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| Title | vertex region local refined map of Bax line | ||||||||||||
Map data | final reconstruction main map of the vertex region | ||||||||||||
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Keywords | Pore forming Bax proteins / APOPTOSIS | ||||||||||||
| Biological species | Homo sapiens (human) | ||||||||||||
| Method | single particle reconstruction / cryo EM / Resolution: 3.15 Å | ||||||||||||
Authors | Zhang Y / Tian T / Ge X / Huang G / Shi Y | ||||||||||||
| Funding support | China, 3 items
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Citation | Journal: Science / Year: 2025Title: Structural basis of BAX pore formation. Authors: Ying Zhang / Lu Tian / Gaoxingyu Huang / Xiaofei Ge / Fang Kong / Pengqi Wang / Yige Xu / Yigong Shi / ![]() Abstract: During apoptosis, cytosolic BAX monomers are translocated to the mitochondria to permeabilize the outer membrane. Here, we identified a dimer of BAX dimers as the basic repeating unit of its various ...During apoptosis, cytosolic BAX monomers are translocated to the mitochondria to permeabilize the outer membrane. Here, we identified a dimer of BAX dimers as the basic repeating unit of its various oligomeric forms: arcs, lines, and rings. Cryo-electron microscopy structure of the BAX repeating unit at 3.2-angstrom resolution revealed the interactions within and between dimers. End-to-end stacking of the repeating units through the protruding α9 pairs yielded lines, arcs, polygons, and rings. We structurally characterized the tetragon, pentagon, hexagon, and heptagon, which comprise 16, 20, 24, and 28 BAX protomers, respectively. Missense mutations at the BAX inter-protomer interface damage pore formation and cripple its proapoptotic function. The assembly principle of the various BAX oligomers reported here provides the structural basis of membrane permeabilization by BAX. | ||||||||||||
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-EMDB archive
| Map data | emd_60985.map.gz | 59.8 MB | EMDB map data format | |
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| Header (meta data) | emd-60985-v30.xml emd-60985.xml | 14.1 KB 14.1 KB | Display Display | EMDB header |
| Images | emd_60985.png | 41.8 KB | ||
| Filedesc metadata | emd-60985.cif.gz | 4.7 KB | ||
| Others | emd_60985_half_map_1.map.gz emd_60985_half_map_2.map.gz | 59.3 MB 59.3 MB | ||
| Archive directory | http://ftp.pdbj.org/pub/emdb/structures/EMD-60985 ftp://ftp.pdbj.org/pub/emdb/structures/EMD-60985 | HTTPS FTP |
-Validation report
| Summary document | emd_60985_validation.pdf.gz | 971 KB | Display | EMDB validaton report |
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| Full document | emd_60985_full_validation.pdf.gz | 970.6 KB | Display | |
| Data in XML | emd_60985_validation.xml.gz | 12.3 KB | Display | |
| Data in CIF | emd_60985_validation.cif.gz | 14.6 KB | Display | |
| Arichive directory | https://ftp.pdbj.org/pub/emdb/validation_reports/EMD-60985 ftp://ftp.pdbj.org/pub/emdb/validation_reports/EMD-60985 | HTTPS FTP |
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| EMDB pages | EMDB (EBI/PDBe) / EMDataResource |
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Map
| File | Download / File: emd_60985.map.gz / Format: CCP4 / Size: 64 MB / Type: IMAGE STORED AS FLOATING POINT NUMBER (4 BYTES) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Annotation | final reconstruction main map of the vertex region | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Projections & slices | Image control
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| Voxel size | X=Y=Z: 0.95 Å | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Symmetry | Space group: 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Details | EMDB XML:
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-Supplemental data
-Half map: final reconstruction half A map of the vertex region
| File | emd_60985_half_map_1.map | ||||||||||||
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| Annotation | final reconstruction half A map of the vertex region | ||||||||||||
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-Half map: final reconstruction half B map of the vertex region
| File | emd_60985_half_map_2.map | ||||||||||||
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| Annotation | final reconstruction half B map of the vertex region | ||||||||||||
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Sample components
-Entire : Bax line
| Entire | Name: Bax line |
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-Supramolecule #1: Bax line
| Supramolecule | Name: Bax line / type: complex / ID: 1 / Parent: 0 / Macromolecule list: all |
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| Source (natural) | Organism: Homo sapiens (human) |
-Macromolecule #1: Bax
| Macromolecule | Name: Bax / type: protein_or_peptide / ID: 1 / Enantiomer: LEVO |
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| Source (natural) | Organism: Homo sapiens (human) |
| Recombinant expression | Organism: Homo sapiens (human) |
| Sequence | String: MDGSGEQPRG GGPTSSEQIM KTGALLLQGF IQDRAGRMGG EAPELALDPV PQDASTKKLS ECLKRIGDEL DSNMELQRMI AAVDTDSPRE VFFRVAADMF SDGNFNWGRV VALFYFASKL VLKALCTKVP ELIRTIMGWT LDFLRERLLG WIQDQGGWDG LLSYFGTPTW ...String: MDGSGEQPRG GGPTSSEQIM KTGALLLQGF IQDRAGRMGG EAPELALDPV PQDASTKKLS ECLKRIGDEL DSNMELQRMI AAVDTDSPRE VFFRVAADMF SDGNFNWGRV VALFYFASKL VLKALCTKVP ELIRTIMGWT LDFLRERLLG WIQDQGGWDG LLSYFGTPTW QTVTIFVAGV LTASLTIWKK MGDEVDADYK DDDDK |
-Experimental details
-Structure determination
| Method | cryo EM |
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Processing | single particle reconstruction |
| Aggregation state | filament |
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Sample preparation
| Buffer | pH: 8 |
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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: FEI FALCON IV (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: 18.0 µm / Nominal defocus min: 13.0 µm |
| Experimental equipment | ![]() Model: Titan Krios / Image courtesy: FEI Company |
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