Journal: J Am Chem Soc / Year: 2020 Title: Folding of an Intrinsically Disordered Iron-Binding Peptide in Response to Sedimentation Revealed by Cryo-EM. Authors: Geula Davidov / Gili Abelya / Ran Zalk / Benjamin Izbicki / Sharon Shaibi / Lior Spektor / Dayana Shagidov / Esther G Meyron-Holtz / Raz Zarivach / Gabriel A Frank / Abstract: Biomineralization is mediated by specialized proteins that guide and control mineral sedimentation. In many cases, the active regions of these biomineralization proteins are intrinsically disordered. ...Biomineralization is mediated by specialized proteins that guide and control mineral sedimentation. In many cases, the active regions of these biomineralization proteins are intrinsically disordered. High-resolution structures of these proteins while they interact with minerals are essential for understanding biomineralization processes and the function of intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs). Here we used the cavity of ferritin as a nanoreactor where the interaction between M6A, an intrinsically disordered iron-binding domain, and an iron oxide particle was visualized at high resolution by cryo-EM. Taking advantage of the differences in the electron-dose sensitivity of the protein and the iron oxide particles, we developed a method to determine the irregular shape of the particles found in our density maps. We found that the folding of M6A correlates with the detection of mineral particles in its vicinity. M6A interacts with the iron oxide particles through its C-terminal side, resulting in the stabilization of a helix at its N-terminal side. The stabilization of the helix at a region that is not in direct contact with the iron oxide particle demonstrates the ability of IDPs to respond to signals from their surroundings by conformational changes. These findings provide the first glimpse toward the long-suspected mechanism for biomineralization protein control over mineral microstructure, where unstructured regions of these proteins become more ordered in response to their interaction with the nascent mineral particles.
History
Deposition
Jul 5, 2020
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Header (metadata) release
Jul 14, 2021
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Map release
Jul 14, 2021
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Update
Jan 26, 2022
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Current status
Jan 26, 2022
Processing site: PDBe / Status: Released
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Structure visualization
Movie
Surface view with section colored by density value
Name: Iron-loaded L-Ferritin-M6A / type: complex / ID: 1 / Parent: 0 / Macromolecule list: all Details: Nano cage L_ferritin_M6A at 0.1 mg per mL concentration after sodium acetate treatment with 0.044 mM FeCl2, Iron loaded
Film or detector model: GATAN K2 SUMMIT (4k x 4k) / Detector mode: COUNTING / Average electron dose: 80.0 e/Å2
Electron beam
Acceleration voltage: 300 kV / Electron source: FIELD EMISSION GUN
Electron optics
Illumination mode: FLOOD BEAM / Imaging mode: BRIGHT FIELD
Experimental equipment
Model: Tecnai Polara / Image courtesy: FEI Company
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Image processing
CTF correction
Software - Name: Gctf
Final reconstruction
Resolution.type: BY AUTHOR / Resolution: 3.5 Å / Resolution method: FSC 0.143 CUT-OFF / Software - Name: RELION (ver. 3.0.8) Details: The map was reconstructed from the last 25 frames of a 50 frames moview Number images used: 178465
Initial angle assignment
Type: MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD / Software - Name: RELION (ver. 3.0.8)
Final angle assignment
Type: MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD / Software - Name: RELION (ver. 3.0.8)
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