Generation of nanoscopic membrane curvature for membrane trafficking

MM Kozlov, JW Taraska - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2023 - nature.com
Curved membranes are key features of intracellular organelles, and their generation
involves dynamic protein complexes. Here we describe the fundamental mechanisms such …

Volume electron microscopy

CJ Peddie, C Genoud, A Kreshuk, K Meechan… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Life exists in three dimensions, but until the turn of the century most electron microscopy
methods provided only 2D image data. Recently, electron microscopy techniques capable of …

Whole-cell organelle segmentation in volume electron microscopy

L Heinrich, D Bennett, D Ackerman, W Park, J Bogovic… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Cells contain hundreds of organelles and macromolecular assemblies. Obtaining a
complete understanding of their intricate organization requires the nanometre-level, three …

The endoplasmic reticulum: structure, function and response to cellular signaling

DS Schwarz, MD Blower - Cellular and molecular life sciences, 2016 - Springer
The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is a large, dynamic structure that serves many roles in the
cell including calcium storage, protein synthesis and lipid metabolism. The diverse functions …

Regulation of liver subcellular architecture controls metabolic homeostasis

G Parlakgül, AP Arruda, S Pang, E Cagampan, N Min… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Cells display complex intracellular organization by compartmentalization of metabolic
processes into organelles, yet the resolution of these structures in the native tissue context …

Increased spatiotemporal resolution reveals highly dynamic dense tubular matrices in the peripheral ER

J Nixon-Abell, CJ Obara, AV Weigel, D Li, WR Legant… - Science, 2016 - science.org
INTRODUCTION The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is a continuous, membrane-bound
organelle, spanning from the nuclear envelope to the outer cell periphery, that contacts and …

Versatile phospholipid assemblies for functional synthetic cells and artificial tissues

X Wang, H Du, Z Wang, W Mu, X Han - Advanced materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The bottom‐up construction of a synthetic cell from nonliving building blocks capable of
mimicking cellular properties and behaviors helps to understand the particular biophysical …

Form follows function: the importance of endoplasmic reticulum shape

LM Westrate, JE Lee, WA Prinz… - Annual review of …, 2015 - annualreviews.org
The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) has a remarkably complex structure, composed of a single
bilayer that forms the nuclear envelope, along with a network of sheets and dynamic tubules …

Distinct profiles of myelin distribution along single axons of pyramidal neurons in the neocortex

GS Tomassy, DR Berger, HH Chen, N Kasthuri… - Science, 2014 - science.org
Myelin is a defining feature of the vertebrate nervous system. Variability in the thickness of
the myelin envelope is a structural feature affecting the conduction of neuronal signals …

Volume scanning electron microscopy for imaging biological ultrastructure

B Titze, C Genoud - Biology of the Cell, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Electron microscopy (EM) has been a key imaging method to investigate biological
ultrastructure for over six decades. In recent years, novel volume EM techniques have …