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ArticleNature methods2023

Integrated multimodality microscope for accurate and efficient target-guided cryo-lamellae preparation.

Weixing Li, Jing Lu, Ke Xiao, Maoge Zhou, Yuanyuan Li, Xiang Zhang, Zhixun Li, Lusheng Gu, Xiaojun Xu, Qiang Guo and 2 more

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Article in Nature methods, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors.

Weixing Li *Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9215-0708
Jing Lu *Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Ke Xiao *Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Maoge Zhou *Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Yuanyuan LiInstitute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Xiang ZhangInstitute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Zhixun LiState Key Laboratory of Protein and Plant Gene Research, Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Lusheng GuInstitute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2365-8625
Xiaojun XuGuangzhou Laboratory, Guangzhou International Bio Island, Guangzhou, China.
Qiang GuoState Key Laboratory of Protein and Plant Gene Research, Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China. guo.qiang@pku.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3520-5439
Tao XuInstitute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. xutao@ibp.ac.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8260-9754
Wei JiInstitute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. jiwei@ibp.ac.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2317-9053

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cryo-electron tomography (cryo-ET) is a revolutionary technique for resolving the structure of subcellular organelles and macromolecular complexes in their cellular context. However, the application of the cryo-ET is hampered by the sample preparation step. Performing cryo-focused ion beam milling at an arbitrary position on the sample is inefficient, and the target of interest is not guaranteed to be preserved when thinning the cell from several micrometers to less than 300 nm thick. Here, we report a cryogenic correlated light, ion and electron microscopy (cryo-CLIEM) technique that is capable of preparing cryo-lamellae under the guidance of three-dimensional confocal imaging. Moreover, we demonstrate a workflow to preselect and preserve nanoscale target regions inside the finished cryo-lamellae. By successfully preparing cryo-lamellae that contain a single centriole or contact sites between subcellular organelles, we show that this approach is generally applicable, and shall help in innovating more applications of cryo-ET.

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Electron Microscope TomographySpecimen HandlingCryoelectron MicroscopyElectronsImaging, Three-DimensionalMacromolecular SubstancesMacromolecular Substances

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PMCPMC9911353

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