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Entry | Database: PDB / ID: 8cqr | ||||||
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Title | Cryo-EM structure of the NINJ1 filament | ||||||
Components | Ninjurin-1 | ||||||
Keywords | MEMBRANE PROTEIN / Polymer / Cell death | ||||||
Function / homology | Function and homology information ferroptosis / cell adhesion mediator activity / pyroptotic cell death / leukocyte chemotaxis involved in inflammatory response / membrane destabilizing activity / cytolysis / positive regulation of toll-like receptor 4 signaling pathway / programmed necrotic cell death / tissue regeneration / muscle cell differentiation ...ferroptosis / cell adhesion mediator activity / pyroptotic cell death / leukocyte chemotaxis involved in inflammatory response / membrane destabilizing activity / cytolysis / positive regulation of toll-like receptor 4 signaling pathway / programmed necrotic cell death / tissue regeneration / muscle cell differentiation / cellular hyperosmotic response / heterotypic cell-cell adhesion / synaptic membrane / lipopolysaccharide binding / protein homooligomerization / positive regulation of inflammatory response / positive regulation of angiogenesis / nervous system development / angiogenesis / killing of cells of another organism / cell adhesion / extracellular region / plasma membrane Similarity search - Function | ||||||
Biological species | Homo sapiens (human) | ||||||
Method | ELECTRON MICROSCOPY / helical reconstruction / cryo EM / Resolution: 3.8 Å | ||||||
Authors | Degen, M.D. / Hiller, S.H. / Maier, T.M. | ||||||
Funding support | Switzerland, 1items
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Citation | Journal: Nature / Year: 2023 Title: Structural basis of NINJ1-mediated plasma membrane rupture in cell death. Authors: Morris Degen / José Carlos Santos / Kristyna Pluhackova / Gonzalo Cebrero / Saray Ramos / Gytis Jankevicius / Ella Hartenian / Undina Guillerm / Stefania A Mari / Bastian Kohl / Daniel J ...Authors: Morris Degen / José Carlos Santos / Kristyna Pluhackova / Gonzalo Cebrero / Saray Ramos / Gytis Jankevicius / Ella Hartenian / Undina Guillerm / Stefania A Mari / Bastian Kohl / Daniel J Müller / Paul Schanda / Timm Maier / Camilo Perez / Christian Sieben / Petr Broz / Sebastian Hiller / Abstract: Eukaryotic cells can undergo different forms of programmed cell death, many of which culminate in plasma membrane rupture as the defining terminal event. Plasma membrane rupture was long thought to ...Eukaryotic cells can undergo different forms of programmed cell death, many of which culminate in plasma membrane rupture as the defining terminal event. Plasma membrane rupture was long thought to be driven by osmotic pressure, but it has recently been shown to be in many cases an active process, mediated by the protein ninjurin-1 (NINJ1). Here we resolve the structure of NINJ1 and the mechanism by which it ruptures membranes. Super-resolution microscopy reveals that NINJ1 clusters into structurally diverse assemblies in the membranes of dying cells, in particular large, filamentous assemblies with branched morphology. A cryo-electron microscopy structure of NINJ1 filaments shows a tightly packed fence-like array of transmembrane α-helices. Filament directionality and stability is defined by two amphipathic α-helices that interlink adjacent filament subunits. The NINJ1 filament features a hydrophilic side and a hydrophobic side, and molecular dynamics simulations show that it can stably cap membrane edges. The function of the resulting supramolecular arrangement was validated by site-directed mutagenesis. Our data thus suggest that, during lytic cell death, the extracellular α-helices of NINJ1 insert into the plasma membrane to polymerize NINJ1 monomers into amphipathic filaments that rupture the plasma membrane. The membrane protein NINJ1 is therefore an interactive component of the eukaryotic cell membrane that functions as an in-built breaking point in response to activation of cell death. | ||||||
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-Related structure data
Related structure data | 16799MC M: map data used to model this data C: citing same article (ref.) |
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#1: Protein | Mass: 16369.932 Da / Num. of mol.: 6 Source method: isolated from a genetically manipulated source Source: (gene. exp.) Homo sapiens (human) / Gene: NINJ1 / Production host: Escherichia coli (E. coli) / References: UniProt: Q92982 |
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Experiment | Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY |
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EM experiment | Aggregation state: FILAMENT / 3D reconstruction method: helical reconstruction |
-Sample preparation
Component | Name: NINJ1 / Type: ORGANELLE OR CELLULAR COMPONENT / Entity ID: all / Source: RECOMBINANT |
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Source (natural) | Organism: Homo sapiens (human) |
Source (recombinant) | Organism: Escherichia coli (E. coli) |
Buffer solution | pH: 8 |
Specimen | Embedding applied: NO / Shadowing applied: NO / Staining applied: NO / Vitrification applied: YES |
Vitrification | Cryogen name: ETHANE |
-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: SPOT SCAN |
Electron lens | Mode: BRIGHT FIELD / Nominal defocus max: 3500 nm / Nominal defocus min: 200 nm |
Image recording | Electron dose: 47 e/Å2 / Film or detector model: GATAN K2 SUMMIT (4k x 4k) |
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CTF correction | Type: PHASE FLIPPING AND AMPLITUDE CORRECTION | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Helical symmerty | Angular rotation/subunit: -1.05 ° / Axial rise/subunit: 20.95 Å / Axial symmetry: C1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3D reconstruction | Resolution: 3.8 Å / Resolution method: FSC 0.143 CUT-OFF / Num. of particles: 709840 / Symmetry type: HELICAL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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