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| Title | Human PRC2 - AavLEA1 (1:12 molar ratio) | ||||||||||||
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 Keywords | PRC2 / AavLEA1 / air-water-interface / DNA BINDING PROTEIN | ||||||||||||
| Biological species |  Homo sapiens (human) | ||||||||||||
| Method | single particle reconstruction / cryo EM / Resolution: 3.62 Å | ||||||||||||
 Authors | Abe KM / Li G / Grant T / Lim CJ | ||||||||||||
| Funding support |   United States, 3 items 
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 Citation |  Journal: Nat Commun / Year: 2024Title: Small LEA proteins mitigate air-water interface damage to fragile cryo-EM samples during plunge freezing. Authors: Kaitlyn M Abe / Gan Li / Qixiang He / Timothy Grant / Ci Ji Lim / ![]() Abstract: Air-water interface (AWI) interactions during cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) sample preparation cause significant sample loss, hindering structural biology research. Organisms like nematodes and ...Air-water interface (AWI) interactions during cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) sample preparation cause significant sample loss, hindering structural biology research. Organisms like nematodes and tardigrades produce Late Embryogenesis Abundant (LEA) proteins to withstand desiccation stress. Here we show that these LEA proteins, when used as additives during plunge freezing, effectively mitigate AWI damage to fragile multi-subunit molecular samples. The resulting high-resolution cryo-EM maps are comparable to or better than those obtained using existing AWI damage mitigation methods. Cryogenic electron tomography reveals that particles are localized at specific interfaces, suggesting LEA proteins form a barrier at the AWI. This interaction may explain the observed sample-dependent preferred orientation of particles. LEA proteins offer a simple, cost-effective, and adaptable approach for cryo-EM structural biologists to overcome AWI-related sample damage, potentially revitalizing challenging projects and advancing the field of structural biology.  | ||||||||||||
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-EMDB archive
| Map data |  emd_43623.map.gz | 117.9 MB |  EMDB map data format | |
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| Header (meta data) |  emd-43623-v30.xml emd-43623.xml | 13.9 KB 13.9 KB  | Display Display  |  EMDB header | 
| FSC (resolution estimation) |  emd_43623_fsc.xml | 10.6 KB | Display |  FSC data file | 
| Images |  emd_43623.png | 63.1 KB | ||
| Filedesc metadata |  emd-43623.cif.gz | 4.1 KB | ||
| Others |  emd_43623_half_map_1.map.gz emd_43623_half_map_2.map.gz | 115.9 MB 115.9 MB  | ||
| Archive directory |  http://ftp.pdbj.org/pub/emdb/structures/EMD-43623 ftp://ftp.pdbj.org/pub/emdb/structures/EMD-43623 | HTTPS FTP  | 
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| Summary document |  emd_43623_validation.pdf.gz | 823.5 KB | Display |  EMDB validaton report | 
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| Full document |  emd_43623_full_validation.pdf.gz | 823.1 KB | Display | |
| Data in XML |  emd_43623_validation.xml.gz | 18.8 KB | Display | |
| Data in CIF |  emd_43623_validation.cif.gz | 24.3 KB | Display | |
| Arichive directory |  https://ftp.pdbj.org/pub/emdb/validation_reports/EMD-43623 ftp://ftp.pdbj.org/pub/emdb/validation_reports/EMD-43623 | HTTPS FTP  | 
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| EMDB pages |  EMDB (EBI/PDBe) /  EMDataResource | 
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Map
| File |  Download / File: emd_43623.map.gz / Format: CCP4 / Size: 125 MB / Type: IMAGE STORED AS FLOATING POINT NUMBER (4 BYTES) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Voxel size | X=Y=Z: 1.064 Å | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Symmetry | Space group: 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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-Supplemental data
-Half map: #1
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Sample components
-Entire : Human polycomb repressive complex 2
| Entire | Name: Human polycomb repressive complex 2 | 
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-Supramolecule #1: Human polycomb repressive complex 2
| Supramolecule | Name: Human polycomb repressive complex 2 / type: complex / ID: 1 / Parent: 0 | 
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| Source (natural) | Organism:  Homo sapiens (human) | 
-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 | 0.33 mg/mL | ||||||||||||
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| Buffer | pH: 7.5  Component: 
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| Grid | Model: C-flat-1.2/1.3 / Material: GOLD / Mesh: 300 | ||||||||||||
| Vitrification | Cryogen name: ETHANE / Chamber humidity: 95 % / Chamber temperature: 277 K / Instrument: FEI VITROBOT MARK IV | 
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Electron microscopy
| Microscope | FEI TALOS ARCTICA | 
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| Specialist optics | Energy filter - Slit width: 20 eV | 
| Image recording | Film or detector model: GATAN K3 BIOQUANTUM (6k x 4k) / Average electron dose: 50.0 e/Å2 | 
| Electron beam | Acceleration voltage: 200 kV / Electron source:  FIELD EMISSION GUN | 
| Electron optics | C2 aperture diameter: 70.0 µm / Illumination mode: FLOOD BEAM / Imaging mode: BRIGHT FIELD / Nominal defocus max: 2.5 µm / Nominal defocus min: 1.0 µm | 
| Experimental equipment | ![]() Model: Talos Arctica / Image courtesy: FEI Company  | 
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Keywords
Homo sapiens (human)
Authors
United States, 3 items 
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