Alexander Rigort
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Recent Articles
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Kuba J, Mitchels J, Hovorka M, Erdmann P, Berka L, Kirmse R, et al.
J Microsc
. 2020 Jun;
281(2):112-124.
PMID: 32557536
Cryo-electron tomography (cryo-ET) is a groundbreaking technology for 3D visualisation and analysis of biomolecules in the context of cellular structures. It allows structural investigations of single proteins as well as...
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Rigort A, Plitzko J
Arch Biochem Biophys
. 2015 Feb;
581:122-30.
PMID: 25703192
The ability to precisely control the preparation of biological samples for investigations by electron cryo-microscopy is becoming increasingly important for ultrastructural imaging in biology. Precision machining instruments such as the...
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Lucic V, Rigort A, Baumeister W
J Cell Biol
. 2013 Aug;
202(3):407-19.
PMID: 23918936
Electron microscopy played a key role in establishing cell biology as a discipline, by producing fundamental insights into cellular organization and ultrastructure. Many seminal discoveries were made possible by the...
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Rigort A, Villa E, Bauerlein F, Engel B, Plitzko J
Methods Cell Biol
. 2012 Aug;
111:259-81.
PMID: 22857933
The application of cryo-electron tomography to cells and tissues is commonly referred to as "cellular tomography," and enables visualization of the supramolecular architecture of cells in a near-native state. However,...
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Rusu M, Starosolski Z, Wahle M, Rigort A, Wriggers W
J Struct Biol
. 2012 Mar;
178(2):121-8.
PMID: 22433493
The molecular graphics program Sculptor and the command-line suite Situs are software packages for the integration of biophysical data across spatial resolution scales. Herein, we provide an overview of recently...
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Rigort A, Bauerlein F, Villa E, Eibauer M, Laugks T, Baumeister W, et al.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
. 2012 Mar;
109(12):4449-54.
PMID: 22392984
Cryoelectron tomography provides unprecedented insights into the macromolecular and supramolecular organization of cells in a close-to-living state. However because of the limited thickness range (< 0.5-1 μm) that is accessible...
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Rigort A, Gunther D, Hegerl R, Baum D, Weber B, Prohaska S, et al.
J Struct Biol
. 2011 Sep;
177(1):135-44.
PMID: 21907807
Cryo-electron tomography allows to visualize individual actin filaments and to describe the three-dimensional organization of actin networks in the context of unperturbed cellular environments. For a quantitative characterization of actin...
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Rigort A, Bauerlein F, Leis A, Gruska M, Hoffmann C, Laugks T, et al.
J Struct Biol
. 2010 Feb;
172(2):169-79.
PMID: 20178848
A principal limitation of cryo-transmission electron microscopy performed on cells or tissues is the accessible specimen thickness. This is exacerbated in tomography applications, where the aspect ratio (and thus the...
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Plitzko J, Rigort A, Leis A
Curr Opin Biotechnol
. 2009 Apr;
20(1):83-9.
PMID: 19345086
In cell biology, visual techniques such as light and electron microscopy provide the most intuitive means by which to study structure and function; however, no single microscopy technique is capable...
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Sartori A, Gatz R, Beck F, Rigort A, Baumeister W, Plitzko J
J Struct Biol
. 2007 Sep;
160(2):135-45.
PMID: 17884579
Cryo-electron tomography of frozen-hydrated biological samples offers a means of studying large and complex cellular structures in three-dimensions and with nanometer-scale resolution. The low contrast of unstained biological material embedded...