Applications and limitations of electron 3D crystallography

K Yonekura, S Maki-Yonekura, K Takaba - Structure, 2023 - cell.com
Three-dimensional electron diffraction (3D ED) is a measurement and analysis technique in
transmission electron microscopy that is used for determining atomic structures from small …

How structural biology has changed our understanding of icosahedral viruses

M Comas-Garcia - Journal of Virology, 2024 - journals.asm.org
Cryo-electron microscopy and tomography have allowed us to unveil the remarkable
structure of icosahedral viruses. However, in the past few years, the idea that these viruses …

Role of protonation states in the stability of molecular dynamics simulations of high-resolution membrane protein structures

J Lasham, A Djurabekova, V Zickermann… - The Journal of …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Classical molecular dynamics (MD) simulations provide unmatched spatial and time
resolution of protein structure and function. However, the accuracy of MD simulations often …

Advancing Single‐Particle Analysis in Synthetic Chemical Systems: A Forward‐Looking Discussion

H Zhang, X Li, J Liu, YQ Lan, Y Han - Advanced Materials, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Single‐particle analysis (SPA) is a fundamental method of cryo‐electron microscopy
developed to resolve the structures of biological macromolecules. This method has seen …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of amino acid charge states based on cryo-electron microscopy and molecular dynamics simulations of respiratory complex I

J Lasham, A Djurabekova, G Kolypetris… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2025 - Elsevier
The charge states of titratable amino acid residues play a key role in the function of
membrane-bound bioenergetic proteins. However, determination of these charge states …

[PDF][PDF] Neutron crystallographic refinement with REFMAC5 from the CCP4 suite

L Catapano, F Long, K Yamashita… - … Section D: Structural …, 2023 - journals.iucr.org
Hydrogen (H) atoms are abundant in macromolecules and often play critical roles in enzyme
catalysis, ligand-recognition processes and protein–protein interactions. However, their …

Cryo–electron microscopy reveals hydrogen positions and water networks in photosystem II

R Hussein, A Graça, J Forsman, AO Aydin, M Hall… - Science, 2024 - science.org
Photosystem II starts the photosynthetic electron transport chain that converts solar energy
into chemical energy and thus sustains life on Earth. It catalyzes two chemical reactions …

Exploring Advances in Single Particle CryoEM with Apoferritin: from Blobs to True Atomic Resolution

GTR Premageetha, KR Vinothkumar, S Bose - The International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Deciphering the three-dimensional structures of macromolecules is of paramount
importance for gaining insights into their functions and roles in human health and disease …

[HTML][HTML] Exploiting the full potential of cryo-EM maps

T Bick, PM Dominiak, P Wendler - BBA advances, 2024 - Elsevier
The Coulomb potential maps generated by electron microscopy (EM) experiments contain
not only information about the position but also about the charge state of the atom. This …

Neutron Macromolecular Crystallography for Biological Samples—Current State and Future Perspectives

SJ Hjorth-Jensen, M Budayova-Spano - Crystals, 2024 - mdpi.com
Knowledge of hydrogen locations and protonation states is critical for a fundamental
understanding of biological macromolecular function/interactions, and neutron …