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| Entry | Database: PDB / ID: 9cbw | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Title | Tetrahymena ribozyme with consensus water and magnesium ions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Components | RNA (387-MER) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Keywords | RNA / Ribozyme / Magnesium ions / Water | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Function / homology | : / RNA / RNA (> 10) / RNA (> 100) Function and homology information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Biological species | ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Method | ELECTRON MICROSCOPY / single particle reconstruction / cryo EM / Resolution: 2.3 Å | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Authors | Kretsch, R.C. / Li, S. / Pintilie, G. / Palo, M.Z. / Case, D.A. / Das, R. / Zhang, K. / Chiu, W. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Funding support | United States, China, 10items
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Citation | Journal: Nature / Year: 2025Title: Complex water networks visualized by cryogenic electron microscopy of RNA. Authors: Rachael C Kretsch / Shanshan Li / Grigore Pintilie / Michael Z Palo / David A Case / Rhiju Das / Kaiming Zhang / Wah Chiu / ![]() Abstract: The stability and function of biomolecules are directly influenced by their myriad interactions with water. Here we investigated water through cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM) on a highly ...The stability and function of biomolecules are directly influenced by their myriad interactions with water. Here we investigated water through cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM) on a highly solvated molecule: the Tetrahymena ribozyme. By using segmentation-guided water and ion modelling (SWIM), an approach combining resolvability and chemical parameters, we automatically modelled and cross-validated water molecules and Mg ions in the ribozyme core, revealing the extensive involvement of water in mediating RNA non-canonical interactions. Unexpectedly, in regions where SWIM does not model ordered water, we observed highly similar densities in both cryo-EM maps. In many of these regions, the cryo-EM densities superimpose with complex water networks predicted by molecular dynamics, supporting their assignment as water and suggesting a biophysical explanation for their elusiveness to conventional atomic coordinate modelling. Our study demonstrates an approach to unveil both rigid and flexible waters that surround biomolecules through cryo-EM map densities, statistical and chemical metrics, and molecular dynamics simulations. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| PDBx/mmCIF format | 9cbw.cif.gz | 234.2 KB | Display | PDBx/mmCIF format |
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| PDB format | pdb9cbw.ent.gz | 169.3 KB | Display | PDB format |
| PDBx/mmJSON format | 9cbw.json.gz | Tree view | PDBx/mmJSON format | |
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-Validation report
| Summary document | 9cbw_validation.pdf.gz | 1 MB | Display | wwPDB validaton report |
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| Full document | 9cbw_full_validation.pdf.gz | 1.1 MB | Display | |
| Data in XML | 9cbw_validation.xml.gz | 25.8 KB | Display | |
| Data in CIF | 9cbw_validation.cif.gz | 38.3 KB | Display | |
| Arichive directory | https://data.pdbj.org/pub/pdb/validation_reports/cb/9cbw ftp://data.pdbj.org/pub/pdb/validation_reports/cb/9cbw | HTTPS FTP |
-Related structure data
| Related structure data | ![]() 42498MC ![]() 9cbuC ![]() 9cbxC ![]() 9cbyC M: map data used to model this data C: citing same article ( |
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| Similar structure data | Similarity search - Function & homology F&H Search |
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| #1: RNA chain | Mass: 125096.773 Da / Num. of mol.: 1 / Source method: obtained synthetically / Source: (synth.) ![]() | ||||||
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| #2: Chemical | ChemComp-MG / #3: Water | ChemComp-HOH / | Has ligand of interest | N | Has protein modification | N | |
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| Experiment | Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY |
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| EM experiment | Aggregation state: PARTICLE / 3D reconstruction method: single particle reconstruction |
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| Component | Name: Apo L-21 ScaI Tetrahymena ribozyme with consensus water and magnesium ions Type: COMPLEX / Entity ID: #1 / Source: SYNTHETIC | |||||||||||||||
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| Molecular weight | Value: 0.125 MDa / Experimental value: NO | |||||||||||||||
| Source (natural) | Organism: ![]() | |||||||||||||||
| Buffer solution | pH: 8 | |||||||||||||||
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| Specimen | Conc.: 3.125 mg/ml / Embedding applied: NO / Shadowing applied: NO / Staining applied: NO / Vitrification applied: YES | |||||||||||||||
| Specimen support | Grid material: COPPER / Grid mesh size: 200 divisions/in. / Grid type: Quantifoil R2/1 | |||||||||||||||
| Vitrification | Instrument: FEI VITROBOT MARK IV / Cryogen name: ETHANE / Humidity: 100 % / Chamber temperature: 278 K |
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Electron microscopy imaging
| Experimental equipment | ![]() Model: Titan Krios / Image courtesy: FEI Company |
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| Microscopy | Model: TFS KRIOS |
| Electron gun | Electron source: FIELD EMISSION GUN / Accelerating voltage: 300 kV / Illumination mode: FLOOD BEAM |
| Electron lens | Mode: BRIGHT FIELD / Nominal magnification: 105000 X / Nominal defocus max: 2000 nm / Nominal defocus min: 500 nm / Cs: 2.7 mm / C2 aperture diameter: 70 µm |
| Specimen holder | Cryogen: NITROGEN / Specimen holder model: FEI TITAN KRIOS AUTOGRID HOLDER |
| Image recording | Average exposure time: 2.5 sec. / Electron dose: 57.25 e/Å2 / Film or detector model: GATAN K3 BIOQUANTUM (6k x 4k) / Num. of real images: 18365 |
| EM imaging optics | Energyfilter name: GIF Bioquantum / Energyfilter slit width: 20 eV |
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| CTF correction | Type: PHASE FLIPPING AND AMPLITUDE CORRECTION | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Particle selection | Num. of particles selected: 3804753 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Symmetry | Point symmetry: C1 (asymmetric) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3D reconstruction | Resolution: 2.3 Å / Resolution method: FSC 0.143 CUT-OFF / Num. of particles: 473325 / Algorithm: FOURIER SPACE / Num. of class averages: 1 / Symmetry type: POINT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Atomic model building | Protocol: FLEXIBLE FIT / Space: REAL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Atomic model building | PDB-ID: 7EZ0 Accession code: 7EZ0 / Source name: PDB / Type: experimental model |
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