• 文献标题:   Multifunctional graphene supports for electron cryomicroscopy
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   NAYDENOVA K, PEET MJ, RUSSO CJ
  • 作者关键词:   cryoem, structure determination, graphene functionalization, lowenergy plasma
  • 出版物名称:   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
  • ISSN:   0027-8424
  • 通讯作者地址:   MRC
  • 被引频次:   19
  • DOI:   10.1073/pnas.1904766116
  • 出版年:   2019

▎ 摘  要

With recent technological advances, the atomic resolution structure of any purified biomolecular complex can, in principle, be determined by single-particle electron cryomicroscopy (cryoEM). In practice, the primary barrier to structure determination is the preparation of a frozen specimen suitable for high-resolution imaging. To address this, we present a multifunctional specimen support for cryoEM, comprising large-crystal monolayer graphene suspended across the surface of an ultrastable gold specimen support. Using a low-energy plasma surface modification system, we tune the surface of this support to the specimen by patterning a range of covalent functionalizations across the graphene layer on a single grid. This support design reduces specimen movement during imaging, improves image quality, and allows high-resolution structure determination with a minimum of material and data.