Publications by Luciano Andres Abriata

ACAD10 and ACAD11 enable mammalian 4-hydroxy acid lipid catabolism

Matteo Dal Peraro, Luciano Andres Abriata

Fatty acid β-oxidation is a central catabolic pathway with broad health implications. However, various fatty acids, including 4-hydroxy acids (4-HAs), are largely incompatible with β-oxidation machinery before being modified. Here we reveal that two atypic ...

Springer Science and Business Media LLC2025

Speciation-dependent molecular mechanism of electron transfer from the c-type cytochrome MtrC to U(VI)-ligand complexes

Rizlan Bernier-Latmani, Luciano Andres Abriata, Karin Lederballe Meibom, Margaux Camille Andréa Molinas

Members of the Shewanella genus transfer electrons to metal and actinide electron acceptors such as hexavalent uranium, U(VI), via c-type cytochromes. The intracellular mechanism of electron transfer is well studied but the delivery of electrons to externa ...

2025

Aerolysin Nanopore Structures Revealed at High Resolution in a Lipid Environment

Matteo Dal Peraro, Luciano Andres Abriata, Maria Josefina Marcaida Lopez, Juan Francisco Bada Juarez, Jana Susanne Anton

Aerolysin is a beta-pore-forming toxin produced by most Aeromonas bacteria, which has attracted large attention in the field of nanopore sensing due to its narrow and charged pore lumen. Structurally similar proteins, belonging to the aerolysin-like family ...

AMER CHEMICAL SOC2025

Thermostable phospholipase C: A key to efficient and sustainable enzymatic oil degumming processes

Luciano Andres Abriata

Phospholipase C (PLC) enzymes play a pivotal role in the degumming process of edible oils, which is essential for producing high-quality refined oils. The enzymatic degumming process, compared with conventional chemical methods, offers significant advantag ...

2025

Spotlight on Cytochrome B561 and Domon Domain Proteins

Luciano Andres Abriata

Biotic and abiotic stresses constrain plant growth worldwide. Therefore, under-standing the molecular mechanisms contributing to plant resilience is key to achieving food security. In recent years, proteins containing dopamine beta-monooxygenase N-terminal ...

CELL PRESS2025

MolecularWebXR: Multiuser discussions in chemistry and biology through immersive and inclusive augmented and virtual reality

Matteo Dal Peraro, Luciano Andres Abriata, Fabio Jose Cortes Rodriguez, Fernando Augusto Teixeira Pinto Meireles

MolecularWebXR is a new web-based platform for education, science communication and scientific peer discussion in chemistry and biology, based on modern web-based Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR). With no installs as it is all web-served, Mo ...

2025

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry: past, present, and future of AI in biology

Luciano Andres Abriata

The work by Hassabis and Jumper on protein structure prediction together with Baker's supremacy in de novo protein design set the stage for a future where AI not only deciphers biology at the atomic level but also designs new molecules for biotechnology, m ...

NATURE PORTFOLIO2024

A look beyond the QR code of SNARE proteins

Matteo Dal Peraro, Luciano Andres Abriata

Soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor Attachment protein REceptor (SNARE) proteins catalyze the fusion process of vesicles with target membranes in eukaryotic cells. To do this, they assemble in a zipper-like fashion into stable complexes between the m ...

2024

Thermal Stabilization of a Bacterial Zn(II)-Dependent Phospholipase C through Consensus Sequence Design

Luciano Andres Abriata

Proteins' extraordinary performance in recognition and catalysis has led to their use in a range of applications. However, proteins obtained from natural sources are oftentimes not suitable for direct use in industrial or diagnostic setups. Natural protein ...

Amer Chemical Soc2024

Differential Effects of Post-translational Modifications on the Membrane Interaction of Huntingtin Protein

Hilal Lashuel, Matteo Dal Peraro, Luciano Andres Abriata, Charlotte Julie Caroline Gehin, Zhidian Zhang

Huntington's disease is a neurodegenerative disorder caused by an expanded polyglutamine stretch near the N-terminus of the huntingtin (HTT) protein, rendering the protein more prone to aggregate. The first 17 residues in HTT (Nt17) interact with lipid mem ...

Amer Chemical Soc2024