Exploring vitreous cryo-section-induced compression at the macromolecular level using electron cryo-tomography; 80S yeast ribosomes appear unaffected |
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Authors: | Jason Pierson Ulrike Ziese Musa Sani Peter J. Peters |
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Affiliation: | 1. Division of Cell Biology II, The Netherlands Cancer Institute – Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Plesmanlaan 121, 1066 CX Amsterdam, The Netherlands;2. Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands |
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Abstract: | Vitreous cryo-section-induced compression influences the interpretation and the reliability of electron microscopy images and tomographic reconstructions. Previous studies of this deformation have been focused at the cellular level where considerable compression occurs, yet the degree of possible intracellular macromolecular deformation has remained unclear. Here, electron cryo-tomographic reconstructions of vitreous cryo-sections show that 80S ribosomes, both intracellular and in an isolated state, appear able to resist section-induced compression. Our observations indicate that vitreous section-induced compression is non-uniform between whole cells that have been sectioned and their intracellular macromolecular complexes. We conclude that electron cryo-tomography of vitreous cryo-sections, in spite of section-induced compression, is a suitable technique for charting the structural organization of cellular nanomachines, such as ribosomes, in a cellular environment. |
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