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Database: EMDB / ID: EMD-48391
TitleROOLefa-monomer-alone
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Sample
  • Organelle or cellular component: lncRNA-ROOLefa-monomer
    • RNA: RNA (410-MER)
Keywordsnatural RNA nanocage / cryo-EM / drug delivery / RNA
Biological speciesEnterococcus faecalis JH1 (bacteria)
Methodsingle particle reconstruction / cryo EM / Resolution: 3.25 Å
AuthorsLing XB / Fang WW / Ma JB / Korostelev AA
Funding support China, United States, 4 items
OrganizationGrant numberCountry
National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)NSFC 31971130 China
National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)34271347 China
National Institutes of Health/National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIH/NIGMS)R35 GM127094 United States
National Institutes of Health/National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIH/NIGMS)R35GM150953 United States
CitationJournal: Nature / Year: 2025
Title: Cryo-EM structure of a natural RNA nanocage.
Authors: Xiaobin Ling / Dmitrij Golovenko / Jianhua Gan / Jinbiao Ma / Andrei A Korostelev / Wenwen Fang /
Abstract: Long (>200 nucleotides) non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) play important roles in diverse aspects of life. Over 20 classes of lncRNAs have been identified in bacteria and bacteriophages through comparative ...Long (>200 nucleotides) non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) play important roles in diverse aspects of life. Over 20 classes of lncRNAs have been identified in bacteria and bacteriophages through comparative genomics analyses, but their biological functions remain largely unexplored. Owing to the large sizes, the structural determinants of most lncRNAs also remain uncharacterized. Here, we report the structures of two natural RNA nanocages formed by the ROOL (rumen-originating, ornate, large) lncRNA found in bacterial and phage genomes. The cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) structures at 2.9-Å resolution reveal that ROOL RNAs form an octameric nanocage with a diameter of 28 nm and an axial length of 20 nm, in which the hollow inside features poorly ordered regions. The octamer is stabilized by numerous tertiary and quaternary interactions, including triple-strand A-minors, for which we propose the term 'A-minor staples'. The structure of an isolated ROOL monomer at 3.2-Å resolution indicates that nanocage assembly involves a strand-swapping mechanism resulting in quaternary kissing loops. Finally, we show that ROOL RNA fused to an RNA aptamer, transfer RNA or microRNA retains its structure, forming a nanocage with radially displayed cargoes. Our findings, therefore, may enable engineering of novel RNA nanocages as delivery vehicles for research and therapeutic applications.
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DepositionDec 20, 2024-
Header (metadata) releaseJun 4, 2025-
Map releaseJun 4, 2025-
UpdateSep 10, 2025-
Current statusSep 10, 2025Processing site: RCSB / Status: Released

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1.06 Å/pix.
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= 408.576 Å		1.06 Å/pix.
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= 408.576 Å		1.06 Å/pix.
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Contour LevelBy AUTHOR: 3.34
Minimum - Maximum-0.20449945 - 28.615272999999998
Average (Standard dev.)-0.015381127 (±0.24776545)
SymmetrySpace group: 1
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Axis orderXYZ
Origin000
Dimensions384384384
Spacing384384384
CellA=B=C: 408.576 Å
α=β=γ: 90.0 °

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Entire : lncRNA-ROOLefa-monomer

EntireName: lncRNA-ROOLefa-monomer
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  • Organelle or cellular component: lncRNA-ROOLefa-monomer
    • RNA: RNA (410-MER)

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Supramolecule #1: lncRNA-ROOLefa-monomer

SupramoleculeName: lncRNA-ROOLefa-monomer / type: organelle_or_cellular_component / ID: 1 / Parent: 0 / Macromolecule list: all
Source (natural)Organism: Enterococcus faecalis JH1 (bacteria)

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Macromolecule #1: RNA (410-MER)

MacromoleculeName: RNA (410-MER) / type: rna / ID: 1 / Number of copies: 1
Source (natural)Organism: Enterococcus faecalis JH1 (bacteria)
Molecular weightTheoretical: 187.837453 KDa
SequenceString: AAUUGAAAAA UCAAUAGAUU UAAACCUAGU GAAGAGCAUU UGAACAAUGU GCUAGGGUAG UAUGGGAUAA GUCGAUAACU AAAAUGAAU UGGGAUACUG AUUGAUUUUA GUGGUGGAUU UUACAGCAAU GUAAAAAGGA CUAAUAGUAA AAGCUAUUAA U CGCAAAGU ...String:
AAUUGAAAAA UCAAUAGAUU UAAACCUAGU GAAGAGCAUU UGAACAAUGU GCUAGGGUAG UAUGGGAUAA GUCGAUAACU AAAAUGAAU UGGGAUACUG AUUGAUUUUA GUGGUGGAUU UUACAGCAAU GUAAAAAGGA CUAAUAGUAA AAGCUAUUAA U CGCAAAGU ACUACGUGGA AUUUGUGCAG GUGUAAGGUA CGAAACUUUC GAGUGUGACA AUAGACGCUC CAGUGGAGAA UA AUCUAAG UUAGGUGGAA GUGUGAGAAG CUUGGCAGAC CUUAGAAAAC UCAAACCAAG CGCUUUGCAG AGAAACUGAG AAA UCAGUG UUUAACGAAA GAAGUCGGUA CGAGUAGCUU AAUGCAGCAA UUUAUUUACA GAUGACAAAU AAUAAAAAUG GGAC UCUUA UGUAAAUGCU GAAUGUUCAA GUGAAAGUUA UUAGCCAGUA GAGCUAGAUC AUACAGAAAA AGCAAAGAGA AGCUA UUGG GUAGCGCCCG AUAGUUCAGC CUCUUUGGGU AUGUGACUGA AUAACACUGU AAACAAAGGA AGCAGGAAGA AAAGCC UAA AUCUGUUGAU UUUUGAG

GENBANK: GENBANK: CP060804.1

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Structure determination

Methodcryo EM
Processingsingle particle reconstruction
Aggregation stateparticle

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BufferpH: 7.5
VitrificationCryogen name: ETHANE

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MicroscopeTFS KRIOS
Image recordingFilm or detector model: GATAN K3 BIOCONTINUUM (6k x 4k) / Average electron dose: 52.0 e/Å2
Electron beamAcceleration voltage: 300 kV / Electron source: FIELD EMISSION GUN
Electron opticsIllumination mode: FLOOD BEAM / Imaging mode: BRIGHT FIELD / Nominal defocus max: 2.2 µm / Nominal defocus min: 1.2 µm
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Model: Titan Krios / Image courtesy: FEI Company

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CTF correctionType: PHASE FLIPPING AND AMPLITUDE CORRECTION
Startup modelType of model: INSILICO MODEL
Final reconstructionResolution.type: BY AUTHOR / Resolution: 3.25 Å / Resolution method: FSC 0.143 CUT-OFF / Number images used: 364347
Initial angle assignmentType: PROJECTION MATCHING
Final angle assignmentType: PROJECTION MATCHING
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