• 文献标题:   Application of Monolayer Graphene and Its Derivative in Cryo-EM Sample Preparation
  • 文献类型:   Review
  • 作  者:   WU K, WU D, ZHU L, WU Y
  • 作者关键词:   cryoem, singleparticle, sample preparation, graphene, graphene oxide, chemical modification
  • 出版物名称:   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
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  • 被引频次:   0
  • DOI:   10.3390/ijms22168940
  • 出版年:   2021

▎ 摘  要

Cryo-electron microscopy (Cryo-EM) has become a routine technology for resolving the structure of biological macromolecules due to the resolution revolution in recent years. The specimens are typically prepared in a very thin layer of vitrified ice suspending in the holes of the perforated amorphous carbon film. However, the samples prepared by directly applying to the conventional support membranes may suffer from partial or complete denaturation caused by sticking to the air-water interface (AWI). With the application in materials, graphene has also been used recently to improve frozen sample preparation instead of a suspended conventional amorphous thin carbon. It has been proven that graphene or graphene oxide and various chemical modifications on its surface can effectively prevent particles from adsorbing to the AWI, which improves the dispersion, adsorbed number, and orientation preference of frozen particles in the ice layer. Their excellent properties and thinner thickness can significantly reduce the background noise, allowing high-resolution three-dimensional reconstructions using a minimum data set.