National Institutes of Health/National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIH/NIGMS)
GM135343
United States
Citation
Journal: Nat Struct Mol Biol / Year: 2023 Title: Cryo-EM structures of Myomaker reveal a molecular basis for myoblast fusion. Authors: Tao Long / Yichi Zhang / Linda Donnelly / Hui Li / Yu-Chung Pien / Ning Liu / Eric N Olson / Xiaochun Li / Abstract: The fusion of mononucleated myoblasts produces multinucleated muscle fibers leading to the formation of skeletal muscle. Myomaker, a skeletal muscle-specific membrane protein, is essential for ...The fusion of mononucleated myoblasts produces multinucleated muscle fibers leading to the formation of skeletal muscle. Myomaker, a skeletal muscle-specific membrane protein, is essential for myoblast fusion. Here we report the cryo-EM structures of mouse Myomaker (mMymk) and Ciona robusta Myomaker (cMymk). Myomaker contains seven transmembrane helices (TMs) that adopt a G-protein-coupled receptor-like fold. TMs 2-4 form a dimeric interface, while TMs 3 and 5-7 create a lipid-binding site that holds the polar head of a phospholipid and allows the alkyl tails to insert into Myomaker. The similarity of cMymk and mMymk suggests a conserved Myomaker-mediated cell fusion mechanism across evolutionarily distant species. Functional analyses demonstrate the essentiality of the dimeric interface and the lipid-binding site for fusogenic activity, and heterologous cell-cell fusion assays show the importance of transcellular interactions of Myomaker protomers for myoblast fusion. Together, our findings provide structural and functional insights into the process of myoblast fusion.
Electron dose: 60 e/Å2 / Film or detector model: GATAN K3 (6k x 4k)
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Processing
EM software
Name: REFMAC / Version: 5.8.0267 / Category: model refinement
CTF correction
Type: NONE
3D reconstruction
Resolution: 3.22 Å / Resolution method: FSC 0.143 CUT-OFF / Num. of particles: 145594 / Symmetry type: POINT
Refinement
Resolution: 3.22→249 Å / Cor.coef. Fo:Fc: 0.754 / Cor.coef. Fo:Fc free: 0.754 / SU B: 11.407 / SU ML: 0.163 / Cross valid method: THROUGHOUT / ESU R: 0.111 / ESU R Free: 0.11 / Stereochemistry target values: MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD / Details: HYDROGENS HAVE BEEN ADDED IN THE RIDING POSITIONS
Rfactor
Num. reflection
% reflection
Selection details
Rfree
0.45086
50773
5.2 %
RANDOM
Rwork
0.4488
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obs
0.44891
917698
100 %
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Solvent computation
Ion probe radii: 0.8 Å / Shrinkage radii: 0.8 Å / VDW probe radii: 1.2 Å / Solvent model: MASK