Gallery of structures produced using PSU Cryo-EM facility
![Apoferritin: 1.97 Å (Krios)](/assets/uploads/content-images/Center-for-Structural-Biology-gallery-2.png)
Apoferritin: 1.97 Å (Krios)
Cryo-EM map of apoferritin at 1.97 Å resolution. Data collected on an in-house Thermo Fisher Titan Krios electron microscope (300 kV) with spherical aberration correction, using a Falcon 4EC direct detection camera.
![Intranasal SARS-CoV-2 RBD decorated nanoparticle vaccine](/assets/uploads/content-images/Center-for-Structural-Biology-gallery-3.png)
Nanocage Protein
Patel DR, Minns AM, Sims DG, Field CJ, Kerr AE, Heinly T, Luley EH, Rossi RM, Bator C, Mostafa IM, Hafenstein SL, Lindner SE, Sutton TC.
bioRxiv. 2022 Dec 14:2022.10.27.514054. doi: 10.1101/2022.10.27.514054. Preprint.
![Cryo-EM Structure of Gokushovirus ΦEC6098](/assets/uploads/content-images/Center-for-Structural-Biology-gallery-4.jpg)
Gokushovirus
Lee H, Baxter AJ, Bator CM, Fane BA, Hafenstein SL.
J Virol. 2022 Nov 9;96(21):e0099022. doi: 10.1128/jvi.00990-22. Epub 2022 Oct 18.
![Authentic Murine Papillomavirus Capsids](/assets/uploads/content-images/Center-for-Structural-Biology-gallery-5.png)
Murine Papillomavirus
Cryo EM Analysis Reveals Inherent Flexibility of Authentic Murine Papillomavirus Capsids.
Hartmann SR, Goetschius DJ, Hu J, Graff JJ, Bator CM, Christensen ND, Hafenstein SL.
Viruses. 2021 Oct 7;13(10):2023. doi: 10.3390/v13102023.
![High-resolution asymmetric structure of a Fab-virus complex](/assets/uploads/content-images/Center-for-Structural-Biology-gallery-6.jpg)
Canine Parvovirus in Complex with Fab 14
Goetschius DJ, Hartmann SR, Organtini LJ, Callaway H, Huang K, Bator CM, Ashley RE, Makhov AM, Conway JF, Parrish CR, Hafenstein SL.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2021 Jun 8;118(23):e2025452118. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2025452118.
![High resolution cryo EM analysis of HPV16](/assets/uploads/content-images/Center-for-Structural-Biology-gallery-7.jpg)
Human Papillomavirus 16 (HPV16)
Goetschius DJ, Hartmann SR, Subramanian S, Bator CM, Christensen ND, Hafenstein SL.
Sci Rep. 2021 Feb 10;11(1):3498. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-83076-5.
![Identification of a pocket factor that is critical to Zika virus assembly](/assets/uploads/content-images/Center-for-Structural-Biology-gallery-8.jpg)
Zika Virus
Identification of a pocket factor that is critical to Zika virus assembly.
DiNunno NM, Goetschius DJ, Narayanan A, Majowicz SA, Moustafa I, Bator CM, Hafenstein SL, Jose J.
Nat Commun. 2020 Oct 2;11(1):4953. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-18747-4.
![Antibody escape by polyomavirus capsid mutation facilitates neurovirulence](/assets/uploads/content-images/Center-for-Structural-Biology-gallery-9.jpg)
Mouse Polyomavirus (MuPyV) in Complex with Fab
Antibody escape by polyomavirus capsid mutation facilitates neurovirulence.
Lauver MD, Goetschius DJ, Netherby-Winslow CS, Ayers KN, Jin G, Haas DG, Frost EL, Cho SH, Bator CM, Bywaters SM, Christensen ND, Hafenstein SL, Lukacher AE.
Elife. 2020 Sep 17;9:e61056. doi: 10.7554/eLife.61056.
![Cryo-EM structure of catalytic ribonucleoprotein complex RNase MRP](/assets/uploads/content-images/Center-for-Structural-Biology-gallery-10.jpg)
RNase MRP Homoenzyme Complex
Cryo-EM structure of catalytic ribonucleoprotein complex RNase MRP.
