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| Title | Native flagellar filament from Leptospira interrogans | |||||||||
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Keywords | Bacterial Endo-flagellum / Filament / PROTEIN FIBRIL | |||||||||
| Function / homology | Function and homology information | |||||||||
| Biological species | Leptospira interrogans serovar Copenhageni (bacteria) | |||||||||
| Method | single particle reconstruction / cryo EM / Resolution: 4.4 Å | |||||||||
Authors | Brady MR / San Martin F / Sindelar CV / Buschiazzo A | |||||||||
| Funding support | Uruguay, 1 items
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Citation | Journal: Nat Commun / Year: 2026Title: Core-sheath coupling controls flagellar curvature and motility in Leptospira. Authors: Fabiana San Martin / Megan R Brady / Lenka Fule / Lucienne Nouchikian / Azalia Rodriguez / Magalie Duchateau / Sonia Mondino / Nicole Larrieux / Elsio A Wunder / Albert I Ko / Martial Rey / ...Authors: Fabiana San Martin / Megan R Brady / Lenka Fule / Lucienne Nouchikian / Azalia Rodriguez / Magalie Duchateau / Sonia Mondino / Nicole Larrieux / Elsio A Wunder / Albert I Ko / Martial Rey / Julia Chamot-Rooke / Rosario Duran / Felipe Trajtenberg / Mathieu Picardeau / Charles V Sindelar / Alejandro Buschiazzo / ![]() Abstract: Spirochaete pathogens are among the most invasive bacteria known, causing syphilis, Lyme disease, and leptospirosis. Their tissue penetration depends on periplasmic flagellar filaments that, unlike ...Spirochaete pathogens are among the most invasive bacteria known, causing syphilis, Lyme disease, and leptospirosis. Their tissue penetration depends on periplasmic flagellar filaments that, unlike other bacterial flagella, are encased in a spirochaete-specific multi-protein sheath and deform the cell body into motile waves. How these filaments achieve the mechanical properties needed for invasive motility has remained unclear. Here we determine complete atomic structures of the Leptospira endoflagellar filament, revealing an elaborate sheath of 9 to 12 distinct asymmetrically arranged proteins. We show that the flagellin variant forming the filament core determines sheath composition, producing curvatures ranging from ~3.5 µm to ~5.6 µm. The lower-curvature architecture, employed by pathogenic Leptospira interrogans, proves essential for motility in viscous environments and during infection. Thus, Leptospira achieves environment-specific motility through modular core-sheath coupling, linking atomic-scale structural plasticity to large-scale changes in swimming behaviour. Conservation of key sheath components suggests this mechanism may extend across spirochaetes. | |||||||||
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| Map data | emd_75268.map.gz | 59.4 MB | EMDB map data format | |
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| Header (meta data) | emd-75268-v30.xml emd-75268.xml | 27.8 KB 27.8 KB | Display Display | EMDB header |
| FSC (resolution estimation) | emd_75268_fsc.xml | 12.8 KB | Display | FSC data file |
| Images | emd_75268.png | 142.9 KB | ||
| Filedesc metadata | emd-75268.cif.gz | 8.4 KB | ||
| Others | emd_75268_half_map_1.map.gz emd_75268_half_map_2.map.gz | 59.3 MB 59.3 MB | ||
| Archive directory | https://data.pdbj.org/pub/emdb/structures/EMD-75268 ftp://data.pdbj.org/pub/emdb/structures/EMD-75268 | HTTPS FTP |
-Related structure data
| Related structure data | ![]() 10lkMC ![]() 10llC ![]() 10lmC M: atomic model generated by this map C: citing same article ( |
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| Similar structure data | Similarity search - Function & homology F&H Search |
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Links
| EMDB pages | EMDB (EBI/PDBe) / EMDataResource |
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Map
| File | Download / File: emd_75268.map.gz / Format: CCP4 / Size: 64 MB / Type: IMAGE STORED AS FLOATING POINT NUMBER (4 BYTES) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Voxel size | X=Y=Z: 1.068 Å | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Symmetry | Space group: 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sample components
+Entire : Native flagellar filament
+Supramolecule #1: Native flagellar filament
+Macromolecule #1: Flagellin
+Macromolecule #2: Flagellar Coiling Protein A (FcpA)
+Macromolecule #3: Flagellar Coiling Protein B (FcpB)
+Macromolecule #4: Flagellar filament sheath protein
+Macromolecule #5: Flagellar filament sheath protein
+Macromolecule #6: FlaA2 associated protein 2
+Macromolecule #7: FlaA2-associated protein 1 (FlaAP)
+Macromolecule #8: DUF4468 domain-containing protein
+Macromolecule #9: Lipoprotein
+Macromolecule #10: HEAT repeat domain-containing protein
+Macromolecule #11: CALCIUM ION
+Macromolecule #12: water
-Experimental details
-Structure determination
| Method | cryo EM |
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Processing | single particle reconstruction |
| Aggregation state | filament |
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Sample preparation
| Buffer | pH: 7.6 |
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| Vitrification | Cryogen name: ETHANE |
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Electron microscopy
| Microscope | TFS KRIOS |
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| Image recording | Film or detector model: GATAN K3 (6k x 4k) / Average electron dose: 61.5 e/Å2 |
| Electron beam | Acceleration voltage: 300 kV / Electron source: FIELD EMISSION GUN |
| Electron optics | Illumination mode: FLOOD BEAM / Imaging mode: BRIGHT FIELD / Nominal defocus max: 3.0 µm / Nominal defocus min: 1.5 µm |
| Experimental equipment | ![]() Model: Titan Krios / Image courtesy: FEI Company |
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Image processing
-Atomic model buiding 1
| Initial model | Chain - Source name: Other / Chain - Initial model type: integrative model Details: we used comparative proteomics (wt and mutants) plus cross-linked+MS data; AlphaFold-redicted Initial models; and crystallographic structures |
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| Software | Name: Coot (ver. 1.1.19) |
| Details | Refinement iterated between real space (phenix.real_space_refine) and reciprocal space (Servalcat) |
| Refinement | Space: RECIPROCAL / Protocol: FLEXIBLE FIT / Target criteria: Cross-correlation coefficient |
| Output model | ![]() PDB-10lk: |
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