A cryo-FIB lift-out technique enables molecular-resolution cryo-ET within native Caenorhabditis elegans tissue
| Autor: | Julia Mahamid, Andrew J. Smith, Miroslava Schaffer, Stefan Pfeffer, Sahradha Albert, Juergen M. Plitzko, Andreas Rummel, Wolfgang Baumeister, Benjamin D. Engel, Tim Laugks, Stephan Kleindiek |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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In situ
Electron Microscope Tomography 0303 health sciences biology Macromolecular Substances Cryoelectron Microscopy Cell Biology Ribosomal RNA Molecular resolution biology.organism_classification Biochemistry Ribosome Preparation method 03 medical and health sciences Structural biology Ribosome Subunits Biophysics Animals Caenorhabditis elegans Eukaryotic Ribosome Molecular Biology 030304 developmental biology Biotechnology |
| Zdroj: | Nature Methods |
| ISSN: | 1548-7091 |
| DOI: | 10.1038/s41592-019-0497-5 |
| Popis: | 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 tomography, this method allows access to native structures deep inside cells, enabling structural studies of macromolecules in situ. However, this approach has been mainly limited to individual cells that can be completely vitrified by plunge-freezing. Here, we describe a preparation method that is based on the targeted extraction of material from high-pressure-frozen bulk specimens with a cryo-gripper tool. This lift-out technique enables cryo-electron tomography to be performed on multicellular organisms and tissue, extending the range of applications for in situ structural biology. We demonstrate the potential of the lift-out technique with a structural study of cytosolic 80S ribosomes in a Caenorhabditis elegans worm. The preparation quality allowed for subtomogram analysis with sufficient resolution to distinguish individual ribosomal translocation states and revealed significant cell-to-cell variation in ribosome structure. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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