التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
Small LEA proteins mitigate air-water interface damage to fragile cryo-EM samples during plunge freezing |
| المؤلفون: |
Kaitlyn M. Abe, Gan Li, Qixiang He, Timothy Grant, Ci Ji Lim |
| المصدر: |
Nature Communications, Vol 15, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2024) |
| بيانات النشر: |
Nature Portfolio, 2024. |
| سنة النشر: |
2024 |
| المجموعة: |
LCC:Science |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
Science |
| الوصف: |
Abstract Air-water interface (AWI) interactions during cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) sample preparation cause significant sample loss, hindering structural biology research. Organisms like nematodes and tardigrades produce Late Embryogenesis Abundant (LEA) proteins to withstand desiccation stress. Here we show that these LEA proteins, when used as additives during plunge freezing, effectively mitigate AWI damage to fragile multi-subunit molecular samples. The resulting high-resolution cryo-EM maps are comparable to or better than those obtained using existing AWI damage mitigation methods. Cryogenic electron tomography reveals that particles are localized at specific interfaces, suggesting LEA proteins form a barrier at the AWI. This interaction may explain the observed sample-dependent preferred orientation of particles. LEA proteins offer a simple, cost-effective, and adaptable approach for cryo-EM structural biologists to overcome AWI-related sample damage, potentially revitalizing challenging projects and advancing the field of structural biology. |
| نوع الوثيقة: |
article |
| وصف الملف: |
electronic resource |
| اللغة: |
English |
| تدمد: |
2041-1723 |
| Relation: |
https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723 |
| DOI: |
10.1038/s41467-024-52091-1 |
| URL الوصول: |
https://doaj.org/article/c996afbf745e4f528a8c07adb93ed50d |
| رقم الانضمام: |
edsdoj.996afbf745e4f528a8c07adb93ed50d |
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