Bridging structural and cell biology with cryo-electron microscopy

E Nogales, J Mahamid - Nature, 2024‏ - nature.com
Most life scientists would agree that understanding how cellular processes work requires
structural knowledge about the macromolecules involved. For example, deciphering the …

Impact of novel detergents on membrane protein studies

HJ Lee, HS Lee, T Youn, B Byrne, PS Chae - Chem, 2022‏ - cell.com
Detergents are widely used for membrane protein solubilization, purification, and structural
analysis. Over the past two decades, much effort has been made to design novel detergents …

Membranes under the magnetic lens: a dive into the diverse world of membrane protein structures using Cryo-EM

SJ Piper, RM Johnson, D Wootten, PM Sexton - Chemical reviews, 2022‏ - ACS Publications
Membrane proteins are highly diverse in both structure and function and can, therefore,
present different challenges for structure determination. They are biologically important for …

An evolving view of complex II—noncanonical complexes, megacomplexes, respiration, signaling, and beyond

TM Iverson, PK Singh, G Cecchini - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2023‏ - jbc.org
Mitochondrial complex II is traditionally studied for its participation in two key respiratory
processes: the electron transport chain and the Krebs cycle. There is now a rich body of …

Single molecule protein segments sequencing by a plasmonic nanopore

J Zhou, Q Lan, W Li, LN Ji, K Wang, XH **a - Nano Letters, 2023‏ - ACS Publications
Obtaining sequential and conformational information on proteins is vital to understand their
functions. Although the nanopore-based electrical detection can sense single molecule (SM) …

Approaches to heterogeneity in native mass spectrometry

AD Rolland, JS Prell - Chemical reviews, 2021‏ - ACS Publications
Native mass spectrometry (MS) is aimed at preserving and determining the native structure,
composition, and stoichiometry of biomolecules and their complexes from solution after they …

Characterizing endogenous protein complexes with biological mass spectrometry

R Rogawski, M Sharon - Chemical reviews, 2021‏ - ACS Publications
Biological mass spectrometry (MS) encompasses a range of methods for characterizing
proteins and other biomolecules. MS is uniquely powerful for the structural analysis of …

[HTML][HTML] Overview of membrane protein sample preparation for single-particle cryo-electron microscopy analysis

C Vénien-Bryan, CAH Fernandes - International journal of molecular …, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
Single-particle cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM SPA) has recently emerged as an
exceptionally well-suited technique for determining the structure of membrane proteins …

Lysate-based pipeline to characterize microtubule-associated proteins uncovers unique microtubule behaviours

AS Jijumon, S Bodakuntla, M Genova, M Bangera… - Nature cell …, 2022‏ - nature.com
The microtubule cytoskeleton forms complex macromolecular assemblies with a range of
microtubule-associated proteins (MAPs) that have fundamental roles in cell architecture …

Cryo-EM structure of TMEM63C suggests it functions as a monomer

Y Qin, D Yu, D Wu, J Dong, WT Li, C Ye… - Nature …, 2023‏ - nature.com
The TMEM63 family proteins (A, B, and C), calcium-permeable channels in animals that are
preferentially activated by hypo-osmolality, have been implicated in various physiological …