2022
How to correct relative voxel scale factors for calculations of vector-difference Fourier maps in cryo-EM
Wang J, Liu J, Gisriel CJ, Wu S, Maschietto F, Flesher DA, Lolis E, Lisi GP, Brudvig GW, Xiong Y, Batista VS. How to correct relative voxel scale factors for calculations of vector-difference Fourier maps in cryo-EM. Journal Of Structural Biology 2022, 214: 107902. PMID: 36202310, PMCID: PMC10226527, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2022.107902.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCryo-EM mapsAmino acid residuesAcid residuesCryo-electron microscopy mapIndividual amino acid residuesCyanobacteria Synechocystis spPCC 6803Synechocystis spMicroscopy mapsThermosynechococcus elongatusSARS-CoV-2 spike proteinLocal structural changesResiduesSpike proteinAtomic coordinatesElongatusSubunitsSpeciesProteinSpSimilar structureStructural changesInsights into Binding of Single-Stranded Viral RNA Template to the Replication–Transcription Complex of SARS-CoV‑2 for the Priming Reaction from Molecular Dynamics Simulations
Wang J, Shi Y, Reiss K, Allen B, Maschietto F, Lolis E, Konigsberg WH, Lisi GP, Batista VS. Insights into Binding of Single-Stranded Viral RNA Template to the Replication–Transcription Complex of SARS-CoV‑2 for the Priming Reaction from Molecular Dynamics Simulations. Biochemistry 2022, 61: 424-432. PMID: 35199520, PMCID: PMC8887646, DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.1c00755.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReplication-transcription complexPriming reactionRNA duplexesTemplate strandRNA templateHigher-order oligomerizationRNA-dependent RNA polymeraseCryo-EM structureRNA primaseViral RNA templateRNA polymerasePrimer synthesisViral transcriptionSecondary structureViral genomeSubunitsMolecular dynamics simulations
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 ResearchConceptsCryo-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
2018
Structural and biochemical insights into inhibition of human primase by citrate
Lee JG, Park KR, An JY, Kang JY, Shen H, Wang J, Eom SH. Structural and biochemical insights into inhibition of human primase by citrate. Biochemical And Biophysical Research Communications 2018, 507: 383-388. PMID: 30446220, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2018.11.047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDNA replicationSmall catalytic subunitShort RNA segmentReplicative DNA polymerasesPhosphate binding siteMammalian chromosomesReplication forksCatalytic subunitAccessory subunitsBiochemical insightsOkazaki fragmentsRNA primersKey regulatorRNA segmentsBacterial enzymesHuman primasePrimaseDNA templateBase pairsDNA polymeraseInactive formDNA strandsBinding sitesPolymeraseSubunits
2014
The mechanism of Torsin ATPase activation
Brown RS, Zhao C, Chase AR, Wang J, Schlieker C. The mechanism of Torsin ATPase activation. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2014, 111: e4822-e4831. PMID: 25352667, PMCID: PMC4234599, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1415271111.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
The Hexameric Helicase DnaB Adopts a Nonplanar Conformation during Translocation
Itsathitphaisarn O, Wing RA, Eliason WK, Wang J, Steitz TA. The Hexameric Helicase DnaB Adopts a Nonplanar Conformation during Translocation. Cell 2012, 151: 267-277. PMID: 23022319, PMCID: PMC3597440, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2012.09.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranslocation mechanismParental duplex DNAReplicative DNA helicaseNucleotides of ssDNAC-terminal domainDNA helicaseDnaB hexamerHelicase DnaBNTP hydrolysisNascent DNAStructural insightsQuaternary structureDNA templateDuplex DNADNA polymeraseDnaBTranslocationSequential hydrolysisSubunitsUnwindingNucleotidesDNASsDNAHelicasesHelicase
2002
Crystal Structures of the Bacillus stearothermophilus CCA-Adding Enzyme and Its Complexes with ATP or CTP
Li F, Xiong Y, Wang J, Cho HD, Tomita K, Weiner AM, Steitz TA. Crystal Structures of the Bacillus stearothermophilus CCA-Adding Enzyme and Its Complexes with ATP or CTP. Cell 2002, 111: 815-824. PMID: 12526808, DOI: 10.1016/s0092-8674(02)01115-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine TriphosphateAmino Acid MotifsAmino Acid SequenceCrystallography, X-RayCytidine TriphosphateDimerizationDNA Polymerase betaGeobacillus stearothermophilusModels, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataProtein FoldingProtein Structure, TertiaryRNA NucleotidyltransferasesSequence Homology, Amino AcidConceptsCCA-adding enzymeResolution crystal structureDNA polymerase betaImmature tRNAsNew proteinsBase specificityNucleic acid templateBacillus stearothermophilusPalm domainPolymerase betaIncoming ATPTRNAATPTerminusSubunitsCrystal structureActive siteAdditional structural featuresEnzymeCTPStructural featuresComplexesImportant componentTailDomain
1999
New insights into the ATP‐dependent Clp protease: Escherichia coli and beyond
Porankiewicz J, Wang J, Clarke A. New insights into the ATP‐dependent Clp protease: Escherichia coli and beyond. Molecular Microbiology 1999, 32: 449-458. PMID: 10320569, DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1999.01357.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClp proteaseClpP proteinATP-dependent Clp proteaseClp/Hsp100Escherichia coliKey metabolic enzymesPrecise regulatory mechanismsChaperone subunitsPhotosynthetic organismsHigher plantsRegulatory subunitCellular processesHeptameric ringsHexameric ringThree-dimensional structureProteolytic subunitNew insightsRegulatory mechanismsProtein turnoverMetabolic enzymesFunctional importanceSubunitsProteaseRecent findingsProtein
1996
The 2.4 Å crystal structure of the bacterial chaperonin GroEL complexed with ATPγS
Boisvert D, Wang J, Otwinowski Z, Norwich A, Sigler P. The 2.4 Å crystal structure of the bacterial chaperonin GroEL complexed with ATPγS. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology 1996, 3: 170-177. PMID: 8564544, DOI: 10.1038/nsb0296-170.Peer-Reviewed Original Research