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Database: EMDB / ID: EMD-51921
TitleKtrA.ADP with a 100ms plunge time on the chameleon
Map dataThis is the sharpened map from the refined 35 383 particle stack.
Sample
  • Complex: KtrA, the regulatory subunit from the KtrAB potassium transporter
Keywordssample preparation / air-water interface / potassium transport / RCK C domain / TRANSPORT PROTEIN
Biological speciesBascillus subtilis (bacteria)
Methodsingle particle reconstruction / cryo EM / Resolution: 5.2 Å
AuthorsHirst IJ / Muench SP
Funding support United Kingdom, 1 items
OrganizationGrant numberCountry
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)95519980 United Kingdom
CitationJournal: J Struct Biol / Year: 2025
Title: Untangling the effects of flexibility and the AWI in cryoEM sample preparation: A case study using KtrA.
Authors: Isobel Jackson Hirst / Wesley Tien Chiang / Nien-Jen Hu / Charlotte A Scarff / Rebecca F Thompson / Michele C Darrow / Stephen P Muench /
Abstract: Single particle cryo-electron microscopy (cryoEM) is a powerful tool for elucidating the structures of biological macromolecules without requiring crystallisation or fixation. However, certain ...Single particle cryo-electron microscopy (cryoEM) is a powerful tool for elucidating the structures of biological macromolecules without requiring crystallisation or fixation. However, certain barriers to obtaining high-resolution structures persist, particularly during grid preparation when samples are in a thin liquid film. At this stage, extensive exposure to the air-water interface (AWI) can lead to subunit dissociation, denaturation, and preferred orientation of particles. Another obstacle to high-resolution cryoEM is molecular flexibility, which introduces heterogeneity in the dataset, weakening the signal during image processing. This study explores the effects of AWI interactions and molecular flexibility on the cryoEM density maps of KtrA, the soluble regulatory subunit of the potassium transporter KtrAB from Bacillus subtilis. From grids prepared using a standard blotting technique, we observed a lack of density in the C-lobe domains and preferred orientation. Modifications such as reducing AWI exposure through faster vitrification times (6 s vs ≤100 ms) notably improved C-lobe density. Moreover, the addition of cyclic di-AMP, which binds to the C-lobes, combined with a 100 ms plunge time, further enhanced C-lobe density and eliminated preferred orientation. These findings demonstrate that both AWI interactions and flexibility had to be addressed to obtain density for the C-lobe domains of KtrA. This study underscores the ongoing complexities in achieving high-resolution cryoEM for many samples.
History
DepositionOct 28, 2024-
Header (metadata) releaseMay 21, 2025-
Map releaseMay 21, 2025-
UpdateMay 28, 2025-
Current statusMay 28, 2025Processing site: PDBe / Status: Released

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FileDownload / File: emd_51921.map.gz / Format: CCP4 / Size: 274.6 MB / Type: IMAGE STORED AS FLOATING POINT NUMBER (4 BYTES)
AnnotationThis is the sharpened map from the refined 35 383 particle stack.
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AxesZ (Sec.)Y (Row.)X (Col.)
0.86 Å/pix.
x 416 pix.
= 357.76 Å		0.86 Å/pix.
x 416 pix.
= 357.76 Å		0.86 Å/pix.
x 416 pix.
= 357.76 Å

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Contour LevelBy AUTHOR: 0.19
Minimum - Maximum-0.54734534 - 1.1957757
Average (Standard dev.)0.00012000949 (±0.028760005)
SymmetrySpace group: 1
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Map geometry
Axis orderXYZ
Origin000
Dimensions416416416
Spacing416416416
CellA=B=C: 357.76 Å
α=β=γ: 90.0 °

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AnnotationThis is the map after it has been low pass filtered in EMAN to 8 A. This map was used for comparison and is the one that is showed in figure 3 in the corresponding paper.
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Entire : KtrA, the regulatory subunit from the KtrAB potassium transporter

EntireName: KtrA, the regulatory subunit from the KtrAB potassium transporter
Components
  • Complex: KtrA, the regulatory subunit from the KtrAB potassium transporter

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Supramolecule #1: KtrA, the regulatory subunit from the KtrAB potassium transporter

SupramoleculeName: KtrA, the regulatory subunit from the KtrAB potassium transporter
type: complex / ID: 1 / Parent: 0
Details: This is map is part of an investigation into the effects of sample preparation on map quality.
Source (natural)Organism: Bascillus subtilis (bacteria)
Molecular weightTheoretical: 198 KDa

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Structure determination

Methodcryo EM
Processingsingle particle reconstruction
Aggregation stateparticle

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Sample preparation

Concentration8 mg/mL
BufferpH: 8
Component:
ConcentrationFormulaName
150.0 mMKClpotassium chloride
50.0 mMTris

Details: 50 mM Tris-HCl, 150 mM KCl, 0.5 mM TCEP
VitrificationCryogen name: ETHANE / Chamber humidity: 100 % / Chamber temperature: 277 K / Instrument: SPOTITON
Details: The commercialised version of the spotiton, the chameleon was used with a plunge time of 100 ms. In-house self wicking grids from SPT Labtech were used..

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Electron microscopy

MicroscopeFEI TITAN KRIOS
Image recordingFilm or detector model: FEI FALCON IV (4k x 4k) / Number grids imaged: 1 / Number real images: 3771 / Average exposure time: 4.63 sec. / Average electron dose: 39.8 e/Å2
Electron beamAcceleration voltage: 300 kV / Electron source: FIELD EMISSION GUN
Electron opticsIllumination mode: FLOOD BEAM / Imaging mode: BRIGHT FIELD / Cs: 2.7 mm / Nominal defocus max: 3.0 µm / Nominal defocus min: 1.5 µm / Nominal magnification: 96000
Sample stageSpecimen holder model: FEI TITAN KRIOS AUTOGRID HOLDER / Cooling holder cryogen: NITROGEN
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Model: Titan Krios / Image courtesy: FEI Company

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Particle selectionNumber selected: 484657
CTF correctionSoftware - Name: RELION (ver. 4.0) / Type: PHASE FLIPPING AND AMPLITUDE CORRECTION
Startup modelType of model: INSILICO MODEL
In silico model: 3 initial models generated using the ab initio job in cryoSPARC
Final reconstructionResolution.type: BY AUTHOR / Resolution: 5.2 Å / Resolution method: FSC 0.143 CUT-OFF / Software - Name: cryoSPARC / Number images used: 35383
Initial angle assignmentType: MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD / Software - Name: cryoSPARC
Final angle assignmentType: MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD / Software - Name: cryoSPARC
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