The cryo-EM method microcrystal electron diffraction (MicroED)

BL Nannenga, T Gonen - Nature methods, 2019 - nature.com
In 2013 we established a cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) technique called microcrystal
electron diffraction (MicroED). Since that time, data collection and analysis schemes have …

Structure of class C GPCR metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 transmembrane domain

AS Doré, K Okrasa, JC Patel, M Serrano-Vega… - Nature, 2014 - nature.com
Metabotropic glutamate receptors are class C G-protein-coupled receptors which respond to
the neurotransmitter glutamate. Structural studies have been restricted to the amino-terminal …

Three-dimensional electron crystallography of protein microcrystals

D Shi, BL Nannenga, MG Iadanza, T Gonen - elife, 2013 - elifesciences.org
We demonstrate that it is feasible to determine high-resolution protein structures by electron
crystallography of three-dimensional crystals in an electron cryo-microscope (CryoEM) …

Structure of the T4 baseplate and its function in triggering sheath contraction

NMI Taylor, NS Prokhorov, RC Guerrero-Ferreira… - Nature, 2016 - nature.com
Several systems, including contractile tail bacteriophages, the type VI secretion system and
R-type pyocins, use a multiprotein tubular apparatus to attach to and penetrate host cell …

Structure of class B GPCR corticotropin-releasing factor receptor 1

K Hollenstein, J Kean, A Bortolato, RKY Cheng… - Nature, 2013 - nature.com
Structural analysis of class B G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), cell-surface proteins
that respond to peptide hormones, has been restricted to the amino-terminal extracellular …

HIV-1 uses dynamic capsid pores to import nucleotides and fuel encapsidated DNA synthesis

DA Jacques, WA McEwan, L Hilditch, AJ Price… - Nature, 2016 - nature.com
During the early stages of infection, the HIV-1 capsid protects viral components from
cytosolic sensors and nucleases such as cGAS and TREX, respectively, while allowing …

Structures and functions of human placental aromatase and steroid sulfatase, two key enzymes in estrogen biosynthesis

D Ghosh - Steroids, 2023 - Elsevier
Cytochrome P450 aromatase (AROM) and steroid sulfatase (STS) are the two key enzymes
for the biosynthesis of estrogens in human, and maintenance of the critical balance between …

Zr-and Hf-based metal–organic frameworks: tracking down the polymorphism

V Bon, I Senkovska, IA Baburin… - Crystal growth & design, 2013 - ACS Publications
Six novel Zr (IV)-and Hf (IV)-based MOFs, namely DUT-67, DUT-68, and DUT-69 (DUT,
Dresden University of Technology) were obtained using a modulated synthesis approach …

De novo design of a transmembrane Zn2+-transporting four-helix bundle

NH Joh, T Wang, MP Bhate, R Acharya, Y Wu, M Grabe… - Science, 2014 - science.org
The design of functional membrane proteins from first principles represents a grand
challenge in chemistry and structural biology. Here, we report the design of a membrane …

Evolution of the receptor binding properties of the influenza A (H3N2) hemagglutinin

YP Lin, X Xiong, SA Wharton… - Proceedings of the …, 2012 - National Acad Sciences
The hemagglutinin (HA) of influenza A (H3N2) virus responsible for the 1968 influenza
pandemic derived from an avian virus. On introduction into humans, its receptor binding …