Journal: Biochem Biophys Res Commun / Year: 2026 Title: Cryo-EM structure of RubisCO from Nitrosospira multiformis. Authors: Yoshiki Tanaka / Yuki Nishigaya / Abstract: Nitrosospira multiformis is a soil ammonia-oxidizing bacterium (AOB) that fixes CO via RubisCO using energy derived from ammonia oxidation. Despite its ecological and agricultural relevance, the ...Nitrosospira multiformis is a soil ammonia-oxidizing bacterium (AOB) that fixes CO via RubisCO using energy derived from ammonia oxidation. Despite its ecological and agricultural relevance, the structure of N. multiformis RubisCO (NmRubisCO) remained unknown. Here, we report the cryo-EM structure of NmRubisCO at 2.26 Å resolution, determined through single-particle analysis of protein copurified with the membrane fraction following cell lysis and ultracentrifugation without column chromatography. Analysis revealed an LS hexadecameric Form IC (red-like) RubisCO with a six-residue insertion in the βB-βC loop (BC loop) of the large-subunit N-terminal domain that forms a solvent-exposed, well-ordered protrusion. The active site lacks carbamylation at K206 and Mg binding, representing an inactive state. A putative metal ion coordinated by H296, H298, and H331, tentatively assigned as Zn based on coordination geometry and distances, was identified near the catalytic center; this His-coordinated metal site has not been described in other RubisCO structures. Loop 6 adopts a closed-like conformation in the absence of substrate, a configuration consistent with a potential requirement for activase-mediated remodeling. The C-terminal extension of the small subunit forms interdimer β-sheet interactions that stabilize the holoenzyme. These structural features provide a framework for understanding Form IC RubisCO in carboxysome-less soil AOB.
Number selected: 1577431 Details: Perform 2D sorting on the particles collected via LoG picking, train Topaz on the useful ones, and then perform Topaz picking
Type of model: INSILICO MODEL In silico model: Initial model was generated by RELION ab initio reconstruction using stochastic gradient descent (SGD) algorithm, without any external reference.
Final reconstruction
Number classes used: 2 / Applied symmetry - Point group: D4 (2x4 fold dihedral) / Algorithm: BACK PROJECTION / Resolution.type: BY AUTHOR / Resolution: 2.26 Å / Resolution method: FSC 0.143 CUT-OFF / Software - Name: RELION (ver. 5.0.1) / Number images used: 64288
Initial angle assignment
Type: MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD / Software - Name: RELION (ver. 5.0.1)
Final angle assignment
Type: MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD / Software - Name: RELION (ver. 5.0.1)
Final 3D classification
Number classes: 3 / Software - Name: RELION (ver. 5.0.1)
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