Bringing structure to cell biology with cryo-electron tomography

LN Young, E Villa - Annual review of biophysics, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Recent advances in cryo-electron microscopy have marked only the beginning of the
potential of this technique. To bring structure into cell biology, the modality of cryo-electron …

Challenges and opportunities in cryo-EM single-particle analysis

D Lyumkis - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2019 - ASBMB
Cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM) enables structure determination of
macromolecular objects and their assemblies. Although the techniques have been …

The cellular environment shapes the nuclear pore complex architecture

AP Schuller, M Wojtynek, D Mankus, M Tatli… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Nuclear pore complexes (NPCs) create large conduits for cargo transport between the
nucleus and cytoplasm across the nuclear envelope (NE),–. These multi-megadalton …

Visualizing the membrane disruption action of antimicrobial peptides by cryo-electron tomography

EHL Chen, CH Wang, YT Liao, FY Chan… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The abuse of antibiotics has led to the emergence of multidrug-resistant microbial
pathogens, presenting a pressing challenge in global healthcare. Membrane-disrupting …

A cryo-FIB lift-out technique enables molecular-resolution cryo-ET within native Caenorhabditis elegans tissue

M Schaffer, S Pfeffer, J Mahamid, S Kleindiek… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Cryo-focused ion beam milling of frozen-hydrated cells has recently provided
unprecedented insights into the inner space of cells. In combination with cryo-electron …

Cell wall synthesis and remodelling dynamics determine division site architecture and cell shape in Escherichia coli

PP Navarro, A Vettiger, VY Ananda, PM Llopis… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The bacterial division apparatus catalyses the synthesis and remodelling of septal
peptidoglycan (sPG) to build the cell wall layer that fortifies the daughter cell poles …

[HTML][HTML] An introduction to sample preparation and imaging by cryo-electron microscopy for structural biology

RF Thompson, M Walker, CA Siebert, SP Muench… - Methods, 2016 - Elsevier
Transmission electron microscopy (EM) is a versatile technique that can be used to image
biological specimens ranging from intact eukaryotic cells to individual proteins> 150 kDa …

Native architecture of the Chlamydomonas chloroplast revealed by in situ cryo-electron tomography

BD Engel, M Schaffer, L Kuhn Cuellar, E Villa… - elife, 2015 - elifesciences.org
Chloroplast function is orchestrated by the organelle's intricate architecture. By combining
cryo-focused ion beam milling of vitreous Chlamydomonas cells with cryo-electron …

A technical introduction to transmission electron microscopy for soft‐matter: Imaging, possibilities, choices, and technical developments

LE Franken, K Grünewald, EJ Boekema, MCA Stuart - Small, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
With a significant role in material sciences, physics,(soft matter) chemistry, and biology, the
transmission electron microscope is one of the most widely applied structural analysis tool to …

Super-resolution microscopy: from single molecules to supramolecular assemblies

AM Sydor, KJ Czymmek, EM Puchner, V Mennella - Trends in cell biology, 2015 - cell.com
Super-resolution microscopy (SRM) methods have allowed scientists to exceed the
diffraction limit of light, enabling the discovery and investigation of cellular structures at the …