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1.
Cell ; 185(25): 4770-4787.e20, 2022 Dec 08.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36493755

RESUMO

The ATP-dependent ring-shaped chaperonin TRiC/CCT is essential for cellular proteostasis. To uncover why some eukaryotic proteins can only fold with TRiC assistance, we reconstituted the folding of ß-tubulin using human prefoldin and TRiC. We find unstructured ß-tubulin is delivered by prefoldin to the open TRiC chamber followed by ATP-dependent chamber closure. Cryo-EM resolves four near-atomic-resolution structures containing progressively folded ß-tubulin intermediates within the closed TRiC chamber, culminating in native tubulin. This substrate folding pathway appears closely guided by site-specific interactions with conserved regions in the TRiC chamber. Initial electrostatic interactions between the TRiC interior wall and both the folded tubulin N domain and its C-terminal E-hook tail establish the native substrate topology, thus enabling C-domain folding. Intrinsically disordered CCT C termini within the chamber promote subsequent folding of tubulin's core and middle domains and GTP-binding. Thus, TRiC's chamber provides chemical and topological directives that shape the folding landscape of its obligate substrates.


Assuntos
Chaperonina com TCP-1 , Tubulina (Proteína) , Humanos , Chaperonina com TCP-1/química , Tubulina (Proteína)/metabolismo , Dobramento de Proteína , Proteostase , Trifosfato de Adenosina/metabolismo
2.
Cell ; 177(3): 751-765.e15, 2019 04 18.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30955883

RESUMO

Maintaining proteostasis in eukaryotic protein folding involves cooperation of distinct chaperone systems. To understand how the essential ring-shaped chaperonin TRiC/CCT cooperates with the chaperone prefoldin/GIMc (PFD), we integrate cryoelectron microscopy (cryo-EM), crosslinking-mass-spectrometry and biochemical and cellular approaches to elucidate the structural and functional interplay between TRiC/CCT and PFD. We find these hetero-oligomeric chaperones associate in a defined architecture, through a conserved interface of electrostatic contacts that serves as a pivot point for a TRiC-PFD conformational cycle. PFD alternates between an open "latched" conformation and a closed "engaged" conformation that aligns the PFD-TRiC substrate binding chambers. PFD can act after TRiC bound its substrates to enhance the rate and yield of the folding reaction, suppressing non-productive reaction cycles. Disrupting the TRiC-PFD interaction in vivo is strongly deleterious, leading to accumulation of amyloid aggregates. The supra-chaperone assembly formed by PFD and TRiC is essential to prevent toxic conformations and ensure effective cellular proteostasis.


Assuntos
Chaperonina com TCP-1/metabolismo , Chaperonas Moleculares/metabolismo , Proteostase/fisiologia , Actinas/química , Actinas/metabolismo , Chaperonina com TCP-1/química , Chaperonina com TCP-1/genética , Microscopia Crioeletrônica , Humanos , Modelos Moleculares , Chaperonas Moleculares/química , Chaperonas Moleculares/genética , Dobramento de Proteína , Estrutura Quaternária de Proteína , Subunidades Proteicas/química , Subunidades Proteicas/genética , Subunidades Proteicas/metabolismo , Proteínas Recombinantes/biossíntese , Proteínas Recombinantes/química , Proteínas Recombinantes/isolamento & purificação , Saccharomyces cerevisiae/metabolismo , Eletricidade Estática
4.
Cell ; 172(5): 966-978.e12, 2018 02 22.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29474922

RESUMO

Ebola virus nucleoprotein (eNP) assembles into higher-ordered structures that form the viral nucleocapsid (NC) and serve as the scaffold for viral RNA synthesis. However, molecular insights into the NC assembly process are lacking. Using a hybrid approach, we characterized the NC-like assembly of eNP, identified novel regulatory elements, and described how these elements impact function. We generated a three-dimensional structure of the eNP NC-like assembly at 5.8 Å using electron cryo-microscopy and identified a new regulatory role for eNP helices α22-α23. Biochemical, biophysical, and mutational analyses revealed that inter-eNP contacts within α22-α23 are critical for viral NC assembly and regulate viral RNA synthesis. These observations suggest that the N terminus and α22-α23 of eNP function as context-dependent regulatory modules (CDRMs). Our current study provides a framework for a structural mechanism for NC-like assembly and a new therapeutic target.


