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ReviewCurrent opinion in structural biology2025

In situ cryo-electron microscopy and tomography of cellular and organismal samples.

Parijat Majumder, Peijun Zhang

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Review in Current opinion in structural biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Visualization of membrane-stabilized SorCS2Journal of structural biology: X · 2026
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  4. Characterization Standard forbioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Parijat MajumderDiamond Light Source, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, OX11 0DE, UK. Electronic address: parijat.majumder@diamond.ac.uk.
Peijun ZhangDiamond Light Source, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, OX11 0DE, UK; Division of Structural Biology, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX3 7BN, UK. Electronic address: peijun.zhang@strubi.ox.ac.uk.

Funding

Project 3. IntegrationU54AI170791 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI Zandrea Ambrose · 2022 to 2026
$30.6M
Correlative cryoET of the HIV-1 integration targeting in native T-lymphocytesR21AI184080 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD · PI ZHANG, PEIJUN · 2024 to 2025
$285k
NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI184080NIAID NIH HHS U54 AI170791Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

As cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) and cryo-electron tomography (cryo-ET) continue to advance, the ability to visualize cellular and organismal structures with unprecedented clarity is redefining the landscape of structural biology. Breakthroughs in imaging technology, sample preparation and image processing now enable the detailed elucidation of cellular architecture, macromolecular organization, and dynamic biological processes at sub-nanometer resolution. Recent methodological advances have propelled the field to new frontiers, facilitating the investigation of complex biological questions across scales-from macromolecular complexes to organism-wide structural insights. This review explores rapidly emerging trends, highlights key innovations that are pushing the boundaries of in situ structural biology, and addresses persistent challenges in expanding the applicability of cryo-EM and cryo-ET across diverse biological systems.

Indexed as

Cryoelectron MicroscopyElectron Microscope TomographyAnimalsHumansMacromolecular SubstancesMacromolecular Substances

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PMID40472449
PMCPMC12374797

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