Publications
Assistant Professor (2022-present)
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Postdoctoral (2017-2022)
University of California, Berkeley
Ren X., Nguyen T.N., Wai Kit Lam, Buffalo C.Z., Lazarou M., Yokom A. L. +, Hurley J.H.+ Structural basis for ATG9A recruitment to the ULK1 complex in mitophagy initiation. Science Advances
Yokom, A. L.*, Shi, X.*, Chang, C.*, Jensen, L. E. & Hurley, J. H. The autophagy adaptor NDP52 and the FIP200 coiled-coil allosterically activate ULK1 complex membrane recruitment. eLife (2020). [*co-first authors]
Yokom A.L.*, Shi X* Wang C, Young L.N., Youle R.J., Hurley J.H. ULK complex organization in autophagy by a C-shaped FIP200 N-terminal domain dimer. Journal of Cell Biology (2020). [*co-first authors]
Yokom A.L.*, Horst B.G.*, Rosenberg D.J., Morris K.L., Hammel M., Hurley J.H., Marletta M.A. Allosteric activation of the nitric oxide receptor soluble guanylate cyclase mapped by cryo-electron microscopy. eLife. (2019). [*co-first authors]
Doctoral Work (2012-2017)
University of Michigan
Yokom A.L.*, Gates S.N.*, Lin J., Jackrel M.E., Rizo A.N., Kendsersky N.M., Buell C.E., Sweeny E.A., Chuang E., Torrente M.P., Mack K.L., Su M., Shorter J., Southworth D.R. Ratchet-like polypeptide translocation mechanism of the AAA+ disaggregase Hsp104. Science (2017). [*co-first authors]
Yokom A.L., Gates S.N., Jackrel M.E., Mack K.L., Su M., Shorter J., Southworth D.R. Spiral architecture of the Hsp104disaggregase reveals the basis for polypeptide translocation. Nature Structural and Molecular Biology. (2016).
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Yokom A.L., Morishima Y., Lau M., Su M., Glukhova A., Osawa Y., Southworth D.R., Architecture of the Nitric Oxide Synthase Holoenzyme Reveals Large Conformational Changes and a Calmodulin-Driven Release of the FMN Domain. Journal of Biological Chemistry. (2014).
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