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| Entry | Database: EMDB / ID: EMD-6482 | |||||||||
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| Title | Cryo-electron microscopy of alpha Synuclein amyloid fibrils | |||||||||
Map data | Extruded 2D reconstruction of in vitro assembled alpha Synuclein amyoid fibrils | |||||||||
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| Function / homology | Function and homology informationprotein binding / negative regulation of mitochondrial electron transport, NADH to ubiquinone / neutral lipid metabolic process / regulation of acyl-CoA biosynthetic process / negative regulation of dopamine uptake involved in synaptic transmission / negative regulation of norepinephrine uptake / response to desipramine / positive regulation of SNARE complex assembly / positive regulation of hydrogen peroxide catabolic process / supramolecular fiber ...protein binding / negative regulation of mitochondrial electron transport, NADH to ubiquinone / neutral lipid metabolic process / regulation of acyl-CoA biosynthetic process / negative regulation of dopamine uptake involved in synaptic transmission / negative regulation of norepinephrine uptake / response to desipramine / positive regulation of SNARE complex assembly / positive regulation of hydrogen peroxide catabolic process / supramolecular fiber / regulation of synaptic vesicle recycling / negative regulation of chaperone-mediated autophagy / regulation of reactive oxygen species biosynthetic process / positive regulation of protein localization to cell periphery / mitochondrial membrane organization / negative regulation of exocytosis / regulation of glutamate secretion / dopamine biosynthetic process / response to iron(II) ion / positive regulation of neurotransmitter secretion / regulation of macrophage activation / negative regulation of dopamine metabolic process / negative regulation of platelet-derived growth factor receptor signaling pathway / SNARE complex assembly / negative regulation of thrombin-activated receptor signaling pathway / Lewy body / regulation of locomotion / negative regulation of microtubule polymerization / positive regulation of inositol phosphate biosynthetic process / synaptic vesicle priming / regulation of norepinephrine uptake / transporter regulator activity / protein kinase inhibitor activity / synaptic vesicle transport / dopamine uptake involved in synaptic transmission / regulation of dopamine secretion / positive regulation of receptor recycling / positive regulation of exocytosis / cuprous ion binding / nuclear outer membrane / mitochondrial ATP synthesis coupled electron transport / dynein complex binding / synaptic vesicle exocytosis / response to magnesium ion / positive regulation of endocytosis / negative regulation of serotonin uptake / response to type II interferon / cysteine-type endopeptidase inhibitor activity / kinesin binding / regulation of presynapse assembly / synaptic vesicle endocytosis / alpha-tubulin binding / beta-tubulin binding / phospholipase binding / phospholipid metabolic process / supramolecular fiber organization / behavioral response to cocaine / cellular response to fibroblast growth factor stimulus / cellular response to epinephrine stimulus / inclusion body / Hsp70 protein binding / enzyme inhibitor activity / response to interleukin-1 / axon terminus / cellular response to copper ion / fatty acid binding / positive regulation of release of sequestered calcium ion into cytosol / regulation of microtubule cytoskeleton organization / SNARE binding / adult locomotory behavior / glutathione metabolic process / protein tetramerization / protein sequestering activity / phosphoprotein binding / tubulin binding / excitatory postsynaptic potential / microglial cell activation / ferrous iron binding / fatty acid metabolic process / phospholipid binding / PKR-mediated signaling / receptor internalization / synapse organization / regulation of long-term neuronal synaptic plasticity / protein destabilization / tau protein binding / enzyme activator activity / terminal bouton / positive regulation of inflammatory response / long-term synaptic potentiation / synaptic vesicle membrane / actin cytoskeleton / growth cone / actin binding / cellular response to oxidative stress / neuron apoptotic process / cell cortex / histone binding / response to lipopolysaccharide / microtubule binding Similarity search - Function | |||||||||
| Biological species | Homo sapiens (human) | |||||||||
| Method | helical reconstruction / cryo EM / Resolution: 40.0 Å | |||||||||
Authors | Dearborn AD / Wall JS / Cheng N / Heymann JB / Kajava AV / Varkey J / Langen R / Steven AC | |||||||||
Citation | Journal: J Biol Chem / Year: 2016Title: α-Synuclein Amyloid Fibrils with Two Entwined, Asymmetrically Associated Protofibrils. Authors: Altaira D Dearborn / Joseph S Wall / Naiqian Cheng / J Bernard Heymann / Andrey V Kajava / Jobin Varkey / Ralf Langen / Alasdair C Steven / ![]() Abstract: Parkinson disease and other progressive neurodegenerative conditions are characterized by the intracerebral presence of Lewy bodies, containing amyloid fibrils of α-synuclein. We used cryo-electron ...Parkinson disease and other progressive neurodegenerative conditions are characterized by the intracerebral presence of Lewy bodies, containing amyloid fibrils of α-synuclein. We used cryo-electron microscopy and scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) to study in vitro-assembled fibrils. These fibrils are highly polymorphic. Focusing on twisting fibrils with an inter-crossover spacing of 77 nm, our reconstructions showed them to consist of paired protofibrils. STEM mass per length data gave one subunit per 0.47 nm axial rise per protofibril, consistent with a superpleated β-structure. The STEM images show two thread-like densities running along each of these fibrils, which we interpret as ladders of metal ions. These threads confirmed the two-protofibril architecture of the 77-nm twisting fibrils and allowed us to identify this morphotype in STEM micrographs. Some other, but not all, fibril morphotypes also exhibit dense threads, implying that they also present a putative metal binding site. We propose a molecular model for the protofibril and suggest that polymorphic variant fibrils have different numbers of protofibrils that are associated differently. | |||||||||
