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- experimental assay 602
- protein structure prediction 394
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727 papers
- ImmunologybioRxivPreprint
Structural and evolutionary insights into FcαμR recognition of polymeric immunoglobulins
Mai Zhang, Ruixue Zhang, Yuxin Wang, Junyu Xiao
This study determines cryo-EM structures of FcR bound to IgM and IgA, revealing its binding mechanism and evolutionary insights into pIg receptor recognition.
- NeurosciencebioRxivPreprint
Oligodendrocytes may provide the extra density of α-synuclein filaments from multiple system atrophy
Dongqi Zhang, Magdalena Matic, Airi Tarutani…·Sjors Scheres
The paper investigates how oligodendrocytes contribute to the formation of α-synuclein filaments in multiple system atrophy by comparing seeded aggregation in different cell types.
- Cell BiologyMolecular CellPeer-reviewed
How the TREX-2 complex associates with the nuclear pore
Agnieszka Obarska-Kosińska, Ying Zhu, Katharina Geißler…·Martin Beck
The paper reports an extended structure of the human nuclear pore complex, revealing TREX-2 components as integral parts of the nuclear ring.
- BiochemistryBioscience ReportsPeer-reviewed
High-resolution cryoEM of nucleosomes in nuclear extracts of mammalian cells
De‐Sheng Ker, Hedaya Aboalnaga, Luca Pellegrini
The paper presents a method for high-resolution cryoEM of nucleosomes in mammalian cell nuclear extracts without requiring thin sectioning.
- BiophysicsScience AdvancesPeer-reviewed
Structural Mechanisms of SAMD9 Autoinhibition and Pathogenic Dysregulation
Zongjun Mou, Fushun Zhang, Marisol Morales…·Yan Xiang
This study determines the structural basis of SAMD9 autoinhibition and explains how pathogenic mutations disrupt this mechanism to cause disease.
- MicrobiologyNature CommunicationsPeer-reviewed
Structural basis of lenacapavir-induced HIV-1 capsid disruption during virion maturation
Hiroki Tanaka, Reina Morita, Tomomasa Oka…·Shinichi Machida
This study determines the cryo-EM structure of HIV-1 capsid lattice with lenacapavir, showing how it disrupts capsid formation and function during virion maturation.
- BiophysicsbioRxivPreprint
Structural Basis for MCAM Mediated Inhibition of Laminin Dependent Cell Migration
Tongqing Li, Sofia Alarcon-Frias, Hengyi Li…·Daryl E. Klein
This study determines the structural basis of MCAM-mediated inhibition of laminin-dependent cell migration by showing MCAM and integrin compete for a shared laminin interface.
- BiochemistrybioRxivPreprint
Dynamic architecture of the Rixosome reveals mechanism of activation and ITS2 processing
Matthias Thoms, Jingyi Zhu, Xiaying Hong…·Jingdong Cheng
The paper presents cryo-EM structures of the Rixosome and pre-60S particles to elucidate the dynamic architecture and activation mechanism of the Rixosome for ITS2 processing.
- Cell BiologyProceedings of the National Academy of SciencesPeer-reviewed
Structure and Function of TM6SF1 Reveal Role in mTORC1 Signaling
Sen Hong, Liangjie Jia, Rong Wang…·Xiaochun Li
This study determines the cryo-EM structure of TM6SF1 and shows it regulates mTORC1 signaling through cholesterol-dependent interaction with LAMTOR1, affecting TFEB activation.
- MicrobiologyPLoS PathogensPeer-reviewed
Conserved assembly architecture of the essential herpesvirus packaging accessory factor
Elizabeth Bailey, Swapnil C. Devarkar, Renata Szczepaniak…·Allison L. Didychuk
This study presents cryo-EM structures of herpesvirus packaging accessory factors, revealing conserved pentameric symmetry and a critical positively charged central channel for genome packaging.
- BiophysicsbioRxivPreprint
Transition Intermediates Encode Ligand Efficacy at the μ-Opioid Receptor-Gi Protein Complex
Kirill A. Konovalov, Dylan Novack, Davide Provasi…·Marta Filizola
The paper uses computational and experimental methods to identify transition intermediates in the μ-opioid receptor-Gi protein complex that encode ligand efficacy.
- MicrobiologybioRxivPreprint
Cryo-EM mapping of circumsporozoite protein epitope accessibility and visualization of antibody-induced shedding on Plasmodium falciparum sporozoites
Nancy Hom, Connor Weidle, Marie Pancera, Kelly K. Lee
This study uses cryo-EM to examine how antibodies against different PfCSP epitopes affect the structure and shedding of the circumsporozoite protein on Plasmodium falciparum sporozoites.
