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Database: EMDB / ID: EMD-61017
TitleHeptagonal reconstruction of the BAX ring
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  • Complex: Bax line
KeywordsPore forming Bax proteins / APOPTOSIS
Biological speciesHomo sapiens (human)
Methodsingle particle reconstruction / cryo EM / Resolution: 18.1 Å
AuthorsZhang Y / Tian L / Ge X / Huang G / Shi Y
Funding support China, 3 items
OrganizationGrant numberCountry
Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST, China)2020YFA0509300 China
National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)81920108015 China
National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)31930059 China
CitationJournal: Science / Year: 2025
Title: 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.
History
DepositionJul 31, 2024-
Header (metadata) releaseJul 9, 2025-
Map releaseJul 9, 2025-
UpdateJul 9, 2025-
Current statusJul 9, 2025Processing site: PDBc / Status: Released

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FileDownload / File: emd_61017.map.gz / Format: CCP4 / Size: 8 MB / Type: IMAGE STORED AS FLOATING POINT NUMBER (4 BYTES)
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AxesZ (Sec.)Y (Row.)X (Col.)
4.3 Å/pix.
x 128 pix.
= 549.99 Å		4.3 Å/pix.
x 128 pix.
= 549.99 Å		4.3 Å/pix.
x 128 pix.
= 549.99 Å

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Voxel sizeX=Y=Z: 4.2968 Å
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Contour LevelBy AUTHOR: 0.6
Minimum - Maximum-1.4336073 - 2.7181265
Average (Standard dev.)-0.010835037 (±0.20106483)
SymmetrySpace group: 1
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Axis orderXYZ
Origin000
Dimensions128128128
Spacing128128128
CellA=B=C: 549.9904 Å
α=β=γ: 90.0 °

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Sample components

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Entire : Bax line

EntireName: Bax line
Components
  • Complex: Bax line

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Supramolecule #1: Bax line

SupramoleculeName: Bax line / type: complex / ID: 1 / Parent: 0 / Macromolecule list: #1
Source (natural)Organism: Homo sapiens (human)

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Structure determination

Methodcryo EM
Processingsingle particle reconstruction
Aggregation statefilament

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Sample preparation

BufferpH: 8
VitrificationCryogen name: ETHANE

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Electron microscopy

MicroscopeFEI TITAN KRIOS
Image recordingFilm or detector model: FEI FALCON IV (4k x 4k) / Average electron dose: 50.0 e/Å2
Electron beamAcceleration voltage: 300 kV / Electron source: FIELD EMISSION GUN
Electron opticsIllumination mode: FLOOD BEAM / Imaging mode: BRIGHT FIELD / Nominal defocus max: 18.0 µm / Nominal defocus min: 13.0 µm
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Model: Titan Krios / Image courtesy: FEI Company

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CTF correctionType: PHASE FLIPPING AND AMPLITUDE CORRECTION
Startup modelType of model: NONE
Final reconstructionResolution.type: BY AUTHOR / Resolution: 18.1 Å / Resolution method: FSC 0.143 CUT-OFF / Number images used: 1945
Initial angle assignmentType: OTHER
Final angle assignmentType: MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD

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