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ArticleTraffic (Copenhagen, Denmark)2019

Correlative single-molecule localization microscopy and electron tomography reveals endosome nanoscale domains.

Christian Franke, Urska Repnik, Sandra Segeletz, Nicolas Brouilly, Yannis Kalaidzidis, Jean-Marc Verbavatz, Marino Zerial

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Article in Traffic (Copenhagen, Denmark), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers.

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34citing papers in PubMed
12.2field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
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34 citing papers in PubMed, 64 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Christian FrankeMax-Planck-Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden, Germany.
Urska RepnikMax-Planck-Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden, Germany.
Sandra SegeletzMax-Planck-Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden, Germany.
Nicolas BrouillyMax-Planck-Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden, Germany.
Yannis KalaidzidisMax-Planck-Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden, Germany.
Jean-Marc VerbavatzMax-Planck-Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden, Germany.
Marino ZerialMax-Planck-Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-7490-4235
Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics · DEAix-Marseille Université · FRCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique · FRLomonosov Moscow State University · RU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Many cellular organelles, including endosomes, show compartmentalization into distinct functional domains, which, however, cannot be resolved by diffraction-limited light microscopy. Single molecule localization microscopy (SMLM) offers nanoscale resolution but data interpretation is often inconclusive when the ultrastructural context is missing. Correlative light electron microscopy (CLEM) combining SMLM with electron microscopy (EM) enables correlation of functional subdomains of organelles in relation to their underlying ultrastructure at nanometer resolution. However, the specific demands for EM sample preparation and the requirements for fluorescent single-molecule photo-switching are opposed. Here, we developed a novel superCLEM workflow that combines triple-color SMLM (dSTORM & PALM) and electron tomography using semi-thin Tokuyasu thawed cryosections. We applied the superCLEM approach to directly visualize nanoscale compartmentalization of endosomes in HeLa cells. Internalized, fluorescently labeled Transferrin and EGF were resolved into morphologically distinct domains within the same endosome. We found that the small GTPase Rab5 is organized in nanodomains on the globular part of early endosomes. The simultaneous visualization of several proteins in functionally distinct endosomal sub-compartments demonstrates the potential of superCLEM to link the ultrastructure of organelles with their molecular organization at nanoscale resolution.

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Electron Microscope TomographyEndosomesHeLa CellsHumansrab5 GTP-Binding ProteinsSingle Molecule Imagingrab5 GTP-Binding Proteinselectron-microscopyelectron tomographyendosomesmulticolor CLEMRab5single-molecule localization microscopysuper-resolution microscopyTokuyasu cryosectioning

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PMID31206952
PMCPMC6771687
OpenAlexW2951297077

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