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Greaves GE, Kiryushko D, Auner HW, Porter AE, Phillips CC. Label-free nanoscale mapping of intracellular organelle chemistry. Commun Biol 2023; 6:583. [PMID: 37258606 PMCID: PMC10232547 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-023-04943-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2023] [Accepted: 05/15/2023] [Indexed: 06/02/2023] Open
Abstract
The ability to image cell chemistry at the nanoscale is key for understanding cell biology, but many optical microscopies are restricted by the ~(200-250)nm diffraction limit. Electron microscopy and super-resolution fluorescence techniques beat this limit, but rely on staining and specialised labelling to generate image contrast. It is challenging, therefore, to obtain information about the functional chemistry of intracellular components. Here we demonstrate a technique for intracellular label-free chemical mapping with nanoscale (~30 nm) resolution. We use a probe-based optical microscope illuminated with a mid-infrared laser whose wavelengths excite vibrational modes of functional groups occurring within biological molecules. As a demonstration, we chemically map intracellular structures in human multiple myeloma cells and compare the morphologies with electron micrographs of the same cell line. We also demonstrate label-free mapping at wavelengths chosen to target the chemical signatures of proteins and nucleic acids, in a way that can be used to identify biochemical markers in the study of disease and pharmacology.
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- George E Greaves
- Experimental Solid State Group, Department of Physics, Imperial College London, London, UK.
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- Experimental Solid State Group, Department of Physics, Imperial College London, London, UK
- Department of Materials and London Centre for Nanotechnology, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of Immunology and Inflammation, The Hugh and Josseline Langmuir Centre for Myeloma Research, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of Materials and London Centre for Nanotechnology, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Experimental Solid State Group, Department of Physics, Imperial College London, London, UK.
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Santos R, Bürgi M, Mateos JM, Luciani A, Loffing J. Too bright for 2 dimensions: recent progress in advanced 3-dimensional microscopy of the kidney. Kidney Int 2022; 102:1238-1246. [PMID: 35963448 DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2022.06.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2022] [Revised: 06/19/2022] [Accepted: 06/24/2022] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
Abstract
The kidney is a structurally and functionally complex organ responsible for the control of water, ion, and other solute homeostasis. Moreover, the kidneys excrete metabolic waste products and produce hormones, such as renin and erythropoietin. The functional unit of the kidney is the nephron, which is composed by a serial arrangement of a filter unit called the renal corpuscle and several tubular segments that modulate the filtered fluid by reabsorption and secretion. Within each kidney, thousands of nephrons are closely intermingled and surrounded by an intricate network of blood vessels and various interstitial cell types, including fibroblasts and immune cells. This complex tissue architecture is essential for proper kidney function. In fact, kidney disease is often reflected or even caused by a derangement of the histologic structures. Frequently, kidney histology is studied using microscopic analysis of 2-dimensional tissue sections, which, however, misses important 3-dimensional spatial information. Reconstruction of serial sections tries to overcome this limitation, but is technically challenging, time-consuming, and often inherently linked to sectioning artifacts. In recent years, advances in tissue preparation (e.g., optical clearing) and new light- and electron-microscopic methods have provided novel avenues for 3-dimensional kidney imaging. Combined with novel machine-learning algorithms, these approaches offer unprecedented options for large-scale and automated analysis of kidney structure and function. This review provides a brief overview of these emerging imaging technologies and presents key examples of how these approaches are already used to study the normal and the diseased kidney.
