2021
High-resolution cryo-electron microscopy structure of photosystem II from the mesophilic cyanobacterium, Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803
Gisriel CJ, Wang J, Liu J, Flesher DA, Reiss KM, Huang HL, Yang KR, Armstrong WH, Gunner MR, Batista VS, Debus RJ, Brudvig GW. High-resolution cryo-electron microscopy structure of photosystem II from the mesophilic cyanobacterium, Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2021, 119: e2116765118. PMID: 34937700, PMCID: PMC8740770, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2116765118.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBacterial ProteinsCryoelectron MicroscopyPhotosystem II Protein ComplexProtein ConformationSynechocystisConceptsCryo-electron microscopy structurePCC 6803Photosystem IIWater oxidationMicroscopy structureMesophilic cyanobacteriumHigh-resolution cryo-electron microscopy structuresOxygen-evolving photosystem IILight-driven water oxidationCyanobacterial photosystem IIHigh-resolution structuresD1 subunitPSII structureSynechocystis spLarge water channelsGenetic manipulationC-terminusBiophysical dataActive siteCyanobacteriumSpStructural pictureSubunitsOxidationWater channels
2019
Visualization of H atoms in the X‐ray crystal structure of photoactive yellow protein: Does it contain low‐barrier hydrogen bonds?
Wang J. Visualization of H atoms in the X‐ray crystal structure of photoactive yellow protein: Does it contain low‐barrier hydrogen bonds? Protein Science 2019, 28: 1966-1972. PMID: 31441173, PMCID: PMC6798185, DOI: 10.1002/pro.3716.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBacterial ProteinsCrystallography, X-RayHydrogen BondingModels, MolecularPhotoreceptors, MicrobialProtein ConformationConceptsPhotoactive yellow proteinLow-barrier hydrogen bondH atomsYellow proteinResidual electron density mapsNeutron structureAtomsO bond angleO distancesO atomsHydrogen bondsElectron density mapsBond anglesDensity mapsX-ray structureCrystal structureResolution X-ray structureStructureBondsX-ray crystal structure
2015
Crystallographic study of a MATE transporter presents a difficult case in structure determination with low‐resolution, anisotropic data and crystal twinning
Symersky J, Guo Y, Wang J, Lu M. Crystallographic study of a MATE transporter presents a difficult case in structure determination with low‐resolution, anisotropic data and crystal twinning. Acta Crystallographica Section D, Structural Biology 2015, 71: 2287-2296. PMID: 26527145, PMCID: PMC4631480, DOI: 10.1107/s1399004715016995.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchComment on “Crystal structures of translocator protein (TSPO) and mutant mimic of a human polymorphism”
Wang J. Comment on “Crystal structures of translocator protein (TSPO) and mutant mimic of a human polymorphism”. Science 2015, 350: 519-519. PMID: 26516276, DOI: 10.1126/science.aab1432.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2005
A Twisted Four-Sheeted Model for an Amyloid Fibril
Wang J, Gülich S, Bradford C, Ramirez-Alvarado M, Regan L. A Twisted Four-Sheeted Model for an Amyloid Fibril. Structure 2005, 13: 1279-1288. PMID: 16154085, DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2005.06.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmyloidBacterial ProteinsHumansModels, MolecularProtein Structure, SecondaryX-Ray DiffractionRecent Cyanobacterial Kai Protein Structures Suggest a Rotary Clock
Wang J. Recent Cyanobacterial Kai Protein Structures Suggest a Rotary Clock. Structure 2005, 13: 735-741. PMID: 15893664, DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2005.02.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBacterial ProteinsBiological ClocksCircadian Rhythm Signaling Peptides and ProteinsDimerizationProtein Conformation
2004
Visualizing a Circadian Clock Protein Crystal Structure of KaiC and Functional Insights
Pattanayek R, Wang J, Mori T, Xu Y, Johnson CH, Egli M. Visualizing a Circadian Clock Protein Crystal Structure of KaiC and Functional Insights. Molecular Cell 2004, 15: 375-388. PMID: 15304218, DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2004.07.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClock protein complexesAuto-phosphorylation siteGlobal gene expressionCircadian biological clockHomohexameric complexEvolutionary relationshipsProtein complexesCircadian clockworkATP bindingFunctional insightsCircadian proteinsKaiCProtein crystal structuresCentral poreGene expressionMolecular componentsBiochemical mechanismsBiological clockCrystal structureDouble donutComplex formationProteinCircadian rhythmicityMutationsCyanobacteria
2001
A Corrected Quaternary Arrangement of the Peptidase HslV and ATPase HslU in a Cocrystal Structure
Wang J. A Corrected Quaternary Arrangement of the Peptidase HslV and ATPase HslU in a Cocrystal Structure. Journal Of Structural Biology 2001, 134: 15-24. PMID: 11469873, DOI: 10.1006/jsbi.2001.4347.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuaternary arrangementATP-dependent HslVU proteaseHslV peptidaseTranslocation poreHslU ATPaseHslVU proteaseHexameric ringHslVCocrystal structureHslUSmall-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) studiesCrystal structurePeptidaseATPaseCrystallographic analysisElectron microscopic studySpace group assignmentX-ray scattering studyBindsHexamerProtease