CryoEM-based hybrid modeling approaches for structure determination
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C Keith Cassidy1, Benjamin A Himes2, Zaida Luthey-Schulten3
1Department of Physics, Beckman Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA.
Abstract:
Recent advances in cryo-electron microscopy (cryoEM) have dramatically improved the resolutions at which vitrified biological specimens can be studied, revealing new structural and mechanistic insights over a broad range of spatial scales. Bolstered by these advances, much effort has been directed toward the development of hybrid modeling methodologies for the construction and refinement of high-fidelity atomistic models from cryoEM data. In this brief review, we will survey the key elements of cryoEM-based hybrid modeling, providing an overview of available computational tools and strategies as well as several recent applications.