Assuntos
Microscopia Crioeletrônica , Ebolavirus/fisiologia , Ebolavirus/ultraestrutura , Nucleocapsídeo/ultraestrutura , Nucleoproteínas/ultraestrutura , Montagem de Vírus , Modelos Biológicos , Proteínas Mutantes/química , Mutação/genética , Nucleoproteínas/química , Multimerização Proteica , Estrutura Secundária de Proteína , Subunidades Proteicas/química , Subunidades Proteicas/metabolismo , RNA Viral/biossíntese , RNA Viral/química , RNA Viral/metabolismo
5.
Cell ; 153(6): 1354-65, 2013 Jun 06.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23746846

RESUMO

The GroEL/ES chaperonin system is required for the assisted folding of many proteins. How these substrate proteins are encapsulated within the GroEL-GroES cavity is poorly understood. Using symmetry-free, single-particle cryo-electron microscopy, we have characterized a chemically modified mutant of GroEL (EL43Py) that is trapped at a normally transient stage of substrate protein encapsulation. We show that the symmetric pattern of the GroEL subunits is broken as the GroEL cis-ring apical domains reorient to accommodate the simultaneous binding of GroES and an incompletely folded substrate protein (RuBisCO). The collapsed RuBisCO folding intermediate binds to the lower segment of two apical domains, as well as to the normally unstructured GroEL C-terminal tails. A comparative structural analysis suggests that the allosteric transitions leading to substrate protein release and folding involve concerted shifts of GroES and the GroEL apical domains and C-terminal tails.


Assuntos
Chaperonina 10/metabolismo , Proteínas de Escherichia coli/química , Escherichia coli/metabolismo , Proteínas de Choque Térmico/química , Dobramento de Proteína , Ribulose-Bifosfato Carboxilase/metabolismo , Difosfato de Adenosina/química , Difosfato de Adenosina/metabolismo , Trifosfato de Adenosina/química , Trifosfato de Adenosina/metabolismo , Microscopia Crioeletrônica , Cristalografia por Raios X , Proteínas de Escherichia coli/genética , Proteínas de Escherichia coli/metabolismo , Proteínas de Choque Térmico/genética , Proteínas de Choque Térmico/metabolismo , Modelos Moleculares , Complexos Multiproteicos/química , Complexos Multiproteicos/metabolismo , Conformação Proteica , Ribulose-Bifosfato Carboxilase/química
6.
Mol Cell ; 78(3): 411-422.e4, 2020 05 07.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32220646

RESUMO

Metazoan microRNAs require specific maturation steps initiated by Microprocessor, comprising Drosha and DGCR8. Lack of structural information for the assembled complex has hindered an understanding of how Microprocessor recognizes primary microRNA transcripts (pri-miRNAs). Here we present a cryoelectron microscopy structure of human Microprocessor with a pri-miRNA docked in the active site, poised for cleavage. The basal junction is recognized by a four-way intramolecular junction in Drosha, triggered by the Belt and Wedge regions that clamp over the ssRNA. The belt is important for efficiency and accuracy of pri-miRNA processing. Two dsRBDs form a molecular ruler to measure the stem length between the two dsRNA-ssRNA junctions. The specific organization of the dsRBDs near the apical junction is independent of Drosha core domains, as observed in a second structure in the partially docked state. Collectively, we derive a molecular model to explain how Microprocessor recognizes a pri-miRNA and accurately identifies the cleavage site.


Assuntos
MicroRNAs/química , Proteínas de Ligação a RNA/química , Ribonuclease III/química , Microscopia Crioeletrônica , Humanos , MicroRNAs/metabolismo , Modelos Moleculares , Conformação Proteica , RNA de Cadeia Dupla/química , RNA de Cadeia Dupla/metabolismo , Proteínas de Ligação a RNA/metabolismo , Ribonuclease III/metabolismo
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Nat Methods ; 21(1): 37-40, 2024 Jan.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37973972

RESUMO

Cryogenic electron microscopy is widely used in structural biology, but its resolution is often limited by the dynamics of the macromolecule. Here we developed a refinement protocol based on Gaussian mixture models that integrates particle orientation and conformation estimation and improves the alignment for flexible domains of protein structures. We demonstrated this protocol on multiple datasets, resulting in improved resolution and resolvability, locally and globally, by visual and quantitative measures.


