Journal: Nat Methods / Year: 2023 Title: ELI trifocal microscope: a precise system to prepare target cryo-lamellae for in situ cryo-ET study. Authors: Shuoguo Li / Ziyan Wang / Xing Jia / Tongxin Niu / Jianguo Zhang / Guoliang Yin / Xiaoyun Zhang / Yun Zhu / Gang Ji / Fei Sun / Abstract: Cryo-electron tomography (cryo-ET) has become a powerful approach to study the high-resolution structure of cellular macromolecular machines in situ. However, the current correlative cryo- ...Cryo-electron tomography (cryo-ET) has become a powerful approach to study the high-resolution structure of cellular macromolecular machines in situ. However, the current correlative cryo-fluorescence and electron microscopy lacks sufficient accuracy and efficiency to precisely prepare cryo-lamellae of target locations for subsequent cryo-ET. Here we describe a precise cryogenic fabrication system, ELI-TriScope, which sets electron (E), light (L) and ion (I) beams at the same focal point to achieve accurate and efficient preparation of a target cryo-lamella. ELI-TriScope uses a commercial dual-beam scanning electron microscope modified to incorporate a cryo-holder-based transfer system and embed an optical imaging system just underneath the vitrified specimen. Cryo-focused ion beam milling can be accurately navigated by monitoring the real-time fluorescence signal of the target molecule. Using ELI-TriScope, we prepared a batch of cryo-lamellae of HeLa cells targeting the centrosome with a success rate of ~91% and discovered new in situ structural features of the human centrosome by cryo-ET.
Entire : gamma-tubulin ring complex in human centrosomes of HCT116 and HeL...
Entire
Name: gamma-tubulin ring complex in human centrosomes of HCT116 and HeLa cells
Components
Cell: gamma-tubulin ring complex in human centrosomes of HCT116 and HeLa cells
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Supramolecule #1: gamma-tubulin ring complex in human centrosomes of HCT116 and HeL...
Supramolecule
Name: gamma-tubulin ring complex in human centrosomes of HCT116 and HeLa cells type: cell / ID: 1 / Parent: 0 Details: Data from HeLa cells were obtained from EMPIARC-200003 dataset of human centrosomes
Source (natural)
Organism: Homo sapiens (human) / Strain: HCT116 & HeLa
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Experimental details
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Structure determination
Method
cryo EM
Processing
subtomogram averaging
Aggregation state
cell
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Sample preparation
Buffer
pH: 7
Vitrification
Cryogen name: ETHANE
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Electron microscopy
Microscope
TFS KRIOS
Image recording
Film or detector model: GATAN K3 BIOQUANTUM (6k x 4k) / Average electron dose: 3.3 e/Å2
Electron beam
Acceleration voltage: 300 kV / Electron source: FIELD EMISSION GUN
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