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 …

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 …

Structure determination by single-particle cryo-electron microscopy: only the sky (and intrinsic disorder) is the limit

E Nwanochie, VN Uversky - International journal of molecular sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
Traditionally, X-ray crystallography and NMR spectroscopy represent major workhorses of
structural biologists, with the lion share of protein structures reported in protein data bank …

Architecture of the linker-scaffold in the nuclear pore

S Petrovic, D Samanta, T Perriches, CJ Bley… - Science, 2022 - science.org
INTRODUCTION In eukaryotic cells, the selective bidirectional transport of macromolecules
between the nucleus and cytoplasm occurs through the nuclear pore complex (NPC) …

Structural insights into mechanisms of Argonaute protein-associated NADase activation in bacterial immunity

X Wang, X Li, G Yu, L Zhang, C Zhang, Y Wang, F Liao… - Cell Research, 2023 - nature.com
Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) is a central metabolite in cellular processes.
Depletion of NAD+ has been demonstrated to be a prevalent theme in both prokaryotic and …

Development of a universal nanobody-binding Fab module for fiducial-assisted cryo-EM studies of membrane proteins

JS Bloch, S Mukherjee, J Kowal… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
With conformation-specific nanobodies being used for a wide range of structural,
biochemical, and cell biological applications, there is a demand for antigen-binding …

Exploring the structural variability of dynamic biological complexes by single-particle cryo-electron microscopy

MC DiIorio, AW Kulczyk - Micromachines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Biological macromolecules and assemblies precisely rearrange their atomic 3D structures to
execute cellular functions. Understanding the mechanisms by which these molecular …

Structure and dynamics of an archetypal DNA nanoarchitecture revealed via cryo-EM and molecular dynamics simulations

K Ahmad, A Javed, C Lanphere, PV Coveney… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
DNA can be folded into rationally designed, unique, and functional materials. To fully realise
the potential of these DNA materials, a fundamental understanding of their structure and …

Structural basis and evolution of the photosystem I–light-harvesting supercomplex of cryptophyte algae

LS Zhao, P Wang, K Li, QB Zhang, FY He, CY Li… - The Plant …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Cryptophyte plastids originated from a red algal ancestor through secondary endosymbiosis.
Cryptophyte photosystem I (PSI) associates with transmembrane alloxanthin-chlorophyll a/c …

Structural basis of substrate recognition and translocation by human very long-chain fatty acid transporter ABCD1

ZP Chen, D Xu, L Wang, YX Mao, Y Li… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Human ABC transporter ABCD1 transports very long-chain fatty acids from cytosol to
peroxisome for β-oxidation, dysfunction of which usually causes the X-linked …