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Cassandra Yu

La Jolla Institute for Immunology

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Assay:cryo-EM· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Organism:human· 1 Research Focus:protein structure prediction· 1

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Human endogenous retrovirus K (HERV-K) envelope structures in pre- and post-fusion by Cryo-EM

Jeremy Shek, Chen Sun, Elise M. Wilson, Fatemeh Moadab, Kathryn M. Hastie, Roshan R. Rajamanickam, Patrick J. Penalosa, Stephanie Harkins, Diptiben V. Parekh, Chitra Hariharan, Dawid S. Zyla, Cassandra Yu, Kelly C. L. Shaffer, Victoria I. Lewis, Rubén Díaz-Avalos, , Erica Ollmann Saphire

This study determines the pre- and post-fusion structures of HERV-K Env using cryo-EM, revealing unique features that may inform therapeutic strategies.

Science Advances · Aug 27, 2025Peer-reviewedBiochemistry