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ReviewProtein science : a publication of the Protein Society2020

Developments, applications, and prospects of cryo-electron microscopy.

Xu Benjin, Liu Ling

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Review in Protein science : a publication of the Protein Society, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 62 papers.

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62citing papers in PubMed
6.5field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

62 citing papers in PubMed, 148 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Xu BenjinLaboratory Medicine Department in Fenyang College of Shanxi Medical University, Shanxi, Fenyang, China.ORCID 0000-0002-2480-0040
Liu LingLaboratory Medicine Department in Fenyang College of Shanxi Medical University, Shanxi, Fenyang, China.
Shanxi Medical University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) is a structural biological method that is used to determine the 3D structures of biomacromolecules. After years of development, cryo-EM has made great achievements, which has led to a revolution in structural biology. In this article, the principle, characteristics, history, current situation, workflow, and common problems of cryo-EM are systematically reviewed. In addition, the new development direction of cryo-EM-cryo-electron tomography (cryo-ET), is discussed in detail. Also, cryo-EM is prospected from the following aspects: the structural analysis of small proteins, the improvement of resolution and efficiency, and the relationship between cryo-EM and drug development. This review is dedicated to giving readers a comprehensive understanding of the development and application of cryo-EM, and to bringing them new insights.

Indexed as

Cryoelectron MicroscopyProtein ConformationProteinsProteins3D reconstruction3D structurecryo-electron microscopystructural biologyX-ray crystallography

Identifiers

PMID31854478
PMCPMC7096719
OpenAlexW2995502823

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