Cryo-Electron Tomography: The Resolution Revolution and a Surge of In Situ Virological Discoveries
Ye Hong, Yutong Song, Zheyuan Zhang, Sai Li
Abstract
The recent proliferation of cryo-electron tomography (cryo-ET) techniques has led to the cryo-ET resolution revolution. Meanwhile, significant efforts have been made to improve the identification of targets in the cellular context and the throughput of cryo-focused ion beam (FIB) milling. Together, these developments led to a surge of in situ discoveries on how enveloped viruses are assembled and how viruses interact with cells in infected hosts. In this article, we review the recent advances in cryo-ET, high-resolution insights into virus assembly, and the findings from inside infected eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells.
Topics & Concepts
Cryo-electron tomographyContext (archaeology)In situCryo-electron microscopyNanotechnologyBiologyResolution (logic)Cell biologyComputational biologyBiophysicsMaterials scienceTomographyChemistryPhysicsComputer sciencePaleontologyOpticsArtificial intelligenceOrganic chemistryBacteriophages and microbial interactionsViral gastroenteritis research and epidemiologyRNA and protein synthesis mechanisms