7ofq

The archaellum of Methanocaldococcus villosusThe archaellum of Methanocaldococcus villosus

Structural highlights 7ofq is a 45 chain structure with sequence from Methanocaldococcus villosus. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Method: Electron Microscopy, Resolution 3.08Å Ligands: , Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT Publication Abstract from PubMed Archaea use a molecular machine, called the archaellum, to swim. The archaellum consists of an ATP-powered intracellular motor that drives the rotation of an extracellular filament composed of multiple copies of proteins named archaellins. In many species, several archaellin homologs are encoded in the same operon; however, previous structural studies indicated that archaellum filaments mainly consist of only one protein species. Here, we use electron cryo-microscopy to elucidate the structure of the archaellum from Methanocaldococcus villosus at 3.08 A resolution. The filament is composed of two alternating archaellins, suggesting that the architecture and assembly of archaella is more complex than previously thought. Moreover, we identify structural elements that may contribute to the filament's flexibility. An archaellum filament composed of two alternating subunits.,Gambelli L, Isupov MN, Conners R, McLaren M, Bellack A, Gold V, Rachel R, Daum B Nat Commun. 2022 Feb 7;13(1):710. doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-28337-1. PMID:35132062 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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