+
Open data
-
Basic information
| Entry | Database: EMDB / ID: EMD-1703 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Title | Intracellular part of the desmosome | |||||||||
Map data | sub-Tomogram Average | |||||||||
Sample |
| |||||||||
Keywords | desmosome / cryo-electron tomography / vitreous sections | |||||||||
| Biological species | Homo sapiens (human) | |||||||||
| Method | subtomogram averaging / cryo EM / Resolution: 32.0 Å | |||||||||
Authors | Al-Amoudi A / Frangakis AS | |||||||||
Citation | Journal: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A / Year: 2011Title: The three-dimensional molecular structure of the desmosomal plaque. Authors: Ashraf Al-Amoudi / Daniel Castaño-Diez / Damien P Devos / Robert B Russell / Graham T Johnson / Achilleas S Frangakis / ![]() Abstract: The cytoplasmic surface of intercellular junctions is a complex network of molecular interactions that link the extracellular region of the desmosomal cadherins with the cytoskeletal intermediate ...The cytoplasmic surface of intercellular junctions is a complex network of molecular interactions that link the extracellular region of the desmosomal cadherins with the cytoskeletal intermediate filaments. Although 3D structures of the major plaque components are known, the overall architecture remains unknown. We used cryoelectron tomography of vitreous sections from human epidermis to record 3D images of desmosomes in vivo and in situ at molecular resolution. Our results show that the architecture of the cytoplasmic surface of the desmosome is a 2D interconnected quasiperiodic lattice, with a similar spatial organization to the extracellular side. Subtomogram averaging of the plaque region reveals two distinct layers of the desmosomal plaque: a low-density layer closer to the membrane and a high-density layer further away from the membrane. When combined with a heuristic, allowing simultaneous constrained fitting of the high-resolution structures of the major plaque proteins (desmoplakin, plakophilin, and plakoglobin), it reveals their mutual molecular interactions and explains their stoichiometry. The arrangement suggests that alternate plakoglobin-desmoplakin complexes create a template on which desmosomal cadherins cluster before they stabilize extracellularly by binding at their N-terminal tips. Plakophilins are added as a molecular reinforcement to fill the gap between the formed plaque complexes and the plasma membrane. | |||||||||
| History |
|
-
Structure visualization
| Movie |
Movie viewer |
|---|---|
| Structure viewer | EM map: SurfView Molmil Jmol/JSmol |
| Supplemental images |
-
Downloads & links
-EMDB archive
| Map data | emd_1703.map.gz | 500.4 KB | EMDB map data format | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Header (meta data) | emd-1703-v30.xml emd-1703.xml | 10.8 KB 10.8 KB | Display Display | EMDB header |
| Images | EMD-1703.png | 109.4 KB | ||
| Masks | emd_1703_msk_1.map emd_1703_msk_2.map | 538.3 KB 538.3 KB | Mask map | |
| Archive directory | http://ftp.pdbj.org/pub/emdb/structures/EMD-1703 ftp://ftp.pdbj.org/pub/emdb/structures/EMD-1703 | HTTPS FTP |
-Validation report
| Summary document | emd_1703_validation.pdf.gz | 220.4 KB | Display | EMDB validaton report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full document | emd_1703_full_validation.pdf.gz | 219.6 KB | Display | |
| Data in XML | emd_1703_validation.xml.gz | 3.7 KB | Display | |
| Arichive directory | https://ftp.pdbj.org/pub/emdb/validation_reports/EMD-1703 ftp://ftp.pdbj.org/pub/emdb/validation_reports/EMD-1703 | HTTPS FTP |
-Related structure data
| Similar structure data |
|---|
-
Links
| EMDB pages | EMDB (EBI/PDBe) / EMDataResource |
|---|
-
Map
| File | Download / File: emd_1703.map.gz / Format: CCP4 / Size: 526.4 KB / Type: IMAGE STORED AS FLOATING POINT NUMBER (4 BYTES) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annotation | sub-Tomogram Average | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Projections & slices | Image control
Images are generated by Spider. generated in cubic-lattice coordinate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Voxel size | X=Y=Z: 6 Å | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Density |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Symmetry | Space group: 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Details | EMDB XML:
CCP4 map header:
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
-Supplemental data
-Segmentation: Masked sub-tomogram average for residual noise removal
| Annotation | Masked sub-tomogram average for residual noise removal | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File | emd_1703_msk_1.map | ||||||||||||
| Projections & Slices |
| ||||||||||||
| Density Histograms |
-Segmentation: symmetrized sub-tomogram average
| Annotation | symmetrized sub-tomogram average | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File | emd_1703_msk_2.map | ||||||||||||
| Projections & Slices |
| ||||||||||||
| Density Histograms |
-
Sample components
-Entire : native skin tissue
| Entire | Name: native skin tissue |
|---|---|
| Components |
|
-Supramolecule #1000: native skin tissue
| Supramolecule | Name: native skin tissue / type: sample / ID: 1000 / Number unique components: 2 |
|---|
-Supramolecule #1: desmosome
| Supramolecule | Name: desmosome / type: organelle_or_cellular_component / ID: 1 / Name.synonym: desmosome / Recombinant expression: No / Database: NCBI |
|---|---|
| Source (natural) | Organism: Homo sapiens (human) / synonym: Human |
-Experimental details
-Structure determination
| Method | cryo EM |
|---|---|
Processing | subtomogram averaging |
-
Sample preparation
| Vitrification | Cryogen name: NITROGEN / Instrument: OTHER |
|---|
-
Electron microscopy
| Microscope | FEI POLARA 300 |
|---|---|
| Electron beam | Acceleration voltage: 300 kV / Electron source: FIELD EMISSION GUN |
| Electron optics | Illumination mode: FLOOD BEAM / Imaging mode: BRIGHT FIELD |
| Sample stage | Specimen holder: Eucentric / Specimen holder model: HOME BUILD |
| Experimental equipment | ![]() Model: Tecnai Polara / Image courtesy: FEI Company |
-
Image processing
| Final reconstruction | Resolution.type: BY AUTHOR / Resolution: 32.0 Å / Resolution method: FSC 0.5 CUT-OFF |
|---|
Movie
Controller
About Yorodumi



Keywords
Homo sapiens (human)
Authors
Citation
UCSF Chimera

Z (Sec.)
Y (Row.)
X (Col.)






































