Cryo-EM in drug discovery: achievements, limitations and prospects
JP Renaud, A Chari, C Ciferri, W Liu… - Nature reviews Drug …, 2018 - nature.com
Cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) of non-crystalline single particles is a biophysical
technique that can be used to determine the structure of biological macromolecules and …
technique that can be used to determine the structure of biological macromolecules and …
Architecture of bacterial respiratory chains
VRI Kaila, M Wikström - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2021 - nature.com
Bacteria power their energy metabolism using membrane-bound respiratory enzymes that
capture chemical energy and transduce it by pumping protons or Na+ ions across their cell …
capture chemical energy and transduce it by pumping protons or Na+ ions across their cell …
Characterization of lipid–protein interactions and lipid-mediated modulation of membrane protein function through molecular simulation
The cellular membrane constitutes one of the most fundamental compartments of a living
cell, where key processes such as selective transport of material and exchange of …
cell, where key processes such as selective transport of material and exchange of …
Structure and mechanism of respiratory III–IV supercomplexes in bioenergetic membranes
P Brzezinski, A Moe, P Adelroth - Chemical reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
In the final steps of energy conservation in aerobic organisms, free energy from electron
transfer through the respiratory chain is transduced into a proton electrochemical gradient …
transfer through the respiratory chain is transduced into a proton electrochemical gradient …
Membranes under the magnetic lens: a dive into the diverse world of membrane protein structures using Cryo-EM
Membrane proteins are highly diverse in both structure and function and can, therefore,
present different challenges for structure determination. They are biologically important for …
present different challenges for structure determination. They are biologically important for …
A guide to membrane protein X‐ray crystallography
AA Kermani - The FEBS journal, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Membrane proteins play critical physiological roles in all organisms, from ion transport and
signal transduction to multidrug resistance. Elucidating their 3D structures is essential for …
signal transduction to multidrug resistance. Elucidating their 3D structures is essential for …
Syntrophic interspecies electron transfer drives carbon fixation and growth by Rhodopseudomonas palustris under dark, anoxic conditions
In natural anoxic environments, anoxygenic photosynthetic bacteria fix CO2 by
photoheterotrophy, photoautotrophy, or syntrophic anaerobic photosynthesis. Here, we …
photoheterotrophy, photoautotrophy, or syntrophic anaerobic photosynthesis. Here, we …
Structure and activity of lipid bilayer within a membrane-protein transporter
Membrane proteins function in native cell membranes, but extraction into isolated particles is
needed for many biochemical and structural analyses. Commonly used detergent-extraction …
needed for many biochemical and structural analyses. Commonly used detergent-extraction …
Structure of yeast cytochrome c oxidase in a supercomplex with cytochrome bc1
AM Hartley, N Lukoyanova, Y Zhang… - Nature structural & …, 2019 - nature.com
Cytochrome c oxidase (complex IV, CIV) is known in mammals to exist independently or in
association with other respiratory proteins to form supercomplexes (SCs). In Saccharomyces …
association with other respiratory proteins to form supercomplexes (SCs). In Saccharomyces …
Lipid nanodiscs for high-resolution NMR studies of membrane proteins
Membrane proteins (MPs) play essential roles in numerous cellular processes. Because
around 70% of the currently marketed drugs target MPs, a detailed understanding of their …
around 70% of the currently marketed drugs target MPs, a detailed understanding of their …