6EHM

Model of the Ebola virus nucleocapsid subunit from recombinant virus-like particles


ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
Sample
Ebola virus - Mayinga, Zaire, 1976
Specimen Preparation
Sample Aggregation StateHELICAL ARRAY
Vitrification InstrumentFEI VITROBOT MARK II
Cryogen NameETHANE
Sample Vitrification Details
3D Reconstruction
Reconstruction MethodSUBTOMOGRAM AVERAGING
Number of Particles1
Reported Resolution (Å)7.3
Resolution MethodFSC 0.143 CUT-OFF
Other DetailsLocal resolution was estimated using moving window FSC calculations. Resolution varies from 7.3 to 15.2 Angstroms.
Refinement Type
Symmetry TypePOINT
Point SymmetryC1
Map-Model Fitting and Refinement
Id1
Refinement Space
Refinement ProtocolRIGID BODY FIT
Refinement Target
Overall B Value
Fitting Procedure
DetailsNucleoprotein model from Ebola virus nucleoprotein 1-450 was first rigid body fitted into the inner nucleoprotein densities. Densities were then subtr ...Nucleoprotein model from Ebola virus nucleoprotein 1-450 was first rigid body fitted into the inner nucleoprotein densities. Densities were then subtracted, and VP24 pdb was then fit into remaining densities. All models were rigid-body fitted using UCSF Chimera.
Data Acquisition
Detector TypeGATAN K2 QUANTUM (4k x 4k)
Electron Dose (electrons/Å**2)3.4
Imaging Experiment1
Date of Experiment
Temperature (Kelvin)
Microscope ModelFEI TITAN KRIOS
Minimum Defocus (nm)2000
Maximum Defocus (nm)4500
Minimum Tilt Angle (degrees)
Maximum Tilt Angle (degrees)
Nominal CS2.7
Imaging ModeBRIGHT FIELD
Specimen Holder ModelFEI TITAN KRIOS AUTOGRID HOLDER
Nominal Magnification81000
Calibrated Magnification
SourceFIELD EMISSION GUN
Acceleration Voltage (kV)300
Imaging Details
EM Software
TaskSoftware PackageVersion
VOLUME SELECTIONAmira4
VOLUME SELECTIONTOM Toolbox
IMAGE ACQUISITIONSerialEM
CTF CORRECTIONCTFFIND4
CTF CORRECTIONCTFPHASEFLIP
MODEL FITTINGUCSF Chimera
FINAL EULER ASSIGNMENTAV3
RECONSTRUCTIONAV3
Image Processing
CTF Correction TypeCTF Correction DetailsNumber of Particles SelectedParticle Selection Details
PHASE FLIPPING ONLYCTF amplitude correction was performed during the wedge-weighted subtomogram averaging step.