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Three-dimensional structure of clathrin cages in ice

G P Vigers et al. EMBO J. 1986 Mar.

Abstract

We have collected tilt series of electron micrographs from unstained clathrin cages embedded in vitreous ice. From these micrographs we have generated three-dimensional reconstructions of individual hexagonal barrels, which show details of the internal structure. Four types of preparation have been examined: (i) coated vesicles; (ii) cages reassembled from clathrin heavy and light chains; (iii) reassembled cages treated with elastase to remove the light chains; and (iv) reassembled cages treated with trypsin to remove the light chains and the terminal domains of the clathrin heavy chains. In the intact and elastase-treated cages, the clathrin extends from the vertices into the interior of the polyhedron and forms an inner shell of material. Limited digestion with trypsin removes the inner shell, which indicates that this material corresponds to the terminal domains of the clathrin heavy chains.

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