Cryo-electron tomography and subtomogram averaging

W Wan, JAG Briggs - Methods in enzymology, 2016 - Elsevier
Cryo-electron tomography (cryo-ET) allows 3D volumes to be reconstructed from a set of 2D
projection images of a tilted biological sample. It allows densities to be resolved in 3D that …

In situ cryo-electron tomography: a post-reductionist approach to structural biology

S Asano, BD Engel, W Baumeister - Journal of molecular biology, 2016 - Elsevier
Cryo-electron tomography is a powerful technique that can faithfully image the native
cellular environment at nanometer resolution. Unlike many other imaging approaches, cryo …

A Bayesian approach to single-particle electron cryo-tomography in RELION-4.0

J Zivanov, J Otón, Z Ke, A von Kügelgen, E Pyle, K Qu… - Elife, 2022 - elifesciences.org
We present a new approach for macromolecular structure determination from multiple
particles in electron cryo-tomography (cryo-ET) data sets. Whereas existing subtomogram …

mTORC1 controls phase separation and the biophysical properties of the cytoplasm by tuning crowding

M Delarue, GP Brittingham, S Pfeffer, IV Surovtsev… - Cell, 2018 - cell.com
Macromolecular crowding has a profound impact on reaction rates and the physical
properties of the cell interior, but the mechanisms that regulate crowding are poorly …

Convolutional neural networks for automated annotation of cellular cryo-electron tomograms

M Chen, W Dai, SY Sun, D Jonasch, CY He… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Cellular electron cryotomography offers researchers the ability to observe macromolecules
frozen in action in situ, but a primary challenge with this technique is identifying molecular …

A cryo-FIB lift-out technique enables molecular-resolution cryo-ET within native Caenorhabditis elegans tissue

M Schaffer, S Pfeffer, J Mahamid, S Kleindiek… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
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 …

Native architecture of the Chlamydomonas chloroplast revealed by in situ cryo-electron tomography

BD Engel, M Schaffer, L Kuhn Cuellar, E Villa… - elife, 2015 - elifesciences.org
Chloroplast function is orchestrated by the organelle's intricate architecture. By combining
cryo-focused ion beam milling of vitreous Chlamydomonas cells with cryo-electron …

Architecture of the RNA polymerase II–Mediator core initiation complex

C Plaschka, L Lariviere, L Wenzeck, M Seizl… - Nature, 2015 - nature.com
The conserved co-activator complex Mediator enables regulated transcription initiation by
RNA polymerase (Pol) II. Here we reconstitute an active 15-subunit core Mediator (cMed) …

Deep learning improves macromolecule identification in 3D cellular cryo-electron tomograms

E Moebel, A Martinez-Sanchez, L Lamm, RD Righetto… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Cryogenic electron tomography (cryo-ET) visualizes the 3D spatial distribution of
macromolecules at nanometer resolution inside native cells. However, automated …

A molecular census of 26S proteasomes in intact neurons

S Asano, Y Fukuda, F Beck, A Aufderheide, F Förster… - Science, 2015 - science.org
The 26 S proteasome is a key player in eukaryotic protein quality control and in the
regulation of numerous cellular processes. Here, we describe quantitative in situ structural …