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Grenoble Alliance for Integrated Structural Cell Biology (GRAL)
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France
Citation
Journal: Biomolecules / Year: 2022 Title: Oxygen-Sensitive Metalloprotein Structure Determination by Cryo-Electron Microscopy. Authors: Mickaël V Cherrier / Xavier Vernède / Daphna Fenel / Lydie Martin / Benoit Arragain / Emmanuelle Neumann / Juan C Fontecilla-Camps / Guy Schoehn / Yvain Nicolet / Abstract: Metalloproteins are involved in key cell processes such as photosynthesis, respiration, and oxygen transport. However, the presence of transition metals (notably iron as a component of [Fe-S] ...Metalloproteins are involved in key cell processes such as photosynthesis, respiration, and oxygen transport. However, the presence of transition metals (notably iron as a component of [Fe-S] clusters) often makes these proteins sensitive to oxygen-induced degradation. Consequently, their study usually requires strict anaerobic conditions. Although X-ray crystallography has been the method of choice for solving macromolecular structures for many years, recently electron microscopy has also become an increasingly powerful structure-solving technique. We have used our previous experience with cryo-crystallography to develop a method to prepare cryo-EM grids in an anaerobic chamber and have applied it to solve the structures of apoferritin and the 3 [FeS]-containing pyruvate ferredoxin oxidoreductase (PFOR) at 2.40 Å and 2.90 Å resolution, respectively. The maps are of similar quality to the ones obtained under air, thereby validating our method as an improvement in the structural investigation of oxygen-sensitive metalloproteins by cryo-EM.
Cryogen name: PROPANE / Chamber humidity: 100 % / Chamber temperature: 295 K / Instrument: FEI VITROBOT MARK IV
Details
Monodisperse
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Electron microscopy
Microscope
TFS GLACIOS
Image recording
Film or detector model: GATAN K2 SUMMIT (4k x 4k) / Digitization - Frames/image: 2-60 / Number grids imaged: 1 / Number real images: 1304 / Average electron dose: 60.0 e/Å2
Electron beam
Acceleration voltage: 200 kV / Electron source: FIELD EMISSION GUN
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