivers tail-anchored (TA) integral membrane …