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    Sialoglycan binding triggers spike opening in a human coronavirus

    Coronavirus spike proteins mediate receptor binding and membrane fusion, making them prime targets for neutralizing antibodies. In the cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus, severe acute respi...

    Matti F. Pronker, Robert Creutznacher, Ieva Drulyte, Ruben J. G. Hulswit in Nature (2023)

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    Glycan shield of the ebolavirus envelope glycoprotein GP

    The envelope glycoprotein GP of the ebolaviruses is essential for host cell entry and the primary target of the host antibody response. GP is heavily glycosylated with up to 17 N-linked sites, numerous O-linke...

    Weiwei Peng, Vamseedhar Rayaprolu, Amar D. Parvate in Communications Biology (2022)

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    Cryo-EM structure of coronavirus-HKU1 haemagglutinin esterase reveals architectural changes arising from prolonged circulation in humans

    The human betacoronaviruses HKU1 and OC43 (subgenus Embecovirus) arose from separate zoonotic introductions, OC43 relatively recently and HKU1 apparently much longer ago. Embecovirus particles contain two surf...

    Daniel L. Hurdiss, Ieva Drulyte, Yifei Lang, Tatiana M. Shamorkina in Nature Communications (2020)

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    Design and structural characterisation of olfactomedin-1 variants as tools for functional studies

    Olfactomedin-1 (Olfm1; also known as Noelin or Pancortin) is a highly-expressed secreted brain and retina protein and its four isoforms have different roles in nervous system development and function. Structur...

    Matti F. Pronker, Hugo van den Hoek, Bert J. C. Janssen in BMC Molecular and Cell Biology (2019)

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    Structural basis of myelin-associated glycoprotein adhesion and signalling

    Myelin-associated glycoprotein (MAG) is a myelin-expressed cell-adhesion and bi-directional signalling molecule. MAG maintains the myelin–axon spacing by interacting with specific neuronal glycolipids (ganglio...

    Matti F. Pronker, Suzanne Lemstra, Joost Snijder in Nature Communications (2016)