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M. Chechik

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Organism:bacteria (other)· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:structural biology· 2 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Assay:cryo-EM· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1

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A. A. Antson· 3 shared H. T. Jenkins· 2 shared A. Huet· 1 shared C. G. Baumann· 1 shared C. I. W. MacDonald· 1 shared C. V. Robinson· 1 shared D. A. K. Traore· 1 shared H. C. Koenig· 1 shared

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A stargate mechanism of Microviridae genome delivery unveiled by cryogenic electron tomography

P. Bardy, C. I. W. MacDonald, P. C. Kirchberger, H. T. Jenkins, T. Botka, L. Byrom, N. T. B. Alim, D. A. K. Traore, H. C. Koenig, T. R. Nicholas, M. Chechik, S. J. Hart, J. P. Turkenburg, J. N. Blaza, J. T. Beatty, , A. A. Antson

The paper uses cryogenic electron tomography to reveal a stargate mechanism for Microviridae genome delivery, showing it is universal across the family.

bioRxiv · Jun 11, 2024Microbiology

Structure of HK97 small terminase:DNA complex unveils a novel DNA binding mechanism by a circular protein.

M. Chechik, S. J. Greive, A. A. Antson, H. T. Jenkins

The paper determines the structure of the HK97 small terminase:DNA complex, revealing a novel DNA binding mechanism involving a circular protein that recognizes DNA through a substructure formed by adjacent protomers.

bioRxiv · Jul 17, 2023Biochemistry

Structural basis of DNA packaging by a ring-type ATPase from an archetypal viral system

H. K. H. Fung, S. Grimes, A. Huet, R. L. Duda, M. Chechik, J. Gault, C. V. Robinson, R. W. Hendrix, P. J. Jardine, J. F. Conway, C. G. Baumann, A. A. Antson

This study describes the structural and biochemical mechanisms of DNA packaging by the HK97 bacteriophage's terminase complex, revealing similarities to other viral systems.

bioRxiv · May 10, 2022Biochemistry