White, HE;
Ignatiou, A;
Clare, DK;
Orlova, EV;
(2017)
Structural Study of Heterogeneous Biological Samples by Cryoelectron Microscopy and Image Processing.
BioMed Research International
, 2017
, Article 1032432. 10.1155/2017/1032432.
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Abstract
In living organisms, biological macromolecules are intrinsically flexible and naturally exist in multiple conformations. Modern electron microscopy, especially at liquid nitrogen temperatures (cryo-EM), is able to visualise biocomplexes in nearly native conditions and in multiple conformational states. The advances made during the last decade in electronic technology and software development have led to the revelation of structural variations in complexes and also improved the resolution of EM structures. Nowadays, structural studies based on single particle analysis (SPA) suggests several approaches for the separation of different conformational states and therefore disclosure of the mechanisms for functioning of complexes. The task of resolving different states requires the examination of large datasets, sophisticated programs, and significant computing power. Some methods are based on analysis of two-dimensional images, while others are based on three-dimensional studies. In this review, we describe the basic principles implemented in the various techniques that are currently used in the analysis of structural conformations and provide some examples of successful applications of these methods in structural studies of biologically significant complexes.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Structural Study of Heterogeneous Biological Samples by Cryoelectron Microscopy and Image Processing |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1155/2017/1032432 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/1032432 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Copyright © 2017 H. E. White et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > Div of Biosciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > Div of Biosciences > Structural and Molecular Biology |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10073373 |
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