Tools for the cryo-EM gold rush: going from the cryo-EM map to the atomistic model

As cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) enters mainstream structural biology, the demand for fitting methods is high. Here, we review existing flexible fitting methods for cryo-EM. We discuss their importance, potential concerns and assessment strategies. We aim to give readers concrete descriptions of cryo-EM flexible fitting methods with corresponding examples.

• Publication year

  2017

• Venue

  Bioscience Reports

• Publication date

  2017-09-29

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Materials Science

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1042/BSR20170072PMID 28963369PMCID 5715128
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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