Evidence map›Paper›PMID 18006331›Full record

ArticleJournal of structural biology2008

Gold nanoparticle-protein arrays improve resolution for cryo-electron microscopy.

Minghui Hu, Luping Qian, Raymond P Briñas, Elena S Lymar, Larisa Kuznetsova, James F Hainfeld

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Article in Journal of structural biology, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
2.5field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Minghui HuBiology Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973, USA.
Luping Qian
Raymond P Briñas
Elena S Lymar
Larisa Kuznetsova
James F Hainfeld
Brookhaven National Laboratory · US

Funding

STEM Mass Mapping &Heavy Atom Labeling of BiomoleculesP41EB002181 · NIBIB · BROOKHAVEN SCIENCE ASSOC-BROOKHAVEN LAB · PI WALL, JOSEPH S · 2003 to 2006
$3.3M
High Resolution Gold Labels for EMR01RR017545 · NCRR · BROOKHAVEN SCIENCE ASSOC-BROOKHAVEN LAB · PI HAINFELD, JAMES F · 2003 to 2007
$2.3M
YEAST &RABBIT 80S RIBOSOMES: 3-D RECONSTRUCTION &TRANSLATIONP41RR001777 · NCRR · BROOKHAVEN SCIENCE ASSOC-BROOKHAVEN LAB · PI WALL, JOSEPH S · 1985 to 2002
$1.9M
NCRR NIH HHS P41 RR001777NCRR NIH HHS R01 RR017545NCRR NIH HHS R01RR017545NIBIB NIH HHS P41 EB002181NIBIB NIH HHS P41EB002181
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cryo-electron microscopy single particle analysis shows limited resolution due to poor alignment precision of noisy images taken under low electron exposure. Certain advantages can be obtained by assembling proteins into two-dimensional (2D) arrays since protein particles are locked into repetitive orientation, thus improving alignment precision. We present a labeling method to prepare protein 2D arrays using gold nanoparticles (NPs) interconnecting genetic tag sites on proteins. As an example, mycobacterium tuberculosis 20S proteasomes tagged with 6x-histidine were assembled into 2D arrays using 3.9-nm Au NPs functionalized with nickel-nitrilotriacetic acid. The averaged top-view images from the array particles showed higher resolution (by 6-8A) compared to analysis of single particles. The correct 7-fold symmetry was also evident by using array particles whereas it was not clear by analysis of a comparable number of single particles. The applicability of this labeling method for three-dimensional reconstruction of biological macromolecules is discussed.

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Bacterial ProteinsCryoelectron MicroscopyGoldHistidineMycobacterium tuberculosisNanoparticlesNanotechnologyProteasome Endopeptidase ComplexProteinsBacterial ProteinsGoldHistidineProteasome Endopeptidase ComplexProteins

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PMID18006331
PMCPMC2246057
OpenAlexW2027075742

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