Neurons as a model system for cryo-electron tomography.

Zuber, Benoît; Lučić, Vladan (2022). Neurons as a model system for cryo-electron tomography. Journal of structural biology: X, 6, p. 100067. Elsevier 10.1016/j.yjsbx.2022.100067

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Cryo-electron tomography (Cryo-ET) provides unique opportunities to image cellular components at high resolution in their native state and environment. While many different cell types were investigated by cryo-ET, here we review application to neurons. We show that neurons are a versatile system that can be used to investigate general cellular components such as the cytoskeleton and membrane-bound organelles, in addition to neuron-specific processes such as synaptic transmission. Furthermore, the synapse provides a rich environment for the development of cryo-ET image processing tools suitable to elucidate the functional and spatial organization of compositionally and morphologically heterogeneous macromolecular complexes involved in biochemical signaling cascades, within their native, crowded cellular environments.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Review Article)

Division/Institute:

09 Interdisciplinary Units > Microscopy Imaging Center (MIC)
04 Faculty of Medicine > Pre-clinic Human Medicine > Institute of Anatomy

UniBE Contributor:

Zuber, Benoît

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health

ISSN:

2590-1524

Publisher:

Elsevier

Language:

English

Submitter:

Pubmed Import

Date Deposited:

23 Mar 2022 09:43

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 16:16

Publisher DOI:

10.1016/j.yjsbx.2022.100067

PubMed ID:

35310407

Uncontrolled Keywords:

Cryo-electron tomography Electron microscopy Neurons Synapses

BORIS DOI:

10.48350/167852

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/167852

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