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2015 Fiscal Year Research-status Report

極低温単粒子時分割解析によるFoF1-ATP合成酵素のFo/F1共役機構の研究

Research Project

Project/Area Number 15K14464
Research InstitutionUniversity of Hyogo

Principal Investigator

Gerle Christoph  兵庫県立大学, 生命理学研究科, 准教授 (10561970)

Project Period (FY) 2015-04-01 – 2017-03-31
Keywordsmembrane protein / molecular machine / rotational catalysis / mitochondria / cryo-EM / single particle / image processing / structural dynamics
Outline of Annual Research Achievements

The aim of this project is to use single particle cryo-EM to elucidate the structural dynamics underlying rotational catalysis in mammalian FoF1 ATP synthase. The most basic requirement for this project is the purification of intact, stable, monodisperse and homogenous mitochondrial FoF1 complexes. By employing novel, lipid like detergents we could improve the quality of our sample significantly, which is now at a level sufficient for structure analysis by single particle cryo-EM.

Another critical requirement for this project is the highly reproducible preparation of cryo grids of a quality good enough for high resolution single particle cryo-EM. By applying our newly developed GraDeR method to this project we were able to obtain high resolution compatible cryo grids on a routine basis.

Both improvements allowed us now to start collecting data on a regular basis and receive critical feedback for both purification and specimen preparation.

Current Status of Research Progress
Current Status of Research Progress

2: Research has progressed on the whole more than it was originally planned.

Reason

Though very challenging, both basic requirement of this project (1) purification of suitable FoF1 complexes and (2) the routine preparation of suitable cryo-EM grids for single particle analysis have been fulfilled in the first year. These results allow for optimism that we will be able to improve the structural analysis of bovine FoF1 by single particle cryo-EM to a level, where visualization of the structural dynamics underlying rotational catalysis is feasible.

Strategy for Future Research Activity

Since the sample and specimen requirements for this project have been basically fulfilled, the focus in the second year will be on data acquisition strategy and image processing. The highest possible image quality is required for implementing the sorting of conformational states underlying visualization of structural dynamics by single particle cryo-EM. Therefore we will test various types of direct electron detectors (DED), electron dose exposures and lens settings to arrive at optimal image acquisition settings. Furthermore, small test data sets (<20,000 images) taken under differing settings will be used to test image sorting strategies, before implementing them on large data sets (>1,000,000 images).

  • Research Products

    (10 results)

All 2016 2015

All Journal Article (4 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 4 results,  Peer Reviewed: 4 results,  Open Access: 4 results,  Acknowledgement Compliant: 1 results) Presentation (6 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 4 results,  Invited: 5 results)

  • [Journal Article] Two-dimensional crystallization of monomeric bovine cytochrome c oxidase with bound cytochrome c in reconstituted lipid membranes.2016

    • Author(s)
      Osuda, Y., Shinzawa-Itoh, K., Tani, K., Maeda, S., Yoshikawa, S., Tsukihara, T. and Gerle C.
    • Journal Title

      Microscopy

      Volume: 65 Pages: 263-267

    • DOI

      doi: 10.1093/jmicro/dfv381

    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] On the structural possibility of pore-forming mitochondrial FoF1 ATP synthase2016

    • Author(s)
      Gerle, Christoph
    • Journal Title

      BBA - Bioenergetics

      Volume: in press Pages: in press

    • DOI

      http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbabio.2016.03.008

    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] GraDeR: membrane protein complex preparation for single particle cryo-EM.2015

    • Author(s)
      Hauer F., Gerle C., Fischer N., Oshima A., Shinzawa-Itoh K., Shimada S., Yokoyama K., Fujiyoshi Y. & Stark H.
    • Journal Title

      Structure

      Volume: 23 Pages: 1769-1775

    • DOI

      http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.str.2015.06.029

    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Bovine F1Fo ATP synthase monomers bend the lipid bilayer in 2D membrane crystals.2015

    • Author(s)
      Jiko, C., Davies, K.M., Shinzawa-Itoh, K., Tani, K., Maeda, S., Mills, D.J., Tsukihara, T., Fujiyoshi, Y., Kuhlbrandt, W. & Gerle C.
    • Journal Title

      eLife

      Volume: 4 Pages: e06119

    • DOI

      10.7554/eLife.06119

    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Looking at a cellular machine in & out of the membrane: cryo-EM of the mammalian FoF1 ATP synthase.2016

    • Author(s)
      Christoph Gerle
    • Organizer
      IPR Seminar 'Introduction and overview of cryo-electron microscopy'
    • Place of Presentation
      大阪大学 (大阪府吹田市)
    • Year and Date
      2016-02-19 – 2016-02-19
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Novel sample preparation for cryo-EM: in silico & in aqua.2015

    • Author(s)
      Christoph Gerle
    • Organizer
      Young Scientists Satellite Meeting - Toward Next Generation of Microscopic Sciences - in The 2nd East-Asia Microscopy Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      淡路夢舞台(兵庫県淡路市)
    • Year and Date
      2015-11-27 – 2015-11-27
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] In & Out of the Membrane: EM structure of the mammalian FoF1 ATP synthase2015

    • Author(s)
      Christoph Gerle
    • Organizer
      Cold Spring Harbor Asia conference on Mitochondria
    • Place of Presentation
      Suzhou, China
    • Year and Date
      2015-10-12 – 2015-10-16
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Looking at "bad" 2D crystals can be good.2015

    • Author(s)
      Christoph Gerle
    • Organizer
      Seminar Talk, LMB, Cambridge, U.K.
    • Place of Presentation
      Cambridge, U.K.
    • Year and Date
      2015-07-03 – 2015-07-03
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] GraDeR: membrane protein complex preparation for single particle cryo-EM.2015

    • Author(s)
      Gerle C., Hauer F., Fischer N., Oshima A., Shinzawa-Itoh K., Shimada S., Yokoyama K., Fujiyoshi Y. & Stark H.
    • Organizer
      3DEM Gordon Research Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      Colby-Sawyer College, New London. NH, U.S.A.
    • Year and Date
      2015-06-21 – 2015-06-26
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] GraDeR: membrane protein complex preparation for single particle cryo-EM.2015

    • Author(s)
      Christoph Gerle
    • Organizer
      71st annual meeting of the Japanese Society of Microscopy
    • Place of Presentation
      京都国際会館(京都府京都市)
    • Year and Date
      2015-05-13 – 2015-05-15
    • Invited

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