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| Title | Cryo-EM of spore appendage from Anaerovoracaceae | |||||||||
Map data | cryo-EM of spore appendages from Anaerovoracaceae | |||||||||
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Keywords | spore appendage / helical filament / protein polymer / helical / PROTEIN FIBRIL | |||||||||
| Biological species | Bacillota bacterium (bacteria) | |||||||||
| Method | helical reconstruction / cryo EM / Resolution: 4.1 Å | |||||||||
Authors | Bellis NF / Baquero DP / Egelman EH / Krupovic M / Wang F | |||||||||
| Funding support | United States, 1 items
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Citation | Journal: Nat Commun / Year: 2025Title: Cryo-EM identifies F-ENA of Bacillus thuringiensis as a widespread family of endospore appendages across Firmicutes. Authors: Mike Sleutel / Adrià Sogues / Nani Van Gerven / Unni Lise Jonsmoen / Inge Van Molle / Marcus Fislage / Laurent Dirk Theunissen / Nathan F Bellis / Diana P Baquero / Edward H Egelman / Mart ...Authors: Mike Sleutel / Adrià Sogues / Nani Van Gerven / Unni Lise Jonsmoen / Inge Van Molle / Marcus Fislage / Laurent Dirk Theunissen / Nathan F Bellis / Diana P Baquero / Edward H Egelman / Mart Krupovic / Fengbin Wang / Marina Aspholm / Han Remaut / ![]() Abstract: For over 100 years, Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) has been used as an agricultural biopesticide to control pests caused by insect species in the orders of Lepidoptera, Diptera, and Coleoptera. Under ...For over 100 years, Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) has been used as an agricultural biopesticide to control pests caused by insect species in the orders of Lepidoptera, Diptera, and Coleoptera. Under nutrient starvation, Bt cells differentiate into spores and associated toxin crystals that can adopt biofilm-like aggregates. We reveal that such Bt spore/toxin biofilms are embedded in a fibrous extrasporal matrix, and using cryoID, we resolved the structure and molecular identity of an uncharacterized type of pili, referred to here as Fibrillar ENdospore Appendages or F-ENA. F-ENA are monomolecular protein filaments anchored to the exosporium and tipped with a flexible fibrillum. Phylogenetic and structural analyses reveal that F-ENA are conserved in Bacilli and Clostridia, featuring head-neck domains with β-barrel necks that interlock via N-terminal hook peptides. In Bacillus, two collagen-like proteins (F-Anchor and F-BclA), respectively, tether F-ENA and form the distal tip. Sedimentation assays suggest F-ENA promotes spore clustering via F-BclA contacts and/or filament bundling. | |||||||||
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-EMDB archive
| Map data | emd_48780.map.gz | 18 MB | EMDB map data format | |
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| Header (meta data) | emd-48780-v30.xml emd-48780.xml | 14.5 KB 14.5 KB | Display Display | EMDB header |
| Images | emd_48780.png | 40.1 KB | ||
| Filedesc metadata | emd-48780.cif.gz | 5.1 KB | ||
| Others | emd_48780_half_map_1.map.gz emd_48780_half_map_2.map.gz | 116.2 MB 116.2 MB | ||
| Archive directory | http://ftp.pdbj.org/pub/emdb/structures/EMD-48780 ftp://ftp.pdbj.org/pub/emdb/structures/EMD-48780 | HTTPS FTP |
-Validation report
| Summary document | emd_48780_validation.pdf.gz | 718.8 KB | Display | EMDB validaton report |
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| Full document | emd_48780_full_validation.pdf.gz | 718.4 KB | Display | |
| Data in XML | emd_48780_validation.xml.gz | 14.2 KB | Display | |
| Data in CIF | emd_48780_validation.cif.gz | 16.8 KB | Display | |
| Arichive directory | https://ftp.pdbj.org/pub/emdb/validation_reports/EMD-48780 ftp://ftp.pdbj.org/pub/emdb/validation_reports/EMD-48780 | HTTPS FTP |
-Related structure data
| Related structure data | ![]() 9n0bMC ![]() 9hzeC ![]() 9i65C 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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Map
| File | Download / File: emd_48780.map.gz / Format: CCP4 / Size: 125 MB / Type: IMAGE STORED AS FLOATING POINT NUMBER (4 BYTES) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Annotation | cryo-EM of spore appendages from Anaerovoracaceae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Voxel size | X=Y=Z: 1.08 Å | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Symmetry | Space group: 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Details | EMDB XML:
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-Supplemental data
-Half map: half A
| File | emd_48780_half_map_1.map | ||||||||||||
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| File | emd_48780_half_map_2.map | ||||||||||||
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Sample components
-Entire : spore appendage
| Entire | Name: spore appendage |
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-Supramolecule #1: spore appendage
| Supramolecule | Name: spore appendage / type: complex / ID: 1 / Parent: 0 / Macromolecule list: all |
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| Source (natural) | Organism: Bacillota bacterium (bacteria) |
-Macromolecule #1: spore filament protein subunit
| Macromolecule | Name: spore filament protein subunit / type: protein_or_peptide / ID: 1 / Number of copies: 9 / Enantiomer: LEVO |
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| Source (natural) | Organism: Bacillota bacterium (bacteria) |
| Molecular weight | Theoretical: 13.182613 KDa |
| Sequence | String: MATSLFKLVM SATTSTTTDT NPEVERYFYR LNPAQRTSGT LTIPSTSFTN SSGAAVTSNI VTAATDNGYY LLFINGAFQE TSLFTVAAS QVRITQTSLV PTSAPITLVV NNFAPTSTST TTVRS |
-Experimental details
-Structure determination
| Method | cryo EM |
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Processing | helical reconstruction |
| Aggregation state | filament |
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Sample preparation
| Buffer | pH: 7 |
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| Vitrification | Cryogen name: ETHANE |
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Electron microscopy
| Microscope | TFS KRIOS |
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| Image recording | Film or detector model: GATAN K3 (6k 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: 2.0 µm / Nominal defocus min: 1.0 µm |
| Experimental equipment | ![]() Model: Titan Krios / Image courtesy: FEI Company |
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Image processing
| Final reconstruction | Applied symmetry - Helical parameters - Δz: 71.17 Å Applied symmetry - Helical parameters - Δ&Phi: 74.43 ° Applied symmetry - Helical parameters - Axial symmetry: C3 (3 fold cyclic) Resolution.type: BY AUTHOR / Resolution: 4.1 Å / Resolution method: FSC 0.143 CUT-OFF / Number images used: 40641 |
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| CTF correction | Type: PHASE FLIPPING AND AMPLITUDE CORRECTION |
| Startup model | Type of model: NONE |
| Final angle assignment | Type: NOT APPLICABLE |
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Keywords
Bacillota bacterium (bacteria)
Authors
United States, 1 items
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