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Cryo-EM structures of the actin:tropomyosin filament reveal the mechanism for the transition from C- to M-state


ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
Sample
F-actin/tropomyosin
Specimen Preparation
Sample Aggregation StateFILAMENT
Vitrification InstrumentFEI VITROBOT MARK IV
Cryogen NameETHANE
Sample Vitrification Details3 second blot before plunging into liquid ethane (FEI Vitrobot Mark IV)
3D Reconstruction
Reconstruction MethodSINGLE PARTICLE
Number of Particles224337
Reported Resolution (Å)8
Resolution MethodFSC 0.5 CUT-OFF
Other Details
Refinement Type
Symmetry TypeHELICAL
Axial SymmetryC1
Axial Rise28
Angular Rotation167
Map-Model Fitting and Refinement
Id1 (4A7F, 4A7F, 4A7F, 4A7F, 4A7F, 4A7F, 4A7F)
Refinement SpaceREAL
Refinement ProtocolRIGID BODY FIT
Refinement TargetCross correlation
Overall B Value
Fitting Procedure
DetailsREFINEMENT PROTOCOL--RIGID BODY DETAILS--The F-actin and tropomyosin were fitted separately.
Data Acquisition
Detector TypeGATAN ULTRASCAN 4000 (4k x 4k)
Electron Dose (electrons/Å**2)30
Imaging Experiment1
Date of Experiment2010-03-02
Temperature (Kelvin)90
Microscope ModelFEI TITAN KRIOS
Minimum Defocus (nm)1500
Maximum Defocus (nm)4000
Minimum Tilt Angle (degrees)
Maximum Tilt Angle (degrees)
Nominal CS2
Imaging ModeBRIGHT FIELD
Specimen Holder Model
Nominal Magnification59000
Calibrated Magnification101555
SourceFIELD EMISSION GUN
Acceleration Voltage (kV)300
Imaging Details
EM Software
TaskSoftware PackageVersion
MODEL FITTINGUCSF Chimera
RECONSTRUCTIONEMAN
RECONSTRUCTIONMATLAB
RECONSTRUCTIONSPIDER
Image Processing
CTF Correction TypeCTF Correction DetailsNumber of Particles SelectedParticle Selection Details
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