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Conny Leistner

Harvard University

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Mechanism of membrane perforation in rotavirus cell entry

Marilina de Sautu, Conny Leistner, Tomas L. Kirchhausen, Simon Jenni, Stephen C. Harrison

This study uses cryogenic electron tomography to visualize the mechanism of membrane perforation during rhesus rotavirus entry, linking structural data with live-cell imaging.

Science · Sep 10, 2026Peer-reviewedCell Biology

The in-tissue molecular architecture of β-amyloid pathology in the mammalian brain.

Conny Leistner, Martin Wilkinson, Ailidh Burgess, Stanley Goodbody, Yong Xu, Susan A. Deuchars, Sheena E. Radford, Neil A. Ranson, René A. W. Frank

This study reveals the in-tissue molecular architecture of β-amyloid fibrils in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease, showing their arrangement in lattices and their structural differences due to the Arctic mutation.

bioRxiv · Nov 8, 2022 · PreprintNeuroscience