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ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2026

Capturing ribosomal structures in cellular extracts with cryoPRISM: A purification-free cryoEM approach reveals novel structural states.

Mira B May, Gabriella S Lopez-Perez, Joseph H Davis

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Article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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Mira B May *Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139.ORCID 0000-0002-4545-4001
Gabriella S Lopez-Perez *Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139.ORCID 0000-0003-1887-477X
Joseph H DavisDepartment of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139.ORCID 0000-0002-8858-8907

Funding

Tools to determine and analyze the structures of molecular machines in motionR01GM144542 · NIGMS · MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI Joseph Davis · 2022 to 2026
$1.6M
HHS | NIH | National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) R01GM144542NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM144542NSF (NSF) CAREER grant 2046778NSF (NSF) GRFPRichard and Susan Smith Family Foundation (RSSFF) Odyssey Award
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Abstract

Structural analyses of ribosomes by single particle cryogenic electron microscopy (cryoEM) have traditionally relied on purified or reconstituted samples, with particles often trapped in desired states using genetic, pharmacological, or biochemical perturbations. While informative, such in vitro methods often fail to capture the full diversity of structural states and associated protein factors present in cells. In contrast, in situ cryoelectron tomography preserves cellular context but is limited by low throughput and modest resolution. Here, we present cryoPRISM (purification-free ribosome imaging from subcellular mixtures), a rapid ex vivo workflow encompassing cell lysis, vitrification, and image analysis methods for high-resolution analyses of ribosomal structures directly from cell lysates. Applying cryoPRISM in

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Cell ExtractsCryoelectron MicroscopyEscherichia coliRibosomesPeptide Elongation Factor GProtein BiosynthesisRibosomal ProteinsCell ExtractsPeptide Elongation Factor GRibosomal Proteinsbacterial ribosomecryoEMribosome assemblystructural heterogeneitytranslation

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