EMD-12814

Subtomogram averaging
35.0 Å
EMD-12814 Deposition: 28/04/2021
Map released: 20/10/2021
Last modified: 24/11/2021
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EMD-12814

In-cell human nuclear pore complex

EMD-12814

Subtomogram averaging
35.0 Å
EMD-12814 Deposition: 28/04/2021
Map released: 20/10/2021
Last modified: 24/11/2021
Overview 3D View Sample Experiment Validation Volume Browser Additional data Links
Sample Organism: Homo sapiens
Sample: In-cell human nuclear pore complex
Raw data: EMPIAR-10701, EMPIAR-10700

Deposition Authors: Schuller AP, Wojtynek M , Schwartz TU , Medalia O , Weis K
The cellular environment shapes the nuclear pore complex architecture.
PUBMED: 34646014
DOI: doi:10.1038/s41586-021-03985-3
ISSN: 1476-4687
ASTM: NATUAS
Abstract:
Nuclear pore complexes (NPCs) create large conduits for cargo transport between the nucleus and cytoplasm across the nuclear envelope (NE)1-3. These multi-megadalton structures are composed of about thirty different nucleoporins that are distributed in three main substructures (the inner, cytoplasmic and nucleoplasmic rings) around the central transport channel4-6. Here we use cryo-electron tomography on DLD-1 cells that were prepared using cryo-focused-ion-beam milling to generate a structural model for the human NPC in its native environment. We show that-compared with previous human NPC models obtained from purified NEs-the inner ring in our model is substantially wider; the volume of the central channel is increased by 75% and the nucleoplasmic and cytoplasmic rings are reorganized. Moreover, the NPC membrane exhibits asymmetry around the inner-ring complex. Using targeted degradation of Nup96, a scaffold nucleoporin of the cytoplasmic and nucleoplasmic rings, we observe the interdependence of each ring in modulating the central channel and maintaining membrane asymmetry. Our findings highlight the inherent flexibility of the NPC and suggest that the cellular environment has a considerable influence on NPC dimensions and architecture.