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Atomic model of an infectious rotavirus particle
ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
Sample |
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Rotavirus Triple Layered Particle |
Sample Components |
Rhesus Rotavirus (RRV) TLP |
Specimen Preparation | |
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Sample Aggregation State | PARTICLE |
Vitrification Instrument | HOMEMADE PLUNGER |
Cryogen Name | ETHANE |
Sample Vitrification Details | in normal coldroom environment, ETHANE, manual plunger, front blotting for 3s before plunging, temperature 90 K |
3D Reconstruction | |
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Reconstruction Method | SINGLE PARTICLE |
Number of Particles | 4187 |
Reported Resolution (Å) | 3.8 |
Resolution Method | |
Other Details | icosahedral (I2) averaging |
Refinement Type | |
Symmetry Type | POINT |
Point Symmetry | I |
Data Acquisition | |||||||||
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Detector Type | KODAK SO-163 FILM | ||||||||
Electron Dose (electrons/Å**2) | 20 |
Imaging Experiment | 1 |
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Date of Experiment | 2008-03-01 |
Temperature (Kelvin) | 90 |
Microscope Model | FEI TECNAI F30 |
Minimum Defocus (nm) | 1200 |
Maximum Defocus (nm) | 3000 |
Minimum Tilt Angle (degrees) | |
Maximum Tilt Angle (degrees) | |
Nominal CS | 2 |
Imaging Mode | BRIGHT FIELD |
Specimen Holder Model | |
Nominal Magnification | 59000 |
Calibrated Magnification | 56772 |
Source | FIELD EMISSION GUN |
Acceleration Voltage (kV) | 300 |
Imaging Details | Cut-plate film holders to reduce electron back-scattering |
Image Processing | ||||
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CTF Correction Type | CTF Correction Details | Number of Particles Selected | Particle Selection Details | |
individual particle |