Experimental Phasing of MicroED Data Using Radiation Damage. 2020

Michael W Martynowycz, and Johan Hattne, and Tamir Gonen
Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Departments of Biological Chemistry and Physiology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.

We previously demonstrated that microcrystal electron diffraction (MicroED) can be used to determine atomic-resolution structures from vanishingly small three-dimensional crystals. Here, we present an example of an experimentally phased structure using only MicroED data. The structure of a seven-residue peptide is solved starting from differences to the diffraction intensities induced by structural changes due to radiation damage. The same wedge of reciprocal space was recorded twice by continuous-rotation MicroED from a set of 11 individual crystals. The data from the first pass were merged to make a "low-dose dataset." The data from the second pass were similarly merged to form a "damaged dataset." Differences between these two datasets were used to identify a single heavy-atom site from a Patterson difference map, and initial phases were generated. Finally, the structure was completed by iterative cycles of modeling and refinement.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D009842 Oligopeptides Peptides composed of between two and twelve amino acids. Oligopeptide
D004583 Electrons Stable elementary particles having the smallest known negative charge, present in all elements; also called negatrons. Positively charged electrons are called positrons. The numbers, energies and arrangement of electrons around atomic nuclei determine the chemical identities of elements. Beams of electrons are called CATHODE RAYS. Fast Electrons,Negatrons,Positrons,Electron,Electron, Fast,Electrons, Fast,Fast Electron,Negatron,Positron
D046529 Microscopy, Electron, Transmission Electron microscopy in which the ELECTRONS or their reaction products that pass down through the specimen are imaged below the plane of the specimen. Electron Diffraction Microscopy,Electron Microscopy, Transmission,Microscopy, Electron Diffraction,Transmission Electron Microscopy,Diffraction Microscopy, Electron,Microscopy, Transmission Electron
D057230 Limit of Detection Concentration or quantity that is derived from the smallest measure that can be detected with reasonable certainty for a given analytical procedure. Limits of Detection,Detection Limit,Detection Limits
D020285 Cryoelectron Microscopy Electron microscopy involving rapid freezing of the samples. The imaging of frozen-hydrated molecules and organelles permits the best possible resolution closest to the living state, free of chemical fixatives or stains. Electron Cryomicroscopy,Cryo-electron Microscopy,Cryo electron Microscopy,Cryo-electron Microscopies,Cryoelectron Microscopies,Cryomicroscopies, Electron,Cryomicroscopy, Electron,Electron Cryomicroscopies,Microscopies, Cryo-electron,Microscopies, Cryoelectron,Microscopy, Cryo-electron,Microscopy, Cryoelectron

Related Publications

Michael W Martynowycz, and Johan Hattne, and Tamir Gonen
January 2021, Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.),
Michael W Martynowycz, and Johan Hattne, and Tamir Gonen
January 2016, Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.),
Michael W Martynowycz, and Johan Hattne, and Tamir Gonen
May 2005, Journal of synchrotron radiation,
Michael W Martynowycz, and Johan Hattne, and Tamir Gonen
November 2004, Acta crystallographica. Section D, Biological crystallography,
Michael W Martynowycz, and Johan Hattne, and Tamir Gonen
January 2023, Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.),
Michael W Martynowycz, and Johan Hattne, and Tamir Gonen
April 2018, Acta crystallographica. Section D, Structural biology,
Michael W Martynowycz, and Johan Hattne, and Tamir Gonen
April 2023, ACS bio & med chem Au,
Michael W Martynowycz, and Johan Hattne, and Tamir Gonen
January 2011, Acta crystallographica. Section D, Biological crystallography,
Michael W Martynowycz, and Johan Hattne, and Tamir Gonen
September 2017, IUCrJ,
Michael W Martynowycz, and Johan Hattne, and Tamir Gonen
March 2016, Acta crystallographica. Section D, Structural biology,
Copied contents to your clipboard!