Center investigated how this deadly virus attaches to human cells. Like Ebola, the Sudan virus enters cells by binding to NPC1, a protein responsible for cholesterol transport. Using cryo-electron ...

A new study finds that the Sudan virus, a deadly Ebola relative, binds to human NPC1 receptors with nine times greater affinity than Ebola. Using cryo-electron microscopy, researchers mapped its ...

Researchers have profiled the molecular structure and features of a key part of the deadly Nipah virus ... determined its structure using cryo-electron microscopy, a technique that allows ...

New research at MSU uses light to reveal viruses’ unique vibrations, opening new doors for biological imaging and antiviral ...

Cryoelectron microscopy ... by electron microscopy. Specimens remain in their native state without the need for dyes or fixatives, allowing the study of fine cellular structures, viruses and ...

Many human viruses remain undiscovered. Electron microscopy, virus culture and serology have been used to discover many viruses, even in modern times. However, these methods are often laborious ...

Modern super-resolution microscopes ... % of T4 viruses to stand upright on microscope slides, making measurements more consistent. The imaging revealed both the hollow structure of T4's capsid and ...

Cryo-EM structure of Sudan ebolavirus glycoprotein complexed with its human endosomal receptor NPC1 - (https://www.nature.com ...

Scientists at Harvard Medical School and Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine have mapped a critical component of the Nipah virus ... using cryo-electron microscopy, a ...