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 7B5P | pdb_00007b5p

AcrB in cycloalkane amphipol


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
  • Resolution: 3.20 Å
  • Aggregation State: PARTICLE 
  • Reconstruction Method: SINGLE PARTICLE 

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Literature

Cycloalkane-modified amphiphilic polymers provide direct extraction of membrane proteins for CryoEM analysis.

Higgins, A.J., Flynn, A.J., Marconnet, A., Musgrove, L.J., Postis, V.L.G., Lippiat, J.D., Chung, C.W., Ceska, T., Zoonens, M., Sobott, F., Muench, S.P.

(2021) Commun Biol 4: 1337-1337

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-02834-3
  • Primary Citation Related Structures: 
    7B5P

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Membrane proteins are essential for cellular growth, signalling and homeostasis, making up a large proportion of therapeutic targets. However, the necessity for a solubilising agent to extract them from the membrane creates challenges in their structural and functional study. Although amphipols have been very effective for single-particle electron cryo-microscopy (cryoEM) and mass spectrometry, they rely on initial detergent extraction before exchange into the amphipol environment. Therefore, circumventing this pre-requirement would be a big advantage. Here we use an alternative type of amphipol: a cycloalkane-modified amphiphile polymer (CyclAPol) to extract Escherichia coli AcrB directly from the membrane and demonstrate that the protein can be isolated in a one-step purification with the resultant cryoEM structure achieving 3.2 Å resolution. Together this work shows that cycloalkane amphipols provide a powerful approach for the study of membrane proteins, allowing native extraction and high-resolution structure determination by cryoEM.


  • Organizational Affiliation: 
    • School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences & Astbury Centre for Structural and Molecular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK.

Macromolecule Content 

  • Total Structure Weight: 341.76 kDa 
  • Atom Count: 22,527 
  • Modeled Residue Count: 3,013 
  • Deposited Residue Count: 3,153 
  • Unique protein chains: 1

