Cryo-Electron Microscopy

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Microscopy technique
gptkbp:abbreviation Cryo-EM
gptkbp:advantage no need for crystallization
minimal sample damage
native state imaging
gptkbp:alternativeTo X-ray crystallography
NMR spectroscopy
gptkbp:field biochemistry
molecular biology
structural biology
gptkbp:firstDemonstrated 1980s
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cryo-Electron Microscopy
gptkbp:imagingMode gptkb:electron_tomography
single-particle analysis
cryo-electron crystallography
gptkbp:inventedBy gptkb:Jacques_Dubochet
gptkb:Joachim_Frank
gptkb:Richard_Henderson
gptkbp:limitation radiation damage
complex data processing
sample thickness
gptkbp:NobelPrizeYear 2017 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
gptkbp:notableBuilding ion channels
ribosome
membrane proteins
gptkbp:output 2D images
3D reconstructions
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Transmission_Electron_Microscopy
Cryo-electron crystallography
Electron tomography
Single-particle analysis
gptkbp:requires high vacuum
low electron dose
gptkbp:resolution near-atomic
gptkbp:samplePreparation vitrification
gptkbp:sampleState frozen-hydrated
gptkbp:software CryoSPARC
EMAN2
RELION
cisTEM
gptkbp:type cells
proteins
viruses
organelles
macromolecular complexes
gptkbp:usedFor structural biology
protein structure determination
virus structure analysis
macromolecular complex imaging
gptkbp:uses gptkb:electron_microscope
cryogenic temperatures
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:TEM
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6