2W4V

Isometrically contracting insect asynchronous flight muscle quick frozen after a quick release step


ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
Sample
INSECT FIBRILLAR FLIGHT MUSCLE
Specimen Preparation
Sample Aggregation StateTISSUE
Vitrification InstrumentHOMEMADE PLUNGER
Cryogen NameHELIUM
Sample Vitrification DetailsSMASH AGAINST A LIQUID HELIUM COOLED GOLD COATED COPPER MIRROR
3D Reconstruction
Reconstruction MethodTOMOGRAPHY
Number of Particles
Reported Resolution (Å)
Resolution MethodFSC 0.5 CUT-OFF
Other DetailsNOTE THAT OUR LOWEST RESOLUTION DATA IS AT INVERSE 1 MICRON. NUMBER OF FOURIER COEFFICIENTS IS ALMOST A HALF MILLION. THESE COORDINATES WERE FITTED TO ...NOTE THAT OUR LOWEST RESOLUTION DATA IS AT INVERSE 1 MICRON. NUMBER OF FOURIER COEFFICIENTS IS ALMOST A HALF MILLION. THESE COORDINATES WERE FITTED TO AVERAGED SUBVOLUMES OBTAINED FROM A DUAL AXIS TOMOGRAM. THE FITTING WAS DONE MANUALLY USING THE CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC MODEL FITTING PROGRAM O. THERE ARE 27 MODELS.
Refinement Type
Symmetry TypePOINT
Point SymmetryC1
Data Acquisition
Detector TypeTVIPS TEMCAM-F224 (2k x 2k)
Electron Dose (electrons/Å**2)
Imaging Experiment1
Date of Experiment
Temperature (Kelvin)
Microscope ModelFEI/PHILIPS CM300FEG/T
Minimum Defocus (nm)
Maximum Defocus (nm)
Minimum Tilt Angle (degrees)-72
Maximum Tilt Angle (degrees)72
Nominal CS2
Imaging ModeBRIGHT FIELD
Specimen Holder Model
Nominal Magnification
Calibrated Magnification
SourceFIELD EMISSION GUN
Acceleration Voltage (kV)300
Imaging Details