[HTML][HTML] SARS-CoV-2 Omicron-B. 1.1. 529 leads to widespread escape from neutralizing antibody responses

W Dejnirattisai, J Huo, D Zhou, J Zahradník, P Supasa… - Cell, 2022 - cell.com
On 24 th November 2021, the sequence of a new SARS-CoV-2 viral isolate Omicron-B. 1.1.
529 was announced, containing far more mutations in Spike (S) than previously reported …

Structural basis for the neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 by an antibody from a convalescent patient

D Zhou, HME Duyvesteyn, CP Chen… - Nature structural & …, 2020 - nature.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented health and economic impact and there
are currently no approved therapies. We have isolated an antibody, EY6A, from an …

Fragment-based screening using X-ray crystallography and NMR spectroscopy

H Jhoti, A Cleasby, M Verdonk, G Williams - Current opinion in chemical …, 2007 - Elsevier
Approaches which start from a study of the interaction of very simple molecules (fragments)
with the protein target are proving to be valuable additions to drug design. Fragment-based …

Immunoglobulin superfamily cell adhesion molecules: zippers and signals

AR Aricescu, EY Jones - Current opinion in cell biology, 2007 - Elsevier
The latest structural studies of immunoglobulin superfamily cell adhesion molecules are
driving a shift in perspective; increasingly the view is not focused solely on the individual …

Crystal structure of a human GABAA receptor

PS Miller, AR Aricescu - Nature, 2014 - nature.com
Type-A γ-aminobutyric acid receptors (GABAARs) are the principal mediators of rapid
inhibitory synaptic transmission in the human brain. A decline in GABAAR signalling triggers …

[HTML][HTML] Neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 by destruction of the prefusion spike

J Huo, Y Zhao, J Ren, D Zhou, HME Duyvesteyn… - Cell host & …, 2020 - cell.com
There are as yet no licensed therapeutics for the COVID-19 pandemic. The causal
coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) binds host cells via a trimeric spike whose receptor binding …

Structures of influenza A virus RNA polymerase offer insight into viral genome replication

H Fan, AP Walker, L Carrique, JR Keown… - Nature, 2019 - nature.com
Influenza A viruses are responsible for seasonal epidemics, and pandemics can arise from
the transmission of novel zoonotic influenza A viruses to humans,. Influenza A viruses …

[PDF][PDF] A time-and cost-efficient system for high-level protein production in mammalian cells

AR Aricescu, W Lu, EY Jones - Acta Crystallographica Section D …, 2006 - journals.iucr.org
Most proteins for structural biology studies are produced by high-level expression in
Escherichia coli. However, prokaryotic based expression systems fail to generate correctly …

A sensor-adaptor mechanism for enterovirus uncoating from structures of EV71

X Wang, W Peng, J Ren, Z Hu, J Xu, Z Lou… - Nature structural & …, 2012 - nature.com
Abstract Enterovirus 71 (EV71) is a major agent of hand, foot and mouth disease in children
that can cause severe central nervous system disease and death. No vaccine or antiviral …

Toremifene interacts with and destabilizes the Ebola virus glycoprotein

Y Zhao, J Ren, K Harlos, DM Jones, A Zeltina… - Nature, 2016 - nature.com
Ebola viruses (EBOVs) are responsible for repeated outbreaks of fatal infections, including
the recent deadly epidemic in West Africa. There are currently no approved therapeutic …