[HTML][HTML] Recent advances and current trends in cryo-electron microscopy

M Guaita, SC Watters, S Loerch - Current opinion in structural biology, 2022 - Elsevier
All steps of cryogenic electron-microscopy (cryo-EM) workflows have rapidly evolved over
the last decade. Advances in both single-particle analysis (SPA) cryo-EM and cryo-electron …

[PDF][PDF] Structural dynamics: review of time-resolved cryo-EM

ME Mäeots, RI Enchev - Acta Crystallographica Section D …, 2022 - journals.iucr.org
The structural determination of biological macromolecules has been transformative for
understanding biochemical mechanisms and developing therapeutics. However, the …

Capturing a methanogenic carbon monoxide dehydrogenase/acetyl-CoA synthase complex via cryogenic electron microscopy

A Biester, DA Grahame, CL Drennan - Proceedings of the National …, 2024 - pnas.org
Approximately two-thirds of the estimated one-billion metric tons of methane produced
annually by methanogens is derived from the cleavage of acetate. Acetate is broken down …

Time resolved applications for Cryo-EM; approaches, challenges and future directions

DP Klebl, L Aspinall, SP Muench - Current Opinion in Structural Biology, 2023 - Elsevier
Developments within the cryo-EM field have allowed us to generate higher-resolution “static”
structures and pull out different conformational states which exist at equilibrium within the …

B56δ long-disordered arms form a dynamic PP2A regulation interface coupled with global allostery and Jordan's syndrome mutations

CG Wu, VK Balakrishnan, RA Merrill… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - National Acad Sciences
Intrinsically disordered regions (IDR) and short linear motifs (SLiMs) play pivotal roles in the
intricate signaling networks governed by phosphatases and kinases. B56δ (encoded by …

Approaches to using the chameleon: robust, automated, fast-plunge cryoEM specimen preparation

TS Levitz, M Weckener, I Fong, JH Naismith… - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The specimen preparation process is a key determinant in the success of any cryo electron
microscopy (cryoEM) structural study and until recently had remained largely unchanged …

Ribonucleotide reductase, a novel drug target for gonorrhea

J Narasimhan, S Letinski, SP Jung, A Gerasyuto… - Elife, 2022 - elifesciences.org
Abstract Antibiotic-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae (Ng) are an emerging public health
threat due to increasing numbers of multidrug resistant (MDR) organisms. We identified two …

It started with a Cys: Spontaneous cysteine modification during cryo-EM grid preparation

DP Klebl, Y Wang, F Sobott, RF Thompson… - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Advances in single particle cryo-EM data collection and processing have seen a significant
rise in its use. However, the influences of the environment generated through grid …

Towards sub-millisecond cryo-EM grid preparation

DP Klebl, RW Kay, F Sobott, N Kapur… - Faraday Discussions, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Sample preparation is still a significant problem for many single particle cryo-EM workflows
and our understanding and developments in the area lag behind that of image processing …

Structural and biochemical investigations of a HEAT-repeat protein involved in the cytosolic iron-sulfur cluster assembly pathway

S Vasquez, MD Marquez, EJ Brignole, A Vo… - Communications …, 2023 - nature.com
Iron-sulfur clusters are essential for life and defects in their biosynthesis lead to human
diseases. The mechanism of cluster assembly and delivery to cytosolic and nuclear client …