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Entry | Database: PDB / ID: 8cue | ||||||
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Title | CryoEM structure of the T-pilus from Agrobacterium tumefaciens | ||||||
![]() | Protein virB2 | ||||||
![]() | STRUCTURAL PROTEIN / conjugation / VirB2 / type IV secretion system / pili | ||||||
Function / homology | Conjugal transfer TrbC/type IV secretion VirB2 / TrbC/VIRB2 pilin / type IV secretion system complex / protein secretion by the type IV secretion system / cell outer membrane / Chem-CPL / Protein virB2![]() | ||||||
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Method | ELECTRON MICROSCOPY / single particle reconstruction / cryo EM / Resolution: 3.2 Å | ||||||
![]() | Bui, K.H. / Black, C.S. | ||||||
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![]() | ![]() Title: Cryo-EM structure of the Agrobacterium tumefaciens T-pilus reveals the importance of positive charges in the lumen. Authors: Jaafar Amro / Corbin Black / Zakaria Jemouai / Nathan Rooney / Caroline Daneault / Natalie Zeytuni / Matthieu Ruiz / Khanh Huy Bui / Christian Baron / ![]() Abstract: Agrobacterium tumefaciens is a natural genetic engineer that transfers DNA into plants, which is the most applied process for generation of genetically modified plants. DNA transfer is mediated by a ...Agrobacterium tumefaciens is a natural genetic engineer that transfers DNA into plants, which is the most applied process for generation of genetically modified plants. DNA transfer is mediated by a type IV secretion system in the cell envelope and extracellular T-pili. We here report the cryo-electron microscopic structures of the T-pilus at 3.2-Å resolution and of the plasmid pKM101-determined N-pilus at 3-Å resolution. Both pili contain a main pilus protein (VirB2 in A. tumefaciens, TraM in pKM101) and phospholipids arranged in a five-start helical assembly. They contain positively charged amino acids in the lumen, and the lipids are positively charged in the T-pilus (phosphatidylcholine) conferring overall positive charge. Mutagenesis of the lumen-exposed Arg91 in VirB2 results in protein destabilization and loss of pilus formation. Our results reveal that different phospholipids can be incorporated into type IV secretion pili and that the charge of the lumen may be of functional importance. | ||||||
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-Related structure data
Related structure data | ![]() 26999MC ![]() 8cw4C M: map data used to model this data C: citing same article ( |
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#1: Protein | Mass: 12326.439 Da / Num. of mol.: 70 / Source method: isolated from a natural source Source: (natural) ![]() References: UniProt: P17792 #2: Chemical | ChemComp-CPL / Has ligand of interest | Y | |
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Experiment | Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY |
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EM experiment | Aggregation state: HELICAL ARRAY / 3D reconstruction method: single particle reconstruction |
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Sample preparation
Component | Name: T-pilus of the type IV secretion system of Agrobacterium tumefaciens. Type: COMPLEX / Entity ID: #1 / Source: NATURAL |
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Molecular weight | Value: 24.7 kDa/nm / Experimental value: YES |
Source (natural) | Organism: ![]() |
Buffer solution | pH: 7.5 |
Specimen | Embedding applied: NO / Shadowing applied: NO / Staining applied: NO / Vitrification applied: YES |
Specimen support | Grid material: COPPER / Grid mesh size: 300 divisions/in. / Grid type: C-flat-1.2/1.3 |
Vitrification | Instrument: FEI VITROBOT MARK IV / Cryogen name: ETHANE / Humidity: 100 % / Chamber temperature: 277 K Details: 3 uL of the sample was repeatedly applied and manually blotted three times using the multiple blotting technique prior to the Vitrobot step to increase the concentration of pili. |
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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: ![]() |
Electron lens | Mode: BRIGHT FIELD / Nominal magnification: 81000 X / Nominal defocus max: 3000 nm / Nominal defocus min: 500 nm |
Image recording | Electron dose: 40 e/Å2 / Film or detector model: GATAN K3 BIOQUANTUM (6k x 4k) |
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Software | Name: UCSF ChimeraX / Version: 1.3/v9 / Classification: model building / URL: https://www.rbvi.ucsf.edu/chimerax/ / Os: Linux / Type: package | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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CTF correction | Type: PHASE FLIPPING AND AMPLITUDE CORRECTION | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3D reconstruction | Resolution: 3.2 Å / Resolution method: FSC 0.143 CUT-OFF / Num. of particles: 615500 / Symmetry type: POINT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Atomic model building | Protocol: AB INITIO MODEL |