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ArticleNature communications2024

Functionalized graphene-oxide grids enable high-resolution cryo-EM structures of the SNF2h-nucleosome complex without crosslinking.

Un Seng Chio, Eugene Palovcak, Anton A A Smith, Henriette Autzen, Elise N Muñoz, Zanlin Yu, Feng Wang, David A Agard, Jean-Paul Armache, Geeta J Narlikar and 1 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Un Seng Chio *Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5295-2690
Eugene Palovcak *Biophysics Graduate Program, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Anton A A SmithDepartment of Materials Science & Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
Henriette AutzenDepartment of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Elise N MuñozTetrad Graduate Program, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Zanlin YuDepartment of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8381-8788
Feng WangDepartment of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
David A AgardDepartment of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3512-695X
Jean-Paul ArmacheDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA. jparmache@psu.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-9195-2282
Geeta J NarlikarDepartment of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA. geeta.narlikar@ucsf.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-1920-0147
Yifan ChengDepartment of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA. yifan.cheng@ucsf.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-9535-0369
University of California, San Francisco · USHoward Hughes Medical Institute · USPennsylvania State University · USTechnical University of Denmark · DK

Funding

Measuring the lifetime and mechanical stability of phase-separated heterochromatin domainsR35GM127020 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI GEETA J NARLIKAR · 2018 to 2026
$7.3M
ChimeraX -- Next Generation Visualization and Analysis Software for Multiscale ModelingR01GM129325 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI FERRIN, THOMAS E · 2018 to 2025
$5.2M
Advancing cryo-EM technology to address difficult biological questionsR35GM140847 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI Yifan Cheng · 2021 to 2026
$2.1M
Acquisition of an electron microscope for high-resolution single particle cryo-EMS10OD021741 · OD · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI CHENG, YIFAN · 2016 to 2016
$2.0M
Glacios™ Cryo Transmission Electron Microscope with 200 kV XFEG opticsS10OD026881 · OD · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI CHENG, YIFAN · 2019 to 2019
$1.8M
Molecular Biophysics Training GrantT32GM149436 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI Aashish Manglik · 2023 to 2026
$1.6M
Linux cluster for near atomic resolution single particle cryo-EMS10OD020054 · OD · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI CHENG, YIFAN · 2015 to 2015
$456k
Molecular mechanisms of the ACF chromatin remodeling complexF32GM137463 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI CHIO, UN SENG · 2020 to 2022
$201k
NIGMS NIH HHS F32 GM137463NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM129325NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM127020NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM140847NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM149436NIH HHS S10 OD020054NIH HHS S10 OD021741NIH HHS S10 OD026881
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Single-particle cryo-EM is widely used to determine enzyme-nucleosome complex structures. However, cryo-EM sample preparation remains challenging and inconsistent due to complex denaturation at the air-water interface (AWI). Here, to address this issue, we develop graphene-oxide-coated EM grids functionalized with either single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) or thiol-poly(acrylic acid-co-styrene) (TAASTY) co-polymer. These grids protect complexes between the chromatin remodeler SNF2h and nucleosomes from the AWI and facilitate collection of high-quality micrographs of intact SNF2h-nucleosome complexes in the absence of crosslinking. The data yields maps ranging from 2.3 to 3 Å in resolution. 3D variability analysis reveals nucleotide-state linked conformational changes in SNF2h bound to a nucleosome. In addition, the analysis provides structural evidence for asymmetric coordination between two SNF2h protomers acting on the same nucleosome. We envision these grids will enable similar detailed structural analyses for other enzyme-nucleosome complexes and possibly other protein-nucleic acid complexes in general.

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