National Institutes of Health/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NIH/NHLBI)
R01HL115153
United States
National Institutes of Health/National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIH/NIGMS)
R01GM104427
United States
National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Mental Health (NIH/NIMH)
R01MH077303
United States
National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease (NIH/NIDDK)
R01DK042667
United States
Citation
Journal: bioRxiv / Year: 2023 Title: Tertiary structure of single-instant RNA molecule reveals folding landscape. Authors: Jianfang Liu / Ewan K S McRae / Meng Zhang / Cody Geary / Ebbe Sloth Andersen / Gang Ren Abstract: The folding of RNA and protein molecules during their synthesis is a crucial self-assembly process that nature employs to convert genetic information into the complex molecular machinery that ...The folding of RNA and protein molecules during their synthesis is a crucial self-assembly process that nature employs to convert genetic information into the complex molecular machinery that supports life. Misfolding events are the cause of several diseases, and the folding pathway of central biomolecules, such as the ribosome, is strictly regulated by programmed maturation processes and folding chaperones. However, the dynamic folding processes are challenging to study because current structure determination methods heavily rely on averaging, and existing computational methods do not efficiently simulate non-equilibrium dynamics. Here we utilize individual-particle cryo-electron tomography (IPET) to investigate the folding landscape of a rationally designed RNA origami 6-helix bundle that undergoes slow maturation from a "young" to "mature" conformation. By optimizing the IPET imaging and electron dose conditions, we obtain 3D reconstructions of 120 individual particles at resolutions ranging from 23-35 Å, enabling us first-time to observe individual RNA helices and tertiary structures without averaging. Statistical analysis of 120 tertiary structures confirms the two main conformations and suggests a possible folding pathway driven by helix-helix compaction. Studies of the full conformational landscape reveal both trapped states, misfolded states, intermediate states, and fully compacted states. The study provides novel insight into RNA folding pathways and paves the way for future studies of the energy landscape of molecular machines and self-assembly processes.
Entire : RNA Origami 6 Helix Bundle with Clasp (6HBC)
Entire
Name: RNA Origami 6 Helix Bundle with Clasp (6HBC)
Components
Complex: RNA Origami 6 Helix Bundle with Clasp (6HBC)
RNA: RNA Origami 6 Helix Bundle with Clasp (6HBC)
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Supramolecule #1: RNA Origami 6 Helix Bundle with Clasp (6HBC)
Supramolecule
Name: RNA Origami 6 Helix Bundle with Clasp (6HBC) / type: complex / ID: 1 / Parent: 0 / Macromolecule list: all Details: The RNA was transcribed from linearized DNA template using T7 RNA polymerase purified in house.
Cryogen name: ETHANE / Chamber humidity: 90 % / Chamber temperature: 277 K / Instrument: LEICA EM GP
Details
In vitro transcribed RNA was purified by size exclusion chromatography and spin concentrated in amicon spin columns.
Sectioning
Other: NO SECTIONING
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Electron microscopy
Microscope
FEI TITAN KRIOS
Image recording
Film or detector model: GATAN K3 BIOQUANTUM (6k x 4k) / Number grids imaged: 1 / Number real images: 21 / Average exposure time: 0.88 sec. / Average electron dose: 8.0 e/Å2
Electron beam
Acceleration voltage: 300 kV / Electron source: FIELD EMISSION GUN
Motion correction of the multi-frame movie was conducted by MotionCor2. The tilt series of whole micrographs were initial aligned by IMOD. Additionally, to reduce the image noise, tilt series were further conducted by a machine learning, a median-filter process and a contrast enhancement method.
Final reconstruction
Algorithm: FOURIER SPACE / Resolution.type: BY AUTHOR / Resolution: 28.0 Å / Resolution method: FSC 0.5 CUT-OFF Details: The targeted images of individual particle were reconstructed by Individual-Particle Electron Tomography (IPET). To reduce the missing-wedge artifact caused by the limited tilt angle range, ...Details: The targeted images of individual particle were reconstructed by Individual-Particle Electron Tomography (IPET). To reduce the missing-wedge artifact caused by the limited tilt angle range, the final 3D map was submitted to a low-tilt tomographic 3D reconstruction method (LoTToR). IPET 3D map was low-pass filtered to 0.8 nm following by Gaussian filtering (standard deviation is 3.0) and median filter (3x3x3) using EMAN and UCSF Chimera, and displayed by Chimera with applied the hidden dust function. Number images used: 21
FSC plot (resolution estimation)
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