Super-resolution microscopy for structural cell biology

S Liu, P Hoess, J Ries - Annual review of biophysics, 2022 - annualreviews.org
Super-resolution microscopy techniques, and specifically single-molecule localization
microscopy (SMLM), are approaching nanometer resolution inside cells and thus have great …

The promise and the challenges of cryo‐electron tomography

M Turk, W Baumeister - FEBS letters, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Structural biologists have traditionally approached cellular complexity in a reductionist
manner in which the cellular molecular components are fractionated and purified before …

AI-based structure prediction empowers integrative structural analysis of human nuclear pores

S Mosalaganti, A Obarska-Kosinska, M Siggel… - Science, 2022 - science.org
INTRODUCTION The eukaryotic nucleus protects the genome and is enclosed by the two
membranes of the nuclear envelope. Nuclear pore complexes (NPCs) perforate the nuclear …

Nuclear pores dilate and constrict in cellulo

CE Zimmerli, M Allegretti, V Rantos, SK Goetz… - Science, 2021 - science.org
INTRODUCTION The nucleus harbors and protects the genetic information in eukaryotes. It
is surrounded by the nuclear envelope, which separates the nucleoplasm from the cytosol …

Structure of cytoplasmic ring of nuclear pore complex by integrative cryo-EM and AlphaFold

P Fontana, Y Dong, X Pi, AB Tong, CW Hecksel… - Science, 2022 - science.org
INTRODUCTION The nuclear pore complex (NPC) is the molecular conduit in the nuclear
membrane of eukaryotic cells that regulates import and export of biomolecules between the …

The cellular environment shapes the nuclear pore complex architecture

AP Schuller, M Wojtynek, D Mankus, M Tatli… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Nuclear pore complexes (NPCs) create large conduits for cargo transport between the
nucleus and cytoplasm across the nuclear envelope (NE),–. These multi-megadalton …

MINFLUX nanoscopy delivers 3D multicolor nanometer resolution in cells

KC Gwosch, JK Pape, F Balzarotti, P Hoess… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
The ultimate goal of biological super-resolution fluorescence microscopy is to provide three-
dimensional resolution at the size scale of a fluorescent marker. Here we show that by …

Cone-shaped HIV-1 capsids are transported through intact nuclear pores

V Zila, E Margiotta, B Turoňová, TG Müller, CE Zimmerli… - Cell, 2021 - cell.com
Summary Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) remains a major health threat. Viral capsid
uncoating and nuclear import of the viral genome are critical for productive infection. The …

The structure of the nuclear pore complex (an update)

DH Lin, A Hoelz - Annual review of biochemistry, 2019 - annualreviews.org
The nuclear pore complex (NPC) serves as the sole bidirectional gateway of
macromolecules in and out of the nucleus. Owing to its size and complexity (∼ 1,000 protein …

Architecture of the cytoplasmic face of the nuclear pore

CJ Bley, S Nie, GW Mobbs, S Petrovic, AT Gres, X Liu… - Science, 2022 - science.org
INTRODUCTION Cytoplasmic face of the human NPC. Near-atomic composite structure of
the NPC generated by docking high-resolution crystal structures into a cryo‑ET …