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- Rui Santos
- Institute of Anatomy, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Anatomy, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Centre for Microscopy and Image Analysis, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Physiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; National Centre of Competence in Research "Kidney.CH," University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Anatomy, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; National Centre of Competence in Research "Kidney.CH," University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
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Santos R, Ástvaldsson Á, Pipaliya SV, Zumthor JP, Dacks JB, Svärd S, Hehl AB, Faso C. Combined nanometric and phylogenetic analysis of unique endocytic compartments in Giardia lamblia sheds light on the evolution of endocytosis in Metamonada. BMC Biol 2022; 20:206. [PMID: 36127707 PMCID: PMC9490929 DOI: 10.1186/s12915-022-01402-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2022] [Accepted: 09/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Giardia lamblia, a parasitic protist of the Metamonada supergroup, has evolved one of the most diverged endocytic compartment systems investigated so far. Peripheral endocytic compartments, currently known as peripheral vesicles or vacuoles (PVs), perform bulk uptake of fluid phase material which is then digested and sorted either to the cell cytosol or back to the extracellular space. Results Here, we present a quantitative morphological characterization of these organelles using volumetric electron microscopy and super-resolution microscopy (SRM). We defined a morphological classification for the heterogenous population of PVs and performed a comparative analysis of PVs and endosome-like organelles in representatives of phylogenetically related taxa, Spironucleus spp. and Tritrichomonas foetus. To investigate the as-yet insufficiently understood connection between PVs and clathrin assemblies in G. lamblia, we further performed an in-depth search for two key elements of the endocytic machinery, clathrin heavy chain (CHC) and clathrin light chain (CLC), across different lineages in Metamonada. Our data point to the loss of a bona fide CLC in the last Fornicata common ancestor (LFCA) with the emergence of a protein analogous to CLC (GlACLC) in the Giardia genus. Finally, the location of clathrin in the various compartments was quantified. Conclusions Taken together, this provides the first comprehensive nanometric view of Giardia’s endocytic system architecture and sheds light on the evolution of GlACLC analogues in the Fornicata supergroup and, specific to Giardia, as a possible adaptation to the formation and maintenance of stable clathrin assemblies at PVs. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12915-022-01402-3.
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- Rui Santos
- Institute of Parasitology, University of Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 266a, 8057, Zürich, Switzerland.,Institute of Anatomy, University of Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Uppsala, Husargatan 3, 752 37, Uppsala, Sweden.,Department of Microbiology, National Veterinary Institute, 751 23, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.,School of Life Sciences, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland and Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Amt für Lebensmittelsicherheit und Tiergesundheit Graubünden, Chur, Switzerland
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.,Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre, CAS, v.v.i., Branisovska 31, 370 05, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Uppsala, Husargatan 3, 752 37, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Institute of Parasitology, University of Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 266a, 8057, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Cell Biology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland. .,Multidisciplinary Center for Infectious Diseases, Vetsuisse, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
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Ilacqua N, Anastasia I, Raimondi A, Lemieux P, de Aguiar Vallim TQ, Toth K, Koonin EV, Pellegrini L. A three-organelle complex made by wrappER contacts with peroxisomes and mitochondria responds to liver lipid flux changes. J Cell Sci 2022; 135:272572. [PMID: 34672330 PMCID: PMC8627550 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.259091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2021] [Accepted: 09/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Hepatic lipid homeostasis depends on intracellular pathways that respire fatty acid in peroxisomes and mitochondria, and on systemic pathways that secrete fatty acid into the bloodstream, either free or condensed in very-low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) triglycerides. These systemic and intracellular pathways are interdependent, but it is unclear whether and how they integrate into a single cellular circuit. Here, we report that mouse liver wrappER, a distinct endoplasmic reticulum (ER) compartment with apparent fatty acid- and VLDL-secretion functions, connects peroxisomes and mitochondria. Correlative light electron microscopy, quantitative serial section electron tomography and three-dimensional organelle reconstruction analysis show that the number of peroxisome-wrappER-mitochondria complexes changes throughout fasting-to-feeding transitions and doubles when VLDL synthesis stops following acute genetic ablation of Mttp in the liver. Quantitative proteomic analysis of peroxisome-wrappER-mitochondria complex-enriched fractions indicates that the loss of Mttp upregulates global fatty acid β-oxidation, thereby integrating the dynamics of this three-organelle association into hepatic fatty acid flux responses. Therefore, liver lipid homeostasis occurs through the convergence of systemic and intracellular fatty acid-elimination pathways in the peroxisome-wrappER-mitochondria complex.
