5A79

Novel inter-subunit contacts in Barley Stripe Mosaic Virus revealed by cryo-EM


ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
Sample
CHIMERIC BARLEY STRIPE MOSAIC VIRUS WIDE VIRION
Specimen Preparation
Sample Aggregation StateFILAMENT
Vitrification InstrumentHOMEMADE PLUNGER
Cryogen NameETHANE
Sample Vitrification DetailsVITRIFICATION 1 -- CRYOGEN- ETHANE, HUMIDITY- 40, TEMPERATURE- 100, INSTRUMENT- HOMEMADE PLUNGER, METHOD- 3.5UL OF SAMPLE WAS ADDED TO CONTINUOUS CARB ...VITRIFICATION 1 -- CRYOGEN- ETHANE, HUMIDITY- 40, TEMPERATURE- 100, INSTRUMENT- HOMEMADE PLUNGER, METHOD- 3.5UL OF SAMPLE WAS ADDED TO CONTINUOUS CARBON COATED OR C-FLAT GRIDS, BLOTTED FOR 2 SECONDS AND THEN PLUNGED IN LIQUID ETHANE,
3D Reconstruction
Reconstruction MethodSINGLE PARTICLE
Number of Particles2077
Reported Resolution (Å)4.1
Resolution Method
Other DetailsDISORDERED REGIONS WERE MODELED STEREOCHEMICALLY
Refinement Type
Symmetry TypeHELICAL
Map-Model Fitting and Refinement
Id1
Refinement SpaceREAL
Refinement ProtocolFLEXIBLE FIT
Refinement TargetCross-correlation coefficient
Overall B Value
Fitting Procedure
DetailsMETHOD--RIGID BODY USING CHIMERA, FOLLOWED BY FLEXIBLE FITTING IN FLEX-EM AND COOT. THEN REALSPACE REFINEMENT IN PHENIX FOLLOWED BY MANUAL ADJUSTMENT ...METHOD--RIGID BODY USING CHIMERA, FOLLOWED BY FLEXIBLE FITTING IN FLEX-EM AND COOT. THEN REALSPACE REFINEMENT IN PHENIX FOLLOWED BY MANUAL ADJUSTMENT IN COOT (INTERATIVE) REFINEMENT PROTOCOL--CRYO-EM
Data Acquisition
Detector TypeGATAN ULTRASCAN 4000 (4k x 4k)
Electron Dose (electrons/Å**2)25
Imaging Experiment1
Date of Experiment2012-06-01
Temperature (Kelvin)90
Microscope ModelFEI TECNAI F30
Minimum Defocus (nm)700
Maximum Defocus (nm)3500
Minimum Tilt Angle (degrees)
Maximum Tilt Angle (degrees)
Nominal CS2.3
Imaging ModeBRIGHT FIELD
Specimen Holder Model
Nominal Magnification150000
Calibrated Magnification150000
SourceFIELD EMISSION GUN
Acceleration Voltage (kV)300
Imaging Details
EM Software
TaskSoftware PackageVersion
RECONSTRUCTIONEMAN
RECONSTRUCTIONIMAGIC
RECONSTRUCTIONSPIDER
Image Processing
CTF Correction TypeCTF Correction DetailsNumber of Particles SelectedParticle Selection Details
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