[HTML][HTML] SPHIRE-crYOLO is a fast and accurate fully automated particle picker for cryo-EM

…, O Sitsel, T Raisch, D Prumbaum, D Quentin… - Communications …, 2019 - nature.com
Selecting particles from digital micrographs is an essential step in single-particle electron
cryomicroscopy (cryo-EM). As manual selection of complete datasets—typically comprising …

[PDF][PDF] An interbacterial NAD (P)+ glycohydrolase toxin requires elongation factor Tu for delivery to target cells

JC Whitney, D Quentin, S Sawai, M LeRoux… - Cell, 2015 - cell.com
Type VI secretion (T6S) influences the composition of microbial communities by catalyzing
the delivery of toxins between adjacent bacterial cells. Here, we demonstrate that a T6S …

Mechanism of loading and translocation of type VI secretion system effector Tse6

D Quentin, S Ahmad, P Shanthamoorthy… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
The type VI secretion system (T6SS) primarily functions to mediate antagonistic interactions
between contacting bacterial cells, but also mediates interactions with eukaryotic hosts. This …

Structural basis of TRPC4 regulation by calmodulin and pharmacological agents

D Vinayagam, D Quentin, J Yu-Strzelczyk, O Sitsel… - Elife, 2020 - elifesciences.org
Canonical transient receptor potential channels (TRPC) are involved in receptor-operated
and/or store-operated Ca 2+ signaling. Inhibition of TRPCs by small molecules was shown to …

[PDF][PDF] Structural basis of mRNA binding by the human FERRY Rab5 effector complex

D Quentin, JS Schuhmacher, BU Klink, J Lauer… - Molecular Cell, 2023 - cell.com
The pentameric FERRY Rab5 effector complex is a molecular link between mRNA and early
endosomes in mRNA intracellular distribution. Here, we determine the cryo-EM structure of …

[HTML][HTML] Structure of a bacterial Rhs effector exported by the type VI secretion system

P Günther, D Quentin, S Ahmad, K Sachar… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
The type VI secretion system (T6SS) is a widespread protein export apparatus found in
Gram-negative bacteria. The majority of T6SSs deliver toxic effector proteins into competitor …

[HTML][HTML] Electron cryomicroscopy as a powerful tool in biomedical research

D Quentin, S Raunser - Journal of Molecular Medicine, 2018 - Springer
A human cell is a precisely regulated system that relies on the complex interaction of molecules.
Structural insights into the cellular machinery at the atomic level allow us to understand …

Structural basis for effector transmembrane domain recognition by type VI secretion system chaperones

S Ahmad, KK Tsang, K Sachar, D Quentin, TM Tashin… - Elife, 2020 - elifesciences.org
Type VI secretion systems (T6SSs) deliver antibacterial effector proteins between neighboring
bacteria. Many effectors harbor N-terminal transmembrane domains (TMDs) implicated in …

[HTML][HTML] Cryo-EM structure of the fully-loaded asymmetric anthrax lethal toxin in its heptameric pre-pore state

C Antoni, D Quentin, AE Lang, K Aktories… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Anthrax toxin is the major virulence factor secreted by Bacillus anthracis, causing high
mortality in humans and other mammals. It consists of a membrane translocase, known as …

Structure of the human FERRY Rab5 effector complex

D Quentin, JS Schuhmacher, BU Klink, J Lauer… - bioRxiv, 2021 - biorxiv.org
Long-range mRNA transport is crucial for the spatio-temporal regulation of gene expression,
and its malfunction leads to neurological disorders. The pentameric FERRY Rab5 effector …