Assuntos
Proteínas , Microscopia Crioeletrônica/métodos , Proteínas/química , Conformação Proteica , Substâncias Macromoleculares
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Cell ; 151(5): 1029-41, 2012 Nov 21.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23178122

RESUMO

Defects in primary cilia lead to devastating disease because of their roles in sensation and developmental signaling but much is unknown about ciliary structure and mechanisms of their formation and maintenance. We used cryo-electron tomography to obtain 3D maps of the connecting cilium and adjacent cellular structures of a modified primary cilium, the rod outer segment, from wild-type and genetically defective mice. The results reveal the molecular architecture of the cilium and provide insights into protein functions. They suggest that the ciliary rootlet is involved in cellular transport and stabilizes the axoneme. A defect in the BBSome membrane coat caused defects in vesicle targeting near the base of the cilium. Loss of the proteins encoded by the Cngb1 gene disrupted links between the disk and plasma membranes. The structures of the outer segment membranes support a model for disk morphogenesis in which basal disks are enveloped by the plasma membrane.


Assuntos
Cílios/ultraestrutura , Doenças Retinianas/patologia , Segmento Externo da Célula Bastonete/ultraestrutura , Animais , Membrana Celular/metabolismo , Cílios/química , Canais de Cátion Regulados por Nucleotídeos Cíclicos/metabolismo , Proteínas do Citoesqueleto/metabolismo , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Proteínas do Olho/metabolismo , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Camundongos Knockout , Proteínas Associadas aos Microtúbulos/metabolismo , Proteínas do Tecido Nervoso/metabolismo , Retina/química , Retina/metabolismo , Segmento Externo da Célula Bastonete/química , Segmento Externo da Célula Bastonete/metabolismo , Vesículas Transportadoras/metabolismo
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Nature ; 596(7873): 603-607, 2021 08.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34381213

RESUMO

Single-particle cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM) has become a standard technique for determining protein structures at atomic resolution1-3. However, cryo-EM studies of protein-free RNA are in their early days. The Tetrahymena thermophila group I self-splicing intron was the first ribozyme to be discovered and has been a prominent model system for the study of RNA catalysis and structure-function relationships4, but its full structure remains unknown. Here we report cryo-EM structures of the full-length Tetrahymena ribozyme in substrate-free and bound states at a resolution of 3.1 Å. Newly resolved peripheral regions form two coaxially stacked helices; these are interconnected by two kissing loop pseudoknots that wrap around the catalytic core and include two previously unforeseen (to our knowledge) tertiary interactions. The global architecture is nearly identical in both states; only the internal guide sequence and guanosine binding site undergo a large conformational change and a localized shift, respectively, upon binding of RNA substrates. These results provide a long-sought structural view of a paradigmatic RNA enzyme and signal a new era for the cryo-EM-based study of structure-function relationships in ribozymes.


Assuntos
Microscopia Crioeletrônica , Conformação de Ácido Nucleico , RNA Catalítico/química , RNA Catalítico/ultraestrutura , Tetrahymena thermophila , Apoenzimas/química , Apoenzimas/ultraestrutura , Holoenzimas/química , Holoenzimas/ultraestrutura , Modelos Moleculares , Tetrahymena thermophila/enzimologia , Tetrahymena thermophila/genética
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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ; 121(43): e2407548121, 2024 Oct 22.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39405346

