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| Title | INF2 at the Barbed End of F-Actin, Local refinement for actin | |||||||||
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Keywords | Actin / Filament / Elongation / Ends / CYTOSOLIC PROTEIN | |||||||||
| Biological species | Homo sapiens (human) / ![]() | |||||||||
| Method | single particle reconstruction / cryo EM / Resolution: 3.3 Å | |||||||||
Authors | Palmer NJ / Barrie KR / Dominguez R | |||||||||
| Funding support | United States, 1 items
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Citation | Journal: Nature / Year: 2024Title: Mechanisms of actin filament severing and elongation by formins. Authors: Nicholas J Palmer / Kyle R Barrie / Roberto Dominguez / ![]() Abstract: Humans express 15 formins that play crucial roles in actin-based processes, including cytokinesis, cell motility and mechanotransduction. However, the lack of structures bound to the actin filament ...Humans express 15 formins that play crucial roles in actin-based processes, including cytokinesis, cell motility and mechanotransduction. However, the lack of structures bound to the actin filament (F-actin) has been a major impediment to understanding formin function. Whereas formins are known for their ability to nucleate and elongate F-actin, some formins can additionally depolymerize, sever or bundle F-actin. Two mammalian formins, inverted formin 2 (INF2) and diaphanous 1 (DIA1, encoded by DIAPH1), exemplify this diversity. INF2 shows potent severing activity but elongates weakly whereas DIA1 has potent elongation activity but does not sever. Using cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) we show five structural states of INF2 and two of DIA1 bound to the middle and barbed end of F-actin. INF2 and DIA1 bind differently to these sites, consistent with their distinct activities. The formin-homology 2 and Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein-homology 2 (FH2 and WH2, respectively) domains of INF2 are positioned to sever F-actin, whereas DIA1 appears unsuited for severing. These structures also show how profilin-actin is delivered to the fast-growing barbed end, and how this is followed by a transition of the incoming monomer into the F-actin conformation and the release of profilin. Combined, the seven structures presented here provide step-by-step visualization of the mechanisms of F-actin severing and elongation by formins. | |||||||||
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| Map data | emd_44950.map.gz | 108.5 MB | EMDB map data format | |
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| Header (meta data) | emd-44950-v30.xml emd-44950.xml | 15.9 KB 15.9 KB | Display Display | EMDB header |
| FSC (resolution estimation) | emd_44950_fsc.xml | 12.7 KB | Display | FSC data file |
| Images | emd_44950.png | 29.2 KB | ||
| Masks | emd_44950_msk_1.map | 216 MB | Mask map | |
| Filedesc metadata | emd-44950.cif.gz | 4.2 KB | ||
| Others | emd_44950_half_map_1.map.gz emd_44950_half_map_2.map.gz | 200.2 MB 200.2 MB | ||
| Archive directory | http://ftp.pdbj.org/pub/emdb/structures/EMD-44950 ftp://ftp.pdbj.org/pub/emdb/structures/EMD-44950 | HTTPS FTP |
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| Summary document | emd_44950_validation.pdf.gz | 1.1 MB | Display | EMDB validaton report |
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| Full document | emd_44950_full_validation.pdf.gz | 1.1 MB | Display | |
| Data in XML | emd_44950_validation.xml.gz | 21.6 KB | Display | |
| Data in CIF | emd_44950_validation.cif.gz | 28.1 KB | Display | |
| Arichive directory | https://ftp.pdbj.org/pub/emdb/validation_reports/EMD-44950 ftp://ftp.pdbj.org/pub/emdb/validation_reports/EMD-44950 | HTTPS FTP |
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| EMDB pages | EMDB (EBI/PDBe) / EMDataResource |
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| File | Download / File: emd_44950.map.gz / Format: CCP4 / Size: 216 MB / Type: IMAGE STORED AS FLOATING POINT NUMBER (4 BYTES) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Voxel size | X=Y=Z: 1.08 Å | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Symmetry | Space group: 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sample components
-Entire : INF2 at the Barbed end of an Actin Filament
| Entire | Name: INF2 at the Barbed end of an Actin Filament |
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-Supramolecule #1: INF2 at the Barbed end of an Actin Filament
| Supramolecule | Name: INF2 at the Barbed end of an Actin Filament / type: complex / ID: 1 / Parent: 0 / Macromolecule list: #1-#2 |
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| Molecular weight | Theoretical: 264 KDa |
-Supramolecule #2: INF2 Dimer
| Supramolecule | Name: INF2 Dimer / type: complex / ID: 2 / Parent: 1 / Macromolecule list: #1 |
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| Source (natural) | Organism: Homo sapiens (human) |
-Supramolecule #3: Actin Filament
| Supramolecule | Name: Actin Filament / type: complex / ID: 3 / Parent: 2 / Macromolecule list: #2 |
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| Source (natural) | Organism: ![]() |
-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 | 1.45 mg/mL | ||||||||||||
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| Buffer | pH: 8 Component:
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| Grid | Model: Quantifoil R1.2/1.3 / Material: COPPER / Support film - Material: CARBON / Support film - topology: HOLEY / Support film - Film thickness: 100 | ||||||||||||
| Vitrification | Cryogen name: ETHANE / Chamber humidity: 100 % / Chamber temperature: 277 K / Instrument: FEI VITROBOT MARK IV |
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Electron microscopy
| Microscope | FEI TITAN KRIOS |
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| Image recording | Film or detector model: GATAN K3 (6k x 4k) / Number real images: 41926 / Average electron dose: 44.0 e/Å2 |
| Electron beam | Acceleration voltage: 300 kV / Electron source: FIELD EMISSION GUN |
| Electron optics | Illumination mode: SPOT SCAN / Imaging mode: BRIGHT FIELD / Nominal defocus max: 2.5 µm / Nominal defocus min: 0.5 µm |
| 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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