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MICROBIAL CELL
Volume 2, Issue 11, Pages 412-428Publisher
SHARED SCIENCE PUBLISHERS OG
DOI: 10.15698/mic2015.11.237
Keywords
electron microscopy; electron tomography; immunolabeling; chemical fixation; cryo-immobilization; correlative light and electron microscopy; Saccharomyces cerevisiae
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- ALW Open Program [822.02.014]
- DFG-NWO [DN82-303]
- SNF Sinergia [CRSII3_154421]
- ZonMW VICI [016.130.606]
- Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF) [CRSII3_154421] Funding Source: Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF)
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The yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae is a key model system for studying of a multitude of cellular processes because of its amenability to genetics, molecular biology and biochemical procedures. Ultrastructural examinations of this organism, though, are traditionally difficult because of the presence of a thick cell wall and the high density of cytoplasmic proteins. A series of recent methodological and technical developments, however, has revived interest in morphological analyses of yeast (e.g. [1-3]). Here we present a review of established and new methods, from sample preparation to imaging, for the ultrastructural analysis of S. cerevisiae. We include information for the use of different fixation methods, embedding procedures, approaches for contrast enhancement, and sample visualization techniques, with references to successful examples. The goal of this review is to guide researchers that want to investigate a particular process at the ultrastructural level in yeast by aiding in the selection of the most appropriate approach to visualize a specific structure or subcellular compartment.
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