Journal: EMBO Rep / Year: 2017 Title: Molecular architecture of the yeast Elongator complex reveals an unexpected asymmetric subunit arrangement. Authors: Dheva T Setiaputra / Derrick Th Cheng / Shan Lu / Jesse M Hansen / Udit Dalwadi / Cindy Hy Lam / Jeffrey L To / Meng-Qiu Dong / Calvin K Yip / Abstract: Elongator is a ~850 kDa protein complex involved in multiple processes from transcription to tRNA modification. Conserved from yeast to humans, Elongator is assembled from two copies of six unique ...Elongator is a ~850 kDa protein complex involved in multiple processes from transcription to tRNA modification. Conserved from yeast to humans, Elongator is assembled from two copies of six unique subunits (Elp1 to Elp6). Despite the wealth of structural data on the individual subunits, the overall architecture and subunit organization of the full Elongator and the molecular mechanisms of how it exerts its multiple activities remain unclear. Using single-particle electron microscopy (EM), we revealed that yeast Elongator adopts a bilobal architecture and an unexpected asymmetric subunit arrangement resulting from the hexameric Elp456 subassembly anchored to one of the two Elp123 lobes that form the structural scaffold. By integrating the EM data with available subunit crystal structures and restraints generated from cross-linking coupled to mass spectrometry, we constructed a multiscale molecular model that showed the two Elp3, the main catalytic subunit, are located in two distinct environments. This work provides the first structural insights into Elongator and a framework to understand the molecular basis of its multifunctionality.
History
Deposition
Jul 16, 2016
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Header (metadata) release
Jul 20, 2016
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Map release
Dec 7, 2016
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Update
Feb 14, 2018
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Current status
Feb 14, 2018
Processing site: RCSB / Status: Released
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Structure visualization
Movie
Surface view with section colored by density value
Details: The final purification buffer was used for size exclusion chromatography of the complex.
Staining
Type: NEGATIVE / Material: Uranyl formate Details: Sample was applied to a glow-discharged copper grid overlaid with carbon (carbon evaporator and amyl acetate) and stained with uranyl formate.
Grid
Model: Ted Pella Gilder Grids / Material: COPPER / Mesh: 400 / Support film - Material: CARBON / Support film - topology: CONTINUOUS / Pretreatment - Type: GLOW DISCHARGE / Pretreatment - Atmosphere: AIR / Pretreatment - Pressure: 0.039 kPa
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Electron microscopy
Microscope
FEI TECNAI SPIRIT
Image recording
Film or detector model: FEI EAGLE (4k x 4k) / Digitization - Dimensions - Width: 4096 pixel / Digitization - Dimensions - Height: 4096 pixel / Number grids imaged: 1 / Number real images: 106 / Average exposure time: 1.0 sec. / Average electron dose: 25.0 e/Å2
Electron beam
Acceleration voltage: 120 kV / Electron source: LAB6
Model: Tecnai Spirit / Image courtesy: FEI Company
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Image processing
Particle selection
Number selected: 28121 Details: 200 particles were manually picked to generate 5 class averages. These were used as templates for autopicking using the RELION software.
CTF correction
Software:
Name
details
CTFFIND (ver. 3)
CTFFIND3, launched from the SPIDER interface, was used to determine CTF parameters.
SPIDER (ver. 22.10)
SPIDER was used to generate and apply the phase flip correction images to the raw micrographs.
Details: CTF parameters were calculated on entire micrographs prior to any data processing using CTFFIND within SPIDER. Phase-flip correction was done in SPIDER.
Startup model
Type of model: RANDOM CONICAL TILT / Random conical tilt - Number images: 81 / Random conical tilt - Tilt angle: 65 degrees
Final reconstruction
Number classes used: 1 / Algorithm: BACK PROJECTION / Resolution.type: BY AUTHOR / Resolution: 24.1 Å / Resolution method: FSC 0.143 CUT-OFF / Software - Name: RELION (ver. 1.3) Software - details: Output from RELION auto-refine was masked using the post-processing function to generate the final reconstruction. Details: The final model from RELION's auto-refine was further processed using the post-processing function in RELION to calculate the final masked map, with no map sharpening applied. Number images used: 16362
Initial angle assignment
Type: PROJECTION MATCHING Projection matching processing - Angular sampling: 7.5 degrees Software - Name: RELION (ver. 1.3) Software - details: Initial angular assignment was done using the 3D Classification function to generate a suitable model and particle set for refinement. Details: 3D Classification step in RELION
Final angle assignment
Type: PROJECTION MATCHING / Software - Name: RELION (ver. 1.3) Software - details: Final refinement was done using the 3D auto-refine function. Details: 3D auto-refine step in RELION, which automatically increments the angular sampling
Final 3D classification
Number classes: 4 / Avg.num./class: 4091 / Software - Name: RELION (ver. 1.3) Software - details: The 3D classification function in RELION was used to characterize heterogeneity in 3D. Details: 2D classification was used to get rid of bad particles, and showed a high degree of preferred orientation. 3D classification was used to clean up the dataset. Most of the classes were ...Details: 2D classification was used to get rid of bad particles, and showed a high degree of preferred orientation. 3D classification was used to clean up the dataset. Most of the classes were similar and were therefore merged.
FSC plot (resolution estimation)
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