Problems in obtaining perfect images by single-particle electron cryomicroscopy of biological structures in amorphous ice

Journal of Electron Microscopy

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 43-50

  Henderson, Richard ^a   McMullan, Greg ^a  

^a MRC LABORATORY OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apoferritin; Beta galactosidase; CryoEM; Perfect images; Single particles; Tilt pairs

Indexed keywords

APOFERRITIN; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; ICE;

CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMAGE PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; X RAY;

APOFERRITINS; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ICE; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO; X-RAYS;

BIOINFORMATICS; ELECTRONS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; SPECIMEN PREPARATION;

APOFERRITIN; ASYMMETRIC UNIT; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; BIOLOGICAL STRUCTURES; CRYOEM; ELECTRON CRYO MICROSCOPIES; GALACTOSIDASES; PERFECT IMAGE; SINGLE-PARTICLE; TILT PAIR;

MOLECULAR ORIENTATION;

EID: 84876978430     PISSN: 00220744     EISSN: 14779986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmicro/dfs094     Document Type: Review

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