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ArticleBiology of the cell2025

Advancing yeast cell analysis: A cryomethod for serial block-face scanning electron microscopy imaging in mitochondrial morphology studies.

Corinne Blancard, Fanny Decoeur, Stéphane Duvezin-Caubet, Marie-France Giraud, Bénédicte Salin

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Corinne BlancardUniversity of Bordeaux, CNRS, IBGC, Bordeaux, France.
Fanny DecoeurUniversity of Bordeaux, CNRS, INSERM, BIC, Bordeaux, France.
Stéphane Duvezin-CaubetUniversity of Bordeaux, CNRS, IBGC, Bordeaux, France.
Marie-France GiraudUniversity of Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, CBMN, Pessac, France.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6238-667X
Bénédicte SalinUniversity of Bordeaux, CNRS, IBGC, Bordeaux, France.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2423-6360

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Abstract

background informationConventional Transmission Electron Microscopy analysis of biological samples often provides limited insights due to its inherent two-dimensional (2D) nature. This limitation hampers a comprehensive understanding of the three-dimensional (3D) complexity of cellular structures, occasionally leading to misinterpretations. Serial block-face scanning electron microscopy emerges as a powerful method for acquiring high-resolution 3D images of cellular volumes. By iteratively removing ultrathin sample sections and capturing images of each newly exposed surface, Serial block-face scanning electron microscopy allows for the meticulous reconstruction of a comprehensive 3D volume.

resultsIn this study, we investigate the 3D architecture of altered mitochondrial morphologies in Saccharomyces cerevisiae using Serial block-face scanning electron microscopy imaging. We have developed a novel cryomethod based on plunge freezing and a dedicated freeze-substitution protocol.

conclusionThis protocol enhances ultrastructural preservation enabling a more accurate understanding of mitochondrial defects observed in 2D electron microscopy. SIGNIFICANCE: Our findings underscore the utility of Serial block-face scanning electron microscopy coupled with optimized sample preparation techniques in elucidating complex cellular structures in 3D.

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Microscopy, Electron, ScanningMitochondriaSaccharomyces cerevisiaeCryopreservationFreeze SubstitutionImaging, Three-DimensionalVolume Electron Microscopy3D reconstructionmitochondrial networkplunge freezingSerial block‐face imagingyeast

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