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L. A. Metskas

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Approach:experimental assay· 4 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 3 Assay:electronic health records· 3 Organism:bacteria (other)· 2 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 2 Assay:cryo-EM· 2 Assay:fluorescence / live-cell microscopy· 2 Approach:microscopy & imaging analysis· 2

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G. J. Jensen· 4 shared S. Chen· 2 shared A. P. Malanoski· 1 shared B. J. Eddie· 1 shared C. Blikstad· 1 shared C. M. Hampton· 1 shared D. A. Phillips· 1 shared D. Malounda· 1 shared

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Rubisco forms a lattice inside alpha-carboxysomes

L. A. Metskas, D. R. Ortega, L. M. Oltrogge, C. Blikstad, T. Laughlin, D. Savage, G. J. Jensen

The paper uses cryo electron tomography to image carboxysomes and reveals a novel lattice arrangement of Rubisco inside the microcompartment.

bioRxiv · Jan 24, 2022Biophysics

Measuring gas vesicle dimensions by electron microscopy

P. Dutka, D. Malounda, L. A. Metskas, S. Chen, R. C. Hurt, G. J. Lu, G. J. Jensen, M. G. Shapiro

The paper explains discrepancies in gas vesicle diameter measurements and provides accurate methods using electron microscopy.

bioRxiv · Jan 22, 2021Biochemistry

A Prokaryotic Membrane Sculpting BAR Domain Protein

D. A. Phillips, L. A. Zacharoff, C. M. Hampton, G. W. Chong, A. P. Malanoski, L. A. Metskas, S. Xu, L. J. Bird, B. J. Eddie, G. J. Jensen, L. F. Drummy, M. Y. El-Naggar, S. M. Glaven

This study identifies BdpA, the first prokaryotic BAR domain protein, which regulates membrane curvature and OME formation in Shewanella oneidensis MR-1.

bioRxiv · Jan 30, 2020Microbiology

Rapid Tilt-Series Acquisition for Electron Cryotomography

G. Chreifi, S. Chen, L. A. Metskas, M. Kaplan, G. J. Jensen

The paper introduces two methods for faster tilt-series acquisition in electron cryotomography, with trade-offs in resolution and speed.

bioRxiv · Oct 26, 2018Biophysics

Fluorescence-Based Detection of Fusion State on a Cryo-EM Grid using Correlated Cryo-Fluorescence and Cryo-Electron Microscopy

L. A. Metskas, J. A. G. Briggs

This paper demonstrates the use of cryo-CLEM with fluorescence autoquenching to detect membrane fusion states between influenza virus-like particles and lipid vesicles.

bioRxiv · Aug 10, 2018Biophysics

Conformational changes in Arp2/3 complex induced by ATP, WASp-VCA and actin filaments

S. Espinoza Sanchez, L. A. Metskas, S. Z. Chou, E. Rhoades, T. D. Pollard

The paper investigates how ATP, WASp-VCA, and actin filaments induce conformational changes in the Arp2/3 complex using FRET and electron microscopy.

bioRxiv · Jul 16, 2017Biophysics