RESUMO

Dynamic changes in intracellular ultrastructure can be critical for the ability of organisms to acclimate to environmental conditions. Microalgae, which are responsible for ~50% of global photosynthesis, compartmentalize their Ribulose 1,5 Bisphosphate Carboxylase/Oxygenase (Rubisco) into a specialized structure known as the pyrenoid when the cells experience limiting CO2 conditions; this compartmentalization is a component of the CO2 Concentrating Mechanism (CCM), which facilitates photosynthetic CO2 fixation as environmental levels of inorganic carbon (Ci) decline. Changes in the spatial distribution of mitochondria in green algae have also been observed under CO2 limitation, although a role for this reorganization in CCM function remains unclear. We used the green microalga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii to monitor changes in mitochondrial position and ultrastructure as cells transition between high CO2 and Low/Very Low CO2 (LC/VLC). Upon transferring cells to VLC, the mitochondria move from a central to a peripheral cell location and orient in parallel tubular arrays that extend along the cell's apico-basal axis. We show that these ultrastructural changes correlate with CCM induction and are regulated by the CCM master regulator CIA5. The apico-basal orientation of the mitochondrial membranes, but not the movement of the mitochondrion to the cell periphery, is dependent on microtubules and the MIRO1 protein, with the latter involved in membrane-microtubule interactions. Furthermore, blocking mitochondrial respiration in VLC-acclimated cells reduces the affinity of the cells for Ci. Overall, our results suggest that mitochondrial repositioning functions in integrating cellular architecture and energetics with CCM activities and invite further exploration of how intracellular architecture can impact fitness under dynamic environmental conditions.


Assuntos
Dióxido de Carbono , Chlamydomonas reinhardtii , Mitocôndrias , Mitocôndrias/metabolismo , Dióxido de Carbono/metabolismo , Chlamydomonas reinhardtii/metabolismo , Fotossíntese
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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ; 121(10): e2320493121, 2024 Mar 05.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38427602

RESUMO

Coronavirus genomes sequester their start codons within stem-loop 5 (SL5), a structured, 5' genomic RNA element. In most alpha- and betacoronaviruses, the secondary structure of SL5 is predicted to contain a four-way junction of helical stems, some of which are capped with UUYYGU hexaloops. Here, using cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM) and computational modeling with biochemically determined secondary structures, we present three-dimensional structures of SL5 from six coronaviruses. The SL5 domain of betacoronavirus severe-acute-respiratory-syndrome-related coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), resolved at 4.7 Å resolution, exhibits a T-shaped structure, with its UUYYGU hexaloops at opposing ends of a coaxial stack, the T's "arms." Further analysis of SL5 domains from SARS-CoV-1 and MERS (7.1 and 6.4 to 6.9 Å resolution, respectively) indicate that the junction geometry and inter-hexaloop distances are conserved features across these human-infecting betacoronaviruses. The MERS SL5 domain displays an additional tertiary interaction, which is also observed in the non-human-infecting betacoronavirus BtCoV-HKU5 (5.9 to 8.0 Å resolution). SL5s from human-infecting alphacoronaviruses, HCoV-229E and HCoV-NL63 (6.5 and 8.4 to 9.0 Å resolution, respectively), exhibit the same coaxial stacks, including the UUYYGU-capped arms, but with a phylogenetically distinct crossing angle, an X-shape. As such, all SL5 domains studied herein fold into stable tertiary structures with cross-genus similarities and notable differences, with implications for potential protein-binding modes and therapeutic targets.


Assuntos
Alphacoronavirus , COVID-19 , Coronavirus Humano 229E , Humanos , SARS-CoV-2/genética , RNA
12.
Cell ; 144(2): 240-52, 2011 Jan 21.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21241893

RESUMO

Group II chaperonins are ATP-dependent ring-shaped complexes that bind nonnative polypeptides and facilitate protein folding in archaea and eukaryotes. A built-in lid encapsulates substrate proteins within the central chaperonin chamber. Here, we describe the fate of the substrate during the nucleotide cycle of group II chaperonins. The chaperonin substrate-binding sites are exposed, and the lid is open in both the ATP-free and ATP-bound prehydrolysis states. ATP hydrolysis has a dual function in the folding cycle, triggering both lid closure and substrate release into the central chamber. Notably, substrate release can occur in the absence of a lid, and lid closure can occur without substrate release. However, productive folding requires both events, so that the polypeptide is released into the confined space of the closed chamber where it folds. Our results show that ATP hydrolysis coordinates the structural and functional determinants that trigger productive folding.


