Ekaterina Heldwein
  • Associate Professor with tenure, Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
Research fields
  • Microbiology
Personal information

Education

PhD, Biochemistry, Oregon Health and Sciences University, 1999

Publications

Since 2006
• Draganova E. B., Zhang J., Zhou Z. H., and Heldwein E. E. (2020). Structural basis for capsid recruitment and coat formation during HSV-1 nuclear egress. BIORXIV/2020/988170.
• Hilterbrand, A.T., Daly R., and Heldwein E.E. (2020). Contributions of the four essential entry glycoproteins to HSV-1 tropism and the selection of entry routes. BIORXIV/2020/985325.
• Cooper, R.S. and Heldwein E. E. (2020). Expression, purification, and crystallization of full-length HSV-1 gB for structure determination. In “Methods in Molecular Biology: Herpes Simplex Virus: Methods and Protocols”, R. Diefenbach and C. Fraefel, Eds. Springer Science and Business Media. 2060:395-407.
• White, E. M., Stampfer, S. D., and Heldwein E. E. (2020). Expression, purification, and crystallization of HSV-1 glycoproteins for structure determination. In “Methods in Molecular Biology: Herpes Simplex Virus: Methods and Protocols”, R. Diefenbach and C. Fraefel, Eds. Springer Science and Business Media. 2060:377-393.
• Hilterbrand A. T. and Heldwein E. E. (2019). Go go gadget glycoprotein!: HSV-1 draws on its sizeable glycoprotein tool kit to customize its diverse entry routes. PLOS Pathogens 15: e1007660.
• Koenigsberg, A. L. and Heldwein E. E. (2018). The dynamic nature of the conserved tegument protein UL37 of herpesviruses. J Biol Chem. 293, 15827-15839.
• Cooper, R.C., Georgieva, E. R., Borbat, P. P., Freed, J. H., and Heldwein E. E. (2018). Structural basis for membrane anchoring and fusion regulation of the Herpes Simplex Virus fusogen gB. Nat Struct Mol Biol 25, 416-424.
• Richards, A. L., Sollars, P. J., Pitts, J. D., Stults, A. M., Heldwein, E. E., Pickard, G. E., and Smith G.A. (2017). The pUL37 tegument protein guides microtubule transport to promote alpha-herpesvirus neuroinvasion. PLOS Pathogens 13: e1006741.
• Koenigsberg, A. L. and Heldwein, E. E. (2017). Crystal structure of the N-terminal half of the traffic controller UL37 from Herpes Simplex virus Type 1. J Virol 91: e01244-17.
• Wang, P., Yu, Z., Santangelo, T. J., Olesik, J., Wang, Y., Heldwein, E. E. and Li, X. (2017). BosR Is a Novel Fur Family Member Responsive to Copper and Regulating Copper Homeostasis in Borrelia burgdorferi. J Bact 199: e00276-17.
• Bigalke, J. M. and Heldwein, E. E. (2017). Have NEC coat, will travel: structural basis of membrane budding during nuclear egress in herpesviruses. In “Advances in Virus Research”, M. Kielian, T.C. Mettenleiter, and M.J. Roossinck, Eds. Academic Press. 2017: 97:107-141.
• Rogalin, H. B. and Heldwein, E. E. (2016). Characterization of VSV pseudotypes bearing essential entry glycoproteins gB, gD, gH, and gL of Herpes Simplex virus Type 1. J Virol 90:10321-10328.
• Bigalke, J. M. and Heldwein E. E. (2016). Expression, Purification and Crystallization of the Herpesvirus Nuclear Egress Complex (NEC). Bio-protocol. 6: e1872.
• Metrick, C. M. and Heldwein E. E. (2016). The novel structure and unexpected RNA-binding ability of the C-terminal domain of HSV-1 tegument protein UL21. J Virol 90:5759-5769.
• Meyer, P. A., Socias, S., Key, J., Ransey, E., Tjon, E. C., Buschiazzo, A., Lei, M., Botka, C., Withrow, J., Neau, D. et al. (2016). Data publication with the structural biology data grid supports live analysis. Nat Commun 7: 10882.
• Bigalke, J. M. and Heldwein, E. E. (2015). Structural basis of membrane budding by the nuclear egress complex of herpesviruses. EMBO J 34(23): 2921-2936.
