Application of ultra-high voltage electron microscope tomography to 3D imaging of microtubules in neurites of cultured PC12 cells.

Journal of Microscopy
Tomoki NishidaYasuhisa Endo

Abstract

Electron tomography methods using the conventional transmission electron microscope have been widely used to investigate the three-dimensional distribution patterns of various cellular structures including microtubules in neurites. Because the penetrating power of electrons depends on the section thickness and accelerating voltage, conventional TEM, having acceleration voltages up to 200 kV, is limited to sample thicknesses of 0.2 µm or less. In this paper, we show that the ultra-high voltage electron microscope (UHVEM), employing acceleration voltages of higher than 1000 kV (1 MV), allowed distinct reconstruction of the three-dimensional array of microtubules in a 0.7-µm-thick neurite section. The detailed structure of microtubules was more clearly reconstructed from a 0.7-µm-thick section at an accelerating voltage of 1 MV compared with a 1.0 µm section at 2 MV. Furthermore, the entire distribution of each microtubule in a neurite could be reconstructed from serial-section UHVEM tomography. Application of optimised UHVEM tomography will provide new insights, bridging the gap between the structure and function of widely-distributed cellular organelles such as microtubules for neurite outgrowth. LAY DESCRIPTION: An optimal 3D v...Continue Reading

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