2V6L

Molecular Model of a Type III Secretion System Needle


ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
Sample
SHIGELLA FLEXNERI TYPE THREE SECRETION NEEDLE
Specimen Preparation
Sample Aggregation StateFILAMENT
Vitrification Instrument
Cryogen NameETHANE
Sample Vitrification Details
Staining TypeNEGATIVE
Staining MaterialUranyl Acetate
Staining Details
3D Reconstruction
Reconstruction MethodHELICAL
Number of Particles5000
Reported Resolution (Å)16
Resolution Method
Other DetailsA SET OF X-RAY STRUCTURE FACTORS WERE COMPUTED BY PLACING THE EM DENSITY IN A CRYSTAL CELL. THE MXIH MONOMER WAS RIGID BODY REFINED AGAINST THESE DATA ...A SET OF X-RAY STRUCTURE FACTORS WERE COMPUTED BY PLACING THE EM DENSITY IN A CRYSTAL CELL. THE MXIH MONOMER WAS RIGID BODY REFINED AGAINST THESE DATA WITH HARD NCS CONSTRAINTS. THE EM DENSITY FOR THE NEEDLE WAS PUT IN THIS P1 CRYSTAL CELL SO THAT SINGLE CRYSTAL X-RAY MODEL REFINEMENT PROGRAMS COULD BE USED TO FIT THE MODEL.
Refinement Type
Symmetry TypeHELICAL
Map-Model Fitting and Refinement
Id1 (2CA5)
Refinement SpaceRECIPROCAL
Refinement ProtocolOTHER
Refinement TargetCross-correlation coefficient
Overall B Value
Fitting Procedure
DetailsMETHOD--RECIPROCAL SPACE FIT REFINEMENT PROTOCOL--X-RAY
Data Acquisition
Detector TypeGENERIC FILM
Electron Dose (electrons/Å**2)10
Imaging Experiment1
Date of Experiment
Temperature (Kelvin)
Microscope ModelFEI/PHILIPS CM200T
Minimum Defocus (nm)700
Maximum Defocus (nm)700
Minimum Tilt Angle (degrees)
Maximum Tilt Angle (degrees)
Nominal CS
Imaging ModeBRIGHT FIELD
Specimen Holder Model
Nominal Magnification60000
Calibrated Magnification
SourceLAB6
Acceleration Voltage (kV)120
Imaging DetailsOTHER
EM Software
TaskSoftware PackageVersion
MODEL FITTINGBUSTER
RECONSTRUCTIONMRC IMAGE PROCESSING PACKAGE
RECONSTRUCTIONSPIDER
Image Processing
CTF Correction TypeCTF Correction DetailsNumber of Particles SelectedParticle Selection Details
GRID