Journal: Science / Year: 2017 Title: Assembly principles and structure of a 6.5-MDa bacterial microcompartment shell. Authors: Markus Sutter / Basil Greber / Clement Aussignargues / Cheryl A Kerfeld / Abstract: Many bacteria contain primitive organelles composed entirely of protein. These bacterial microcompartments share a common architecture of an enzymatic core encapsulated in a selectively permeable ...Many bacteria contain primitive organelles composed entirely of protein. These bacterial microcompartments share a common architecture of an enzymatic core encapsulated in a selectively permeable protein shell; prominent examples include the carboxysome for CO fixation and catabolic microcompartments found in many pathogenic microbes. The shell sequesters enzymatic reactions from the cytosol, analogous to the lipid-based membrane of eukaryotic organelles. Despite available structural information for single building blocks, the principles of shell assembly have remained elusive. We present the crystal structure of an intact shell from , revealing the basic principles of bacterial microcompartment shell construction. Given the conservation among shell proteins of all bacterial microcompartments, these principles apply to functionally diverse organelles and can inform the design and engineering of shells with new functionalities.
History
Deposition
May 26, 2017
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Header (metadata) release
Jun 14, 2017
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Map release
Jul 5, 2017
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Update
Jun 13, 2018
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Current status
Jun 13, 2018
Processing site: RCSB / Status: Released
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Structure visualization
Movie
Surface view with section colored by density value
Organism: Escherichia coli (E. coli) / Recombinant strain: BL21 (DE3)
Molecular weight
Theoretical: 6.5 MDa
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Experimental details
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Structure determination
Method
cryo EM
Processing
single particle reconstruction
Aggregation state
particle
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Sample preparation
Concentration
3 mg/mL
Buffer
pH: 7.4 Component:
Concentration
Name
Formula
20.0 mM
Tris-HCl
50.0 mM
Sodium chloride
NaCl
0.01 %
NP-40 substitute
Grid
Model: Protochips CF-1.2/1.3 / Material: COPPER / Mesh: 400 / Support film - #0 - Film type ID: 1 / Support film - #0 - Material: CARBON / Support film - #0 - topology: HOLEY / Support film - #1 - Film type ID: 2 / Support film - #1 - Material: CARBON / Support film - #1 - topology: CONTINUOUS / Pretreatment - Type: PLASMA CLEANING
Vitrification
Cryogen name: ETHANE / Chamber humidity: 100 % / Chamber temperature: 277 K / Instrument: FEI VITROBOT MARK IV / Details: Incubation on grid for 5-7 sec before plunging.
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Electron microscopy
Microscope
FEI TECNAI F20
Image recording
Film or detector model: GATAN ULTRASCAN 4000 (4k x 4k) / Digitization - Dimensions - Width: 4096 pixel / Digitization - Dimensions - Height: 4096 pixel / Digitization - Sampling interval: 15.0 µm / Number grids imaged: 1 / Number real images: 90 / Average exposure time: 0.4 sec. / Average electron dose: 25.0 e/Å2 / Details: Semi-automated collection using LEGINON
Electron beam
Acceleration voltage: 120 kV / Electron source: FIELD EMISSION GUN
Details: EMD-3351 was scaled to match the size of the BMC shell and low-pass filtered to avoid model bias.
Final reconstruction
Number classes used: 2 / Applied symmetry - Point group: I (icosahedral) / Resolution.type: BY AUTHOR / Resolution: 8.7 Å / Resolution method: FSC 0.143 CUT-OFF / Software - Name: RELION (ver. 1.4) / Details: Icosahedral symmetry was imposed. / Number images used: 2600
Initial angle assignment
Type: OTHER / Software - Name: RELION (ver. 1.4) Details: Initial angle assignment during RELION 3D auto-refinement (maximum likelihood) based on initial reference. Icosahedral symmetry was imposed.
Final angle assignment
Type: OTHER / Software - Name: RELION (ver. 1.4) Details: RELION 3D auto-refinement (maximum likelihood, gold standard). Icosahedral symmetry was imposed.
Final 3D classification
Number classes: 4 / Software - Name: RELION (ver. 1.4) Details: 3450 particle images were classified into 4 classes in RELION 1.4. Two classes (approx. 2600 particles) were included in the final refinement. Icosahedral symmetry was imposed during classification.
Existing high-resolution structures, truncated to poly-alanines, were docked into the map to create a model for molecular replacement phasing of BMC shell X-ray diffraction data.
Refinement
Space: REAL / Protocol: RIGID BODY FIT
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