کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
5914281 1162727 2013 6 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
A method to achieve homogeneous dispersion of large transmembrane complexes within the holes of carbon films for electron cryomicroscopy
ترجمه فارسی عنوان
یک روش برای دستیابی به پراکندگی همگن از مجتمع های بزرگ فرابنفش درون حفره های فیلم کربن برای الکترونی کریو میکروسکوپ
کلمات کلیدی
الکترومکروسکوپی، ذرات تک مجتمع پروتئین پروتئین، پاک کننده ها، روش شناسی،
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری بیوشیمی، ژنتیک و زیست شناسی مولکولی زیست شناسی مولکولی
چکیده انگلیسی

Difficulties associated with using X-ray crystallography for structural studies of large macromolecular complexes have made single particle cryo-electron microscopy (cryoEM) a key technique in structural biology. The efficient application of the single particle cryoEM approach requires the sample to be vitrified within the holes of carbon films, with particles well dispersed throughout the ice and adopting multiple orientations. To achieve this, the carbon support film is first hydrophilised by glow discharge, which allows the sample to spread over the film. Unfortunately, for transmembrane complexes especially, this procedure can result in severe sample adsorption to the carbon support film, reducing the number of particles dispersed in the ice. This problem is rate-limiting in the single particle cryoEM approach and has hindered its widespread application to hydrophobic complexes. We describe a novel grid preparation technique that allows for good particle dispersion in the ice and minimal hydrophobic particle adhesion to the support film. This is achieved by hydrophilisation of the carbon support film by the use of selected detergents that interact with the support so as to achieve a hydrophilic and neutral or selectively charged surface.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Journal of Structural Biology - Volume 182, Issue 1, April 2013, Pages 51-56
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