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| Title | Reconstruction of PhiTE baseplate with C6 symmetry imposed | |||||||||
Map data | Full map reconstruction of bacteriophage PhiTE baseplate with C6 symmetry imposed. | |||||||||
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Keywords | Baseplate / Hub / wedge / fiber / fibers / puncture apparatus / tape measure protein / Sheath / Tube / PhiTE / Virus / Phage / VIRAL PROTEIN | |||||||||
| Biological species | Pectobacterium phage phiTE (virus) | |||||||||
| Method | single particle reconstruction / cryo EM / Resolution: 3.33 Å | |||||||||
Authors | Hodgkinson-Bean J / Ayala R | |||||||||
| Funding support | Japan, 2 items
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Citation | Journal: Nat Commun / Year: 2025Title: Global structural survey of the flagellotropic myophage φTE infecting agricultural pathogen Pectobacterium atrosepticum. Authors: James Hodgkinson-Bean / Rafael Ayala / Nadishka Jayawardena / Georgia L Rutter / Bridget N J Watson / David Mayo-Muñoz / James Keal / Peter C Fineran / Matthias Wolf / Mihnea Bostina / ![]() Abstract: Bacteriophages offer a promising alternative to drug-based treatments due to their effectiveness and host specificity. This is particularly important in agriculture as a biocontrol agent of plant ...Bacteriophages offer a promising alternative to drug-based treatments due to their effectiveness and host specificity. This is particularly important in agriculture as a biocontrol agent of plant diseases. Phage engineering is facilitated by structural knowledge. However, structural information regarding bacteriophages infecting plant pathogens is limited. Here, we present the cryo-EM structure of bacteriophage φTE that infects plant pathogen Pectobacterium atrosepticum. The structure reveals a distinct neck topology compared with other myophages, where tail terminator proteins compensate for reduced connectivity between sheath subunits. A contact network between tail fibers, the sheath initiator, and baseplate wedge proteins provides insights into triggers that transduce conformational changes from the baseplate to the sheath to orchestrate contraction. We observe two distinct oligomeric states of the tape measure protein (TMP), which is six-fold in regions proximal to the N-terminus and throughout most of the tail, while three-fold at the C-terminus, indicating that the TMP may be proteolytically cleaved. Our results provide a structural atlas of the model bacteriophage φTE, enhancing future interpretation of phage host interactions in pectobacteria. We anticipate that our structure will inform rational design of biocontrol agents against plant pathogens that cause diseases such as soft rot and blackleg disease in potatoes. | |||||||||
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| Map data | emd_45486.map.gz | 483.4 MB | EMDB map data format | |
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| Header (meta data) | emd-45486-v30.xml emd-45486.xml | 14.4 KB 14.4 KB | Display Display | EMDB header |
| Images | emd_45486.png | 135.2 KB | ||
| Filedesc metadata | emd-45486.cif.gz | 4.2 KB | ||
| Others | emd_45486_half_map_1.map.gz emd_45486_half_map_2.map.gz | 475.5 MB 475.5 MB | ||
| Archive directory | http://ftp.pdbj.org/pub/emdb/structures/EMD-45486 ftp://ftp.pdbj.org/pub/emdb/structures/EMD-45486 | HTTPS FTP |
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| Summary document | emd_45486_validation.pdf.gz | 1.1 MB | Display | EMDB validaton report |
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| Full document | emd_45486_full_validation.pdf.gz | 1.1 MB | Display | |
| Data in XML | emd_45486_validation.xml.gz | 19.1 KB | Display | |
| Data in CIF | emd_45486_validation.cif.gz | 22.9 KB | Display | |
| Arichive directory | https://ftp.pdbj.org/pub/emdb/validation_reports/EMD-45486 ftp://ftp.pdbj.org/pub/emdb/validation_reports/EMD-45486 | HTTPS FTP |
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| EMDB pages | EMDB (EBI/PDBe) / EMDataResource |
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Map
| File | Download / File: emd_45486.map.gz / Format: CCP4 / Size: 512 MB / Type: IMAGE STORED AS FLOATING POINT NUMBER (4 BYTES) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Annotation | Full map reconstruction of bacteriophage PhiTE baseplate with C6 symmetry imposed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Projections & slices | Image control
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| Voxel size | X=Y=Z: 1.387 Å | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Symmetry | Space group: 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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-Supplemental data
-Half map: Half-map A reconstruction of bacteriophage PhiTE baseplate with...
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| Annotation | Half-map A reconstruction of bacteriophage PhiTE baseplate with C6 symmetry imposed. | ||||||||||||
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| Annotation | Half-map B reconstruction of bacteriophage PhiTE baseplate with C6 symmetry imposed. | ||||||||||||
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Sample components
-Entire : Pectobacterium phage phiTE
| Entire | Name: Pectobacterium phage phiTE (virus) |
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-Supramolecule #1: Pectobacterium phage phiTE
| Supramolecule | Name: Pectobacterium phage phiTE / type: virus / ID: 1 / Parent: 0 / NCBI-ID: 1116482 / Sci species name: Pectobacterium phage phiTE / Virus type: VIRION / Virus isolate: SPECIES / Virus enveloped: No / Virus empty: No |
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| Host (natural) | Organism: Pectobacterium atrosepticum (bacteria) |
| Virus shell | Shell ID: 1 / Diameter: 1000.0 Å / T number (triangulation number): 13 |
-Experimental details
-Structure determination
| Method | cryo EM |
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Processing | single particle reconstruction |
| Aggregation state | particle |
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Sample preparation
| Buffer | pH: 7.5 |
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| Vitrification | Cryogen name: ETHANE-PROPANE / Chamber humidity: 100 % / Chamber temperature: 4 K |
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Electron microscopy
| Microscope | FEI TITAN KRIOS |
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| Image recording | Film or detector model: FEI FALCON III (4k x 4k) / Average electron dose: 50.0 e/Å2 |
| Electron beam | Acceleration voltage: 300 kV / Electron source: FIELD EMISSION GUN |
| Electron optics | Illumination mode: FLOOD BEAM / Imaging mode: BRIGHT FIELD / Nominal defocus max: 4.0 µm / Nominal defocus min: 1.0 µm |
| Experimental equipment | ![]() Model: Titan Krios / Image courtesy: FEI Company |
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Image processing
| Startup model | Type of model: OTHER / Details: Ab initio helical model generated in cryoSPARC |
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| Final reconstruction | Applied symmetry - Point group: C6 (6 fold cyclic) / Resolution.type: BY AUTHOR / Resolution: 3.33 Å / Resolution method: FSC 0.143 CUT-OFF / Number images used: 9563 |
| Initial angle assignment | Type: MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD |
| Final angle assignment | Type: MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD |
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