Single-particle cryo-EM at atomic resolution

T Nakane, A Kotecha, A Sente, G McMullan, S Masiulis… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
The three-dimensional positions of atoms in protein molecules define their structure and
their roles in biological processes. The more precisely atomic coordinates are determined …

[HTML][HTML] Need for speed: examining protein behavior during CryoEM grid preparation at different timescales

DP Klebl, MSC Gravett, D Kontziampasis, DJ Wright… - Structure, 2020 - cell.com
A host of new technologies are under development to improve the quality and reproducibility
of cryoelectron microscopy (cryoEM) grid preparation. Here we have systematically …

Structure of the shutdown state of myosin-2

CA Scarff, G Carrington, D Casas-Mao, JM Chalovich… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Myosin-2 is essential for processes as diverse as cell division and muscle contraction.
Dephosphorylation of its regulatory light chain promotes an inactive,'shutdown'state with the …

Structural and functional insights into oligopeptide acquisition by the RagAB transporter from Porphyromonas gingivalis

M Madej, JBR White, Z Nowakowska, S Rawson… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Porphyromonas gingivalis, an asaccharolytic member of the Bacteroidetes, is a keystone
pathogen in human periodontitis that may also contribute to the development of other …

Estimation of orientation and camera parameters from cryo-electron microscopy images with variational autoencoders and generative adversarial networks

N Miolane, F Poitevin, YT Li… - Proceedings of the IEEE …, 2020 - openaccess.thecvf.com
Cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) is capable of producing reconstructed 3D images of
biomolecules at near-atomic resolution. However, raw cryo-EM images are only highly …

[HTML][HTML] Structure of the 70S ribosome from the human pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii in complex with clinically relevant antibiotics

D Nicholson, TA Edwards, AJ O'Neill, NA Ranson - Structure, 2020 - cell.com
Acinetobacter baumannii is a Gram-negative bacterium primarily associated with hospital-
acquired, often multidrug-resistant (MDR) infections. The ribosome-targeting antibiotics …

[HTML][HTML] Structure of the protective nematode protease complex H-gal-GP and its conservation across roundworm parasites

CA Scarff, RF Thompson, GFJ Newlands… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Roundworm parasite infections are a major cause of human and livestock disease
worldwide and a threat to global food security. Disease control currently relies on …

Membrane protein cryo-EM: cryo-Grid optimization and data collection with protein in detergent

M Bloch, M Santiveri, NMI Taylor - Expression, Purification, and Structural …, 2020 - Springer
Cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) is a powerful tool for investigating the structure of
macromolecules under near-native conditions. Especially in the context of membrane …

[HTML][HTML] KOBRA: a fluctuating elastic rod model for slender biological macromolecules

R Welch, SA Harris, OG Harlen, DJ Read - Soft Matter, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
KOBRA (KirchOff Biological Rod Algorithm) is an algorithm and software package designed
to perform dynamical simulations of elongated biomolecules such as those containing alpha …