Approximating deformation fields for the analysis of continuous heterogeneity of biological macromolecules by 3D Zernike polynomials

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HERREROS David LEDERMAN Roy R KRIEGER James JIMENEZ-MORENO Amaya MARTINEZ Marta MYŠKA David STŘELÁK David FILIPOVIČ Jiří BAHAR Ivet CARAZO Jose Maria SANCHEZ Carlos Oscar S

Rok publikování 2021
Druh Článek v odborném periodiku
Časopis / Zdroj International Union of Crystallography Journals
Fakulta / Pracoviště MU

Ústav výpočetní techniky

Citace
www https://journals.iucr.org/m/issues/2021/06/00/eh5012/index.html
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1107/S2052252521008903
Klíčová slova multi-dimensional scaling (MDS); 3D reconstruction and image processing; single-particle cryo-EM; spherical harmonics; Zernike polynomials; conformations
Popis Structural biology has evolved greatly due to the advances introduced in fields like electron microscopy. This image-capturing technique, combined with improved algorithms and current data processing software, allows the recovery of different conformational states of a macromolecule, opening new possibilities for the study of its flexibility and dynamic events. However, the ensemble analysis of these different conformations, and in particular their placement into a common variable space in which the differences and similarities can be easily recognized, is not an easy matter. To simplify the analysis of continuous heterogeneity data, this work proposes a new automatic algorithm that relies on a mathematical basis defined over the sphere to estimate the deformation fields describing conformational transitions among different structures. Thanks to the approximation of these deformation fields, it is possible to describe the forces acting on the molecules due to the presence of different motions. It is also possible to represent and compare several structures in a low-dimensional mapping, which summarizes the structural characteristics of different states. All these analyses are integrated into a common framework, providing the user with the ability to combine them seamlessly. In addition, this new approach is a significant step forward compared with principal component analysis and normal mode analysis of cryo-electron microscopy maps, avoiding the need to select components or modes and producing localized analysis.
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