Cryo-electron tomography and subtomogram averaging

W Wan, JAG Briggs - Methods in enzymology, 2016 - Elsevier
Cryo-electron tomography (cryo-ET) allows 3D volumes to be reconstructed from a set of 2D
projection images of a tilted biological sample. It allows densities to be resolved in 3D that …

Determining the bacterial cell biology of Planctomycetes

C Boedeker, M Schüler, G Reintjes, O Jeske… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Bacteria of the phylum Planctomycetes have been previously reported to possess several
features that are typical of eukaryotes, such as cytosolic compartmentalization and …

Structures and distributions of SARS-CoV-2 spike proteins on intact virions

Z Ke, J Oton, K Qu, M Cortese, V Zila, L McKeane… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virions are surrounded by
a lipid bilayer from which spike (S) protein trimers protrude. Heavily glycosylated S trimers …

A Bayesian approach to single-particle electron cryo-tomography in RELION-4.0

J Zivanov, J Otón, Z Ke, A von Kügelgen, E Pyle, K Qu… - Elife, 2022 - elifesciences.org
We present a new approach for macromolecular structure determination from multiple
particles in electron cryo-tomography (cryo-ET) data sets. Whereas existing subtomogram …

The cellular environment shapes the nuclear pore complex architecture

AP Schuller, M Wojtynek, D Mankus, M Tatli… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Nuclear pore complexes (NPCs) create large conduits for cargo transport between the
nucleus and cytoplasm across the nuclear envelope (NE),–. These multi-megadalton …

In situ architecture of the ciliary base reveals the stepwise assembly of intraflagellar transport trains

H Van den Hoek, N Klena, MA Jordan, G Alvarez Viar… - Science, 2022 - science.org
The cilium is an antenna-like organelle that performs numerous cellular functions, including
motility, sensing, and signaling. The base of the cilium contains a selective barrier that …

In situ architecture of the ER–mitochondria encounter structure

MR Wozny, A Di Luca, DR Morado, A Picco, R Khaddaj… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
The endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondria are main hubs of eukaryotic membrane
biogenesis that rely on lipid exchange via membrane contact sites,–, but the underpinning …

Structures of the eukaryotic ribosome and its translational states in situ

PC Hoffmann, JP Kreysing, I Khusainov… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Ribosomes translate genetic information into primary structure. During translation, various
cofactors transiently bind to the ribosome that undergoes prominent conformational and …

Stress-and ubiquitylation-dependent phase separation of the proteasome

S Yasuda, H Tsuchiya, A Kaiho, Q Guo, K Ikeuchi… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
The proteasome is a major proteolytic machine that regulates cellular proteostasis through
selective degradation of ubiquitylated proteins,. A number of ubiquitin-related molecules …

In-cell architecture of an actively transcribing-translating expressome

FJ O'Reilly, L Xue, A Graziadei, L Sinn, S Lenz… - Science, 2020 - science.org
Structural biology studies performed inside cells can capture molecular machines in action
within their native context. In this work, we developed an integrative in-cell structural …