Assuntos
Trifosfato de Adenosina/metabolismo , Proteínas Arqueais/metabolismo , Chaperoninas do Grupo II/metabolismo , Mathanococcus/metabolismo , Dobramento de Proteína , Adenosina Trifosfatases/metabolismo , Regulação Alostérica , Proteínas Arqueais/química , Sítios de Ligação , Chaperoninas do Grupo II/química , Modelos Moleculares
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Mol Cell ; 69(6): 993-1004.e3, 2018 03 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29526695

RESUMO

The molecular mechanism of transmembrane proton translocation in rotary motor ATPases is not fully understood. Here, we report the 3.5-Å resolution cryoEM structure of the lipid nanodisc-reconstituted Vo proton channel of the yeast vacuolar H+-ATPase, captured in a physiologically relevant, autoinhibited state. The resulting atomic model provides structural detail for the amino acids that constitute the proton pathway at the interface of the proteolipid ring and subunit a. Based on the structure and previous mutagenesis studies, we propose the chemical basis of transmembrane proton transport. Moreover, we discovered that the C terminus of the assembly factor Voa1 is an integral component of mature Vo. Voa1's C-terminal transmembrane α helix is bound inside the proteolipid ring, where it contributes to the stability of the complex. Our structure rationalizes possible mechanisms by which mutations in human Vo can result in disease phenotypes and may thus provide new avenues for therapeutic interventions.


Assuntos
Microscopia Crioeletrônica , Nanopartículas , Proteínas de Saccharomyces cerevisiae/ultraestrutura , Saccharomyces cerevisiae/enzimologia , ATPases Vacuolares Próton-Translocadoras/ultraestrutura , Genótipo , Humanos , Lipídeos de Membrana/química , Modelos Moleculares , Mutação , Fenótipo , Conformação Proteica em alfa-Hélice , Domínios e Motivos de Interação entre Proteínas , Multimerização Proteica , Subunidades Proteicas , Prótons , Saccharomyces cerevisiae/genética , Proteínas de Saccharomyces cerevisiae/genética , Proteínas de Saccharomyces cerevisiae/metabolismo , Relação Estrutura-Atividade , ATPases Vacuolares Próton-Translocadoras/genética , ATPases Vacuolares Próton-Translocadoras/metabolismo
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Mol Cell ; 67(5): 733-743.e4, 2017 Sep 07.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28844863

RESUMO

Nuclear receptors recruit multiple coactivators sequentially to activate transcription. This "ordered" recruitment allows different coactivator activities to engage the nuclear receptor complex at different steps of transcription. Estrogen receptor (ER) recruits steroid receptor coactivator-3 (SRC-3) primary coactivator and secondary coactivators, p300/CBP and CARM1. CARM1 recruitment lags behind the binding of SRC-3 and p300 to ER. Combining cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) structure analysis and biochemical approaches, we demonstrate that there is a close crosstalk between early- and late-recruited coactivators. The sequential recruitment of CARM1 not only adds a protein arginine methyltransferase activity to the ER-coactivator complex, it also alters the structural organization of the pre-existing ERE/ERα/SRC-3/p300 complex. It induces a p300 conformational change and significantly increases p300 HAT activity on histone H3K18 residues, which, in turn, promotes CARM1 methylation activity on H3R17 residues to enhance transcriptional activity. This study reveals a structural role for a coactivator sequential recruitment and biochemical process in ER-mediated transcription.


Assuntos
Proteínas Adaptadoras de Sinalização CARD/metabolismo , Proteína p300 Associada a E1A/metabolismo , Receptor alfa de Estrogênio/metabolismo , Guanilato Ciclase/metabolismo , Coativador 3 de Receptor Nuclear/metabolismo , Transcrição Gênica , Acetilação , Sítios de Ligação , Proteínas Adaptadoras de Sinalização CARD/química , Proteínas Adaptadoras de Sinalização CARD/genética , Microscopia Crioeletrônica , Proteínas de Ligação a DNA/genética , Proteínas de Ligação a DNA/metabolismo , Proteína p300 Associada a E1A/química , Proteína p300 Associada a E1A/genética , Receptor alfa de Estrogênio/química , Receptor alfa de Estrogênio/genética , Guanilato Ciclase/química , Guanilato Ciclase/genética , Células HEK293 , Células HeLa , Histonas/química , Histonas/metabolismo , Humanos , Células MCF-7 , Metilação , Modelos Moleculares , Complexos Multiproteicos , Proteínas de Neoplasias/genética , Proteínas de Neoplasias/metabolismo , Coativador 3 de Receptor Nuclear/química , Coativador 3 de Receptor Nuclear/genética , Regiões Promotoras Genéticas , Ligação Proteica , Domínios e Motivos de Interação entre Proteínas , Relação Estrutura-Atividade , Fatores de Tempo , Fatores de Transcrição , Ativação Transcricional , Transfecção
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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ; 119(37): e2209146119, 2022 09 13.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36067294

