2024
Structure and inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 spike refolding in membranes
Grunst M, Qin Z, Dodero-Rojas E, Ding S, Prévost J, Chen Y, Hu Y, Pazgier M, Wu S, Xie X, Finzi A, Onuchic J, Whitford P, Mothes W, Li W. Structure and inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 spike refolding in membranes. Science 2024, 385: 757-765. PMID: 39146425, PMCID: PMC11449073, DOI: 10.1126/science.adn5658.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2Antibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralBetacoronavirusCell MembraneCOVID-19Cryoelectron MicroscopyElectron Microscope TomographyHumansMolecular Dynamics SimulationPeptidyl-Dipeptidase AProtein DomainsProtein MultimerizationProtein RefoldingSARS-CoV-2Spike Glycoprotein, CoronavirusVirus Internalization
2023
HIV-1 Env trimers asymmetrically engage CD4 receptors in membranes
Li W, Qin Z, Nand E, Grunst M, Grover J, Bess J, Lifson J, Zwick M, Tagare H, Uchil P, Mothes W. HIV-1 Env trimers asymmetrically engage CD4 receptors in membranes. Nature 2023, 623: 1026-1033. PMID: 37993716, PMCID: PMC10686830, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-06762-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAIDS VaccinesCapsidCD4 AntigensCell MembraneCryoelectron MicroscopyElectron Microscope TomographyHIV AntibodiesHIV Envelope Protein gp120HIV InfectionsHIV-1HumansProtein MultimerizationVirionConceptsHIV-1 Env trimersCD4 moleculeHuman immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) infectionEnv trimersAntibody-mediated immune responsesEnv-CD4 interactionVirus-1 infectionVaccine immunogen designViral envelope glycoproteinsHIV-1Immune responseCD4 receptorImmunogen designEnvelope glycoproteinVirus-like particlesCD4EnvHost cell membrane
2020
Subnanometer structures of HIV-1 envelope trimers on aldrithiol-2-inactivated virus particles
Li Z, Li W, Lu M, Bess J, Chao CW, Gorman J, Terry DS, Zhang B, Zhou T, Blanchard SC, Kwong PD, Lifson JD, Mothes W, Liu J. Subnanometer structures of HIV-1 envelope trimers on aldrithiol-2-inactivated virus particles. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology 2020, 27: 726-734. PMID: 32601441, PMCID: PMC8138683, DOI: 10.1038/s41594-020-0452-2.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Visualization of the type III secretion mediated Salmonella–host cell interface using cryo-electron tomography
Park D, Lara-Tejero M, Waxham MN, Li W, Hu B, Galán JE, Liu J. Visualization of the type III secretion mediated Salmonella–host cell interface using cryo-electron tomography. ELife 2018, 7: e39514. PMID: 30281019, PMCID: PMC6175578, DOI: 10.7554/elife.39514.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBacterial ProteinsCell MembraneElectron Microscope TomographyHeLa CellsHost-Pathogen InteractionsHumansMutationProtein TransportSalmonella typhimuriumType III Secretion SystemsConceptsCryo-electron tomographyEffector translocationBacterial-host cell contactType III protein secretion systemProtein secretion systemHost cell interfaceProtein secretion machinesCell membraneComplex host-pathogen interactionsType III secretionHost-pathogen interactionsHost cell membraneTarget cell membraneNegative bacterial pathogensTranslocon poreSecretion machineEffector proteinsSecretion systemHost cellsBacterial pathogensCell contactCell interfaceIntimate associationTranslocationBacteria