Mapping Molecular Complexes with Super-resolution Microscopy and Single-particle Analysis

Overview

Journal Open Biol

Specialties Biology
Cell Biology
Molecular Biology

Date 2022 Jul 27

PMID 35892200

Authors

Afonso Mendes

Hannah S Heil

Simao Coelho

Christophe Leterrier

Ricardo Henriques

Affiliations

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Abstract

Understanding the structure of supramolecular complexes provides insight into their functional capabilities and how they can be modulated in the context of disease. Super-resolution microscopy (SRM) excels in performing this task by resolving ultrastructural details at the nanoscale with molecular specificity. However, technical limitations, such as underlabelling, preclude its ability to provide complete structures. Single-particle analysis (SPA) overcomes this limitation by combining information from multiple images of identical structures and producing an averaged model, effectively enhancing the resolution and coverage of image reconstructions. This review highlights important studies using SRM-SPA, demonstrating how it broadens our knowledge by elucidating features of key biological structures with unprecedented detail.

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