Serial Lift-Out: sampling the molecular anatomy of whole organisms

OH Schiøtz, CJO Kaiser, S Klumpe, DR Morado… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Cryo-focused ion beam milling of frozen-hydrated cells and subsequent cryo-electron
tomography (cryo-ET) has enabled the structural elucidation of macromolecular complexes …

MicroED in drug discovery

E Danelius, K Patel, B Gonzalez, T Gonen - Current opinion in structural …, 2023 - Elsevier
The cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) method microcrystal electron diffraction (MicroED)
was initially described in 2013 and has recently gained attention as an emerging technique …

3D Nanocrystallography and the Imperfect Molecular Lattice

N Vlahakis, J Holton, NK Sauter, P Ercius… - Annual Review of …, 2024 - annualreviews.org
Crystallographic analysis relies on the scattering of quanta from arrays of atoms that
populate a repeating lattice. While large crystals built of lattices that appear ideal are sought …

Cryo-plasma FIB/SEM volume imaging of biological specimens

M Dumoux, T Glen, JLR Smith, EML Ho, LMA Perdigão… - Elife, 2023 - elifesciences.org
Serial focussed ion beam scanning electron microscopy (FIB/SEM) enables imaging and
assessment of subcellular structures on the mesoscale (10 nm to 10 µm). When applied to …

The reduction of FIB damage on cryo-lamella by lowering energy of ion beam revealed by a quantitative analysis

Q Yang, C Wu, D Zhu, J Li, J Cheng, X Zhang - Structure, 2023 - cell.com
Focused ion beam (FIB) is widely used for thinning frozen cells to produce lamellae for cryo-
electron microscopy imaging and for protein structures study in vivo. However, FIB damages …

Making the Most of 3D Electron Diffraction: Best Practices to Handle a New Tool

KN Truong, S Ito, JM Wojciechowski, CR Göb… - Symmetry, 2023 - mdpi.com
Along with the adoption of three-dimensional electron diffraction (3D ED/MicroED) as a
mainstream tool for structure determination from sub-micron single crystals, questions about …

[HTML][HTML] Design and implementation of suspended drop crystallization

C Gillman, WJ Nicolas, MW Martynowycz, T Gonen - IUCrJ, 2023 - scripts.iucr.org
In this work, a novel crystal growth method termed suspended drop crystallization has been
developed. Unlike traditional methods, this technique involves mixing protein and precipitant …

Electron counting with direct electron detectors in MicroED

J Hattne, MTB Clabbers, MW Martynowycz, T Gonen - Structure, 2023 - cell.com
The combination of high sensitivity and rapid readout makes it possible for electron-counting
detectors to record cryogenic electron microscopy data faster and more accurately without …

Comprehensive microcrystal electron diffraction sample preparation for cryo-EM

WJ Nicolas, C Gillman, SJ Weaver, MTB Clabbers… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Microcrystal electron diffraction (MicroED) has advanced structural methods across a range
of sample types, from small molecules to proteins. This cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo …

Applying 3D ED/MicroED workflows toward the next frontiers

M Aragon, SEJ Bowman, CH Chen… - … Section C: Structural …, 2024 - journals.iucr.org
We report on the latest advancements in Microcrystal Electron Diffraction (3D ED/MicroED),
as discussed during a symposium at the National Center for CryoEM Access and Training …