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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2023

Extensive Angular Sampling Enables the Sensitive Localization of Macromolecules in Electron Tomograms.

Marten L Chaillet, Gijs van der Schot, Ilja Gubins, Sander Roet, Remco C Veltkamp, Friedrich Förster

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 44 papers.

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44citing papers in PubMed
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44 citing papers in PubMed, 79 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Marten L ChailletStructural Biochemistry, Bijvoet Centre for Biomolecular Research, Utrecht University, 3584 CG Utrecht, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-7231-7742
Gijs van der SchotStructural Biochemistry, Bijvoet Centre for Biomolecular Research, Utrecht University, 3584 CG Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Ilja GubinsDepartment of Information and Computing Sciences, Utrecht University, 3584 CC Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Sander RoetStructural Biochemistry, Bijvoet Centre for Biomolecular Research, Utrecht University, 3584 CG Utrecht, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-0732-545X
Remco C VeltkampDepartment of Information and Computing Sciences, Utrecht University, 3584 CC Utrecht, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-1934-7170
Friedrich FörsterStructural Biochemistry, Bijvoet Centre for Biomolecular Research, Utrecht University, 3584 CG Utrecht, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-6044-2746
Utrecht University · NL

Funding

European Research Council 724425
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cryo-electron tomography provides 3D images of macromolecules in their cellular context. To detect macromolecules in tomograms, template matching (TM) is often used, which uses 3D models that are often reliable for substantial parts of the macromolecules. However, the extent of rotational searches in particle detection has not been investigated due to computational limitations. Here, we provide a GPU implementation of TM as part of the PyTOM software package, which drastically speeds up the orientational search and allows for sampling beyond the Crowther criterion within a feasible timeframe. We quantify the improvements in sensitivity and false-discovery rate for the examples of ribosome identification and detection. Sampling at the Crowther criterion, which was effectively impossible with CPU implementations due to the extensive computation times, allows for automated extraction with high sensitivity. Consequently, we also show that an extensive angular sample renders 3D TM sensitive to the local alignment of tilt series and damage induced by focused ion beam milling. With this new release of PyTOM, we focused on integration with other software packages that support more refined subtomogram-averaging workflows. The automated classification of ribosomes by TM with appropriate angular sampling on locally corrected tomograms has a sufficiently low false-discovery rate, allowing for it to be directly used for high-resolution averaging and adequate sensitivity to reveal polysome organization.

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Electron Microscope TomographyElectronsMacromolecular SubstancesPolyribosomesRibosomesMacromolecular Substanceselectron cryo-tomographyGPU accelerationparticle localization and identificationtemplate matchingvolume registration

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PMID37686180
PMCPMC10487639
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