Three microliters of the T. thermophilus sample, diluted to 0.02 mg/mL, was placed onto the surface of the carbon-coated grid. The sample was blotted off and replaced with 3 microliters of 2% uranyl acetate. The uranyl acetate was blotted away and replaced with 3 microliters of 4% methylamine tungstate. The final drop of methylamine tungstate was blotted away and the grid was left to air dry.
Specimen Conc
0.02 mg/ml
Specimen Support Details
400 mesh 3.05 mm copper grids with a thin layer carbon support
Specimen State
particle
Buffer
Details: 20 mM Tris, pH 8.0, 2 mM MgCl2, 1 mM EDTA, 0.05% n-dodecyl-beta-D-maltoside, 0.02% NaN3 pH: 8.0
no ctf correction done because it was a negative stain reconstruction
Resolution By Author
23
Resolution Method
FSC at 0.5 cut-off
Single Particle
Number of Class Averages
60
Number of Projections
12300
Atomic Model Fitting
Model #0
Details
Protocol: Each chain was fit as a separate rigid body. X-ray coordinates for the bovine alpha3 beta3 and gamma sub-assemblies were manually fitted into the EM density using the program O. The program EMfit (Rossmann et al., 2001) was then used in order to obtain a more quantitative fit.
Protocol: Each chain was fit as a separate rigid body. X-ray coordinates for the bovine alpha3 beta3 and gamma sub-assemblies were manually fitted into the EM density using the program O. The program EMfit (Rossmann et al., 2001) was then used in order to obtain a more quantitative fit.
Protocol: Each chain was fit as a separate rigid body. X-ray coordinates for the bovine alpha3 beta3 and gamma sub-assemblies were manually fitted into the EM density using the program O. The program EMfit (Rossmann et al., 2001) was then used in order to obtain a more quantitative fit.