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-Basic information
Entry | Database: PDB / ID: 6nrv | ||||||
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Title | Cryo-EM reconstruction of CFA/I pili | ||||||
Components | CFA/I fimbrial subunit B | ||||||
Keywords | PROTEIN FIBRIL / Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) / CFA/I pili / helical reconstruction | ||||||
Function / homology | CFA/I fimbrial subunit E, pilin domain / Fimbrial major subunit, CS1-type / CS1 type fimbrial major subunit / pilus / Immunoglobulin-like / Sandwich / Mainly Beta / CFA/I fimbrial subunit B Function and homology information | ||||||
Biological species | ESCHERICHIA COLI ETEC O78:H12 (E. coli) | ||||||
Method | ELECTRON MICROSCOPY / helical reconstruction / cryo EM / Resolution: 4 Å | ||||||
Authors | Zheng, W. / Andersson, M. / Bullitt, E. / Egelman, E.H. | ||||||
Funding support | United States, 1items
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Citation | Journal: IUCrJ / Year: 2019 Title: Cryo-EM structure of the CFA/I pilus rod. Authors: Weili Zheng / Magnus Andersson / Narges Mortezaei / Esther Bullitt / Edward Egelman / Abstract: Enterotoxigenic (ETEC) are common agents of diarrhea for travelers and a major cause of mortality in children in developing countries. To attach to intestinal cells ETEC express colonization ...Enterotoxigenic (ETEC) are common agents of diarrhea for travelers and a major cause of mortality in children in developing countries. To attach to intestinal cells ETEC express colonization factors, among them CFA/I, which are the most prevalent factors and are the archetypical representative of class 5 pili. The helical quaternary structure of CFA/I can be unwound under tensile force and it has been shown that this mechanical property helps bacteria to withstand shear forces from fluid motion. We report in this work the CFA/I pilus structure at 4.3 Å resolution from electron cryomicroscopy (cryo-EM) data, and report details of the donor strand complementation. The CfaB pilins modeled into the cryo-EM map allow us to identify the buried surface area between subunits, and these regions are correlated to quaternary structural stability in class 5 and chaperone-usher pili. In addition, from the model built using the EM structure we also predicted that residue 13 (proline) of the N-terminal β-strand could have a major impact on the filament's structural stability. Therefore, we used optical tweezers to measure and compare the stability of the quaternary structure of wild type CFA/I and a point-mutated CFA/I with a propensity for unwinding. We found that pili with this mutated CFA/I require a lower force to unwind, supporting our hypothesis that Pro13 is important for structural stability. The high-resolution CFA/I pilus structure presented in this work and the analysis of structural stability will be useful for the development of novel antimicrobial drugs that target adhesion pili needed for initial attachment and sustained adhesion of ETEC. | ||||||
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PDBx/mmCIF format | 6nrv.cif.gz | 296.8 KB | Display | PDBx/mmCIF format |
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-Validation report
Arichive directory | https://data.pdbj.org/pub/pdb/validation_reports/nr/6nrv ftp://data.pdbj.org/pub/pdb/validation_reports/nr/6nrv | HTTPS FTP |
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-Related structure data
Related structure data | 0497MC M: map data used to model this data C: citing same article (ref.) |
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Similar structure data | |
EM raw data | EMPIAR-10267 (Title: Cryo-EM reconstruction of CFA/I pili / Data size: 183.2 Data #1: motion-corrected micrographs of CFA/I pili [micrographs - single frame]) |
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-Components
#1: Protein | Mass: 14968.839 Da / Num. of mol.: 13 / Source method: isolated from a natural source / Source: (natural) ESCHERICHIA COLI ETEC O78:H12 (E. coli) / Strain: E7473 / References: UniProt: P0CK93 |
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-Experimental details
-Experiment
Experiment | Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY |
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EM experiment | Aggregation state: FILAMENT / 3D reconstruction method: helical reconstruction |
-Sample preparation
Component | Name: Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) CFA/I pili / Type: COMPLEX / Entity ID: all / Source: NATURAL |
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Molecular weight | Experimental value: NO |
Source (natural) | Organism: Escherichia coli ETEC H10407 (bacteria) |
Buffer solution | pH: 7.5 |
Specimen | Embedding applied: NO / Shadowing applied: NO / Staining applied: NO / Vitrification applied: YES |
Vitrification | Cryogen name: ETHANE / Humidity: 100 % |
-Electron microscopy imaging
Experimental equipment | Model: Titan Krios / Image courtesy: FEI Company |
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Microscopy | Model: FEI TITAN KRIOS |
Electron gun | Electron source: FIELD EMISSION GUN / Accelerating voltage: 300 kV / Illumination mode: FLOOD BEAM |
Electron lens | Mode: BRIGHT FIELDBright-field microscopy |
Specimen holder | Cryogen: NITROGEN |
Image recording | Electron dose: 20 e/Å2 / Detector mode: INTEGRATING / Film or detector model: FEI FALCON II (4k x 4k) |
-Processing
Software | Name: PHENIX / Version: dev_2919: / Classification: refinement | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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CTF correction | Type: PHASE FLIPPING AND AMPLITUDE CORRECTION | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Helical symmerty | Angular rotation/subunit: 113.3 ° / Axial rise/subunit: 8.6 Å / Axial symmetry: C1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Particle selection | Num. of particles selected: 117011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3D reconstruction | Resolution: 4 Å / Resolution method: FSC 0.143 CUT-OFF / Num. of particles: 97295 / Symmetry type: HELICAL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Atomic model building | PDB-ID: 3F85 Accession code: 3F85 / Source name: PDB / Type: experimental model |