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Juha T. Huiskonen

Professor of Structural Biology, University of Helsinki
Verified email at helsinki.fi
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[HTML][HTML] Localized reconstruction of subunits from electron cryomicroscopy images of macromolecular complexes

…, X Sun, MM Poranen, DI Stuart, JT Huiskonen - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
Electron cryomicroscopy can yield near-atomic resolution structures of highly ordered
macromolecular complexes. Often however some subunits bind in a flexible manner, have …

Structure of the polycystic kidney disease TRP channel Polycystin-2 (PC2)

…, R Sitsapesan, JT Huiskonen… - Nature structural & …, 2017 - nature.com
Mutations in either polycystin-1 (PC1 or PKD1) or polycystin-2 (PC2, PKD2 or TRPP1) cause
autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) through unknown mechanisms. …

[HTML][HTML] Localized reconstruction in Scipion expedites the analysis of symmetry mismatches in cryo-EM data

…, VS Reddy, JM Carazo, JT Huiskonen - Progress in Biophysics …, 2021 - Elsevier
Huiskonen a b c … with noticeable quasi-symmetry, where the subunits deviate significantly
from their ideal positions (Huiskonen, 2018). For instance, both sindbis virus (Chen et al., 2018…

Isolation and characterization of the positive-sense replicative intermediate of a negative-strand RNA virus

…, FT Vreede, JT Huiskonen… - Proceedings of the …, 2013 - National Acad Sciences
Negative-strand RNA viruses represent a significant class of important pathogens that
cause substantial morbidity and mortality in human and animal hosts worldwide. A defining …

Electron cryotomography of Tula hantavirus suggests a unique assembly paradigm for enveloped viruses

JT Huiskonen, J Hepojoki, P Laurinmaki… - Journal of …, 2010 - Am Soc Microbiol
Hantaviruses (family Bunyaviridae) are rodent-borne emerging viruses that cause a serious,
worldwide threat to human health. Hantavirus diseases include hemorrhagic fever with …

Electron Cryo-Microscopy and Single-Particle Averaging of Rift Valley Fever Virus: Evidence for GN-GC Glycoprotein Heterodimers

JT Huiskonen, AK Overby, F Weber… - Journal of …, 2009 - Am Soc Microbiol
Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) is a member of the genus Phlebovirus within the family
Bunyaviridae. It is a mosquito-borne zoonotic agent that can cause hemorrhagic fever in humans. …

Electron cryotomography of measles virus reveals how matrix protein coats the ribonucleocapsid within intact virions

L Liljeroos, JT Huiskonen, A Ora… - Proceedings of the …, 2011 - National Acad Sciences
Measles virus is a highly infectious, enveloped, pleomorphic virus. We combined electron
cryotomography with subvolume averaging and immunosorbent electron microscopy to …

Molecular insights into lipid-assisted Ca2+ regulation of the TRP channel Polycystin-2

…, F Joos, M Grieben, ACW Pike, JT Huiskonen… - Nature structural & …, 2017 - nature.com
Polycystin-2 (PC2), a calcium-activated cation TRP channel, is involved in diverse Ca 2+
signaling pathways. Malfunctioning Ca 2+ regulation in PC2 causes autosomal-dominant …

[HTML][HTML] Acidic pH-induced conformations and LAMP1 binding of the Lassa virus glycoprotein spike

…, TA Bowden, T Strecker, JT Huiskonen - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Lassa virus is an enveloped, bi-segmented RNA virus and the most prevalent and fatal of all
Old World arenaviruses. Virus entry into the host cell is mediated by a tripartite surface spike …

[HTML][HTML] The structural basis of lipid scrambling and inactivation in the endoplasmic reticulum scramblase TMEM16K

…, R Sitsapesan, PJ Stansfeld, JT Huiskonen… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Membranes in cells have defined distributions of lipids in each leaflet, controlled by lipid
scramblases and flip/floppases. However, for some intracellular membranes such as the …