Journal: Science / Year: 2026 Title: Cryo-electron microscopy structure of the budding yeast telomerase holoenzyme. Authors: Hongmiao Hu / Hannah Neumann / Gabriela M Teplitz / Elsa Franco-Echevarría / Pascal Chartrand / Raymund J Wellinger / Thi Hoang Duong Nguyen / Abstract: Telomerase is a reverse transcriptase that synthesizes telomeric repeats at chromosome ends, safeguarding genome integrity. We present the cryo-electron microscopy structure of the budding yeast ...Telomerase is a reverse transcriptase that synthesizes telomeric repeats at chromosome ends, safeguarding genome integrity. We present the cryo-electron microscopy structure of the budding yeast telomerase, which exhibits substantial divergence from its ciliate and vertebrate counterparts. The structure reveals a stable core formed by telomerase RNA TLC1; the three ever shorter telomere (Est) proteins, Est1, Est2 and Est3; and the Pop1/Pop6/Pop7 complex (Pop1/6/7). TLC1, Est3, and Pop1/6/7 serve critical roles in complex assembly. We identified a zinc finger (ZnF) motif in the telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) subunit Est2 that is crucial for telomerase function. Structure prediction suggests the presence of ZnFs in TERT from diverse species. These findings offer insights into the functional organization of yeast telomerase and underscore the evolutionary diversity of telomerase holoenzymes.
Details: 150 mM NaCl, 20 mM HEPES NaOH pH 8.0, 2 mM MgCl2, 1% glycerol, 0.05% IGEPAL CA-630, 1 mM DTT, 0.2 mM PMSF
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Model: UltrAuFoil R1.2/1.3 / Support film - Material: CARBON / Support film - topology: HOLEY
Vitrification
Cryogen name: ETHANE / Chamber humidity: 100 % / Chamber temperature: 277.15 K / Instrument: FEI VITROBOT MARK IV / Details: Blot Force: 10 Blot Time: 7.0 s Wait Time: 5 min.
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TFS KRIOS
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Min: 78.0 K
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Energy filter - Name: TFS Selectris X / Energy filter - Slit width: 20 eV
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Film or detector model: FEI FALCON IV (4k x 4k) / Number grids imaged: 1 / Number real images: 24936 / Average exposure time: 4.4 sec. / Average electron dose: 50.0 e/Å2
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Acceleration voltage: 300 kV / Electron source: FIELD EMISSION GUN
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