Sattin Bernie D, Goh M Cynthia
Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 3H6, Canada.
J Biol Phys. 2006 Oct;32(2):153-68. doi: 10.1007/s10867-006-9010-3.
RecA fibrils in physiological conditions have been successfully imaged using Tapping Mode atomic force microscopy. This represents the first time images of recA have been obtained without drying, freezing and/or exposure to high vacuum conditions. While previously observed structures - the monomer, the hexamer, the short rod - were seen, a new type of fibril was also observed. This protofibril is narrower in diameter than the standard fibril, and occurs in three distinct morphologies: aperiodic, 100-nm periodic, and 150-nm periodic. In addition, much longer rods were observed, and appear curved and even circular.
利用轻敲模式原子力显微镜已成功对生理条件下的RecA纤维进行成像。这是首次在不进行干燥、冷冻和/或暴露于高真空条件的情况下获得RecA的图像。虽然之前观察到的结构——单体、六聚体、短杆——都能看到,但也观察到了一种新型纤维。这种原纤维的直径比标准纤维窄,并且呈现出三种不同的形态:无周期的、100纳米周期的和150纳米周期的。此外,还观察到长得多的杆,并且看起来是弯曲的甚至是圆形的。