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abstract:
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text: The extracellular matrix (ECM) serves as a scaffold for cells and plays an
essential role in regulating numerous cellular processes, including cell migration
and proliferation. Due to limitations in specimen preparation for conventional
room-temperature electron microscopy, we lack structural knowledge on how ECM
components are secreted, remodeled, and interact with surrounding cells. We have
developed a 3D-ECM platform compatible with sample thinning by cryo-focused ion
beam milling, the lift-out extraction procedure, and cryo-electron tomography.
Our workflow implements cell-derived matrices (CDMs) grown on EM grids, resulting
in a versatile tool closely mimicking ECM environments. This allows us to visualize
ECM for the first time in its hydrated, native context. Our data reveal an intricate
network of extracellular fibers, their positioning relative to matrix-secreting
cells, and previously unresolved structural entities. Our workflow and results
add to the structural atlas of the ECM, providing novel insights into its secretion
and assembly.
acknowledged_ssus:
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acknowledgement: "Open Access funding provided by IST Austria. We thank Armel Nicolas
and his team at the ISTA proteomics facility, Alois Schloegl, Stefano Elefante,
and colleagues at the ISTA Scientific Computing facility, Tommaso Constanzo and
Ludek Lovicar at the Electron Microsocpy Facility (EMF), and Thomas Menner at the
Miba Machine shop for their support. We also thank Wanda Kukulski (University of
Bern) as well as Darío Porley, Andreas Thader, and other members of the Schur group
for helpful discussions. Matt Swulius and Jessica Heebner provided great support
in using Dragonfly. We thank Dorotea Fracciolla (Art & Science) for support in figure
illustration.\r\n\r\nThis research was supported by the Scientific Service Units
of ISTA through resources provided by Scientific Computing, the Lab Support Facility,
and the Electron Microscopy Facility. We acknowledge funding support from the following
sources: Austrian Science Fund (FWF) grant P33367 (to F.K.M. Schur), the Federation
of European Biochemical Societies (to F.K.M. Schur), Niederösterreich (NÖ) Fonds
(to B. Zens), FWF grant E435 (to J.M. Hansen), European Research Council under the
European Union’s Horizon 2020 research (grant agreement No. 724373) (to M. Sixt),
and Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation (to J. Alanko). This publication has been
made possible in part by CZI grant DAF2021-234754 and grant DOI https://doi.org/10.37921/812628ebpcwg
from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative DAF, an advised fund of Silicon Valley Community
Foundation (to F.K.M. Schur)."
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- first_name: Bettina
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last_name: Zens
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- first_name: Florian
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last_name: Fäßler
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- first_name: Jesse
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last_name: Hansen
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- first_name: Robert
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last_name: Hauschild
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- first_name: Julia
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last_name: Datler
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- first_name: Victor-Valentin
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last_name: Hodirnau
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- first_name: Vanessa
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last_name: Zheden
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- first_name: Jonna H
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last_name: Alanko
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- first_name: Michael K
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citation:
ama: Zens B, Fäßler F, Hansen J, et al. Lift-out cryo-FIBSEM and cryo-ET reveal
the ultrastructural landscape of extracellular matrix. Journal of Cell Biology.
2024;223(6). doi:10.1083/jcb.202309125
apa: Zens, B., Fäßler, F., Hansen, J., Hauschild, R., Datler, J., Hodirnau, V.-V.,
… Schur, F. K. (2024). Lift-out cryo-FIBSEM and cryo-ET reveal the ultrastructural
landscape of extracellular matrix. Journal of Cell Biology. Rockefeller
University Press. https://doi.org/10.1083/jcb.202309125
chicago: Zens, Bettina, Florian Fäßler, Jesse Hansen, Robert Hauschild, Julia Datler,
Victor-Valentin Hodirnau, Vanessa Zheden, Jonna H Alanko, Michael K Sixt, and
Florian KM Schur. “Lift-out Cryo-FIBSEM and Cryo-ET Reveal the Ultrastructural
Landscape of Extracellular Matrix.” Journal of Cell Biology. Rockefeller
University Press, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1083/jcb.202309125.
ieee: B. Zens et al., “Lift-out cryo-FIBSEM and cryo-ET reveal the ultrastructural
landscape of extracellular matrix,” Journal of Cell Biology, vol. 223,
no. 6. Rockefeller University Press, 2024.
ista: Zens B, Fäßler F, Hansen J, Hauschild R, Datler J, Hodirnau V-V, Zheden V,
Alanko JH, Sixt MK, Schur FK. 2024. Lift-out cryo-FIBSEM and cryo-ET reveal the
ultrastructural landscape of extracellular matrix. Journal of Cell Biology. 223(6),
e202309125.
mla: Zens, Bettina, et al. “Lift-out Cryo-FIBSEM and Cryo-ET Reveal the Ultrastructural
Landscape of Extracellular Matrix.” Journal of Cell Biology, vol. 223,
no. 6, e202309125, Rockefeller University Press, 2024, doi:10.1083/jcb.202309125.
short: B. Zens, F. Fäßler, J. Hansen, R. Hauschild, J. Datler, V.-V. Hodirnau, V.
Zheden, J.H. Alanko, M.K. Sixt, F.K. Schur, Journal of Cell Biology 223 (2024).
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