Uncovering structural ensembles from single-particle cryo-EM data using cryoDRGN

LF Kinman, BM Powell, ED Zhong, B Berger… - Nature protocols, 2023 - nature.com
Single-particle cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM) has emerged as a powerful
technique to visualize the structural landscape sampled by a protein complex. However …

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 …

Neutralization, effector function and immune imprinting of Omicron variants

A Addetia, L Piccoli, JB Case, YJ Park, M Beltramello… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Currently circulating SARS-CoV-2 variants have acquired convergent mutations at hot spots
in the receptor-binding domain (RBD) of the spike protein. The effects of these mutations on …

Structures of α-synuclein filaments from human brains with Lewy pathology

Y Yang, Y Shi, M Schweighauser, X Zhang, A Kotecha… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Parkinson's disease (PD) is the most common movement disorder, with resting tremor,
rigidity, bradykinesia and postural instability being major symptoms. Neuropathologically, it …

Structural basis of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron immune evasion and receptor engagement

M McCallum, N Czudnochowski, LE Rosen, SK Zepeda… - Science, 2022 - science.org
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron variant of
concern evades antibody-mediated immunity that comes from vaccination or infection with …

Imprinted antibody responses against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron sublineages

YJ Park, D Pinto, AC Walls, Z Liu, A De Marco… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron sublineages carry
distinct spike mutations resulting in escape from antibodies induced by previous infection or …

SARS-CoV-2 RBD antibodies that maximize breadth and resistance to escape

TN Starr, N Czudnochowski, Z Liu, F Zatta, YJ Park… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
An ideal therapeutic anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody would resist viral escape,–, have activity
against diverse sarbecoviruses,,–, and be highly protective through viral neutralization,,–and …

Structure-based classification of tauopathies

Y Shi, W Zhang, Y Yang, AG Murzin, B Falcon… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
The ordered assembly of tau protein into filaments characterizes several neurodegenerative
diseases, which are called tauopathies. It was previously reported that, by cryo-electron …

Broad betacoronavirus neutralization by a stem helix–specific human antibody

D Pinto, MM Sauer, N Czudnochowski, JS Low… - Science, 2021 - science.org
The spillovers of betacoronaviruses in humans and the emergence of severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants highlight the need for broad …

SARS-CoV-2 immune evasion by the B. 1.427/B. 1.429 variant of concern

M McCallum, J Bassi, A De Marco, A Chen, AC Walls… - Science, 2021 - science.org
A novel variant of concern (VOC) named CAL. 20C (B. 1.427/B. 1.429), which was originally
detected in California, carries spike glycoprotein mutations S13I in the signal peptide …