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| Title | Plunge frozen map of bacterial 50S ribosomes | |||||||||
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Keywords | 50S / ribosome / plunge frozen / bacterial | |||||||||
| Biological species | ![]() | |||||||||
| Method | single particle reconstruction / cryo EM / Resolution: 2.3 Å | |||||||||
Authors | Wu F / Naschberger A | |||||||||
| Funding support | 1 items
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Citation | Journal: Commun Biol / Year: 2025Title: In situ structure of bacterial 50S ribosomes at 3.0 Å resolution from vitreous sections. Authors: Ashraf Al-Amoudi / Rozbeh Baradaran / Xukun Yuan / Fēi Wú / Andreas Naschberger / ![]() Abstract: In situ high-resolution structure determination is limited to samples thin enough to be penetrated by the electron beam during imaging. Sample thinning involves focused ion or plasma beam milling of ...In situ high-resolution structure determination is limited to samples thin enough to be penetrated by the electron beam during imaging. Sample thinning involves focused ion or plasma beam milling of specimens to produce lamellae with thicknesses as low as 100-150 nm. However, surface damage caused by the milling process can extend 30-60 nm deep, restricting the usable lamella thickness. This imposes limitations on single-particle analysis of macromolecular complexes due to elevated structural noise, which cannot be avoided in situ because of the dense cellular environment. Alternative methods capable of producing thinner samples are needed to reduce background. Here, we demonstrate that high-resolution structures at side-chain level, free of orientation bias, can be obtained from vitreous sections prepared by cryo-ultramicrotomy, both in vitro and in situ. We optimized the method to produce sections as thin as ~40 nm, free from significant surface damage. Using this approach, we determined the structure of the 50S ribosomal subunit in vitro at 2.8 Å and in situ at 3 Å from bacterial cells. These results lay the foundation for future in situ studies of smaller complexes using CEMOVIS, as well as for methodological advances aimed at achieving compression-free sectioning. | |||||||||
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| Map data | emd_66841.map.gz | 442.9 MB | EMDB map data format | |
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| Header (meta data) | emd-66841-v30.xml emd-66841.xml | 15.7 KB 15.7 KB | Display Display | EMDB header |
| FSC (resolution estimation) | emd_66841_fsc.xml | 17.6 KB | Display | FSC data file |
| Images | emd_66841.png | 116.4 KB | ||
| Masks | emd_66841_msk_1.map | 476.8 MB | Mask map | |
| Filedesc metadata | emd-66841.cif.gz | 4 KB | ||
| Others | emd_66841_additional_1.map.gz emd_66841_half_map_1.map.gz emd_66841_half_map_2.map.gz | 445.8 MB 384.1 MB 384.2 MB | ||
| Archive directory | http://ftp.pdbj.org/pub/emdb/structures/EMD-66841 ftp://ftp.pdbj.org/pub/emdb/structures/EMD-66841 | HTTPS FTP |
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| EMDB pages | EMDB (EBI/PDBe) / EMDataResource |
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| File | Download / File: emd_66841.map.gz / Format: CCP4 / Size: 476.8 MB / Type: IMAGE STORED AS FLOATING POINT NUMBER (4 BYTES) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Voxel size | X=Y=Z: 0.729 Å | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Symmetry | Space group: 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sample components
-Entire : In vitro E. coli ribosome sample
| Entire | Name: In vitro E. coli ribosome sample |
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-Supramolecule #1: In vitro E. coli ribosome sample
| Supramolecule | Name: In vitro E. coli ribosome sample / type: complex / ID: 1 / Parent: 0 |
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| Source (natural) | Organism: ![]() |
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-Structure determination
| Method | cryo EM |
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Processing | single particle reconstruction |
| Aggregation state | particle |
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Sample preparation
| Buffer | pH: 7.7 |
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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: 40.0 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: 2.0 µm / Nominal defocus min: 0.5 µm |
| Experimental equipment | ![]() Model: Titan Krios / Image courtesy: FEI Company |
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