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Entry | Database: EMDB / ID: EMD-1374 | |||||||||
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Title | The molecular architecture of cadherins in native epidermal desmosomes. | |||||||||
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Method | subtomogram averaging / cryo EM / Resolution: 34.0 Å | |||||||||
![]() | Al-Amoudi A / Castano Diez D / Frangakis AS | |||||||||
![]() | ![]() Title: The molecular architecture of cadherins in native epidermal desmosomes. Authors: Ashraf Al-Amoudi / Daniel Castaño Díez / Matthew J Betts / Achilleas S Frangakis / ![]() Abstract: Desmosomes are cadherin-based adhesive intercellular junctions, which are present in tissues such as heart and skin. Despite considerable efforts, the molecular interfaces that mediate adhesion ...Desmosomes are cadherin-based adhesive intercellular junctions, which are present in tissues such as heart and skin. Despite considerable efforts, the molecular interfaces that mediate adhesion remain obscure. Here we apply cryo-electron tomography of vitreous sections from human epidermis to visualize the three-dimensional molecular architecture of desmosomal cadherins at close-to-native conditions. The three-dimensional reconstructions show a regular array of densities at approximately 70 A intervals along the midline, with a curved shape resembling the X-ray structure of C-cadherin, a representative 'classical' cadherin. Model-independent three-dimensional image processing of extracted sub-tomograms reveals the cadherin organization. After fitting the C-cadherin atomic structure into the averaged sub-tomograms, we see a periodic arrangement of a trans W-like and a cis V-like interaction corresponding to molecules from opposing membranes and the same cell membrane, respectively. The resulting model of cadherin organization explains existing two-dimensional data and yields insights into a possible mechanism of cadherin-based cell adhesion. | |||||||||
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Annotation | This is the average of the subtomograms. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Projections & slices | Image control
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Voxel size | X=Y=Z: 6 Å | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Symmetry | Space group: 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sample components
-Entire : architecture of cadherin molecules
Entire | Name: architecture of cadherin molecules |
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Components |
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-Supramolecule #1000: architecture of cadherin molecules
Supramolecule | Name: architecture of cadherin molecules / type: sample / ID: 1000 / Number unique components: 1 |
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-Supramolecule #1: cadherin
Supramolecule | Name: cadherin / type: organelle_or_cellular_component / ID: 1 / Recombinant expression: No / Database: NCBI |
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Source (natural) | Organism: ![]() |
-Experimental details
-Structure determination
Method | cryo EM |
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Sample preparation
Vitrification | Cryogen name: NITROGEN / Instrument: OTHER / Details: Vitrification instrument: Leica EMPact 2 / Method: High pressure freezing |
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Electron microscopy
Microscope | FEI TECNAI F30 |
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Temperature | Average: 100 K |
Specialist optics | Energy filter - Name: Gatan 2002 / Energy filter - Lower energy threshold: 0.0 eV / Energy filter - Upper energy threshold: 30.0 eV |
Date | Jun 2, 2006 |
Image recording | Average electron dose: 40 e/Å2 |
Electron beam | Acceleration voltage: 300 kV / Electron source: ![]() |
Electron optics | Illumination mode: OTHER / Imaging mode: BRIGHT FIELD / Nominal defocus min: 3.8 µm / Nominal magnification: 22500 |
Sample stage | Specimen holder: Eucentric / Specimen holder model: OTHER / Tilt series - Axis1 - Min angle: 64.0 ° / Tilt series - Axis1 - Max angle: 64 ° |
Experimental equipment | ![]() Model: Tecnai F30 / Image courtesy: FEI Company |
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Image processing
Final reconstruction | Algorithm: OTHER / Resolution.type: BY AUTHOR / Resolution: 34.0 Å / Resolution method: FSC 0.5 CUT-OFF |
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-Atomic model buiding 1
Initial model | PDB ID: |
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Details | Protocol: Rigid body. The fitting procedure is described in the supplementary material of the paper |
Refinement | Space: REAL / Protocol: RIGID BODY FIT |