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Title | Fabs enable single particle cryoEM studies of small proteins. |
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Journal, issue, pages | Structure, Vol. 20, Issue 4, Page 582-592, Year 2012 |
Publish date | Apr 4, 2012 |
Authors | Shenping Wu / Agustin Avila-Sakar / JungMin Kim / David S Booth / Charles H Greenberg / Andrea Rossi / Maofu Liao / Xueming Li / Akram Alian / Sarah L Griner / Narinobu Juge / Yadong Yu / Claudia M Mergel / Javier Chaparro-Riggers / Pavel Strop / Robert Tampé / Robert H Edwards / Robert M Stroud / Charles S Craik / Yifan Cheng / |
PubMed Abstract | In spite of its recent achievements, the technique of single particle electron cryomicroscopy (cryoEM) has not been widely used to study proteins smaller than 100 kDa, although it is a highly ...In spite of its recent achievements, the technique of single particle electron cryomicroscopy (cryoEM) has not been widely used to study proteins smaller than 100 kDa, although it is a highly desirable application of this technique. One fundamental limitation is that images of small proteins embedded in vitreous ice do not contain adequate features for accurate image alignment. We describe a general strategy to overcome this limitation by selecting a fragment antigen binding (Fab) to form a stable and rigid complex with a target protein, thus providing a defined feature for accurate image alignment. Using this approach, we determined a three-dimensional structure of an ∼65 kDa protein by single particle cryoEM. Because Fabs can be readily generated against a wide range of proteins by phage display, this approach is generally applicable to study many small proteins by single particle cryoEM. |
External links | Structure / PubMed:22483106 / PubMed Central |
Methods | EM (single particle) |
Resolution | 9.6 - 25.0 Å |
Structure data | EMDB-5294: EMDB-5295: |
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