3D structure determination of native mammalian cells using cryo-FIB and cryo-electron tomography

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 180, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 318-326

  Wang, Ke ^a   Strunk, Korrinn ^b   Zhao, Gongpu ^a   Gray, Jennifer L ^b   Zhang, Peijun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryo ET; Cryo FIB; E. coli; HeLa cell; Lamella; Membranes; Mitochondria; Nuclear pore

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; CELL STRUCTURE; CRYOGENIC FOCUSED ION BEAM; ELECTRON TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FROZEN SECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LAMELLAR BODY; MAMMAL CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPE TOMOGRAPHY; FROZEN SECTIONS; HELA CELLS; HUMANS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA; MAMMALIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 84867910247     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: 10958657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2012.07.003     Document Type: Article

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