+Open data
-Basic information
Entry | Database: EMDB / ID: EMD-1703 | |||||||||
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Title | Intracellular part of the desmosome | |||||||||
Map data | sub-Tomogram Average | |||||||||
Sample |
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Keywords | desmosome / cryo-electron tomography / vitreous sections | |||||||||
Biological species | Homo sapiens (human) | |||||||||
Method | subtomogram averaging / cryo EM / Resolution: 32.0 Å | |||||||||
Authors | Al-Amoudi A / Frangakis AS | |||||||||
Citation | Journal: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A / Year: 2011 Title: The three-dimensional molecular structure of the desmosomal plaque. Authors: Ashraf Al-Amoudi / Daniel Castaño-Diez / Damien P Devos / Robert B Russell / Graham T Johnson / Achilleas S Frangakis / Abstract: The cytoplasmic surface of intercellular junctions is a complex network of molecular interactions that link the extracellular region of the desmosomal cadherins with the cytoskeletal intermediate ...The cytoplasmic surface of intercellular junctions is a complex network of molecular interactions that link the extracellular region of the desmosomal cadherins with the cytoskeletal intermediate filaments. Although 3D structures of the major plaque components are known, the overall architecture remains unknown. We used cryoelectron tomography of vitreous sections from human epidermis to record 3D images of desmosomes in vivo and in situ at molecular resolution. Our results show that the architecture of the cytoplasmic surface of the desmosome is a 2D interconnected quasiperiodic lattice, with a similar spatial organization to the extracellular side. Subtomogram averaging of the plaque region reveals two distinct layers of the desmosomal plaque: a low-density layer closer to the membrane and a high-density layer further away from the membrane. When combined with a heuristic, allowing simultaneous constrained fitting of the high-resolution structures of the major plaque proteins (desmoplakin, plakophilin, and plakoglobin), it reveals their mutual molecular interactions and explains their stoichiometry. The arrangement suggests that alternate plakoglobin-desmoplakin complexes create a template on which desmosomal cadherins cluster before they stabilize extracellularly by binding at their N-terminal tips. Plakophilins are added as a molecular reinforcement to fill the gap between the formed plaque complexes and the plasma membrane. | |||||||||
History |
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-Structure visualization
Movie |
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Structure viewer | EM map: SurfViewMolmilJmol/JSmol |
Supplemental images |
-Downloads & links
-EMDB archive
Map data | emd_1703.map.gz | 500.4 KB | EMDB map data format | |
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Header (meta data) | emd-1703-v30.xml emd-1703.xml | 10.8 KB 10.8 KB | Display Display | EMDB header |
Images | EMD-1703.png | 109.4 KB | ||
Masks | emd_1703_msk_1.map emd_1703_msk_2.map | 538.3 KB 538.3 KB | Mask map | |
Archive directory | http://ftp.pdbj.org/pub/emdb/structures/EMD-1703 ftp://ftp.pdbj.org/pub/emdb/structures/EMD-1703 | HTTPS FTP |
-Validation report
Summary document | emd_1703_validation.pdf.gz | 220.4 KB | Display | EMDB validaton report |
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Full document | emd_1703_full_validation.pdf.gz | 219.6 KB | Display | |
Data in XML | emd_1703_validation.xml.gz | 3.7 KB | Display | |
Arichive directory | https://ftp.pdbj.org/pub/emdb/validation_reports/EMD-1703 ftp://ftp.pdbj.org/pub/emdb/validation_reports/EMD-1703 | HTTPS FTP |
-Related structure data
Similar structure data |
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-Links
EMDB pages | EMDB (EBI/PDBe) / EMDataResource |
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-Map
File | Download / File: emd_1703.map.gz / Format: CCP4 / Size: 526.4 KB / Type: IMAGE STORED AS FLOATING POINT NUMBER (4 BYTES) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Annotation | sub-Tomogram Average | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Projections & slices | Image control
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Voxel size | X=Y=Z: 6 Å | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Density |
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Symmetry | Space group: 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Details | EMDB XML:
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-Supplemental data
-Segmentation: Masked sub-tomogram average for residual noise removal
Annotation | Masked sub-tomogram average for residual noise removal | ||||||||||||
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File | emd_1703_msk_1.map | ||||||||||||
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Density Histograms |
-Segmentation: symmetrized sub-tomogram average
Annotation | symmetrized sub-tomogram average | ||||||||||||
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File | emd_1703_msk_2.map | ||||||||||||
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Density Histograms |
-Sample components
-Entire : native skin tissue
Entire | Name: native skin tissue |
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Components |
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-Supramolecule #1000: native skin tissue
Supramolecule | Name: native skin tissue / type: sample / ID: 1000 / Number unique components: 2 |
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-Supramolecule #1: desmosome
Supramolecule | Name: desmosome / type: organelle_or_cellular_component / ID: 1 / Name.synonym: desmosome / Recombinant expression: No / Database: NCBI |
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Source (natural) | Organism: Homo sapiens (human) / synonym: Human |
-Experimental details
-Structure determination
Method | cryo EM |
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Processing | subtomogram averaging |
-Sample preparation
Vitrification | Cryogen name: NITROGEN / Instrument: OTHER |
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-Electron microscopy
Microscope | FEI POLARA 300 |
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Electron beam | Acceleration voltage: 300 kV / Electron source: FIELD EMISSION GUN |
Electron optics | Illumination mode: FLOOD BEAM / Imaging mode: BRIGHT FIELD |
Sample stage | Specimen holder: Eucentric / Specimen holder model: HOME BUILD |
Experimental equipment | Model: Tecnai Polara / Image courtesy: FEI Company |
-Image processing
Final reconstruction | Resolution.type: BY AUTHOR / Resolution: 32.0 Å / Resolution method: FSC 0.5 CUT-OFF |
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