Challenges and opportunities in cryo-EM single-particle analysis

D Lyumkis - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2019 - ASBMB
Cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM) enables structure determination of
macromolecular objects and their assemblies. Although the techniques have been …

Cryo-EM in drug discovery: achievements, limitations and prospects

JP Renaud, A Chari, C Ciferri, W Liu… - Nature reviews Drug …, 2018 - nature.com
Cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) of non-crystalline single particles is a biophysical
technique that can be used to determine the structure of biological macromolecules and …

New tools for automated cryo-EM single-particle analysis in RELION-4.0

D Kimanius, L Dong, G Sharov, T Nakane… - Biochemical …, 2021 - portlandpress.com
We describe new tools for the processing of electron cryo-microscopy (cryo-EM) images in
the fourth major release of the RELION software. In particular, we introduce VDAM, a …

Structural and functional ramifications of antigenic drift in recent SARS-CoV-2 variants

M Yuan, D Huang, CCD Lee, NC Wu, AM Jackson… - Science, 2021 - science.org
Neutralizing antibodies (nAbs) elicited against the receptor binding site (RBS) of the spike
protein of wild-type severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) are …

SARS-CoV-2 infection depends on cellular heparan sulfate and ACE2

TM Clausen, DR Sandoval, CB Spliid, J Pihl… - Cell, 2020 - cell.com
We show that SARS-CoV-2 spike protein interacts with both cellular heparan sulfate and
angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) through its receptor-binding domain (RBD) …

Long-primed germinal centres with enduring affinity maturation and clonal migration

JH Lee, HJ Sutton, CA Cottrell, I Phung, G Ozorowski… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Germinal centres are the engines of antibody evolution. Here, using human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) Env protein immunogen priming in rhesus monkeys followed …

Potent neutralizing antibodies from COVID-19 patients define multiple targets of vulnerability

PJM Brouwer, TG Caniels, K van der Straten… - Science, 2020 - science.org
The rapid spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has
had a large impact on global health, travel, and economy. Therefore, preventative and …

Structural analysis of full-length SARS-CoV-2 spike protein from an advanced vaccine candidate

S Bangaru, G Ozorowski, HL Turner, A Antanasijevic… - Science, 2020 - science.org
Vaccine efforts to combat the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-
2), which is responsible for the current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, are …

Quadrivalent influenza nanoparticle vaccines induce broad protection

S Boyoglu-Barnum, D Ellis, RA Gillespie… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Influenza vaccines that confer broad and durable protection against diverse viral strains
would have a major effect on global health, as they would lessen the need for annual …

[HTML][HTML] Antibodies from primary humoral responses modulate the recruitment of naive B cells during secondary responses

JMJ Tas, JH Koo, YC Lin, Z Xie, JM Steichen… - Immunity, 2022 - cell.com
Vaccines generate high-affinity antibodies by recruiting antigen-specific B cells to germinal
centers (GCs), but the mechanisms governing the recruitment to GCs on secondary …