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| Title | Tetrahymena ribozyme with water and magnesium ions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Map data | Single particle reconstruction of Tetrahymena ribozyme. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Keywords | Ribozyme / Magnesium ions / Water / RNA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Method | single particle reconstruction / cryo EM / Resolution: 2.2 Å | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Authors | Kretsch RC / Li S / Pintilie G / Palo MZ / Case DA / Das R / Zhang K / Chiu W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Funding support | United States, China, 10 items
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Citation | Journal: Nature / Year: 2025Title: Complex water networks visualized by cryogenic electron microscopy of RNA. Authors: Rachael C Kretsch / Shanshan Li / Grigore Pintilie / Michael Z Palo / David A Case / Rhiju Das / Kaiming Zhang / Wah Chiu / ![]() Abstract: The stability and function of biomolecules are directly influenced by their myriad interactions with water. Here we investigated water through cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM) on a highly ...The stability and function of biomolecules are directly influenced by their myriad interactions with water. Here we investigated water through cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM) on a highly solvated molecule: the Tetrahymena ribozyme. By using segmentation-guided water and ion modelling (SWIM), an approach combining resolvability and chemical parameters, we automatically modelled and cross-validated water molecules and Mg ions in the ribozyme core, revealing the extensive involvement of water in mediating RNA non-canonical interactions. Unexpectedly, in regions where SWIM does not model ordered water, we observed highly similar densities in both cryo-EM maps. In many of these regions, the cryo-EM densities superimpose with complex water networks predicted by molecular dynamics, supporting their assignment as water and suggesting a biophysical explanation for their elusiveness to conventional atomic coordinate modelling. Our study demonstrates an approach to unveil both rigid and flexible waters that surround biomolecules through cryo-EM map densities, statistical and chemical metrics, and molecular dynamics simulations. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Map data | emd_42499.map.gz | 54.4 MB | EMDB map data format | |
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| Header (meta data) | emd-42499-v30.xml emd-42499.xml | 20.6 KB 20.6 KB | Display Display | EMDB header |
| Images | emd_42499.png | 92.5 KB | ||
| Filedesc metadata | emd-42499.cif.gz | 5.7 KB | ||
| Others | emd_42499_half_map_1.map.gz emd_42499_half_map_2.map.gz | 59.4 MB 59.5 MB | ||
| Archive directory | http://ftp.pdbj.org/pub/emdb/structures/EMD-42499 ftp://ftp.pdbj.org/pub/emdb/structures/EMD-42499 | HTTPS FTP |
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| Summary document | emd_42499_validation.pdf.gz | 761.8 KB | Display | EMDB validaton report |
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| Full document | emd_42499_full_validation.pdf.gz | 761.4 KB | Display | |
| Data in XML | emd_42499_validation.xml.gz | 12.4 KB | Display | |
| Data in CIF | emd_42499_validation.cif.gz | 14.6 KB | Display | |
| Arichive directory | https://ftp.pdbj.org/pub/emdb/validation_reports/EMD-42499 ftp://ftp.pdbj.org/pub/emdb/validation_reports/EMD-42499 | HTTPS FTP |
-Related structure data
| Related structure data | ![]() 9cbuMC ![]() 9cbxMC ![]() 9cbwC ![]() 9cbyC M: atomic model generated by this map C: citing same article ( |
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| EMDB pages | EMDB (EBI/PDBe) / EMDataResource |
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| File | Download / File: emd_42499.map.gz / Format: CCP4 / Size: 64 MB / Type: IMAGE STORED AS FLOATING POINT NUMBER (4 BYTES) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Annotation | Single particle reconstruction of Tetrahymena ribozyme. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Voxel size | X=Y=Z: 0.82 Å | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Symmetry | Space group: 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sample components
-Entire : Apo L-21 ScaI Tetrahymena ribozyme with water and metal ions.
| Entire | Name: Apo L-21 ScaI Tetrahymena ribozyme with water and metal ions. |
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-Supramolecule #1: Apo L-21 ScaI Tetrahymena ribozyme with water and metal ions.
