ELECTRON MICROSCOPY


Sample

Porcine circovirus PCV2 virus-like particles

Specimen Preperation
Sample Aggregation State PARTICLE
Vitrification Instrument GATAN CRYOPLUNGE 3
Cryogen Name ETHANE
Sample Vitrification Details Blot for 5 seconds before plunging into liquid ethane (GATAN CRYOPLUNGE 3).
3D Reconstruction
Reconstruction Method SINGLE PARTICLE
Number of Particles 50352
Reported Resolution (Å) 2.9
Resolution Method FSC 0.143 CUT-OFF
Other Details For 3D reconstruction, whole datasets were divided into even and odd halves and the initial de novo models and subsequent iterative refinements were all independently performed for each half dataset. Particles were selected from scanned micrograph images using e2boxer.py in EMAN2. The TEM instrument contrast transfer function parameters were determined automatically using fitctf2.py in JSPR and were then visually validated using the EMAN ctfit program. The datasets were then divided into two subsets (even and odd) and processed completely independently, including both de novo initial models and refinements. The images were first binned 4x to obtain initial models and particle parameters assuming icosahedral symmetry. De novo initial models were built using the random model approach. Random subsets of particles were assigned random initial orientations and iteratively refined until convergence. Multi-model competitive refinements were used to choose the winning model (with most assigned particles) as corrective initial models for subsequent refinement. Particles with inconsistent/unstable view parameters in the initial refinements were excluded in further image processing. The orientation and center parameters were then transferred to the un-binned images for high-resolution refinements which included Simplex method-based orientation/center optimization and grid search-based refinement of defocus, astigmatism, beam tilt, and overall and anisotropic magnification of the images. All image refinement and reconstructions were performed with JSPR software that was built on EMAN2 and EMAN library functions and programs. (Single particle details: The particles were selected using the e2boxer.py program in EMAN2. CTF parameters were determined using fitctf2.py in JSPR.) (Single particle--Applied symmetry: I)
Refinement Type
Symmetry Type POINT
Map-Model Fitting and Refinement
ID 1
Refinement Space ?
Refinement Protocol ?
Refinement Target ?
Overall B Value ?
Fitting Procedure ?
Details ?
Data Acquisition
Detector Type KODAK SO-163 FILM
Electron Dose (electrons/Å2) 25
Imaging Experiment
Date of Experiment 2011-02-22
Temprature (Kelvin)
Microscope Model FEI TITAN KRIOS
Minimum Defocus (nm) 200
Maximum Defocus (nm) 2500
Minimum Tilt Angle (degrees) ?
Maximum Tilt Angle (degrees) ?
Nominal CS 2.7
Imaging Mode BRIGHT FIELD
Specimen Holder Model FEI TITAN KRIOS AUTOGRID HOLDER
Nominal Magnification 59000
Calibrated Magnification 587963
Source FIELD EMISSION GUN
Acceleration Voltage (kV) 300
Imaging Details ?
Imaging Experiment
Task Software Package Version
RECONSTRUCTION EMAN 2
RECONSTRUCTION jspr ?
Image Processing
CTF Correction Type CTF Correction Details Number of Particles Selected Particle Selection Details
. Each particle
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