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- Nicolò Ilacqua
- Graduate Program in Neuroscience, Faculty of Medicine, Laval University, Quebec, QC, G1V 0A6, Canada.,Mitochondria Biology Laboratory, Brain Research Center, Quebec, QC, G1E 1T2, Canada
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- Graduate Program in Neuroscience, Faculty of Medicine, Laval University, Quebec, QC, G1V 0A6, Canada.,Mitochondria Biology Laboratory, Brain Research Center, Quebec, QC, G1E 1T2, Canada
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- Experimental Imaging Center, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, 20132, Italy
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- Mitochondria Biology Laboratory, Brain Research Center, Quebec, QC, G1E 1T2, Canada
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, K1H 8M5, Canada
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- National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20894, USA
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- Mitochondria Biology Laboratory, Brain Research Center, Quebec, QC, G1E 1T2, Canada.,Deptartment of Molecular Biology, Medical Biochemistry, and Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Laval University, Quebec, QC, G1V 0A6, Canada
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Villegas-Hernández LE, Dubey V, Nystad M, Tinguely JC, Coucheron DA, Dullo FT, Priyadarshi A, Acuña S, Ahmad A, Mateos JM, Barmettler G, Ziegler U, Birgisdottir ÅB, Hovd AMK, Fenton KA, Acharya G, Agarwal K, Ahluwalia BS. Chip-based multimodal super-resolution microscopy for histological investigations of cryopreserved tissue sections. LIGHT, SCIENCE & APPLICATIONS 2022; 11:43. [PMID: 35210400 PMCID: PMC8873254 DOI: 10.1038/s41377-022-00731-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2021] [Revised: 01/20/2022] [Accepted: 02/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
Abstract
Histology involves the observation of structural features in tissues using a microscope. While diffraction-limited optical microscopes are commonly used in histological investigations, their resolving capabilities are insufficient to visualize details at subcellular level. Although a novel set of super-resolution optical microscopy techniques can fulfill the resolution demands in such cases, the system complexity, high operating cost, lack of multi-modality, and low-throughput imaging of these methods limit their wide adoption for histological analysis. In this study, we introduce the photonic chip as a feasible high-throughput microscopy platform for super-resolution imaging of histological samples. Using cryopreserved ultrathin tissue sections of human placenta, mouse kidney, pig heart, and zebrafish eye retina prepared by the Tokuyasu method, we demonstrate diverse imaging capabilities of the photonic chip including total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy, intensity fluctuation-based optical nanoscopy, single-molecule localization microscopy, and correlative light-electron microscopy. Our results validate the photonic chip as a feasible imaging platform for tissue sections and pave the way for the adoption of super-resolution high-throughput multimodal analysis of cryopreserved tissue samples both in research and clinical settings.
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- Luis E Villegas-Hernández
- Department of Physics and Technology, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Klokkargårdsbakken N-9019, Tromsø, Norway
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- Department of Physics and Technology, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Klokkargårdsbakken N-9019, Tromsø, Norway
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Women's Health and Perinatology Research Group, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- Department of Physics and Technology, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Klokkargårdsbakken N-9019, Tromsø, Norway
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- Department of Physics and Technology, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Klokkargårdsbakken N-9019, Tromsø, Norway
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- Department of Physics and Technology, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Klokkargårdsbakken N-9019, Tromsø, Norway
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- Department of Physics and Technology, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Klokkargårdsbakken N-9019, Tromsø, Norway
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- Department of Physics and Technology, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Klokkargårdsbakken N-9019, Tromsø, Norway
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- Department of Physics and Technology, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Klokkargårdsbakken N-9019, Tromsø, Norway
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- Center for Microscopy and Image Analysis, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Center for Microscopy and Image Analysis, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Center for Microscopy and Image Analysis, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Division of Cardiothoracic and Respiratory Medicine, University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø, Norway
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Clinical Cardiovascular Research Group, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- Department of Medical Biology, RNA and Molecular Pathology Research Group, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- Department of Medical Biology, RNA and Molecular Pathology Research Group, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Women's Health and Perinatology Research Group, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
- Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Physics and Technology, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Klokkargårdsbakken N-9019, Tromsø, Norway
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- Department of Physics and Technology, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Klokkargårdsbakken N-9019, Tromsø, Norway.
- Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Oorschot V, Lindsey BW, Kaslin J, Ramm G. TEM, SEM, and STEM-based immuno-CLEM workflows offer complementary advantages. Sci Rep 2021; 11:899. [PMID: 33441723 PMCID: PMC7806999 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-79637-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2020] [Accepted: 12/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Identifying endogenous tissue stem cells remains a key challenge in developmental and regenerative biology. To distinguish and molecularly characterise stem cell populations in large heterogeneous tissues, the combination of cytochemical cell markers with ultrastructural morphology is highly beneficial. Here, we realise this through workflows of multi-resolution immuno-correlative light and electron microscopy (iCLEM) methodologies. Taking advantage of the antigenicity preservation of the Tokuyasu technique, we have established robust protocols and workflows and provide a side-by-side comparison of iCLEM used in combination with scanning EM (SEM), scanning TEM (STEM), or transmission EM (TEM). Evaluation of the applications and advantages of each method highlights their practicality for the identification, quantification, and characterization of heterogeneous cell populations in small organisms, organs, or tissues in healthy and diseased states. The iCLEM techniques are broadly applicable and can use either genetically encoded or cytochemical markers on plant, animal and human tissues. We demonstrate how these protocols are particularly suited for investigating neural stem and progenitor cell populations of the vertebrate nervous system.
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- Viola Oorschot
- Ramaciotti Centre for Cryo EM, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, 3800, Australia
- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Electron Microscopy Core Facility, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, 3800, Australia
- Department of Human Anatomy and Cell Science, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, R3E 0J9, Canada
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- Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, 3800, Australia.
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- Ramaciotti Centre for Cryo EM, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, 3800, Australia.
- Department of Biochemistry, Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, 3800, Australia.
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Franke C, Repnik U, Segeletz S, Brouilly N, Kalaidzidis Y, Verbavatz JM, Zerial M. Correlative single-molecule localization microscopy and electron tomography reveals endosome nanoscale domains. Traffic 2020; 20:601-617. [PMID: 31206952 PMCID: PMC6771687 DOI: 10.1111/tra.12671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2019] [Revised: 06/04/2019] [Accepted: 06/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
Many cellular organelles, including endosomes, show compartmentalization into distinct functional domains, which, however, cannot be resolved by diffraction‐limited light microscopy. Single molecule localization microscopy (SMLM) offers nanoscale resolution but data interpretation is often inconclusive when the ultrastructural context is missing. Correlative light electron microscopy (CLEM) combining SMLM with electron microscopy (EM) enables correlation of functional subdomains of organelles in relation to their underlying ultrastructure at nanometer resolution. However, the specific demands for EM sample preparation and the requirements for fluorescent single‐molecule photo‐switching are opposed. Here, we developed a novel superCLEM workflow that combines triple‐color SMLM (dSTORM & PALM) and electron tomography using semi‐thin Tokuyasu thawed cryosections. We applied the superCLEM approach to directly visualize nanoscale compartmentalization of endosomes in HeLa cells. Internalized, fluorescently labeled Transferrin and EGF were resolved into morphologically distinct domains within the same endosome. We found that the small GTPase Rab5 is organized in nanodomains on the globular part of early endosomes. The simultaneous visualization of several proteins in functionally distinct endosomal sub‐compartments demonstrates the potential of superCLEM to link the ultrastructure of organelles with their molecular organization at nanoscale resolution.
