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| Title | Cryo-EM structure of the vault from human brain reveals symmetry mismatch at its caps. |
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| Journal, issue, pages | Structure, Vol. 33, Issue 10, Page 1643-11648.e1, Year 2025 |
| Publish date | Oct 2, 2025 |
Authors | Sofia Lövestam / Sjors H W Scheres / ![]() |
| PubMed Abstract | The vault protein is expressed in most eukaryotic cells, where it is assembled on polyribosomes into large hollow barrel-shaped complexes. Despite its widespread and abundant presence in cells, the ...The vault protein is expressed in most eukaryotic cells, where it is assembled on polyribosomes into large hollow barrel-shaped complexes. Despite its widespread and abundant presence in cells, the biological function of the vault remains unclear. In this study, we describe the cryo-EM structure of vault particles that were imaged as a contamination of a preparation to extract tau filaments from brain tissue of an individual with progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP). We identify a mechanism of symmetry mismatch at the caps of the vault, from 39-fold to 13-fold symmetry, where two out of three monomers are sequentially excluded from the cap, resulting in a narrow, greasy pore at the tip of the vault. Our structure offers valuable insights for engineering carboxy-terminal modifications of the major vault protein (MVP) for potential therapeutic applications. |
External links | Structure / PubMed:40803316 |
| Methods | EM (single particle) |
| Resolution | 3.1 - 3.6 Å |
| Structure data | EMDB-53805, PDB-9r86: EMDB-53806, PDB-9r87: |
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Keywords | STRUCTURAL PROTEIN / Complex / Vault / large protein / cap |
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