Immunogold FIB-SEM: combining volumetric ultrastructure visualization with 3D biomolecular analysis to dissect cell-environment interactions
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Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Volumetric imaging techniques capable of correlating structural and functional information with nanoscale resolution are necessary to broaden the insight into cellular processes within complex biological systems. The recent emergence of focused ion beam scanning electron microscopy (FIB‐SEM) has provided unparalleled insight through the volumetric investigation of ultrastructure; however, it does not provide biomolecular information at equivalent resolution. Here, immunogold FIB‐SEM, which combines antigen labeling with in situ FIB‐SEM imaging, is developed in order to spatially map ultrastructural and biomolecular information simultaneously. This method is applied to investigate two different cell–material systems: the localization of histone epigenetic modifications in neural stem cells cultured on microstructured substrates and the distribution of nuclear pore complexes in myoblasts differentiated on a soft hydrogel surface. Immunogold FIB‐SEM offers the potential for broad applicability to correlate structure and function with nanoscale resolution when addressing questions across cell biology, biomaterials, and regenerative medicine.
Date Issued
2019-08-09
Date Acceptance
2019-05-23
Citation
Advanced Materials, 2019, 31 (32), pp.1-8
ISSN
0935-9648
Publisher
Wiley
Start Page
1
End Page
8
Journal / Book Title
Advanced Materials
Volume
31
Issue
32
Copyright Statement
© 2019 The Authors. Published by WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim
This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Sponsor
Wellcome Trust
Commission of the European Communities
Medical Research Council
Arthritis Research UK
Identifier
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/adma.201900488
Grant Number
098411/Z/12/Z
ERC-2013-CoG-616417
MR/S00551X/1
21138
Subjects
Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Technology
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Chemistry, Physical
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Physics, Applied
Physics, Condensed Matter
Chemistry
Science & Technology - Other Topics
Materials Science
Physics
3D reconstruction
electron microscopy
FIB-SEM
image analysis
immunogold
EMBRYONIC STEM-CELLS
NUCLEOPLASMIC RETICULUM
ELECTRON-MICROSCOPY
DIFFERENTIATION
LIGHT
NUCLEUS
3D reconstruction
FIB-SEM
electron microscopy
image analysis
immunogold
Cell Differentiation
Dimethylpolysiloxanes
Epigenesis, Genetic
Humans
Hydrogels
Imaging, Three-Dimensional
Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
Myoblasts
Neural Stem Cells
Nuclear Pore
Nuclear Pore
Myoblasts
Humans
Dimethylpolysiloxanes
Hydrogels
Imaging, Three-Dimensional
Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
Cell Differentiation
Epigenesis, Genetic
Neural Stem Cells
02 Physical Sciences
03 Chemical Sciences
09 Engineering
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2019-06-13