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| Title | Cryo-electron tomography pipeline for plasma membranes. |
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| Journal, issue, pages | Nat Commun, Vol. 16, Issue 1, Page 855, Year 2025 |
| Publish date | Jan 20, 2025 |
Authors | Willy W Sun / Dennis J Michalak / Kem A Sochacki / Prasanthi Kunamaneni / Marco A Alfonzo-Méndez / Andreas M Arnold / Marie-Paule Strub / Jenny E Hinshaw / Justin W Taraska / ![]() |
| PubMed Abstract | Cryo-electron tomography (cryoET) provides sub-nanometer protein structure within the dense cellular environment. Existing sample preparation methods are insufficient at accessing the plasma membrane ...Cryo-electron tomography (cryoET) provides sub-nanometer protein structure within the dense cellular environment. Existing sample preparation methods are insufficient at accessing the plasma membrane and its associated proteins. Here, we present a correlative cryo-electron tomography pipeline optimally suited to image large ultra-thin areas of isolated basal and apical plasma membranes. The pipeline allows for angstrom-scale structure determination with subtomogram averaging and employs a genetically encodable rapid chemically-induced electron microscopy visible tag for marking specific proteins within the complex cellular environment. The pipeline provides efficient, distributable, low-cost sample preparation and enables targeted structural studies of identified proteins at the plasma membrane of mammalian cells. |
External links | Nat Commun / PubMed:39833141 / PubMed Central |
| Methods | EM (subtomogram averaging) |
| Resolution | 7.5 - 19.8 Å |
| Structure data | ![]() EMDB-44909: Subtomogram average of 80S ribosome - consensus map ![]() EMDB-44921: Subtomogram average of 80S ribosome - non-rotated state ![]() EMDB-44922: Subtomogram average of 80S ribosome - rotated state ![]() EMDB-46973: Plasma membrane bound clathrin vertex (HEK293) |
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