Cross-linking mass spectrometry for investigating protein conformations and protein–protein interactions─ a method for all seasons

L Piersimoni, PL Kastritis, C Arlt, A Sinz - Chemical Reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Mass spectrometry (MS) has become one of the key technologies of structural biology. In this
review, the contributions of chemical cross-linking combined with mass spectrometry (XL …

Mass spectrometry‐based protein–protein interaction networks for the study of human diseases

AL Richards, M Eckhardt, NJ Krogan - Molecular systems biology, 2021 - embopress.org
A better understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying disease is key for
expediting the development of novel therapeutic interventions. Disease mechanisms are …

[HTML][HTML] Structural biology in the clouds: the WeNMR-EOSC ecosystem

RV Honorato, PI Koukos, B Jiménez-García… - Frontiers in molecular …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Structural biology aims at characterizing the structural and dynamic properties of biological
macromolecules at atomic details. Gaining insight into three dimensional structures of …

Versatile and multivalent nanobodies efficiently neutralize SARS-CoV-2

Y Xiang, S Nambulli, Z Xiao, H Liu, Z Sang, WP Duprex… - Science, 2020 - science.org
Cost-effective, efficacious therapeutics are urgently needed to combat the COVID-19
pandemic. In this study, we used camelid immunization and proteomics to identify a large …

Cross-linking mass spectrometry: methods and applications in structural, molecular and systems biology

FJ O'Reilly, J Rappsilber - Nature structural & molecular biology, 2018 - nature.com
Over the past decade, cross-linking mass spectrometry (CLMS) has developed into a robust
and flexible tool that provides medium-resolution structural information. CLMS data provide …

Protein interaction landscapes revealed by advanced in vivo cross-linking–mass spectrometry

A Wheat, C Yu, X Wang, AM Burke… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Defining protein–protein interactions (PPIs) in their native environment is crucial to
understanding protein structure and function. Cross-linking–mass spectrometry (XL-MS) has …

StrucGP: de novo structural sequencing of site-specific N-glycan on glycoproteins using a modularization strategy

J Shen, L Jia, L Dang, Y Su, J Zhang, Y Xu, B Zhu… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Precision mapping of glycans at structural and site-specific level is still one of the most
challenging tasks in the glycobiology field. Here, we describe a modularization strategy for …

Mass spectrometry-based protein footprinting for higher-order structure analysis: fundamentals and applications

XR Liu, MM Zhang, ML Gross - Chemical reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
Proteins adopt different higher-order structures (HOS) to enable their unique biological
functions. Understanding the complexities of protein higher-order structures and dynamics …

[HTML][HTML] Structural features of tight-junction proteins

U Heinemann, A Schuetz - International journal of molecular sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
Tight junctions are complex supramolecular entities composed of integral membrane
proteins, membrane-associated and soluble cytoplasmic proteins engaging in an intricate …

A cross-linking/mass spectrometry workflow based on MS-cleavable cross-linkers and the MeroX software for studying protein structures and protein–protein …

C Iacobucci, M Götze, CH Ihling, C Piotrowski, C Arlt… - Nature protocols, 2018 - nature.com
Chemical cross-linking in combination with mass spectrometric analysis of the created cross-
linked products is an emerging technology aimed at deriving valuable structural information …