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Akira Nakanishi

Kindai UniversityORCID 0000-0002-7702-9165Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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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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Near-atomic structures of human astrovirus capsids reveal a subunit-specific maturation mechanism

Kentaro Hiraka, Raymond N. Burton‐Smith, Chihong Song, Kana Miyamoto, Kei Haga, Reiko Takai‐Todaka, Akira Nakanishi, Kazuhiko Katayama, Kazuyoshi Murata

The paper reports near-atomic cryo-EM structures of human astrovirus serotype 4 in immature and mature states, revealing a subunit-specific maturation mechanism driven by protease accessibility.

bioRxiv · Jun 23, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology