Peter S. Shen

Peter S. Shen, PhD

Languages spoken: English

Academic Information

Departments Primary - Biochemistry

Lab

Research Interests

  • Cryogenic Electron Microscopy and Three-Dimensional Reconstruction (cryo-EM)
  • Structural Biology
  • Protein Quality Control

Education History

Doctoral Training Brigham Young University
 PhD
Undergraduate Brigham Young University
 BS

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Cooney I, Han H, Stewart MG, Carson RH, Hansen DT, Iwasa JH, Price JC, Hill CP, Shen PS (2019). Structure of the Cdc48 segregase in the act of unfolding an authentic substrate. Science, 365(6452), 502-505.
  2. Han H, Fulcher JM, Dandey VP, Iwasa JH, Sundquist WI, Kay MS, Shen PS, Hill CP (2019). Structure of Vps4 with circular peptides and implications for translocation of two polypeptide chains by AAA+ ATPases. Elife.
  3. Sinha NK, Iwasa J, Shen PS, Bass BL (2017). Dicer uses distinct modules for recognizing dsRNA termini. Science.
  4. Han H, Monroe N, Sundquist WI, Shen PS, Hill CP (2017). The AAA ATPase Vps4 binds ESCRT-III substrates through a repeating array of dipeptide-binding pockets. Elife.
  5. Monroe N, Han H, Shen PS, Sundquist WI, Hill CP (2017). Structural basis of protein translocation by the Vps4-Vta1 AAA ATPase.LID - 10.7554/eLife.24487 [doi]LID - e24487 [pii]. Elife, 6. (Read full article)