Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
BB/N015398/1
United Kingdom
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
BB/S015779/1
United Kingdom
Citation
Journal: Nat Struct Mol Biol / Year: 2023 Title: Fibrillin microfibril structure identifies long-range effects of inherited pathogenic mutations affecting a key regulatory latent TGFβ-binding site. Authors: Alan R F Godwin / Rana Dajani / Xinyang Zhang / Jennifer Thomson / David F Holmes / Christin S Adamo / Gerhard Sengle / Michael J Sherratt / Alan M Roseman / Clair Baldock / Abstract: Genetic mutations in fibrillin microfibrils cause serious inherited diseases, such as Marfan syndrome and Weill-Marchesani syndrome (WMS). These diseases typically show major dysregulation of tissue ...Genetic mutations in fibrillin microfibrils cause serious inherited diseases, such as Marfan syndrome and Weill-Marchesani syndrome (WMS). These diseases typically show major dysregulation of tissue development and growth, particularly in skeletal long bones, but links between the mutations and the diseases are unknown. Here we describe a detailed structural analysis of native fibrillin microfibrils from mammalian tissue by cryogenic electron microscopy. The major bead region showed pseudo eightfold symmetry where the amino and carboxy termini reside. On the basis of this structure, we show that a WMS deletion mutation leads to the induction of a structural rearrangement that blocks interaction with latent TGFβ-binding protein-1 at a remote site. Separate deletion of this binding site resulted in the assembly of shorter fibrillin microfibrils with structural alterations. The integrin αβ-binding site was also mapped onto the microfibril structure. These results establish that in complex extracellular assemblies, such as fibrillin microfibrils, mutations may have long-range structural consequences leading to the disruption of growth factor signaling and the development of disease.
Supramolecule #1: Fibrillin-1 microfibril arm region
Supramolecule
Name: Fibrillin-1 microfibril arm region / type: tissue / ID: 1 / Parent: 0 Details: Microfibrils generated from sonication of bovine ciliary zonule tissue.
Source (natural)
Organism: Bos taurus (cattle)
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Experimental details
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Structure determination
Method
cryo EM
Processing
single particle reconstruction
Aggregation state
filament
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Sample preparation
Concentration
0.1 mg/mL
Buffer
pH: 7.4 Component:
Concentration
Formula
Name
150.0 mM
NaCl
sodium chloride
20.0 mM
Tis-HCl
Tris base
2.0 mM
CaCl2
Calcium Chloride
Details: Solutions were made fresh and filtered using 0.2 um filters.
Grid
Model: Quantifoil R1.2/1.3 / Material: COPPER / Mesh: 300 / Support film - Material: CARBON / Support film - topology: HOLEY ARRAY / Pretreatment - Type: GLOW DISCHARGE / Pretreatment - Time: 60 sec.
Vitrification
Cryogen name: ETHANE / Chamber humidity: 100 % / Chamber temperature: 277 K / Instrument: FEI VITROBOT MARK IV / Details: Blot for 4 seconds before plunging.
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Electron microscopy
Microscope
FEI TITAN KRIOS
Image recording
Film or detector model: GATAN K2 SUMMIT (4k x 4k) / Detector mode: COUNTING / Digitization - Dimensions - Width: 4000 pixel / Digitization - Dimensions - Height: 4000 pixel / Digitization - Frames/image: 1-20 / Number grids imaged: 1 / Average exposure time: 20.0 sec. / Average electron dose: 66.0 e/Å2 / Details: Movies were collected in counting mode
Electron beam
Acceleration voltage: 300 kV / Electron source: FIELD EMISSION GUN
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