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Cryo-Electron Tomography Remote Data Collection and Subtomogram Averaging
Published on: July 12, 2022
The big chill: Growth of in situ structural biology with cryo-electron tomography
1In situ Structural Biology, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association (MDC), Berlin, Germany.
Abstract:
In situ structural biology with cryo-electron tomography (cryo-ET) and subtomogram averaging (StA) is evolving as a major method to understand the structure, function, and interactions of biological molecules in cells in a single experiment. Since its inception, the method has matured with some stellar highlights and with further opportunities to broaden its applications. In this short review, I want to provide a personal perspective on the developments in cryo-ET as I have seen it for the last ~20 years and outline the major steps that led to its success. This perspective highlights cryo-ET with my eyes as a junior researcher and my view on the present and past developments in hardware and software for in situ structural biology with cryo-ET.
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