• 文献标题:   Improved sample dispersion in cryo-EM using "perpetually-hydrated" graphene oxide flakes
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   CHEUNG M, ADANIYA H, CASSIDY C, YAMASHITA M, LI KL, TABA S, SHINTAKE T
  • 作者关键词:   cryoelectron microscopy, vitreous ice, sample preparation, vitrification
  • 出版物名称:   JOURNAL OF STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY
  • ISSN:   1047-8477 EI 1095-8657
  • 通讯作者地址:   Okinawa Inst Sci Technol Grad Univ
  • 被引频次:   0
  • DOI:   10.1016/j.jsb.2018.07.008
  • 出版年:   2018

▎ 摘  要

For many macromolecular complexes, the inability to uniformly disperse solubilized specimen particles within vitreous ice films precludes their analysis by cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM). Here, we introduce a sample preparation process using "perpetually-hydrated" graphene oxide flakes as particle support films, and report vastly improved specimen dispersion. The new method introduced in this study incorporates hydrated graphene oxide flakes into a standard sample preparation regime, without the need for additional tools or devices, making it a cost-effective and easily adoptable alternative to currently available sample preparation approaches.