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Entry | Database: EMDB / ID: EMD-2885 | |||||||||
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Title | Cryo-Molecular electron tomography of PfEMP1-IT4Var60) | |||||||||
![]() | reconstruction of PfEMP1-IT4var60 Str2 | |||||||||
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![]() | Malaria / Rosetting / PfEMP1 | |||||||||
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Method | electron tomography / cryo EM / Resolution: 20.0 Å | |||||||||
![]() | Akhouri RR / Goel S / Furusho H / Skoglund U / Wahlgren M | |||||||||
![]() | ![]() Title: Architecture of Human IgM in Complex with P. falciparum Erythrocyte Membrane Protein 1. Authors: Reetesh Raj Akhouri / Suchi Goel / Hirotoshi Furusho / Ulf Skoglund / Mats Wahlgren / ![]() ![]() Abstract: Plasmodium falciparum virulence is associated with sequestration of infected erythrocytes. Microvascular binding mediated by PfEMP1 in complex with non-immune immunoglobulin M (IgM) is common among ...Plasmodium falciparum virulence is associated with sequestration of infected erythrocytes. Microvascular binding mediated by PfEMP1 in complex with non-immune immunoglobulin M (IgM) is common among parasites that cause both severe childhood malaria and pregnancy-associated malaria. Here, we present cryo-molecular electron tomography structures of human IgM, PfEMP1 and their complex. Three-dimensional reconstructions of IgM reveal that it has a dome-like core, randomly oriented Fab2s units, and the overall shape of a turtle. PfEMP1 is a C- shaped molecule with a flexible N terminus followed by an arc-shaped backbone and a bulky C terminus that interacts with IgM. Our data demonstrate that the PfEMP1 binding pockets on IgM overlap with those of C1q, and the bulkiness of PfEMP1 limits the capacity of IgM to interact with PfEMP1. We suggest that P. falciparum exploits IgM to cluster PfEMP1 into an organized matrix to augment its affinity to host cell receptors. | |||||||||
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-Related structure data
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Annotation | reconstruction of PfEMP1-IT4var60 Str2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Voxel size | X=Y=Z: 4.534 Å | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Symmetry | Space group: 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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-Supplemental data
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Sample components
-Entire : ectodomain of PfEMP1-IT4Var60
Entire | Name: ectodomain of PfEMP1-IT4Var60 |
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-Supramolecule #1000: ectodomain of PfEMP1-IT4Var60
Supramolecule | Name: ectodomain of PfEMP1-IT4Var60 / type: sample / ID: 1000 / Details: the sample was monodisperse. / Oligomeric state: Monomer / Number unique components: 1 |
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Molecular weight | Experimental: 317 KDa / Theoretical: 280 KDa |
-Macromolecule #1: PfEMP1
Macromolecule | Name: PfEMP1 / type: protein_or_peptide / ID: 1 / Number of copies: 1 / Oligomeric state: monomer / Recombinant expression: Yes |
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Source (natural) | Organism: ![]() ![]() Strain: FCR3S1.2 / synonym: Malaria Parasite / Location in cell: Infected erythrocyte membrane |
Molecular weight | Experimental: 317 KDa / Theoretical: 280 KDa |
Recombinant expression | Organism: ![]() ![]() |
-Experimental details
-Structure determination
Method | cryo EM |
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![]() | electron tomography |
Aggregation state | particle |
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Sample preparation
Concentration | 2 mg/mL |
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Buffer | pH: 7.5 / Details: 20mM Hepes, 200mM NaCl |
Grid | Details: C-Flat (Copper grid with thin Carbon support) |
Vitrification | Cryogen name: ETHANE / Chamber humidity: 100 % / Chamber temperature: 78 K / Instrument: FEI VITROBOT MARK IV / Method: Blot for 4 seconds before plunging |
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Electron microscopy
Microscope | FEI TITAN KRIOS |
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Temperature | Min: 78 K / Max: 100 K |
Specialist optics | Energy filter - Name: FEI |
Date | Oct 25, 2013 |
Image recording | Category: CCD / Film or detector model: FEI FALCON II (4k x 4k) / Number real images: 281 / Average electron dose: 40 e/Å2 |
Electron beam | Acceleration voltage: 300 kV / Electron source: ![]() |
Electron optics | Illumination mode: OTHER / Imaging mode: BRIGHT FIELD / Cs: 2.7 mm / Nominal defocus max: 0.0015 µm / Nominal defocus min: 0.0007 µm / Nominal magnification: 37000 |
Sample stage | Specimen holder: LN2 cooled / Specimen holder model: FEI TITAN KRIOS AUTOGRID HOLDER / Tilt series - Axis1 - Min angle: -70 ° / Tilt series - Axis1 - Max angle: 70 ° / Tilt series - Axis1 - Angle increment: 0.5 ° |
Experimental equipment | ![]() Model: Titan Krios / Image courtesy: FEI Company |
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Image processing
Details | CTF correction and alignment using gold particles |
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Final reconstruction | Resolution.type: BY AUTHOR / Resolution: 20.0 Å / Software - Name: COMET / Number images used: 281 |
CTF correction | Details: each frame |