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ArticleJournal of cell science2017

3D correlative light and electron microscopy of cultured cells using serial blockface scanning electron microscopy.

Matthew R G Russell, Thomas R Lerner, Jemima J Burden, David O Nkwe, Annegret Pelchen-Matthews, Marie-Charlotte Domart, Joanne Durgan, Anne Weston, Martin L Jones, Christopher J Peddie and 5 more

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Article in Journal of cell science, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 51 papers.

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51citing papers in PubMed
30.0field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

51 citing papers in PubMed, 119 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Matthew R G RussellElectron Microscopy Science Technology Platform, The Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Road, London NW1 1AT, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-4608-7669
Thomas R LernerHost-pathogen Interactions in Tuberculosis Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, Mill Hill Laboratory, The Ridgeway, Mill Hill, London NW7 1AA, UK.
Jemima J BurdenMRC Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK.
David O NkweMRC Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK.
Annegret Pelchen-MatthewsMRC Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK.
Marie-Charlotte DomartElectron Microscopy Science Technology Platform, The Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Road, London NW1 1AT, UK.
Joanne DurganThe Babraham Institute, Cambridge CB22 3AT, UK.
Anne WestonElectron Microscopy Science Technology Platform, The Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Road, London NW1 1AT, UK.
Martin L JonesElectron Microscopy Science Technology Platform, The Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Road, London NW1 1AT, UK.
Christopher J PeddieElectron Microscopy Science Technology Platform, The Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Road, London NW1 1AT, UK.
Raffaella CarzanigaElectron Microscopy Science Technology Platform, The Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Road, London NW1 1AT, UK.
Oliver FloreyThe Babraham Institute, Cambridge CB22 3AT, UK.
Mark MarshMRC Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK.
Maximiliano G GutierrezHost-pathogen Interactions in Tuberculosis Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, Mill Hill Laboratory, The Ridgeway, Mill Hill, London NW7 1AA, UK.
Lucy M CollinsonElectron Microscopy Science Technology Platform, The Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Road, London NW1 1AT, UK lucy.collinson@crick.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0003-0260-613X
The Francis Crick Institute · GBMRC Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology · GBBabraham Institute · GB

Funding

Cancer Research UK 16337Medical Research Council MC_U122665002Medical Research Council MC_UU_12018/1Medical Research Council MR/K01580X/1Medical Research Council MR/K015826/1Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The processes of life take place in multiple dimensions, but imaging these processes in even three dimensions is challenging. Here, we describe a workflow for 3D correlative light and electron microscopy (CLEM) of cell monolayers using fluorescence microscopy to identify and follow biological events, combined with serial blockface scanning electron microscopy to analyse the underlying ultrastructure. The workflow encompasses all steps from cell culture to sample processing, imaging strategy, and 3D image processing and analysis. We demonstrate successful application of the workflow to three studies, each aiming to better understand complex and dynamic biological processes, including bacterial and viral infections of cultured cells and formation of entotic cell-in-cell structures commonly observed in tumours. Our workflow revealed new insight into the replicative niche of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in primary human lymphatic endothelial cells, HIV-1 in human monocyte-derived macrophages, and the composition of the entotic vacuole. The broad application of this 3D CLEM technique will make it a useful addition to the correlative imaging toolbox for biomedical research.

Indexed as

Imaging, Three-DimensionalCells, CulturedCell SurvivalEndothelial CellsEntosisHIVHumansIntracellular SpaceMacrophagesMicroscopy, Electron, ScanningMonocytesMycobacterium tuberculosis3D correlative light and electron microscopyAutophagyEntosisHIV-1Mycobacterium tuberculosisSerial blockface SEM

Identifiers

PMID27445312
PMCPMC5394779
OpenAlexW2489821848

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