4.4 Angstrom Cryo-EM Structure of an Enveloped Alphavirus Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Virus
by single particle reconstruction, at 4.8 A resolution

#1: Surface view with section colored by density value, Surface level: 6, Made by UCSF CHIMERA
#2: Surface view colored by height, Surface level: 6, Made by UCSF CHIMERA
#3: Surface view with fitted model, atomic models: PDB-3j0c, Surface level: 6, Made by UCSF CHIMERA
Entry | |
| Summary | |
| Database / ID | EM DATA BANK (EMDB) / 5276 |
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| Title | 4.4 Angstrom Cryo-EM Structure of an Enveloped Alphavirus Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Virus |
| Map | This is a non-icosahedrally averaged map of Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Virus from the 4 unique sets of E1-E2-E3-CP molecules within one asymmetric unit of the original 3D density map. |
| Sample | Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Virus TC-83 Strain |
| Keywords | alphavirus, bioweapon, cryoEM, modeling, VEEV |
| Authors | Zhang R, Hryc CF, Cong Y, Liu X, Jakana J, Gorchakov R, Baker ML, Weaver SC, Chiu W |
| Date | Deposition: 2011-04-15, Header release: 2011-04-19, Map release: 2011-08-16, Last update: 2012-09-19 |
| EMDB Sites | EMDB @PDBe (EU), EMDB @RCSB (USA) |
| Structure Visualization | |
| Movies | Movie Page#1: Surface view with section colored by density value, Surface level: 6, Made by UCSF CHIMERA #2: Surface view colored by height, Surface level: 6, Made by UCSF CHIMERA #3: Surface view with fitted model, atomic models: PDB-3j0c, Surface level: 6, Made by UCSF CHIMERA |
| Supplemental images | |
| Structure viewers | Yorodumi, Launch PeppeR (About PeppeR), Volume viewer (RCSB, PDBe) |
| Related Structure Data | |
| Related Entries |
Cite: data citing same article Fit: output model of fitting |
| Similar strucutres (beta) |
List of similar structure data about Omokage system |
Article | |
| Citation - Primary | |
| Article | EMBO J., Vol. 30, Issue 18, Page 3854-63, Year 2011 |
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| Title | 4.4 Å cryo-EM structure of an enveloped alphavirus Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus. |
| Authors | Rui Zhang, Corey F Hryc, Yao Cong, Xiangan Liu, Joanita Jakana, Rodion Gorchakov, Matthew L Baker, Scott C Weaver, Wah Chiu Graduate Program in Structural and Computational Biology and Molecular Biophysics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA. |
| Keywords | Animals, Cryoelectron Microscopy, Encephalitis Virus, Venezuelan Equine (ultrastructure), Horses, Models, Molecular, Viral Proteins (ultrastructure), Viral Vaccines, Virion (ultrastructure), Virulence |
| Links | DOI: 10.1038/emboj.2011.261, PubMed: 21829169, PMC: PMC3173789 |
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| File | EMD-5276.map ( map file in CCP4 format, 28313 KB ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Projections & Slices | Size of images:
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| Density |
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| Data Type | Image stored as Reals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Space Group Number | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Map Geometry |
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| Unit Cell | A = 205.44 A , B = 205.44 A , C = 205.44 A , alpha = 90.0 degrees , beta = 90.0 degrees , gamma = 90.0 degrees | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pixel Spacing | X = 1.07 A , Y = 1.07 A , Z = 1.07 A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CCP4 map header info | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Annotation Details | This is a non-icosahedrally averaged map of Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Virus from the 4 unique sets of E1-E2-E3-CP molecules within one asymmetric unit of the original 3D density map. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Supplement |
Sample | |
| Name | Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Virus TC-83 Strain |
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| Number of Components | 4 |
| Oligomeric State | E1-E2-E3-CP complex |
| Theoretical Mass | 52 MDa |
| Details | The viruses were purified from infected Baby hamster kidney (BHK) cells |
| Component #1: virus - VEEV | |
| Scientific name | Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus |
| Common Name | VEEV |
| Theoretical Mass | 52 MDa |
| Scientific Name of Species | Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus (NCBI Taxonomy: 11036) |
| Common Name of Species | VEEV |
| Empty | No |
| Enveloped | Yes |
| Isolate | STRAIN |
| Class | VIRION |
| Natural Source | Host Species: Equus caballus (NCBI Taxonomy: 9796)Host Category: VERTEBRATES |
| Shell | Diameter: 700 A T Number: 4 |
Experiment | |
| Sample Preparation | |
| Specimen Support Details | 400 mesh Quantifoil R 1.2/1.3 copper grids |
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| Specimen State | particle |
| Buffer | pH: 7.0 |
| Vitrification | |
| Method | 2 blots, each blot 2 seconds before plunging |
| Cryogen Name | ETHANE |
| Details | Vitrification instrument: Vitrobot |
| Humidity | 100 |
| Instrument | FEI VITROBOT |
| Temperature | 100 Kelvin |
| Imaging | |
| Microscope | JEOL 3200FSC |
| Date | 09-APR-2008 |
| Electron Gun | |
| Electron Source | FIELD EMISSION GUN |
| Accelerating Voltage | 300 kV |
| Electron Dose | 18 e/A**2 |
| Illumination Mode | FLOOD BEAM |
| Lens | |
| Magnification | Nominal: 100000 X, |
| Astigmatism | objective lens astigmatism was corrected at 100,000 times magnification |
| Nominal Cs | 4.3 mm |
| Imaging Mode | BRIGHT FIELD |
| Defocus | 400 nm - 2500 nm |
| Energy Filter | Type: Omega Filter , Window: |
| Specimen Holder | |
| Holder | Eucentric ( JEOL 3200FSC CRYOHOLDER ) |
| Temperature | 96 Kelvin |
| Camera | |
| Detector | Gatan 4kx4k CCD Camera |
| Distance | 200 |
| Image Acquisition | |
| Number of Digital Images | 4000 |
| Details | 4kx4k CCD Image |
Processing | |
| Method | single particle reconstruction |
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| 3 D reconstruction | |
| Algorithm | projection matching |
| Software | EMAN |
| CTF Correction | Each frame |
| Details | This is a non-icosahedrally averaged map of Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Virus from the 4 unique sets of E1-E2-E3-CP molecules within one asymmetric unit of the original 3D density map |
| Resolution By Author | 4.8 |
| Resolution Method | FSC at 0.5 cut-off |
| Single Particle | |
| Number of Class Averages | 1000 |
| Number of Projections | 37000 |
| Details | The virus particles were automatically boxed out using ethan, among which around 10,000 particles contained continuous carbon film. |
| Atomic Model Fitting | |
| Model #0 | |
| Details | Protocol: Rigid Body |
| Refinement Protocol | rigid body |
| Refinement Space | REAL |
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