Macromolecules

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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains  Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Efflux pump membrane transporterA [auth B],
B [auth C],
C [auth A]
1,051Escherichia coliMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: 
acrB_1, acrB, acrB_2, acrB_3, acrB_4, acrB_5, acrB_6, A8C65_09270, A9819_02265, A9X72_18695, AC789_1c04620, ACN002_0478, ACN68_10695, ACN81_24630, ACU57_11680, ACU90_20590, AM270_01980, AM464_19305, AMK83_09190, AML35_17310, AUQ13_18190, AW059_13640, AWB10_19050, AWG78_005565, B6V57_02435, BANRA_00889, BANRA_00999, BB545_15910, BEN53_04520, BHF03_18080, BHF46_21335, BHS81_02950, BHS87_02495, BIQ87_02540, BIZ41_13825, BJJ90_19940, BK248_01725, BK292_14280, BK296_16050, BK334_05580, BK373_00965, BK383_14595, BMA87_04530, BMT49_03610, BMT91_04935, BN17_02651, BOH76_16460, BON63_11900, BON65_19130, BON66_08715, BON69_11225, BON71_10040, BON72_14720, BON75_11085, BON76_24190, BON86_26060, BON94_15210, BON95_06075, BON98_18530, BTQ06_00925, BUE81_06435, BvCms12BK_04863, BvCms2454_01835, BvCms28BK_00632, BvCmsC61A_03075, BvCmsHHP019_03148, BvCmsHHP056_01479, BvCmsKKP061_00163, BvCmsKSNP073_04604, BvCmsKSNP081_04683, BvCmsKSNP120_04201, BvCmsKSP011_05014, BvCmsKSP024_04861, BvCmsKSP026_02627, BvCmsKSP045_04703, BvCmsKSP058_04933, BvCmsKSP067_05122, BvCmsKSP076_04688, BvCmsNSNP036_04234, BvCmsNSP006_01210, BvCmsNSP007_00776, BvCmsNSP047_01693, BvCmsNSP072_02397, BvCmsOUP014_01037, BvCmsSINP011_02642, BvCmsSINP022_01605, BvCmsSIP019_03696, BvCmsSIP044_00930, BW690_06940, BWI89_12175, BXT93_07785, BZL31_19295, C2U48_07740, C4K41_07725, C4M78_18085, C5F73_09745, C5N07_13110, C5P01_15940, C5P44_16955, C6669_02375, C6B13_10325, C7B02_04170, C7B06_13000, C7B07_14810, C9114_13235, C9141_12200, C9160_00185, C9162_13005, C9201_04165, C9E25_04215, C9Z03_06210, C9Z23_00255, C9Z28_08635, C9Z37_05005, C9Z39_05195, C9Z43_06095, C9Z69_16095, C9Z70_09245, CA593_00820, CDC27_01240, CDL37_08810, CF006_06195, CG692_04680, CI693_16095, CI694_14685, CIG45_11530, CJU63_02500, CJU64_02490, CMR93_03420, CO706_24730, COD46_04485, CR538_19130, CR539_06565, CRD98_02045, CRJUMX01_650090, CRM83_13415, CT146_16100, CV83915_01104, CWS33_13665, D0X26_07790, D2184_11155, D2185_12425, D3C88_31425, D3O91_18365, D4023_06520, D4628_13155, D4636_06025, D4638_05215, D4718_02720, D4V08_10150, D6T60_09670, D6T98_07735, D6W00_12590, D6X36_16210, D7W70_07875, D7Z75_05690, D9C99_07900, D9D20_11125, D9D44_10685, D9E13_00485, D9E19_02400, D9E35_07135, D9E73_21575, D9F17_03155, D9F32_03530, D9F87_10685, D9G11_17580, D9G29_00450, D9G42_13565, D9G69_10585, D9G95_10390, D9H36_07220, D9H68_03680, D9H70_06065, D9H94_07380, D9I18_05035, D9I87_03680, D9I97_02625, D9J11_02570, D9J44_06200, D9J52_11760, D9J63_03815, D9K02_03900, D9K54_20470, D9Z28_24640, DAH18_15350, DAH30_15550, DAH34_12755, DAH37_04875, DB359_14850, DBQ99_19255, DEN89_14865, DEN97_16890, DEO04_04920, DEO19_17525, DEO20_17510, DJ487_10315, DJ503_01450, DK132_02395, DL292_07005, DL326_11785, DL479_02540, DL545_18765, DL705_13145, DLU50_07900, DLU67_10935, DLU82_01970, DLW88_19215, DLX40_09005, DLY41_06715, DLY44_14465, DM129_08550, DM267_01255, DM296_06955, DM382_09705, DM820_06155, DM973_09850, DMY83_13165, DN627_04140, DN660_06030, DN700_07110, DN808_01530, DNC98_06145, DND79_04450, DNI21_09935, DNR35_00855, DNW42_12745, DNX19_03500, DOY61_02460, DOY67_09480, DP258_04725, DP265_04400, DP277_07910, DQE91_07055, DQF36_01200, DQF57_08040, DQF72_04240, DQO13_05880, DQP61_17770, DRW19_06780, DS732_07285, DT034_10130, DTL43_07030, DTL90_18880, DTM10_06440, DU333_14630, DW236_16180, DWB25_18810, DXT69_07740, DXT71_02600, DXT73_02225, E0I42_07045, E0K84_10260, E2112_11465, E2114_15395, E2115_11930, E2119_01370, E2127_09005, E2128_08320, E2129_12030, E2134_12580, E2135_12650, E2148_08850, E4A44_12425, E4K51_12425, E4K55_09900, E4K60_11595, E5P22_01620, E5P24_11315, E5P28_18315, E5P37_02890, E5S42_13425, E5S56_04760, EA184_13145, EA189_17430, EA218_08750, EA223_15405, EA231_12325, EA239_15375, EA250_11755, EA429_15685, EAI46_01035, EAI52_03305, EAN77_07570, EAX79_06460, EB476_04025, EB525_RS00175, EC1094V2_3386, EC3426_01300, EC382_09135, ECONIH1_02500, ECTO6_03638, ED178_10910, ED307_06795, ED648_02095, EEP23_01410, EG075_08750, EG796_01740, EH186_13990, EHD79_03845, EI021_20720, EI028_12150, EI032_07905, EI041_08500, EIA08_09625, EIA21_12180, EJC75_24510, EL75_3290, EL79_3385, EL80_3339, ELT20_07985, ELT58_12170, ELV08_01140, ELY05_12005, EO241_14205, EPT01_06710, EPU41_02295, EQ825_17705, ERS085365_02371, ERS085366_03391, ERS085374_02303, ERS085379_01141, ERS139211_01948, ERS150873_01787, ExPECSC019_00381, ExPECSC038_03243, EXX06_12030, EXX13_09300, EXX23_10330, EXX24_02235, EXX53_07265, EXX55_11505, EXX71_19130, EXX78_05470, EXX87_11195, EYD11_17095, EYX82_01500, EYX99_02255, EYY27_15910, EYY78_02330, F1E13_02930, F1E19_02810, F7F11_07205, F7F18_02645, F7F29_13450, F7F56_10820, F9040_08845, F9225_13995, F9X20_11065, F9Z53_11120, F9Z74_08955, FORC82_3586, FQ022_06350, FQ915_11580, FQR64_17285, FQU83_20500, FQZ46_14155, FRV13_04215, FV293_05765, FV438_08525, FZ043_05490, FZN06_02310, FZN30_08470, G3V64_03945, G5603_08575, G5608_10915, G5616_17800, G5632_14455, G5686_06550, G5688_07040, GHR40_21640, GII67_09125, GII91_03825, GKF21_12125, GKF28_11295, GKF34_11195, GKF39_01530, GKF47_11385, GKF52_13635, GKF74_01825, GKF86_04555, GKF89_04410, GKG12_03295, GNZ03_09590, GNZ05_01310, GP650_17935, GP654_09140, GP666_11010, GP671_13130, GP678_16470, GP689_14290, GP698_14015, GP700_10545, GP720_06095, GP727_13610, GP892_11190, GP912_14175, GP935_15175, GP945_16670, GP946_00315, GP950_13345, GQA06_04590, GQA23_11080, GQA63_01155, GQA64_12425, GQE22_08970, GQE30_17545, GQE33_07470, GQE34_01120, GQE42_04545, GQE51_10380, GQE58_13150, GQE64_19110, GQE87_01345, GQE93_05675, GQF59_01155, GQL64_11830, GQM10_04910, GQM17_15105, GQM18_02835, GQM28_04965, GQN16_06365, GQN24_05120, GQY14_07730, GRW05_06170, GRW12_18865, GRW27_17010, GRW30_01790, GRW42_02940, GRW80_13135, GRW81_04465, GUB85_11530, GUB91_14860, GUB95_14530, GUC01_07830, GUC12_14650, GZS12_17565, HmCms184_01943, HmCmsJML079_00721, HmCmsJML146_03063, HmCmsJML204_02413, HW43_05935, MJ49_04125, MS6198_04670, MS8345_00466, NCTC10418_05566, NCTC10766_05800, NCTC10865_04672, NCTC10963_03279, NCTC11126_00116, NCTC11181_01060, NCTC12650_04129, NCTC13148_06601, NCTC13216_02965, NCTC13846_03608, NCTC9007_00190, NCTC9036_03767, NCTC9045_04279, NCTC9055_00632, NCTC9058_03192, NCTC9062_04550, NCTC9111_03904, NCTC9117_04708, NCTC9119_03922, NCTC9434_02883, NCTC9706_01042, NCTC9969_03956, PGD_02849, PU06_12600, RG28_02520, RK56_026290, RX35_02133, SAMEA3472043_02753, SAMEA3472044_00392, SAMEA3472047_02966, SAMEA3472055_02089, SAMEA3472056_03557, SAMEA3472070_02210, SAMEA3472080_01739, SAMEA3472090_01741, SAMEA3472108_01933, SAMEA3472114_01186, SAMEA3484427_03472, SAMEA3484429_01960, SAMEA3485101_03912, SAMEA3752553_00212, SAMEA3752557_00298, SAMEA3752559_02826, SAMEA3752620_00857, SAMEA3753064_01307, SAMEA3753097_00439, SAMEA3753164_00290, SAMEA3753290_01796, SAMEA3753300_00529, SK85_00486, UN86_09270, UN91_18355, WQ89_01050, WR15_04005

Membrane Entity: Yes 
UniProt
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UniProt GroupP31224
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Reference Sequence

Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
  • Resolution: 3.20 Å
  • Aggregation State: PARTICLE 
  • Reconstruction Method: SINGLE PARTICLE 
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Structure Validation

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Entry History 

& Funding Information

Deposition Data


Funding OrganizationLocationGrant Number
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)United KingdomBB/R018561/1/

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2021-12-08
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2024-07-10
    Changes: Data collection
  • Version 1.2: 2025-07-02
    Changes: Data collection, Structure summary