Electron microscopy studies of soft nanomaterials

Z Lyu, L Yao, W Chen, FC Kalutantirige… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
This review highlights recent efforts on applying electron microscopy (EM) to soft (including
biological) nanomaterials. We will show how developments of both the hardware and …

3D electron diffraction for chemical analysis: Instrumentation developments and innovative applications

T Gruene, E Mugnaioli - Chemical Reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
In the past few years, many exciting papers reported results based on crystal structure
determination by electron diffraction. The aim of this review is to provide general and …

MyD88 TIR domain higher-order assembly interactions revealed by microcrystal electron diffraction and serial femtosecond crystallography

MTB Clabbers, S Holmes, TW Muusse… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
MyD88 and MAL are Toll-like receptor (TLR) adaptors that signal to induce pro-inflammatory
cytokine production. We previously observed that the TIR domain of MAL (MALTIR) forms …

Serial protein crystallography in an electron microscope

R Bücker, P Hogan-Lamarre, P Mehrabi… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Serial X-ray crystallography at free-electron lasers allows to solve biomolecular structures
from sub-micron-sized crystals. However, beam time at these facilities is scarce, and …

Ab initio phasing macromolecular structures using electron-counted MicroED data

MW Martynowycz, MTB Clabbers, J Hattne, T Gonen - Nature methods, 2022 - nature.com
Structures of two globular proteins were determined ab initio using microcrystal electron
diffraction (MicroED) data that were collected on a direct electron detector in counting mode …

Benchmarking the ideal sample thickness in cryo-EM

MW Martynowycz, MTB Clabbers… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
The relationship between sample thickness and quality of data obtained is investigated by
microcrystal electron diffraction (MicroED). Several electron microscopy (EM) grids …

An expandable hydrogen-bonded organic framework characterized by three-dimensional electron diffraction

P Cui, E Svensson Grape, PR Spackman… - Journal of the …, 2020 - ACS Publications
A molecular crystal of a 2-D hydrogen-bonded organic framework (HOF) undergoes an
unusual structural transformation after solvent removal from the crystal pores during …

Microenvironment of pancreatic inflammation: calling for nanotechnology for diagnosis and treatment

L Liu, Y Zhang, X Li, J Deng - Journal of Nanobiotechnology, 2023 - Springer
Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a common and life-threatening digestive disorder. However, its
diagnosis and treatment are still impeded by our limited understanding of its etiology …

Electron diffraction of 3D molecular crystals

A Saha, SS Nia, JA Rodríguez - Chemical Reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
Electron crystallography has a storied history which rivals that of its more established X-ray-
enabled counterpart. Recent advances in data collection and analysis have sparked a …

Better, faster, cheaper: recent advances in cryo–electron microscopy

EYD Chua, JH Mendez, M Rapp, SL Ilca… - Annual review of …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
Cryo–electron microscopy (cryo-EM) continues its remarkable growth as a method for
visualizing biological objects, which has been driven by advances across the entire pipeline …