The prepore structure of pneumolysin, obtained by fitting the alpha carbon trace of perfringolysin O into a cryo-EM map
ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
Starting Model(s)
Initial Refinement Model(s) | |||
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Type | Source | Accession Code | Details |
experimental model | PDB | 1PFO |
Sample |
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PNEUMOLYSIN |
Specimen Preparation | |
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Sample Aggregation State | PARTICLE |
Vitrification Instrument | HOMEMADE PLUNGER |
Cryogen Name | ETHANE |
Sample Vitrification Details | PLUNGED INTO ETHANE |
3D Reconstruction | |
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Reconstruction Method | SINGLE PARTICLE |
Number of Particles | 223 |
Reported Resolution (Å) | 28 |
Resolution Method | |
Other Details | RESIDUES 134-142 ARE MISSING FROM THE SEQUENCE. THE 31-MER CAN BE GENERATED BY APPLYING 31-FOLD ROTATIONAL SYMMETRY |
Refinement Type | |
Symmetry Type | POINT |
Point Symmetry | C31 |
Map-Model Fitting and Refinement | |||||
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Id | 1 (1PFO) | ||||
Refinement Space | |||||
Refinement Protocol | RIGID BODY FIT | ||||
Refinement Target | |||||
Overall B Value | |||||
Fitting Procedure | |||||
Details | METHOD--THE CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF PERFRINOGLYSIN O (1PFO, ROSSJOHN ET AL., 1998, CELL 89, 685)WAS PLACED INTO THE CRYO-EM DENSITY MAP (EMD-1106). THE ... |
Data Acquisition | |||||||||
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Detector Type | KODAK SO-163 FILM | ||||||||
Electron Dose (electrons/Å**2) | 20 |
Imaging Experiment | 1 |
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Date of Experiment | |
Temperature (Kelvin) | 100 |
Microscope Model | FEI TECNAI F20 |
Minimum Defocus (nm) | 1100 |
Maximum Defocus (nm) | 3200 |
Minimum Tilt Angle (degrees) | |
Maximum Tilt Angle (degrees) | |
Nominal CS | 2 |
Imaging Mode | BRIGHT FIELD |
Specimen Holder Model | |
Nominal Magnification | 42000 |
Calibrated Magnification | |
Source | FIELD EMISSION GUN |
Acceleration Voltage (kV) | 200 |
Imaging Details | SAMPLES WERE MAINTAINED AT LIQUID NITROGEN TEMPERATURES IN THE ELECTRON MICROSCOPE. |
Image Processing | ||||
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CTF Correction Type | CTF Correction Details | Number of Particles Selected | Particle Selection Details | |
PHASE FLIPPING |