Article ; Online: Plunge Freezing: A Tool for the Ultrastructural and Immunolocalization Studies of Suspension Cells in Transmission Electron Microscopy.
Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE
2017 , Issue 123
Abstract: Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) is an extraordinary tool for studying cell ultrastructure, in order to localize proteins and visualize macromolecular complexes at very high resolution. However, to get as close as possible to the native state, ... ...
Abstract | Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) is an extraordinary tool for studying cell ultrastructure, in order to localize proteins and visualize macromolecular complexes at very high resolution. However, to get as close as possible to the native state, perfect sample preservation is required. Conventional electron microscopy (EM) fixation with aldehydes, for instance, does not provide good ultrastructural preservation. The slow penetration of fixatives induces cell reorganization and loss of various cell components. Therefore, conventional EM fixation does not allow for an instantaneous stabilization and preservation of structures and antigenicity. The best choice for examining intracellular events is to use cryofixation followed by the freeze-substitution fixation method that keeps cells in their native state. High-pressure freezing/freeze-substitution, which preserves the integrity of cellular ultrastructure, is the most commonly used method, but requires expensive equipment. Here, an easy-to-use and low-cost freeze fixation method followed by freeze-substitution for suspension cell cultures is presented. |
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MeSH term(s) | Bacteria/ultrastructure ; Cryopreservation/methods ; Freezing ; Microscopy, Electron, Transmission/methods ; Pressure ; Yeasts/ultrastructure |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2017-05-05 |
Publishing country | United States |
Document type | Journal Article ; Video-Audio Media |
ISSN | 1940-087X |
ISSN (online) | 1940-087X |
DOI | 10.3791/54874 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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