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ArticleJournal of structural biology2017

New hardware and workflows for semi-automated correlative cryo-fluorescence and cryo-electron microscopy/tomography.

Martin Schorb, Leander Gaechter, Ori Avinoam, Frank Sieckmann, Mairi Clarke, Cecilia Bebeacua, Yury S Bykov, Andreas F-P Sonnen, Reinhard Lihl, John A G Briggs

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Martin SchorbStructural and Computational Biology Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Meyerhofstrasse 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany; Electron Microscopy Core Facility, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Meyerhofstrasse 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany.
Leander GaechterLeica Microsystems (Schweiz) AG, Max Schmidheiny-Strasse 201, 9435 Heerbrugg, Switzerland.
Ori AvinoamStructural and Computational Biology Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Meyerhofstrasse 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany.
Frank SieckmannLeica Microsystems GmbH, Am Friedensplatz 3, 68165 Mannheim, Germany.
Mairi ClarkeStructural and Computational Biology Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Meyerhofstrasse 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany.
Cecilia BebeacuaStructural and Computational Biology Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Meyerhofstrasse 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany; Cell Biology and Biophysics Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Meyerhofstrasse 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany.
Yury S BykovStructural and Computational Biology Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Meyerhofstrasse 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany.
Andreas F-P SonnenStructural and Computational Biology Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Meyerhofstrasse 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany; Molecular Medicine Partnership Unit, EMBL/Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
Reinhard LihlLeica Mikrosysteme GmbH, Hernalser Hauptstraße 219, 1170 Vienna, Austria.
John A G BriggsStructural and Computational Biology Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Meyerhofstrasse 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany; Cell Biology and Biophysics Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Meyerhofstrasse 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany; Molecular Medicine Partnership Unit, EMBL/Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany. Electronic address: john.briggs@embl.de.

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Abstract

Correlative light and electron microscopy allows features of interest defined by fluorescence signals to be located in an electron micrograph of the same sample. Rare dynamic events or specific objects can be identified, targeted and imaged by electron microscopy or tomography. To combine it with structural studies using cryo-electron microscopy or tomography, fluorescence microscopy must be performed while maintaining the specimen vitrified at liquid-nitrogen temperatures and in a dry environment during imaging and transfer. Here we present instrumentation, software and an experimental workflow that improves the ease of use, throughput and performance of correlated cryo-fluorescence and cryo-electron microscopy. The new cryo-stage incorporates a specially modified high-numerical aperture objective lens and provides a stable and clean imaging environment. It is combined with a transfer shuttle for contamination-free loading of the specimen. Optimized microscope control software allows automated acquisition of the entire specimen area by cryo-fluorescence microscopy. The software also facilitates direct transfer of the fluorescence image and associated coordinates to the cryo-electron microscope for subsequent fluorescence-guided automated imaging. Here we describe these technological developments and present a detailed workflow, which we applied for automated cryo-electron microscopy and tomography of various specimens.

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Cryoelectron MicroscopyElectron Microscope TomographyMicroscopyMicroscopy, FluorescenceSoftwareCorrelative light and electron microscopyCryo-electron microscopyCryo-electron tomographyCryo-fluorescence microscopy

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