Perederina A, Li D, Lee H, Bator C, Berezin I, Hafenstein SL, Krasilnikov AS.
Nat Commun. 2020 Jul 10;11(1):3474. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-17308-z.
![Scaffold Simplification Strategy Leads to a Novel Generation of Dual Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Enterovirus-A71 Entry Inhibitors](/assets/uploads/content-images/Center-for-Structural-Biology-gallery-11.jpeg)
Enterovirus A71 (EV-A71) in Complex with a Potent Inhibitor
Martínez-Gualda B, Sun L, Martí-Marí O, Noppen S, Abdelnabi R, Bator CM, Quesada E, Delang L, Mirabelli C, Lee H, Schols D, Neyts J, Hafenstein S, Camarasa MJ, Gago F, San-Félix A.
J Med Chem. 2020 Jan 9;63(1):349-368. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.9b01737. Epub 2019 Dec 20.
![Transferrin receptor binds virus capsid with dynamic motion](/assets/uploads/content-images/Center-for-Structural-Biology-gallery-12.jpeg)
Canine Parvovirus (CPV) in Complex with Transferrin Receptor Type-1 (TfR)
Transferrin receptor binds virus capsid with dynamic motion.
Lee H, Callaway HM, Cifuente JO, Bator CM, Parrish CR, Hafenstein SL.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2019 Oct 8;116(41):20462-20471. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1904918116. Epub 2019 Sep 23.
![Filling Adeno-Associated Virus Capsids: Estimating Success by Cryo-Electron Microscopy](/assets/uploads/content-images/Center-for-Structural-Biology-gallery-13.jpg)
Adeno-Associated Virus (AAV) Capsids
Filling Adeno-Associated Virus Capsids: Estimating Success by Cryo-Electron Microscopy.
Subramanian S, Maurer AC, Bator CM, Makhov AM, Conway JF, Turner KB, Marden JH, Vandenberghe LH, Hafenstein SL.
Hum Gene Ther. 2019 Dec;30(12):1449-1460. doi: 10.1089/hum.2019.041. Epub 2019 Nov 14.
![Viral engagement with host receptors blocked by a novel class of tryptophan dendrimers that targets the 5-fold-axis of the enterovirus-A71 capsid](/assets/uploads/content-images/Center-for-Structural-Biology-gallery-14.png)
Enterovirus A71 (EV-A71) in Complex with MADAL385 Inhibitor
Sun L, Lee H, Thibaut HJ, Lanko K, Rivero-Buceta E, Bator C, Martinez-Gualda B, Dallmeier K, Delang L, Leyssen P, Gago F, San-Félix A, Hafenstein S, Mirabelli C, Neyts J.
PLoS Pathog. 2019 May 9;15(5):e1007760. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1007760. eCollection 2019 May.PMID: 31071193 Free PMC article.
![Allosteric mechanism of transcription inhibition by NusG-dependent pausing of RNA polymerase](/assets/uploads/content-images/Center-for-Structural-Biology-gallery-15.jpg)
Paused Transcription Complex (PTC) and Transcription Elongation Complex (TEC) of Bacterial RNAP
Allosteric mechanism of transcription inhibition by NusG-dependent pausing of RNA polymerase.
Vishwakarma RK, Qayyum MZ, Babitzke P, Murakami KS.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2023 Feb 14;120(7):e2218516120. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2218516120. Epub 2023 Feb 6.
![Cryo-EM structure of the human Sirtuin 6-nucleosome complex](/assets/uploads/content-images/Center-for-Structural-Biology-gallery-16.jpg)
Human Sirtuin 6-nucleosome Complex
Cryo-EM structure of the human Sirtuin 6-nucleosome complex.
Chio US, Rechiche O, Bryll AR, Zhu J, Leith EM, Feldman JL, Peterson CL, Tan S, Armache JP.
Sci Adv. 2023 Apr 14;9(15):eadf7586. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.adf7586. Epub 2023 Apr 14.