[HTML][HTML] Breaking cryo-EM resolution barriers to facilitate drug discovery

A Merk, A Bartesaghi, S Banerjee, V Falconieri, P Rao… - Cell, 2016 - cell.com
A Merk, A Bartesaghi, S Banerjee, V Falconieri, P Rao, MI Davis, R Pragani, MB Boxer…
Cell, 2016cell.com
Recent advances in single-particle cryoelecton microscopy (cryo-EM) are enabling
generation of numerous near-atomic resolution structures for well-ordered protein
complexes with sizes≥∼ 200 kDa. Whether cryo-EM methods are equally useful for high-
resolution structural analysis of smaller, dynamic protein complexes such as those involved
in cellular metabolism remains an important question. Here, we present 3.8 Å resolution cryo-
EM structures of the cancer target isocitrate dehydrogenase (93 kDa) and identify the nature …
Summary
Recent advances in single-particle cryoelecton microscopy (cryo-EM) are enabling generation of numerous near-atomic resolution structures for well-ordered protein complexes with sizes ≥ ∼200 kDa. Whether cryo-EM methods are equally useful for high-resolution structural analysis of smaller, dynamic protein complexes such as those involved in cellular metabolism remains an important question. Here, we present 3.8 Å resolution cryo-EM structures of the cancer target isocitrate dehydrogenase (93 kDa) and identify the nature of conformational changes induced by binding of the allosteric small-molecule inhibitor ML309. We also report 2.8-Å- and 1.8-Å-resolution structures of lactate dehydrogenase (145 kDa) and glutamate dehydrogenase (334 kDa), respectively. With these results, two perceived barriers in single-particle cryo-EM are overcome: (1) crossing 2 Å resolution and (2) obtaining structures of proteins with sizes < 100 kDa, demonstrating that cryo-EM can be used to investigate a broad spectrum of drug-target interactions and dynamic conformational states.
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