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Breadcrumb Research A Z researchers Donald Benton Visiting Scientist Structural BiologyScience Technology Platform Email Address: Email Year published2022 (1)2021 (2)2020 (4)2018 (1) Facet Year publishedResearch topicsCell Biology (8)Cell Cycle & Chromosomes (8)Chemical Biology & High Throughput (7)Computational & Systems Biology (1)Genetics & Genomics (1) (-)Imaging (8)Immunology (1)Infectious Disease (8)Metabolism (8)Model Organisms (8)Structural Biology & Biophysics (8) Facet Research topicsPublication type (-)Journal article (8)Primary research (8) Facet Publication typeJournalNature (2)Nature Communications (3)Nature Structural & Molecular Biology (1)Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (1)Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of USA (1) Facet JournalCrick Pre-CrickCrick publications (8) Facet Crick Pre-Crick Displaying 1 - 8 of 8Last updated : 24 April 2024 03:54 Evolution of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in thehuman host Authors (9)Antoni WrobelDonald BentonChloe RoustanAnnabel BorgSaira Hussain Stephen R MartinPeter Rosenthal John J SkehelSteve Gamblin Nature Communications Published 4 March 2022 Crick labs/ facilitiesPeter RosenthalNicola LewisSteve GamblinDavid LV BauerWorldwide Influenza CentreStructural BiologyScientific computingFull details The effect of the D614G substitution on the structure of the spike glycoprotein of SARS-CoV-2 Authors (9)Donald BentonAntoni WrobelChloe RoustanAnnabel Borg Pengqi Xu Stephen R MartinPeter Rosenthal John J SkehelSteve Gamblin Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of USA Published 2 March 2021 Crick labs/ facilitiesPeter RosenthalSteve GamblinStructural BiologyScientific computingFull details Structure and binding properties of Pangolin-CoV spike glycoprotein inform the evolution of SARS-CoV-2 Authors (10)Antoni WrobelDonald Benton Pengqi XuLesley CalderAnnabel BorgChloe Roustan Stephen R MartinPeter Rosenthal John J SkehelSteve Gamblin Nature Communications Published 5 February 2021 Crick labs/ facilitiesPeter RosenthalSteve GamblinStructural BiologyScientific computingFull details Antibody-mediated disruption of the SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein Authors (9)Antoni WrobelDonald BentonSaira Hussain Ruth Harvey Stephen R MartinChloe RoustanPeter Rosenthal John J SkehelSteve Gamblin Nature Communications Published 21 October 2020 Crick labs/ facilitiesPeter RosenthalNicola LewisSteve GamblinWorldwide Influenza CentreStructural BiologyScientific computingFull details Receptor binding and priming of the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 for membrane fusion Authors (8)Donald BentonAntoni Wrobel Pengqi XuChloe Roustan Stephen R MartinPeter Rosenthal John J SkehelSteve Gamblin Nature Published 10 December 2020 Crick labs/ facilitiesPeter RosenthalSteve GamblinStructural BiologyScientific computingFull details SARS-CoV-2 and bat RaTG13 spike glycoprotein structures inform on virus evolution and furin-cleavage effects Authors (8)Antoni WrobelDonald Benton Pengqi XuChloe Roustan Stephen R MartinPeter Rosenthal John J SkehelSteve Gamblin Nature Structural & Molecular Biology Published 1 August 2020 Crick labs/ facilitiesPeter RosenthalSteve GamblinStructural BiologyScientific computingFull details Structural transitions in influenza haemagglutinin at membrane fusion pH Authors (4)Donald BentonSteve GamblinPeter Rosenthal John J Skehel Nature Published 2 July 2020 Crick labs/ facilitiesPeter RosenthalSteve GamblinStructural BiologyScientific computingFull details Influenza hemagglutinin membrane anchor Authors (13)Donald BentonAndrea NansLesley CalderJack Turner Ursula Neu Yi Pu Lin[...] Davide Corti Antonio LanzavecchiaSteve GamblinPeter Rosenthal John J Skehel Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America Published 17 September 2018 Crick labs/ facilitiesPeter RosenthalNicola LewisSteve GamblinWorldwide Influenza CentreStructural BiologyElectron MicroscopyFull details
Evolution of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in thehuman host Authors (9)Antoni WrobelDonald BentonChloe RoustanAnnabel BorgSaira Hussain Stephen R MartinPeter Rosenthal John J SkehelSteve Gamblin Nature Communications Published 4 March 2022 Crick labs/ facilitiesPeter RosenthalNicola LewisSteve GamblinDavid LV BauerWorldwide Influenza CentreStructural BiologyScientific computingFull details
The effect of the D614G substitution on the structure of the spike glycoprotein of SARS-CoV-2 Authors (9)Donald BentonAntoni WrobelChloe RoustanAnnabel Borg Pengqi Xu Stephen R MartinPeter Rosenthal John J SkehelSteve Gamblin Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of USA Published 2 March 2021 Crick labs/ facilitiesPeter RosenthalSteve GamblinStructural BiologyScientific computingFull details
Structure and binding properties of Pangolin-CoV spike glycoprotein inform the evolution of SARS-CoV-2 Authors (10)Antoni WrobelDonald Benton Pengqi XuLesley CalderAnnabel BorgChloe Roustan Stephen R MartinPeter Rosenthal John J SkehelSteve Gamblin Nature Communications Published 5 February 2021 Crick labs/ facilitiesPeter RosenthalSteve GamblinStructural BiologyScientific computingFull details
Antibody-mediated disruption of the SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein Authors (9)Antoni WrobelDonald BentonSaira Hussain Ruth Harvey Stephen R MartinChloe RoustanPeter Rosenthal John J SkehelSteve Gamblin Nature Communications Published 21 October 2020 Crick labs/ facilitiesPeter RosenthalNicola LewisSteve GamblinWorldwide Influenza CentreStructural BiologyScientific computingFull details
Receptor binding and priming of the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 for membrane fusion Authors (8)Donald BentonAntoni Wrobel Pengqi XuChloe Roustan Stephen R MartinPeter Rosenthal John J SkehelSteve Gamblin Nature Published 10 December 2020 Crick labs/ facilitiesPeter RosenthalSteve GamblinStructural BiologyScientific computingFull details
SARS-CoV-2 and bat RaTG13 spike glycoprotein structures inform on virus evolution and furin-cleavage effects Authors (8)Antoni WrobelDonald Benton Pengqi XuChloe Roustan Stephen R MartinPeter Rosenthal John J SkehelSteve Gamblin Nature Structural & Molecular Biology Published 1 August 2020 Crick labs/ facilitiesPeter RosenthalSteve GamblinStructural BiologyScientific computingFull details
Structural transitions in influenza haemagglutinin at membrane fusion pH Authors (4)Donald BentonSteve GamblinPeter Rosenthal John J Skehel Nature Published 2 July 2020 Crick labs/ facilitiesPeter RosenthalSteve GamblinStructural BiologyScientific computingFull details
Influenza hemagglutinin membrane anchor Authors (13)Donald BentonAndrea NansLesley CalderJack Turner Ursula Neu Yi Pu Lin[...] Davide Corti Antonio LanzavecchiaSteve GamblinPeter Rosenthal John J Skehel Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America Published 17 September 2018 Crick labs/ facilitiesPeter RosenthalNicola LewisSteve GamblinWorldwide Influenza CentreStructural BiologyElectron MicroscopyFull details