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ArticleCommunications biology2025

cryoTIGER: deep-learning based tilt interpolation generator for enhanced reconstruction in cryo electron tomography.

Tomáš Majtner, Jan Philipp Kreysing, Maarten W Tuijtel, Sergio Cruz-León, Jiasui Liu, Gerhard Hummer, Martin Beck, Beata Turoňová

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Article in Communications 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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Tomáš MajtnerDepartment of Molecular Sociology, Max Planck Institute of Biophysics, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5279-8806
Jan Philipp KreysingDepartment of Molecular Sociology, Max Planck Institute of Biophysics, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4770-6313
Maarten W TuijtelDepartment of Molecular Sociology, Max Planck Institute of Biophysics, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0615-572X
Sergio Cruz-LeónDepartment of Theoretical Biophysics, Max Planck Institute of Biophysics, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1256-2206
Jiasui LiuDepartment of Molecular Sociology, Max Planck Institute of Biophysics, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Gerhard HummerDepartment of Theoretical Biophysics, Max Planck Institute of Biophysics, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7768-746X
Martin BeckDepartment of Molecular Sociology, Max Planck Institute of Biophysics, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7397-1321
Beata TuroňováDepartment of Molecular Sociology, Max Planck Institute of Biophysics, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. beata.turonova@biophys.mpg.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5457-4478

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Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) 515013236Silicon Valley Community Foundation (SVCF) 2021-234666
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Abstract

Cryo-electron tomography enables the visualization of macromolecular complexes within native cellular environments but is limited by incomplete angular sampling and the maximal electron dose that biological specimens can be exposed to. Here, we developed cryoTIGER (Tilt Interpolation Generator for Enhanced Reconstruction), a computational workflow leveraging deep learning-based frame interpolation to generate intermediate tilt images. By interpolating between tilt series projections, cryoTIGER improves angular sampling, leading to enhanced 3D reconstructions, more refined particle localization, and improved segmentation of cellular structures. We evaluated our interpolation workflow on diverse datasets and compared its performance against non-interpolated data. Our results demonstrate that deep learning-based interpolation improves image quality and structural recovery. The presented cryoTIGER framework offers a computational alternative to denser sampling during tilt series acquisition, paving the way for enhanced cryo-ET workflows and advancing structural biology research.

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Cryoelectron MicroscopyDeep LearningElectron Microscope TomographyImage Processing, Computer-AssistedImaging, Three-Dimensional

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PMCPMC12511353

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