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Database: EMDB / ID: EMD-54526
Titlein situ C. elegans capped gap junction
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  • Complex: in situ capped Gap Junction C. elegans
Keywordsin situ Gap Junction ion transfer cellular communication electrical synapse cell-cell contact / MEMBRANE PROTEIN
Biological speciesCaenorhabditis elegans (invertebrata)
Methodsubtomogram averaging / cryo EM / Resolution: 23.0 Å
AuthorsRosenkranz N / Gottschalk A
Funding support Germany, 1 items
OrganizationGrant numberCountry
German Research Foundation (DFG) Germany
CitationJournal: Sci Adv / Year: 2025
Title: In situ structure of a gap junction-stomatin complex.
Authors: Nils Rosenkranz / Alexandra N Birtasu / Konstantin Wieland / Lisa Rehm / Rachita Sharma / Atal Vats / Sina Manger / Aayush Srivastava / Abhishek Bhattacharya / Gerhard Hummer / Achilleas S ...Authors: Nils Rosenkranz / Alexandra N Birtasu / Konstantin Wieland / Lisa Rehm / Rachita Sharma / Atal Vats / Sina Manger / Aayush Srivastava / Abhishek Bhattacharya / Gerhard Hummer / Achilleas S Frangakis / Alexander Gottschalk /
Abstract: Gap junctions (GJs) are intercellular channels that mediate electrical signals and transfer of small molecules. They are crucial for brain, heart, and other organ functions. While molecular ...Gap junctions (GJs) are intercellular channels that mediate electrical signals and transfer of small molecules. They are crucial for brain, heart, and other organ functions. While molecular structures of purified homomeric GJs are available, information of in situ structures is lacking. In vivo, GJs can form heteromers with different functionalities and may associate with other proteins. Here, we analyzed GJs by cryo-electron tomography and subtomogram averaging. We observed hexagonal arrays of GJs at cellular junctions in primary embryonal cells that displayed distinct wide and narrow conformations. Moreover, we found a cap-like, cytosolic protein assembly enclosing the channel pore. We propose that the cap is formed by the stomatin UNC-1, known to interact with UNC-9 innexins. This is corroborated by matching AlphaFold3 models of UNC-1 multimers with our subtomogram average structure; by expressing GFP-tagged UNC-1, leading to cap structures with additional density; and by coarse-grained MD simulations. UNC-1/stomatin rings may affect GJ formation or functions, possibly beyond nematodes.
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DepositionJul 23, 2025-
Header (metadata) releaseOct 8, 2025-
Map releaseOct 8, 2025-
UpdateNov 26, 2025-
Current statusNov 26, 2025Processing site: PDBe / Status: Released

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Contour LevelBy AUTHOR: 0.028
Minimum - Maximum-0.046628136 - 0.06909776
Average (Standard dev.)0.0033807186 (±0.012376803)
SymmetrySpace group: 1
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Axis orderXYZ
Origin000
Dimensions646464
Spacing646464
CellA=B=C: 563.2 Å
α=β=γ: 90.0 °

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Entire : in situ capped Gap Junction C. elegans

EntireName: in situ capped Gap Junction C. elegans
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  • Complex: in situ capped Gap Junction C. elegans

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Supramolecule #1: in situ capped Gap Junction C. elegans

SupramoleculeName: in situ capped Gap Junction C. elegans / type: complex / ID: 1 / Parent: 0
Source (natural)Organism: Caenorhabditis elegans (invertebrata)

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Structure determination

Methodcryo EM
Processingsubtomogram averaging
Aggregation statecell

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BufferpH: 7
VitrificationCryogen name: ETHANE

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MicroscopeTFS KRIOS
Image recordingFilm or detector model: GATAN K2 SUMMIT (4k x 4k) / Average electron dose: 3.0 e/Å2
Electron beamAcceleration voltage: 300 kV / Electron source: FIELD EMISSION GUN
Electron opticsIllumination mode: OTHER / Imaging mode: OTHER / Nominal defocus max: 3.0 µm / Nominal defocus min: 3.0 µm
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Model: Titan Krios / Image courtesy: FEI Company

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Final reconstructionApplied symmetry - Point group: C1 (asymmetric) / Resolution.type: BY AUTHOR / Resolution: 23.0 Å / Resolution method: FSC 0.143 CUT-OFF / Software - Name: Super-sampling SART / Number subtomograms used: 448
ExtractionNumber tomograms: 7 / Number images used: 448 / Software - Name: Super-sampling SART
CTF correctionType: PHASE FLIPPING ONLY
Final angle assignmentType: OTHER

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