间接相对光和电子显微镜 (iCLEM):一个新的管道,用于从分子到器官的结构的多层次量化
Heather L Struckman1,2, Nicolae Moise2, Bieke Vanslembrouck3,4
1Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, 2124 Fontana Labs, 140 W. 19th Ave, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
概括
我们开发了间接相关光和电子显微镜 (iCLEM),一种新方法,可以从单独的样本中结合分子和超结构数据. 这种方法克服了传统的相关光电子显微镜 (CLEM) 的局限性,增加了吞吐量和可访问性.
科学领域:
- 细胞生物学 细胞生物学
- 显微镜的使用方法
- 生物物理学的生物物理.
背景情况:
- 相对光电子显微镜 (CLEM) 整合了分子和超结构信息,但面临着高成本和低吞吐量.
- 现有的CLEM方法需要在多个显微镜上准备和成像相同的样本,从而造成实验瓶.
研究的目的:
- 引入一个间接相关光和电子显微镜 (iCLEM) 管道,以克服CLEM的局限性.
- 为了使单独样本的多尺度结构数据与内在信托数据的相关性.
主要方法:
- 开发了一种iCLEM管道,该管道利用可通过光和电子显微镜识别的内在生物结构 (信托).
- 将iCLEM应用于心肌细胞,使用间隙和机械连接作为信托.
- 来自共聚焦显微镜,单分子定位显微镜 (SMLM),传输电子显微镜 (TEM) 和聚焦离子束扫描电子显微镜 (FIB-SEM) 的相关数据.
主要成果:
- 在单独的样本中,成功地将分子组织 (聚焦,SMLM) 与超结构 (TEM,FIB-SEM) 使用内在信托关系相关联.
- 展示了iCLEM与计算建模的集成,以探索结构功能关系.
结论:
- iCLEM提供了一种新的,可通用的方法,通过提高吞吐量和降低进入障碍来补充传统的CLEM.
- 该iCLEM框架可以适应各种成像模式,只要有合适的内在信托可用.
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