- MicrobiologybioRxivPreprint
MxB N-Terminus Adopts a Stable α-Helix to Engage the HIV-1 Capsid Trimer Interface
Yanan Zhu, Juan S. Rey, Juan Shen…·Peijun Zhang
The paper determines the structure of HIV-1 capsid lattice bound to MxB N-terminal fragment, revealing an alpha-helix stabilizes binding at the trimer interface.
- BiophysicsbioRxivPreprint
The wild-type hERG cryo-EM structure fails to support conduction and evolve toward an inactivated-like selectivity filter conformation in molecular dynamics simulations
Maria Vittoria Leonardi, Antonio Michelucci, Ye. K. Aldakul…·Simone Furini
The study uses molecular dynamics simulations to show that wild-type hERG fails to conduct K+ and evolves toward an inactivated-like conformation, contrasting with the N629D mutant which maintains conductivity.
- BiophysicsNature CommunicationsPeer-reviewed
Structural identification of the RY12 domain of RyR1 as an ADP sensor and the target of the malignant hyperthermia therapeutic dantrolene
Kookjoo Kim, Huan Li, Qi Yuan…·Oliver B. Clarke
This study identifies the RY12 domain of RyR1 as an ADP sensor and reveals dantrolene's binding mechanism through cryo-EM structures.
- BioengineeringbioRxivPreprint
Multimodal Protein Retrieval via Joint Representation Learning from Sequences and Cryo-EM Density Maps
Akshat Tulsani, Aditya Maddur Guruprakash, Skanda Shreesha Prasad
This paper develops a multimodal framework to align protein sequences with cryo-EM density maps using joint representation learning, achieving strong retrieval performance across species and resolutions.
- BiochemistrybioRxivPreprint
Cryo-EM structures reveal the mechanism of phosphatidylserine remodeling by membrane-bound glycerophospholipid O-acyltransferase 1
Leehyeon Kim, Siyoung Kim, Ritchie Ly…·Tobias C. Walther
The paper determines how MBOAT1 remodels phosphatidylserine by solving its cryo-EM structures and combining them with lipidomics and simulations.
- BiochemistrybioRxivPreprint
Structural basis for tetraspanin-dependent surface export and adhesive function of integrin α3β1
L.A. Litzau, Elizabeth Wren, Andrew C. Kruse, Stephen C. Blacklow
The paper reports the cryoEM structure of the ITG3β1-CD151 complex and shows CD151 promotes ITG3β1 surface export, explaining the epidermolysis bullosa phenotype.
- BiophysicsProceedings of the National Academy of SciencesPeer-reviewed
Mechanism of Gating and Isoform-Specific Inhibition in Renal CLC Chloride Channels
Chih-Ta Chien, Briana L. Sobecks, Alexander S. Powers…·Merritt C. Maduke
The paper investigates how BIM1 selectively inhibits CLC-Ka over CLC-Kb by analyzing cryo-EM structures and showing that interactions with a conserved lysine and dynamic gating-loop behavior underlie this selectivity.
- BiochemistrybioRxivPreprint
Cryo-EM Structure of a Triazole alpha-Conotoxin GI Mimetic Bound to the Muscle-Type Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor
Oscar A. Shepperson, Michael J. Capper, Charlie Holdship…·Andrew G. Jamieson
The paper designs and characterizes triazole-based peptidomimetics of the -GI conotoxin, showing they retain potency and provide structural insights into their interaction with the muscle-type nAChR.
- MicrobiologyCell ReportsPeer-reviewed
Structure-based design of soluble prefusion-stabilized herpes simplex virus type 2 glycoprotein B antigens
Madeline R. Sponholtz, Daphne Ma, Emmanuel Ndashimye…·Jason S. McLellan
This study designs prefusion-stabilized HSV-2 gB antigens using structure-based methods and evaluates their immunogenicity, finding no improvement in neutralizing antibody titers compared to postfusion constructs.
- BiophysicsStructurePeer-reviewed
Structures of the human sodium-citrate cotransporter NaCT with and without substrates
David Bryant Sauer, Jinmei Song, Jennifer J. Marden…·Da‐Neng Wang
This study determines the structures of the human NaCT protein in three states to elucidate the mechanism of sodium-substrate coupling in the DASS family.