| Supramolecule | Name: Apo L-21 ScaI Tetrahymena ribozyme with water and metal ions. type: complex / ID: 1 / Parent: 0 / Macromolecule list: #1 |
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| Source (natural) | Organism: ![]() |
| Molecular weight | Theoretical: 125 KDa |
-Macromolecule #1: RNA (387-MER)
| Macromolecule | Name: RNA (387-MER) / type: rna / ID: 1 / Number of copies: 1 |
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| Source (natural) | Organism: ![]() |
| Molecular weight | Theoretical: 125.096773 KDa |
| Sequence | String: GGAGGGAAAA GUUAUCAGGC AUGCACCUGG UAGCUAGUCU UUAAACCAAU AGAUUGCAUC GGUUUAAAAG GCAAGACCGU CAAAUUGCG GGAAAGGGGU CAACAGCCGU UCAGUACCAA GUCUCAGGGG AAACUUUGAG AUGGCCUUGC AAAGGGUAUG G UAAUAAGC ...String: GGAGGGAAAA GUUAUCAGGC AUGCACCUGG UAGCUAGUCU UUAAACCAAU AGAUUGCAUC GGUUUAAAAG GCAAGACCGU CAAAUUGCG GGAAAGGGGU CAACAGCCGU UCAGUACCAA GUCUCAGGGG AAACUUUGAG AUGGCCUUGC AAAGGGUAUG G UAAUAAGC UGACGGACAU GGUCCUAACC ACGCAGCCAA GUCCUAAGUC AACAGAUCUU CUGUUGAUAU GGAUGCAGUU CA CAGACUA AAUGUCGGUC GGGGAAGAUG UAUUCUUCUC AUAAGAUAUA GUCGGACCUC UCCUUAAUGG GAGCUAGCGG AUG AAGUGA UGCAACACUG GAGCCGCUGG GAACUAAUUU GUAUGCGAAA GUAUAUUGAU UAGUUUUGGA G GENBANK: GENBANK: X54512.1 |
-Macromolecule #2: MAGNESIUM ION
| Macromolecule | Name: MAGNESIUM ION / type: ligand / ID: 2 / Number of copies: 23 / Formula: MG |
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| Molecular weight | Theoretical: 24.305 Da |
-Macromolecule #3: water
| Macromolecule | Name: water / type: ligand / ID: 3 / Number of copies: 137 / Formula: HOH |
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| Molecular weight | Theoretical: 18.015 Da |
| Chemical component information | ![]() ChemComp-HOH: |
-Experimental details
-Structure determination
| Method | cryo EM |
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Processing | single particle reconstruction |
| Aggregation state | particle |
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Sample preparation
| Concentration | 3.125 mg/mL | |||||||||
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| Buffer | pH: 8 Component:
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| Grid | Model: Quantifoil R2/1 / Material: COPPER / Mesh: 200 / Pretreatment - Type: GLOW DISCHARGE / Pretreatment - Atmosphere: AIR | |||||||||
| Vitrification | Cryogen name: ETHANE / Chamber humidity: 100 % / Chamber temperature: 278 K / Instrument: FEI VITROBOT MARK IV |
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Electron microscopy
| Microscope | TFS KRIOS |
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| Image recording | Film or detector model: GATAN K3 (6k x 4k) / Number real images: 18365 / Average exposure time: 2.5 sec. / Average electron dose: 57.25 e/Å2 |
| Electron beam | Acceleration voltage: 300 kV / Electron source: FIELD EMISSION GUN |
| Electron optics | Illumination mode: FLOOD BEAM / Imaging mode: BRIGHT FIELD / Cs: 2.7 mm / Nominal defocus max: 2.0 µm / Nominal defocus min: 0.5 µm / Nominal magnification: 105000 |
| Sample stage | Specimen holder model: FEI TITAN KRIOS AUTOGRID HOLDER / Cooling holder cryogen: NITROGEN |
| Experimental equipment | ![]() Model: Titan Krios / Image courtesy: FEI Company |
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-Atomic model buiding 1
| Initial model | PDB ID: Chain - Source name: PDB / Chain - Initial model type: experimental model |
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| Refinement | Space: REAL / Protocol: FLEXIBLE FIT / Overall B value: 63.4 |
| Output model | ![]() PDB-9cbu: ![]() PDB-9cbx: |
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