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Entry Detail
PDB ID:
7VD8
EMDB ID:
Title:
1.96 A structure of human apoferritin obtained from Talos Arctica microscope
Biological Source:
PDB Version:
Deposition Date:
2021-09-06
Release Date:
2021-12-29
Method Details:
Experimental Method:
Resolution:
1.96 Å
Aggregation State:
PARTICLE
Reconstruction Method:
SINGLE PARTICLE
Macromolecular Entities
Polymer Type:polypeptide(L)
Description:Ferritin heavy chain
Chain IDs:A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X
Chain Length:172
Number of Molecules:24
Biological Source:Homo sapiens
Primary Citation
A cryo-electron microscopy support film formed by 2D crystals of hydrophobin HFBI.
Nat Commun 12 7257 7257 (2021)
PMID: 34907237 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-27596-8

Abstact

Cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) has become a powerful tool to resolve high-resolution structures of biomacromolecules in solution. However, air-water interface induced preferred orientations, dissociation or denaturation of biomacromolecules during cryo-vitrification remains a limiting factor for many specimens. To solve this bottleneck, we developed a cryo-EM support film using 2D crystals of hydrophobin HFBI. The hydrophilic side of the HFBI film adsorbs protein particles via electrostatic interactions and sequesters them from the air-water interface, allowing the formation of sufficiently thin ice for high-quality data collection. The particle orientation distribution can be regulated by adjusting the buffer pH. Using this support, we determined the cryo-EM structures of catalase (2.29 Å) and influenza haemagglutinin trimer (2.56 Å), which exhibited strong preferred orientations using a conventional cryo-vitrification protocol. We further show that the HFBI film is suitable to obtain high-resolution structures of small proteins, including aldolase (150 kDa, 3.28 Å) and haemoglobin (64 kDa, 3.6 Å). Our work suggests that HFBI films may have broad future applications in increasing the success rate and efficiency of cryo-EM.

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