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タイトル | Electron microscopy snapshots of single particles from single cells. |
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ジャーナル・号・ページ | J Biol Chem, Vol. 294, Issue 5, Page 1602-1608, Year 2019 |
掲載日 | 2019年2月1日 |
著者 | Xiunan Yi / Eric J Verbeke / Yiran Chang / Daniel J Dickinson / David W Taylor / |
PubMed 要旨 | Cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) has become an indispensable tool for structural studies of biological macromolecules. Two additional predominant methods are available for studying the ...Cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) has become an indispensable tool for structural studies of biological macromolecules. Two additional predominant methods are available for studying the architectures of multiprotein complexes: 1) single-particle analysis of purified samples and 2) tomography of whole cells or cell sections. The former can produce high-resolution structures but is limited to highly purified samples, whereas the latter can capture proteins in their native state but has a low signal-to-noise ratio and yields lower-resolution structures. Here, we present a simple, adaptable method combining microfluidic single-cell extraction with single-particle analysis by EM to characterize protein complexes from individual embryos. Using this approach, we uncover 3D structures of ribosomes directly from single embryo extracts. Moreover, we investigated structural dynamics during development by counting the number of ribosomes per polysome in early and late embryos. This approach has significant potential applications for counting protein complexes and studying protein architectures from single cells in developmental, evolutionary, and disease contexts. |
リンク | J Biol Chem / PubMed:30541924 / PubMed Central |
手法 | EM (単粒子) |
解像度 | 34.0 - 48.0 Å |
構造データ | EMDB-0398: EMDB-0399: EMDB-0400: |
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