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- Christian Franke
- Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden, Germany.,Instutut de Biologie du Developpement de Marseille-Luminy, Aix-Marseille Universite, Marseille, France
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- Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden, Germany.,Faculty of Bioengineering and Bioinformatics, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
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- Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden, Germany.,Institut Jacques Monod, CNRS, Université Paris-Diderot, Paris, France
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- Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden, Germany
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PLOEM JOHAN. Applications of reflection‐contrast microscopy, including the sensitive detection of the results of in situhybridisation a review. J Microsc 2019; 274:79-86. [DOI: 10.1111/jmi.12785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2018] [Revised: 01/10/2019] [Accepted: 02/01/2019] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Direct imaging of uncoated biological samples enables correlation of super-resolution and electron microscopy data. Sci Rep 2018; 8:11610. [PMID: 30072703 PMCID: PMC6072772 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-29970-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2018] [Accepted: 07/23/2018] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
Abstract
A simple method for imaging biological tissue samples by electron microscopy and its correlation with super-resolution light microscopy is presented. This room temperature protocol, based on protecting thin biological specimens with methylcellulose and imaging with low voltage scanning electron microscopy, circumvents complex classical electron microscopy sample preparation steps requiring dehydration, resin embedding and use of contrast agents. This technique facilitates visualization of subcellular structures e.g. synaptic clefts and synaptic vesicles in mouse brain tissue and the organization of mitochondrial cristae in the zebrafish retina. Application of immunogold protocols to these samples can determine the precise localization of synaptic proteins and, in combination with super-resolution light microscopy methods clearly pinpoints the subcellular distribution of several proteins in the tissue. The simplicity of the method, including section collection on a silicon wafer, reduces artefacts and correlates protein location with sample morphology.
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DELPIANO J, PIZARRO L, PEDDIE C, JONES M, GRIFFIN L, COLLINSON L. Automated detection of fluorescent cells in in-resin fluorescence sections for integrated light and electron microscopy. J Microsc 2018; 271:109-119. [PMID: 29698565 PMCID: PMC6032852 DOI: 10.1111/jmi.12700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2017] [Accepted: 03/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
Abstract
Integrated array tomography combines fluorescence and electron imaging of ultrathin sections in one microscope, and enables accurate high-resolution correlation of fluorescent proteins to cell organelles and membranes. Large numbers of serial sections can be imaged sequentially to produce aligned volumes from both imaging modalities, thus producing enormous amounts of data that must be handled and processed using novel techniques. Here, we present a scheme for automated detection of fluorescent cells within thin resin sections, which could then be used to drive automated electron image acquisition from target regions via 'smart tracking'. The aim of this work is to aid in optimization of the data acquisition process through automation, freeing the operator to work on other tasks and speeding up the process, while reducing data rates by only acquiring images from regions of interest. This new method is shown to be robust against noise and able to deal with regions of low fluorescence.
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- J. DELPIANO
- School of Engineering and Applied SciencesUniversidad de los AndesSantiagoChile
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- Department of Computer ScienceUniversity College LondonLondonUnited Kingdom
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- Electron MicroscopyThe Francis Crick InstituteLondonUnited Kingdom
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- Electron MicroscopyThe Francis Crick InstituteLondonUnited Kingdom
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- Department of Computer ScienceUniversity College LondonLondonUnited Kingdom
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- Electron MicroscopyThe Francis Crick InstituteLondonUnited Kingdom
