Structural Cell Biology Section

of the Laboratory of Cell & Molecular Biology

Our goal is to determine the mechanistic properties of dynamin superfamily proteins (DSPs) through cryo-EM analysis and correlate them with their diverse cellular functions.

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Cryo-EM structures of membrane-bound dynamin in a post-hydrolysis state primed for membrane fission.
Jimah JR, Kundu N, Stanton AE, Sochacki KA, Canagarajah B, Chan L, Strub MP, Wang H, Taraska JW, Hinshaw JE.
Dev Cell (2024 Jul 22) 59:1783-1793.e5. Abstract/Full Text
OPA1 helical structures give perspective to mitochondrial dysfunction.
Nyenhuis SB, Wu X, Strub MP, Yim YI, Stanton AE, Baena V, Syed ZA, Canagarajah B, Hammer JA, Hinshaw JE.
Nature (2023 Aug) 620:1109-1116. Abstract/Full Text
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Lab Members

From left to right: Jonathan Harrison, Bertram Canagarajah (MICEF), Nidhi Kundu, Sarah Nyenhuis, Jenny Hinshaw, Vandana Mishra, Prasanthi Kunamaneni, Lindsey Njanja

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Last Reviewed March 2024