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| Structure viewer | EM map: SurfView Molmil Jmol/JSmol |
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| Map data | emd_6482.map.gz | 13.8 MB | EMDB map data format | |
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| Header (meta data) | emd-6482-v30.xml emd-6482.xml | 11.1 KB 11.1 KB | Display Display | EMDB header |
| Images | emd_6482.png | 54.5 KB | ||
| Archive directory | http://ftp.pdbj.org/pub/emdb/structures/EMD-6482 ftp://ftp.pdbj.org/pub/emdb/structures/EMD-6482 | HTTPS FTP |
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| File | Download / File: emd_6482.map.gz / Format: CCP4 / Size: 14.4 MB / Type: IMAGE STORED AS FLOATING POINT NUMBER (4 BYTES) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Annotation | Extruded 2D reconstruction of in vitro assembled alpha Synuclein amyoid fibrils | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Voxel size | X=Y=Z: 2.54 Å | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Symmetry | Space group: 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sample components
-Entire : In vitro assembled, recombinant amyloid fibrils of full-length hu...
| Entire | Name: In vitro assembled, recombinant amyloid fibrils of full-length human alpha Synuclein |
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-Supramolecule #1000: In vitro assembled, recombinant amyloid fibrils of full-length hu...
| Supramolecule | Name: In vitro assembled, recombinant amyloid fibrils of full-length human alpha Synuclein type: sample / ID: 1000 / Details: The sample was morphologically heterogeneous. / Oligomeric state: dimeric asymmetric unit / Number unique components: 2 |
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| Molecular weight | Method: Dark-field scanning transmission electron microscopy 59.1 MDa/micron compared to 61.5 MDa/micron theoretical weight |
-Macromolecule #1: alpha Synuclein
| Macromolecule | Name: alpha Synuclein / type: protein_or_peptide / ID: 1 / Name.synonym: NACP, PARK1 / Oligomeric state: Amyloid / Recombinant expression: Yes |
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| Source (natural) | Organism: Homo sapiens (human) / synonym: Human / Tissue: Brain / Cell: Neuron / Location in cell: Lewy Body |
| Recombinant expression | Organism: ![]() |
| Sequence | UniProtKB: Alpha-synuclein GO: magnesium ion binding, fatty acid binding, copper ion binding, calcium ion binding, protein binding InterPro: Alpha-synuclein |
-Experimental details
-Structure determination
| Method | cryo EM |
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Processing | helical reconstruction |
| Aggregation state | filament |
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Sample preparation
| Concentration | 4 mg/mL |
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| Buffer | pH: 7.4 / Details: 10 mM HEPES, 100 mM NaCl, 0.1% NaN3 |
| Grid | Details: R1.2/1.3 400 mesh copper Quantifoil grid, glow-discharged in argon/oxygen |
| Vitrification | Cryogen name: ETHANE / Chamber humidity: 90 % / Chamber temperature: 90 K / Instrument: LEICA KF80 / Method: Manually blotted before plunging |
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Electron microscopy
| Microscope | FEI/PHILIPS CM200FEG |
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| Date | Jun 5, 2012 |
| Image recording | Category: FILM / Film or detector model: KODAK SO-163 FILM / Digitization - Scanner: NIKON SUPER COOLSCAN 9000 / Digitization - Sampling interval: 6.35 µm / Number real images: 110 / Average electron dose: 15 e/Å2 / Bits/pixel: 16 |
| Electron beam | Acceleration voltage: 120 kV / Electron source: FIELD EMISSION GUN |
| Electron optics | Calibrated magnification: 51840 / Illumination mode: FLOOD BEAM / Imaging mode: BRIGHT FIELD / Cs: 2.0 mm / Nominal defocus max: 3.5 µm / Nominal defocus min: 2.0 µm / Nominal magnification: 50000 |
| Sample stage | Specimen holder model: GATAN LIQUID NITROGEN |
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Image processing
| Details | The 2D reconstructions were made and aligned using bhelcross. The helical parameters were determined per fibril in real space and imposed on the average using bhelcross. |
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| Final reconstruction | Applied symmetry - Helical parameters - Δz: 4.7 Å Applied symmetry - Helical parameters - Δ&Phi: 1.1 ° Applied symmetry - Helical parameters - Axial symmetry: C1 (asymmetric) Resolution.type: BY AUTHOR / Resolution: 40.0 Å / Resolution method: OTHER / Software - Name: Bsoft Details: Extruded from a 2D reconstruction based upon helical parameters |
| CTF correction | Details: phase-flipped micrograph |
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