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 …

[HTML][HTML] Unravelling biological macromolecules with cryo-electron microscopy

R Fernandez-Leiro, SHW Scheres - Nature, 2016 - nature.com
Abstract Knowledge of the three-dimensional structures of proteins and other biological
macromolecules often aids understanding of how they perform complicated tasks in the cell …

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 …

Two-component spike nanoparticle vaccine protects macaques from SARS-CoV-2 infection

PJM Brouwer, M Brinkkemper, P Maisonnasse… - Cell, 2021 - cell.com
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic is
continuing to disrupt personal lives, global healthcare systems, and economies. Hence …

[HTML][HTML] Slow delivery immunization enhances HIV neutralizing antibody and germinal center responses via modulation of immunodominance

KM Cirelli, DG Carnathan, B Nogal, JT Martin… - Cell, 2019 - cell.com
Conventional immunization strategies will likely be insufficient for the development of a
broadly neutralizing antibody (bnAb) vaccine for HIV or other difficult pathogens because of …

[HTML][HTML] Engineered immunogen binding to alum adjuvant enhances humoral immunity

TJ Moyer, Y Kato, W Abraham, JYH Chang, DW Kulp… - Nature Medicine, 2020 - nature.com
Adjuvants are central to the efficacy of subunit vaccines. Aluminum hydroxide (alum) is the
most commonly used vaccine adjuvant, yet its adjuvanticity is often weak and mechanisms …

[HTML][HTML] Unified polymerization mechanism for the assembly of ASC-dependent inflammasomes

A Lu, VG Magupalli, J Ruan, Q Yin, MK Atianand… - Cell, 2014 - cell.com
Inflammasomes elicit host defense inside cells by activating caspase-1 for cytokine
maturation and cell death. AIM2 and NLRP3 are representative sensor proteins in two major …

A site of vulnerability on the influenza virus hemagglutinin head domain trimer interface

S Bangaru, S Lang, M Schotsaert, HA Vanderven… - Cell, 2019 - cell.com
Here, we describe the discovery of a naturally occurring human antibody (Ab), FluA-20, that
recognizes a new site of vulnerability on the hemagglutinin (HA) head domain and reacts …

Enhancing and shaping the immunogenicity of native-like HIV-1 envelope trimers with a two-component protein nanoparticle

PJM Brouwer, A Antanasijevic, Z Berndsen… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
The development of native-like HIV-1 envelope (Env) trimer antigens has enabled the
induction of neutralizing antibody (NAb) responses against neutralization-resistant HIV-1 …