Bridging structural and cell biology with cryo-electron microscopy

E Nogales, J Mahamid - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
Most life scientists would agree that understanding how cellular processes work requires
structural knowledge about the macromolecules involved. For example, deciphering the …

[HTML][HTML] Integrating cellular electron microscopy with multimodal data to explore biology across space and time

CL McCafferty, S Klumpe, RE Amaro, W Kukulski… - Cell, 2024 - cell.com
Biology spans a continuum of length and time scales. Individual experimental methods only
glimpse discrete pieces of this spectrum but can be combined to construct a more holistic …

Smart parallel automated cryo-electron tomography

F Eisenstein, Y Fukuda, R Danev - Nature Methods, 2024 - nature.com
In situ cryo-electron tomography enables investigation of macromolecules in their native
cellular environment. Samples have become more readily available owing to recent …

Lift-out cryo-FIBSEM and cryo-ET reveal the ultrastructural landscape of extracellular matrix

B Zens, F Fäßler, JM Hansen, R Hauschild… - Journal of Cell …, 2024 - rupress.org
The extracellular matrix (ECM) serves as a scaffold for cells and plays an essential role in
regulating numerous cellular processes, including cell migration and proliferation. Due to …

Serialized on-grid lift-in sectioning for tomography (SOLIST) enables a biopsy at the nanoscale

HTD Nguyen, G Perone, N Klena, R Vazzana… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Cryo-focused ion beam milling has substantially advanced our understanding of molecular
processes by opening windows into cells. However, applying this technique to complex …

Empowering biomedical discovery with ai agents

S Gao, A Fang, Y Huang, V Giunchiglia, A Noori… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
We envision'AI scientists' as systems capable of skeptical learning and reasoning that
empower biomedical research through collaborative agents that integrate machine learning …

MiLoPYP: self-supervised molecular pattern mining and particle localization in situ

Q Huang, Y Zhou, A Bartesaghi - Nature Methods, 2024 - nature.com
Cryo-electron tomography allows the routine visualization of cellular landscapes in three
dimensions at nanometer-range resolutions. When combined with single-particle …

The application and development of electron microscopy for three-dimensional reconstruction in life science: a review

J Zhao, X Yu, X Shentu, D Li - Cell and Tissue Research, 2024 - Springer
Imaging technologies have played a pivotal role in advancing biological research by
enabling visualization of biological structures and processes. While traditional electron …

[HTML][HTML] In situ studies of membrane biology by cryo-electron tomography

J Keller, R Fernández-Busnadiego - Current Opinion in Cell Biology, 2024 - Elsevier
Cryo-electron tomography (cryo-ET) allows high resolution 3D imaging of biological
samples in near-native environments. Thus, cryo-ET has become the method of choice to …

[HTML][HTML] Cryo-focused ion beam for in situ structural biology: State of the art, challenges, and perspectives

AJ Noble, A de Marco - Current Opinion in Structural Biology, 2024 - Elsevier
Cryogenic-focused ion beam (cryo-FIB) instruments became essential for high-resolution
imaging in cryo-preserved cells and tissues. Cryo-FIBs use accelerated ions to thin samples …