Recombinant human CETP (about 53 kDa before post-translational modifications) was expressed in the dihydrofolate reductase-deficient Chinese hamster ovary cell line DG44.
Number of Components
2
Oligomeric State
monomeric CETP
Theoretical Mass
0.053 MDa
Details
The CETP sample was thawed from storage at -70 degrees Celcius before being used.
Mass-estimation Method
Sedimentation
Experimental Mass
0.074 MDa
Component #1: protein - CETP
Scientific name
Cholesteryl ester transfer protein
Common Name
CETP
Theoretical Mass
0.053 MDa
Experimental Mass
0.074 MDa
Details
Cryo-positive-staining method was used for CETP reconstruction
ctffind3 in the FREALIGN software package, and corrected by EMAN
Resolution By Author
14
Resolution Method
FSC at 0.5 cut-off
Single Particle
Number of Class Averages
317
Number of Projections
8879
Details
The particles were initially selected using an automatic selection program, boxer, then manually adjusted by deleted the obviously poor quality particles.