RESUMO

The Tetrahymena group I intron has been a key system in the understanding of RNA folding and misfolding. The molecule folds into a long-lived misfolded intermediate (M) in vitro, which has been known to form extensive native-like secondary and tertiary structures but is separated by an unknown kinetic barrier from the native state (N). Here, we used cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM) to resolve misfolded structures of the Tetrahymena L-21 ScaI ribozyme. Maps of three M substates (M1, M2, M3) and one N state were achieved from a single specimen with overall resolutions of 3.5 Å, 3.8 Å, 4.0 Å, and 3.0 Å, respectively. Comparisons of the structures reveal that all the M substates are highly similar to N, except for rotation of a core helix P7 that harbors the ribozyme's guanosine binding site and the crossing of the strands J7/3 and J8/7 that connect P7 to the other elements in the ribozyme core. This topological difference between the M substates and N state explains the failure of 5'-splice site substrate docking in M, supports a topological isomer model for the slow refolding of M to N due to a trapped strand crossing, and suggests pathways for M-to-N refolding.


Assuntos
Dobramento de RNA , RNA Catalítico , Tetrahymena , Microscopia Crioeletrônica , Cinética , RNA Catalítico/química , Tetrahymena/genética
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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ; 119(6)2022 02 08.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35121661

RESUMO

Tubulin is a conserved protein that polymerizes into different forms of filamentous structures in Toxoplasma gondii, an obligate intracellular parasite in the phylum Apicomplexa. Two key tubulin-containing cytoskeletal components are subpellicular microtubules (SPMTs) and conoid fibrils (CFs). The SPMTs help maintain shape and gliding motility, while the CFs are implicated in invasion. Here, we use cryogenic electron tomography to determine the molecular structures of the SPMTs and CFs in vitrified intact and detergent-extracted parasites. Subvolume densities from detergent-extracted parasites yielded averaged density maps at subnanometer resolutions, and these were related back to their architecture in situ. An intralumenal spiral lines the interior of the 13-protofilament SPMTs, revealing a preferred orientation of these microtubules relative to the parasite's long axis. Each CF is composed of nine tubulin protofilaments that display a comma-shaped cross-section, plus additional associated components. Conoid protrusion, a crucial step in invasion, is associated with an altered pitch of each CF. The use of basic building blocks of protofilaments and different accessory proteins in one organism illustrates the versatility of tubulin to form two distinct types of assemblies, SPMTs and CFs.


Assuntos
Parasitos/metabolismo , Proteínas de Protozoários/metabolismo , Toxoplasma/metabolismo , Tubulina (Proteína)/metabolismo , Animais , Citoesqueleto/metabolismo , Tomografia com Microscopia Eletrônica/métodos , Proteínas Associadas aos Microtúbulos/metabolismo , Microtúbulos/metabolismo , Organelas/metabolismo
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Nano Lett ; 24(34): 10409-10417, 2024 Aug 28.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39158012

RESUMO

The ability to freeze and stabilize reaction intermediates in their metastable states and obtain their structural and chemical information with high spatial resolution is critical to advance materials technologies such as catalysis and batteries. Here, we develop an electrified operando-freezing methodology to preserve these metastable states under electrochemical reaction conditions for cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM) imaging and spectroscopy. Using Cu catalysts for CO2 reduction as a model system, we observe restructuring of the Cu catalyst in a CO2 atmosphere while the same catalyst remains intact in air at the nanometer scale. Furthermore, we discover the existence of a single valence Cu (1+) state and C-O bonding at the electrified liquid-solid interface of the operando-frozen samples, which are key reaction intermediates that traditional ex situ measurements fail to detect. This work highlights our novel technique to study the local structure and chemistry of electrified liquid-solid interfaces, with broad impact beyond catalysis.

