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ArticleScientific reports2021

Click-correlative light and electron microscopy (click-AT-CLEM) for imaging and tracking azido-functionalized sphingolipids in bacteria.

Simon Peters, Lena Kaiser, Julian Fink, Fabian Schumacher, Veronika Perschin, Jan Schlegel, Markus Sauer, Christian Stigloher, Burkhard Kleuser, Jürgen Seibel and 1 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Simon PetersInstitute for Hygiene and Microbiology, Julius-Maximilian University Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany.
Lena KaiserInstitute for Hygiene and Microbiology, Julius-Maximilian University Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany.
Julian FinkInstitute for Organic Chemistry, Julius-Maximilian University Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany.
Fabian SchumacherInstitute of Pharmacy, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Veronika PerschinImaging Core Facility, Biocenter, Julius-Maximilian University Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany.
Jan SchlegelDepartment of Biotechnology and Biophysics, Biocenter, Julius-Maximilian University Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany.
Markus SauerDepartment of Biotechnology and Biophysics, Biocenter, Julius-Maximilian University Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany.
Christian StigloherImaging Core Facility, Biocenter, Julius-Maximilian University Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany.
Burkhard KleuserInstitute of Pharmacy, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Jürgen SeibelInstitute for Organic Chemistry, Julius-Maximilian University Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany.
Alexandra Schubert-UnkmeirInstitute for Hygiene and Microbiology, Julius-Maximilian University Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany. aunkmeir@uni-wuerzburg.de.
Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene · DEUniversity of Würzburg · DEFreie Universität Berlin · DEInstitute of Molecular Biology · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sphingolipids, including ceramides, are a diverse group of structurally related lipids composed of a sphingoid base backbone coupled to a fatty acid side chain and modified terminal hydroxyl group. Recently, it has been shown that sphingolipids show antimicrobial activity against a broad range of pathogenic microorganisms. The antimicrobial mechanism, however, remains so far elusive. Here, we introduce 'click-AT-CLEM', a labeling technique for correlated light and electron microscopy (CLEM) based on the super-resolution array tomography (srAT) approach and bio-orthogonal click chemistry for imaging of azido-tagged sphingolipids to directly visualize their interaction with the model Gram-negative bacterium Neisseria meningitidis at subcellular level. We observed ultrastructural damage of bacteria and disruption of the bacterial outer membrane induced by two azido-modified sphingolipids by scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy. Click-AT-CLEM imaging and mass spectrometry clearly revealed efficient incorporation of azido-tagged sphingolipids into the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria as underlying cause of their antimicrobial activity.

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AzidesBacteriaMicroscopy, ElectronMicroscopy, Electron, ScanningMicroscopy, Electron, TransmissionNeisseria meningitidisSphingolipidsStaining and LabelingWorkflowAzidesSphingolipids

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