2HI5

Model for bacteriophage fd from cryo-EM


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
  • Resolution: 8.00 Å
  • Aggregation State: FILAMENT 
  • Reconstruction Method: HELICAL 

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Literature

The Structure of a Filamentous Bacteriophage

Wang, Y.A.Yu, X.Overman, S.Tsuboi, M.Thomas, G.J.Egelman, E.H.

(2006) J Mol Biol 361: 209-215

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmb.2006.06.027
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    2HI5

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Many thin helical polymers, including bacterial pili and filamentous bacteriophage, have been seen as refractory to high-resolution studies by electron microscopy. Studies of the quaternary structure of such filaments have depended upon techniques such as modeling or X-ray fiber diffraction, given that direct visualization of the subunit organization has not been possible. We report the first image reconstruction of a filamentous virus, bacteriophage fd, by cryoelectron microscopy. Although these thin ( approximately 70 A in diameter) rather featureless filaments scatter weakly, we have been able to achieve a nominal resolution of approximately 8 A using an iterative helical reconstruction procedure. We show that two different conformations of the virus exist, and that in both states the subunits are packed differently than in conflicting models previously proposed on the basis of X-ray fiber diffraction or solid-state NMR studies. A significant fraction of the population of wild-type fd is either disordered or in multiple conformational states, while in the presence of the Y21M mutation, this heterogeneity is greatly reduced, consistent with previous observations. These results show that new computational approaches to helical reconstruction can greatly extend the ability to visualize heterogeneous protein polymers at a reasonably high resolution.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Virginia, Box 800733, Charlottesville, VA 22908-0733, USA.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Coat protein B50Enterobacteria phage fdMutation(s): 0 
Membrane Entity: Yes 
UniProt
Find proteins for P69539 (Enterobacteria phage fd)
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Go to UniProtKB:  P69539
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UniProt GroupP69539
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
  • Resolution: 8.00 Å
  • Aggregation State: FILAMENT 
  • Reconstruction Method: HELICAL 
EM Software:
TaskSoftware PackageVersion
RECONSTRUCTIONIHRSR

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Entry History 

Deposition Data

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2007-08-07
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2018-07-18
    Changes: Author supporting evidence, Data collection
  • Version 1.3: 2019-12-18
    Changes: Advisory, Other
  • Version 1.4: 2024-02-14
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Derived calculations