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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ; 118(14)2021 04 06.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33785601

RESUMO

Cis-acting RNA elements are crucial for the regulation of polyadenylated RNA stability. The element for nuclear expression (ENE) contains a U-rich internal loop flanked by short helices. An ENE stabilizes RNA by sequestering the poly(A) tail via formation of a triplex structure that inhibits a rapid deadenylation-dependent decay pathway. Structure-based bioinformatic studies identified numerous ENE-like elements in evolutionarily diverse genomes, including a subclass containing two ENE motifs separated by a short double-helical region (double ENEs [dENEs]). Here, the structure of a dENE derived from a rice transposable element (TWIFB1) before and after poly(A) binding (∼24 kDa and ∼33 kDa, respectively) is investigated. We combine biochemical structure probing, small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS), and cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) to investigate the dENE structure and its local and global structural changes upon poly(A) binding. Our data reveal 1) the directionality of poly(A) binding to the dENE, and 2) that the dENE-poly(A) interaction involves a motif that protects the 3'-most seven adenylates of the poly(A). Furthermore, we demonstrate that the dENE does not undergo a dramatic global conformational change upon poly(A) binding. These findings are consistent with the recently solved crystal structure of a dENE+poly(A) complex [S.-F. Torabi et al., Science 371, eabe6523 (2021)]. Identification of additional modes of poly(A)-RNA interaction opens new venues for better understanding of poly(A) tail biology.


Assuntos
Poliadenilação , Estabilidade de RNA , RNA/química , Elementos de DNA Transponíveis , Células HEK293 , Humanos , Motivos de Nucleotídeos , Oryza/genética , RNA/metabolismo
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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ; 118(11)2021 03 16.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33836586

RESUMO

Intracellular protein homeostasis is maintained by a network of chaperones that function to fold proteins into their native conformation. The eukaryotic TRiC chaperonin (TCP1-ring complex, also called CCT for cytosolic chaperonin containing TCP1) facilitates folding of a subset of proteins with folding constraints such as complex topologies. To better understand the mechanism of TRiC folding, we investigated the biogenesis of an obligate TRiC substrate, the reovirus σ3 capsid protein. We discovered that the σ3 protein interacts with a network of chaperones, including TRiC and prefoldin. Using a combination of cryoelectron microscopy, cross-linking mass spectrometry, and biochemical approaches, we establish functions for TRiC and prefoldin in folding σ3 and promoting its assembly into higher-order oligomers. These studies illuminate the molecular dynamics of σ3 folding and establish a biological function for TRiC in virus assembly. In addition, our findings provide structural and functional insight into the mechanism by which TRiC and prefoldin participate in the assembly of protein complexes.


Assuntos
Proteínas do Capsídeo/metabolismo , Chaperonina com TCP-1/metabolismo , Chaperonas Moleculares/metabolismo , Reoviridae/metabolismo , Proteínas do Capsídeo/química , Chaperonina com TCP-1/química , Microscopia Crioeletrônica , Espectrometria de Massas , Chaperonas Moleculares/química , Conformação Proteica , Dobramento de Proteína , Proteostase
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Int J Mol Sci ; 25(10)2024 May 17.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38791508

RESUMO

Cryogenic electron tomography (cryoET) is a powerful tool in structural biology, enabling detailed 3D imaging of biological specimens at a resolution of nanometers. Despite its potential, cryoET faces challenges such as the missing wedge problem, which limits reconstruction quality due to incomplete data collection angles. Recently, supervised deep learning methods leveraging convolutional neural networks (CNNs) have considerably addressed this issue; however, their pretraining requirements render them susceptible to inaccuracies and artifacts, particularly when representative training data is scarce. To overcome these limitations, we introduce a proof-of-concept unsupervised learning approach using coordinate networks (CNs) that optimizes network weights directly against input projections. This eliminates the need for pretraining, reducing reconstruction runtime by 3-20× compared to supervised methods. Our in silico results show improved shape completion and reduction of missing wedge artifacts, assessed through several voxel-based image quality metrics in real space and a novel directional Fourier Shell Correlation (FSC) metric. Our study illuminates benefits and considerations of both supervised and unsupervised approaches, guiding the development of improved reconstruction strategies.


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Processamento de Imagem Assistida por Computador , Redes Neurais de Computação , Aprendizado de Máquina não Supervisionado , Processamento de Imagem Assistida por Computador/métodos , Imageamento Tridimensional/métodos , Tomografia com Microscopia Eletrônica/métodos , Microscopia Crioeletrônica/métodos , Algoritmos , Aprendizado Profundo
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