Coronavirus Research
Cryo-EM has become an essential tool in fighting disease, and it has played a vital role in solving the 3D structure of the novel coronavirus. This structural insight has made possible the development and deployment of several vaccines to treat Covid 19. Numerous scientists have worked tirelessly to understand and combat this virus, and we wanted to highlight here the work that has contributed to the rapid, successful research on coronaviruses.
We want to congratulate all the researchers for their tremendous efforts. The Gatan team takes great pride in the instrumentation that helps to accelerate this research.
Cryo-EM research on COVID-19 accelerated with Gatan instrumentation. The cumulative number of SARS-CoV-2 cryo-EM research articles that utilized Gatan cameras rose to >80 within the first 10 months (left). Most of these articles were published in prestigious scientific journals with a broad readership (right).
Native-like SARS-CoV-2 Spike Glycoprotein Expressed by ChAdOx1 nCoV-19/AZD1222 Vaccine
American Chemical Society - April 2, 2021
Complete mapping of mutations to the SARS-CoV-2 spike receptor-binding domain that escape antibody recognition
Cell Host & Microbe - January 13, 2021
Structure-guided multivalent nanobodies block SARS-CoV-2 infection and suppress mutational escape
Science - January 12, 2021
Mechanism of SARS-CoV-2 polymerase stalling by remdesivir
Nature Communications - January 12, 2021
Stabilizing the closed SARS-CoV-2 spike trimer
Nature Communications - January 11, 2021
Development and structural basis of a two-MAb cocktail for treating SARS-CoV-2 infections
Nature Communications - January 11, 2021
Cryo-EM structure of an extended SARS-CoV-2 replication and transcription complex reveals an intermediate state in cap synthesis
Cell - January 7, 2021
Conformational dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 trimeric spike glycoprotein in complex with receptor ACE2 revealed by cryo-EM
Science Advances - January 1, 2021
They spent 12 years solving a puzzle. It yielded the first COVID-19 vaccines.
National Geographic - December 31, 2020
Coronavirus infection induces progressive restructuring of the endoplasmic reticulum involving the formation and degradation of double membrane vesicles
Science Direct - December 24, 2020
Nonstructural protein 1 of SARS-CoV-2 is a potent pathogenicity factor redirecting host protein synthesis machinery toward viral RNA
Molecular Cell - December 17, 2020
Cryo-EM structures of SARS-CoV-2 spike without and with ACE2 reveal a pH-dependent switch to mediate endosomal positioning of receptor-binding domains
Solved with the Latitude S® software and the BioQuantum™ K3® System
Science Direct - December 9, 2020
De novo design of potent and resilient hACE2 decoys to neutralize SARS-CoV-2
Science - December 4, 2020
Rational development of a human antibody cocktail that deploys multiple functions to confer Pan-SARS-CoVs protection
Cell Research - December 1, 2020
Structure-based development of human antibody cocktails against SARS-CoV-2
Cell Research - December 1, 2020
Structural analysis of full-length SARS-CoV-2 spike protein from an advanced vaccine candidate
Science - November 27, 2020
Ultrapotent human antibodies protect against SARS-CoV-2 challenge via multiple mechanisms
Science - November 20, 2020
Architecture of a SARS-CoV-2 mini replication and transcription complex
Nature Communications - November 18, 2020
Structurally resolved SARS-CoV-2 antibody shows high efficacy in severely infected hamsters and provides a potent cocktail pairing strategy
Cell - November 12, 2020
Mapping neutralizing and immunodominant sites on the SARS-CoV-2 spike receptor-binding domain by structure-guided high-resolution serology
Cell - November 12, 2020
Engineered trimeric ACE2 binds viral spike protein and locks it in “Three-up” conformation to potently inhibit SARS-CoV-2 infection
Cell Research - November 11, 2020
Free fatty acid binding pocket in the locked structure of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein
Science - November 6, 2020
An ultrapotent synthetic nanobody neutralizes SARS-CoV-2 by stabilizing inactive spike
Solved with the BioQuantum K3 System
Science - November 5, 2020
Selection, biophysical and structural analysis of synthetic nanobodies that effectively neutralize SARS-CoV-2
Nature Communications - November 4, 2020
The architecture of inactivated SARS-CoV-2 with postfusion spikes revealed by cryo-EM and cryo-ET
Structure - November 3, 2020
Structure-based design with tag-based purification and in-process biotinylation enable streamlined development of SARS-CoV-2 spike molecular probes
Cell Reports - October 27, 2020
De novo design of picomolar SARS-CoV-2 miniprotein inhibitors
Science - October 23, 2020
SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibody structures inform therapeutic strategies
Nature - October 12, 2020
In situ structural analysis of SARS-CoV-2 spike reveals flexibility mediated by three hinges
Solved with the BioQuantum K3 System
Science - October 9, 2020
Broad host range of SARS-CoV-2 and the molecular basis for SARS-CoV-2 binding to cat ACE2
Cell Discovery - September 29, 2020
Structure-based design of prefusion-stabilized SARS-CoV-2 spikes
Science - September 18, 2020
Structural basis for neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 and SARS-CoV by a potent therapeutic antibody
Science - September 18, 2020
Structural basis for helicase-polymerase coupling in the SARS-CoV-2 replication-transcription complex
Cell - September 17, 2020
Receptor binding and priming of the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 for membrane fusion
Nature - September 17, 2020
SARS-CoV-2 Nsp1 binds the ribosomal mRMA channel to inhibit translation
Nature Structural & Molecular Biology - September 9, 2020
Neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 by destruction of the prefusion spike
Cell Host & Microbe - September 9, 2020
An alpaca nanobody neutralizes SARS-CoV-2 by blocking receptor interaction
Nature Communications - September 4, 2020
Structural basis for translational shutdown and immune evasion by the Nsp1 protein of SARS-CoV-2
Science - September 4, 2020
Molecular architecture of the SARS-CoV-2 virus
Cell - September 3, 2020
Studies in humanized mice and convalescent humans yield a SARS-CoV-2 antibody cocktail
Science - August 21, 2020
Structures of human antibodies bound to SARS-CoV-2 spike reveal common epitopes and recurrent features of antibodies
Cell - August 20, 2020
Structures, conformations, and distributions of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein trimers on intact virions
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SARS-CoV-2 structure and replication characterized by in situ cryo-electron tomography A neutralizing human antibody binds to the N-terminal domain of the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 Structural basis for the neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 by an antibody from a convalescent patient A thermostable, closed SARS-CoV-2 spike protein trimer Structural basis for RNA replication by the SARS-CoV-2 polymerase |
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Potent neutralizing monoclonal antibodies directed to multiple epitopes on the SARS-CoV-2 spike
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Controlling the SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein conformation |
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Distinct conformational states of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein
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Cryo-EM analysis of the post-fusion structure of the SARS-CoV spike glycoprotein Potently neutralizing and protective human antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 Potent neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 identified by high-throughput single-cell sequencing of convalescent patients’ B cells Structural basis for inhibition of the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase from SARS-CoV-2 by remdesivir Structural and biochemical characterization of the nsp12-nsp7-nsp8 core polymerase complex from SARS-CoV-2 Structure of replicating SARS-CoV-2 polymerase |
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Structure of the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase from COVID-19 virus
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Structure, function, and antigenicity of the SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein |
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Structure of the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase from COVID-19 virus
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What the structure of the coronavirus can tell us Understanding the coronavirus structure is important to build an effective vaccine or therapeutic.
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Structural basis for the recognition of the SARS-CoV-2 by full-length human ACE2
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Cryo-EM structure of the 2019-nCoV spike in the prefusion conformation |