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ArticleNature2020

Single-particle cryo-EM at atomic resolution.

Takanori Nakane, Abhay Kotecha, Andrija Sente, Greg McMullan, Simonas Masiulis, Patricia M G E Brown, Ioana T Grigoras, Lina Malinauskaite, Tomas Malinauskas, Jonas Miehling and 14 more

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Article in Nature, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 453 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
453citing papers in PubMed
82.5field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

453 citing papers in PubMed, 871 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

24 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Takanori Nakane *MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2697-2767
Abhay Kotecha *Materials and Structural Analysis Division, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4480-5439
Andrija Sente *MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5407-9138
Greg McMullanMRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK.
Simonas MasiulisMRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK.
Patricia M G E BrownMRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK.
Ioana T GrigorasMRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK.
Lina MalinauskaiteMRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK.
Tomas MalinauskasDivision of Structural Biology, Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4847-5529
Jonas MiehlingMRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK.
Tomasz UchańskiStructural Biology Brussels, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium.
Lingbo YuMaterials and Structural Analysis Division, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
Dimple KariaMaterials and Structural Analysis Division, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
Evgeniya V PechnikovaMaterials and Structural Analysis Division, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
Erwin de JongMaterials and Structural Analysis Division, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
Jeroen KeizerMaterials and Structural Analysis Division, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
Maarten BischoffMaterials and Structural Analysis Division, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
Jamie McCormackMaterials and Structural Analysis Division, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
Peter TiemeijerMaterials and Structural Analysis Division, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
Steven W HardwickDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Dimitri Y ChirgadzeDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Garib MurshudovMRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK.
A Radu AricescuMRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK. radu@mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3783-1388
Sjors H W ScheresMRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK. scheres@mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0462-6540
MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology · GBThermo Fisher Scientific (Netherlands) · NLUniversity of Cambridge · GBCentre for Human Genetics · GBVrije Universiteit Brussel · BE

Funding

Cancer Research UK 26752Medical Research Council MC_EX_MR/L009609/2Medical Research Council MC_UP_1201/15Medical Research Council MC_UP_A025_1012Medical Research Council MC_UP_A025_1013Medical Research Council MR/L009609/1Wellcome Trust 202905Wellcome Trust 202905/Z/16/ZWellcome Trust 206171Wellcome Trust 206171/Z/17/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The three-dimensional positions of atoms in protein molecules define their structure and their roles in biological processes. The more precisely atomic coordinates are determined, the more chemical information can be derived and the more mechanistic insights into protein function may be inferred. Electron cryo-microscopy (cryo-EM) single-particle analysis has yielded protein structures with increasing levels of detail in recent years

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AnimalsApoferritinsCryoelectron MicroscopyDrug DiscoveryHumansMiceModels, MolecularPolysaccharidesReceptors, GABA-ASingle Molecule ImagingApoferritinsPolysaccharidesReceptors, GABA-A

Identifiers

PMID33087931
PMCPMC7611073
OpenAlexW3093646295

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