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Ojeda Naharros I, Gesemann M, Mateos JM, Barmettler G, Forbes A, Ziegler U, Neuhauss SCF, Bachmann-Gagescu R. Loss-of-function of the ciliopathy protein Cc2d2a disorganizes the vesicle fusion machinery at the periciliary membrane and indirectly affects Rab8-trafficking in zebrafish photoreceptors. PLoS Genet 2017; 13:e1007150. [PMID: 29281629 PMCID: PMC5760100 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1007150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2017] [Revised: 01/09/2018] [Accepted: 12/11/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Ciliopathies are human disorders caused by dysfunction of primary cilia, ubiquitous organelles involved in transduction of environmental signals such as light sensation in photoreceptors. Concentration of signal detection proteins such as opsins in the ciliary membrane is achieved by RabGTPase-regulated polarized vesicle trafficking and by a selective barrier at the ciliary base, the transition zone (TZ). Dysfunction of the TZ protein CC2D2A causes Joubert/Meckel syndromes in humans and loss of ciliary protein localization in animal models, including opsins in retinal photoreceptors. The link between the TZ and upstream vesicle trafficking has been little explored to date. Moreover, the role of the small GTPase Rab8 in opsin-carrier vesicle (OCV) trafficking has been recently questioned in a mouse model. Using correlative light and electron microscopy and live imaging in zebrafish photoreceptors, we provide the first live characterization of Rab8-mediated trafficking in photoreceptors in vivo. Our results support a possibly redundant role for both Rab8a/b paralogs in OCV trafficking, based on co-localization of Rab8 and opsins in vesicular structures, and joint movement of Rab8-tagged particles with opsin. We further investigate the role of the TZ protein Cc2d2a in Rab8-mediated trafficking using cc2d2a zebrafish mutants and identify a requirement for Cc2d2a in the latest step of OCV trafficking, namely vesicle fusion. Progressive accumulation of opsin-containing vesicles in the apical portion of photoreceptors lacking Cc2d2a is caused by disorganization of the vesicle fusion machinery at the periciliary membrane with mislocalization and loss of the t-SNAREs SNAP25 and Syntaxin3 and of the exocyst component Exoc4. We further observe secondary defects on upstream Rab8-trafficking with cytoplasmic accumulation of Rab8. Taken together, our results support participation of Rab8 in OCV trafficking and identify a novel role for the TZ protein Cc2d2a in fusion of incoming ciliary-directed vesicles, through organization of the vesicle fusion machinery at the periciliary membrane. Ciliopathies are human disorders caused by dysfunction of primary cilia, ubiquitous organelles involved in transduction of environmental signals to the cells. Concentration and regulation of signal detection proteins in the ciliary membrane is therefore tightly regulated through polarized vesicle trafficking and through a selective barrier at the ciliary base called the transition zone (TZ). Dysfunction of TZ proteins leads to human ciliopathies and to aberrant localization of ciliary proteins in animal models. In this work, we use zebrafish retinal photoreceptors as a model to explore the relationship between the TZ and upstream vesicle trafficking. Relying on modern technologies such as correlative light and electron microscopy and live imaging of fluorescently-tagged proteins, we identify a role for the TZ protein CC2D2A in organizing the components required for vesicle fusion at the periciliary membrane. We also characterize the movement dynamics of vesicles carrying light-detection proteins (opsins) towards the ciliary compartment of photoreceptors in vivo and provide novel data in support of the recently questioned involvement of the small GTPase Rab8 in opsin-carrier vesicle trafficking in photoreceptors.
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- Institute of Molecular Life Sciences, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Center for Microscopy and Image Analysis, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Center for Microscopy and Image Analysis, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Fred Hutchison Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Center for Microscopy and Image Analysis, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Molecular Life Sciences, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Institute of Medical Genetics, University of Zurich, Schlieren, Switzerland
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Stanciu SG, Tranca DE, Hristu R, Stanciu GA. Correlative imaging of biological tissues with apertureless scanning near-field optical microscopy and confocal laser scanning microscopy. BIOMEDICAL OPTICS EXPRESS 2017; 8:5374-5383. [PMID: 29296474 PMCID: PMC5745089 DOI: 10.1364/boe.8.005374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2017] [Revised: 11/01/2017] [Accepted: 11/01/2017] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
Abstract
Apertureless scanning near-field optical microscopy (ASNOM) has attracted considerable interest over the past years as a result of its valuable contrast mechanisms and capabilities for optical resolutions in the nanoscale range. However, at this moment the intersections between ASNOM and the realm of bioimaging are scarce, mainly due to data interpretation difficulties linked to the limited body of work performed so far in this field and hence the reduced volume of supporting information. We propose an imaging approach that holds significant potential for alleviating this issue, consisting of correlative imaging of biological specimens using a multimodal system that incorporates ASNOM and confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM), which allows placing near-field data into a well understood context of anatomical relevance. We demonstrate this approach on zebrafish retinal tissue. The proposed method holds important implications for the in-depth understanding of biological items through the prism of ASNOM and CLSM data complementarity.
