Kazuyoshi Murata

This study isolates two Hodarchaeales strains, closely related to the eukaryotic common ancestor, revealing their syntrophic, anaerobic, and oxygen-tolerant physiology and genomic features.

MC-Bayes provides a Python wrapper for MotionCor3 to process EER files for Bayesian polishing, enabling faster motion correction on GPU systems compared to CPU-based methods.

This study identifies two distinct capsid conformations in human norovirus GII.3 virus-like particles, revealing conformational switching and alternative P domain interaction networks.

The paper integrates structural and proteomic methods to characterize the protein organization of a giant virus, identifying sub-compartments and membrane protein topologies.

The paper reports near-atomic cryo-EM structures of human astrovirus serotype 4 in immature and mature states, revealing a subunit-specific maturation mechanism driven by protease accessibility.

This study defines the mechanism of Ryanozole's Ca2+-dependent modulation of RyR2 using cryo-EM, mutagenesis, and functional assays, revealing its structural basis for CPVT therapy.

This study investigates the role of Pro230 in the hinge region of IgG by deleting it, revealing structural changes and functional effects on FcγRI-mediated activity.

The paper reveals how the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is repurposed via autophagy to form nanopores in Drosophila olfactory organs, controlled by the Gox protein.

This study characterizes a unique tubular structure in the bacterial symbiont of the Asian citrus psyllid, revealing its structural features and potential role in mechanical stability and protein synthesis.

This paper uses DNA origami nanoblocks to visualize DE-cadherin ectodomain interactions and reveal a hinge-like structure involved in mechanical flexibility and adhesion-like processes.

The paper uses cryo-EM to reveal structural changes in medusavirus capsids during maturation, identifying dynamic rearrangements of minor capsid proteins and penton proteins.

This study uses phase plate cryo-EM to reveal conformational diversity in therapeutic IgG, achieving sub-nanometer resolution of the Fab fragment.

The paper identifies six states of Enterococcus hirae V-ATPase using cryo-EM, revealing non-uniform rotor rotation during turnover.

This study demonstrates that a multi-purpose TEM with a side-entry cryo-holder can achieve high-resolution cryo-EM single particle analysis, as shown by a 3 Å resolution map of apoferritin.