• Burke, H. G. and Heldwein, E. E. (2015). Crystal Structure of the Human Cytomegalovirus Glycoprotein B. PLoS Pathog 11(10): e1005227.
• Rogalin, H. B. and Heldwein, E. E. (2015). Interplay between the Herpes Simplex Virus 1 gB Cytodomain and the gH Cytotail during Cell-Cell Fusion. J Virol 89(24): 12262-12272.
• Metrick, C. M., Chadha, P. and Heldwein, E. E. (2015). The unusual fold of herpes simplex virus 1 UL21, a multifunctional tegument protein. J Virol 89(5): 2979-2984.
• Bigalke, J. M., Heuser, T., Nicastro, D. and Heldwein, E. E. (2014). Membrane deformation and scission by the HSV-1 nuclear egress complex. Nat Commun 5: 4131.
• Pitts, J. D., Klabis, J., Richards, A. L., Smith, G. A. and Heldwein, E. E. (2014). Crystal structure of the herpesvirus inner tegument protein UL37 supports its essential role in control of viral trafficking. J Virol 88(10): 5462-5473.
• Silverman, J. L. and Heldwein, E. E. (2013). Mutations in the cytoplasmic tail of herpes simplex virus 1 gH reduce the fusogenicity of gB in transfected cells. J Virol 87(18): 10139-10147.
• Vitu, E., Sharma, S., Stampfer, S. D. and Heldwein, E. E. (2013). Extensive mutagenesis of the HSV-1 gB ectodomain reveals remarkable stability of its postfusion form. J Mol Biol425(11): 2056-2071.
• Sharma, S., Wisner, T. W., Johnson, D. C. and Heldwein, E. E. (2013). HCMV gB shares structural and functional properties with gB proteins from other herpesviruses.Virology 435(2): 239-249.
• Silverman, J. L., Greene, N. G., King, D. S. and Heldwein, E. E. (2012). Membrane requirement for folding of the herpes simplex virus 1 gB cytodomain suggests a unique mechanism of fusion regulation. J Virol 86(15): 8171-8184.
• Cairns, T. M., Whitbeck, J. C., Lou, H., Heldwein, E. E., Chowdary, T. K., Eisenberg, R. J. and Cohen, G. H. (2011). Capturing the herpes simplex virus core fusion complex (gB-gH/gL) in an acidic environment. J Virol 85(13): 6175-6184.
• Stampfer, S. D., Lou, H., Cohen, G. H., Eisenberg, R. J. and Heldwein, E. E. (2010). Structural basis of local, pH-dependent conformational changes in glycoprotein B from herpes simplex virus type 1. J Virol 84(24): 12924-12933.
• Chowdary, T. K., Cairns, T. M., Atanasiu, D., Cohen, G. H., Eisenberg, R. J. and Heldwein, E. E. (2010). Crystal structure of the conserved herpesvirus fusion regulator complex gH-gL. Nat Struct Mol Biol 17(7): 882-888.
• Chowdary, T. K. and Heldwein, E. E. (2010). Syncytial phenotype of C-terminally truncated herpes simplex virus type 1 gB is associated with diminished membrane interactions. J Virol 84(10): 4923-4935.
• Silverman, J. L., Sharma, S., Cairns, T. M. and Heldwein, E. E. (2010). Fusion-deficient insertion mutants of herpes simplex virus type 1 glycoprotein B adopt the trimeric postfusion conformation. J Virol 84(4): 2001-2012.
• Hannah, B. P., Heldwein, E. E., Bender, F. C., Cohen, G. H. and Eisenberg, R. J. (2007). Mutational evidence of internal fusion loops in herpes simplex virus glycoprotein B. J Virol 81(9): 4858-4865.
• Bender, F. C., Samanta, M., Heldwein, E. E., de Leon, M. P., Bilman, E., Lou, H., Whitbeck, J. C., Eisenberg, R. J. and Cohen, G. H. (2007). Antigenic and mutational analyses of herpes simplex virus glycoprotein B reveal four functional regions. J Virol 81(8): 3827-3841.
• Heldwein, E. E., Lou, H., Bender, F. C., Cohen, G. H., Eisenberg, R. J. and Harrison, S. C. (2006). Crystal structure of glycoprotein B from herpes simplex virus 1. Science313(5784): 217-220.
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