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- Stefan G. Stanciu
- Center for Microscopy-Microanalysis and Information Processing, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Bucharest, 060042, Romania
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- Center for Microscopy-Microanalysis and Information Processing, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Bucharest, 060042, Romania
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- Center for Microscopy-Microanalysis and Information Processing, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Bucharest, 060042, Romania
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- Center for Microscopy-Microanalysis and Information Processing, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Bucharest, 060042, Romania
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Mateos JM, Barmettler G, Doehner J, Ojeda Naharros I, Guhl B, Neuhauss SCF, Kaech A, Bachmann-Gagescu R, Ziegler U. Correlative Super-resolution and Electron Microscopy to Resolve Protein Localization in Zebrafish Retina. J Vis Exp 2017. [PMID: 29155784 PMCID: PMC5755354 DOI: 10.3791/56113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
We present a method to investigate the subcellular protein localization in the larval zebrafish retina by combining super-resolution light microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. The sub-diffraction limit resolution capabilities of super-resolution light microscopes allow improving the accuracy of the correlated data. Briefly, 110 nanometer thick cryo-sections are transferred to a silicon wafer and, after immunofluorescence staining, are imaged by super-resolution light microscopy. Subsequently, the sections are preserved in methylcellulose and platinum shadowed prior to imaging in a scanning electron microscope (SEM). The images from these two microscopy modalities are easily merged using tissue landmarks with open source software. Here we describe the adapted method for the larval zebrafish retina. However, this method is also applicable to other types of tissues and organisms. We demonstrate that the complementary information obtained by this correlation is able to resolve the expression of mitochondrial proteins in relation with the membranes and cristae of mitochondria as well as to other compartments of the cell.
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- José M Mateos
- Center for Microscopy and Image Analysis, University of Zurich;
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- Center for Microscopy and Image Analysis, University of Zurich
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- Center for Microscopy and Image Analysis, University of Zurich
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- Center for Microscopy and Image Analysis, University of Zurich
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- Center for Microscopy and Image Analysis, University of Zurich
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- Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, University of Zurich; Institute for Medical Genetics, University of Zurich
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- Center for Microscopy and Image Analysis, University of Zurich
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Kawecki M, Łabuś W, Klama-Baryla A, Kitala D, Kraut M, Glik J, Misiuga M, Nowak M, Bielecki T, Kasperczyk A. A review of decellurization methods caused by an urgent need for quality control of cell-free extracellular matrix' scaffolds and their role in regenerative medicine. J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater 2017; 106:909-923. [DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.33865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2016] [Revised: 10/12/2016] [Accepted: 01/26/2017] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- Marek Kawecki
- Dr Stanislaw Sakiel Centre for Burns Treatment in Siemianowice Slaskie; Poland
- University of Technology and Humanities in Bielsko-Biała; Department of Health Science in Bielsko-Biała; Poland
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- Dr Stanislaw Sakiel Centre for Burns Treatment in Siemianowice Slaskie; Poland
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- Dr Stanislaw Sakiel Centre for Burns Treatment in Siemianowice Slaskie; Poland
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- Dr Stanislaw Sakiel Centre for Burns Treatment in Siemianowice Slaskie; Poland
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- Dr Stanislaw Sakiel Centre for Burns Treatment in Siemianowice Slaskie; Poland
- The Medical University of Silesia in Katowice; Unit for Chronic Wound Treatment Organization, Nursery Division; School of Healthcare in Zabrze Poland
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- Dr Stanislaw Sakiel Centre for Burns Treatment in Siemianowice Slaskie; Poland
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- Dr Stanislaw Sakiel Centre for Burns Treatment in Siemianowice Slaskie; Poland
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- Saint Barbara's Clinical Hospital number 5 in Sosnowiec; Clinical Department of Orthopaedics, Trauma; Oncologic and Reconstructive Surgery Poland
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- Medical University of Silesia in Katowice; Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine with the Division of Dentistry in Zabrze
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