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1 Electron microscopy in molecular cell biology II Cryo-EM and image processing Werner Kühlbrandt Max Planck Institute of Biophysics

2 Sample preparation for cryo-em

3 Preparation laboratory

4 Specimen preparation Carbon coated copper grid

5 Rapid freezing in liquid ethane

6 Rapid freezing in liquid ethane

7 Mounting under liquid nitrogen

8 Grid in EM column

9 Grid in EM column EM grid

10 EM grid in a light microscope 0.2 mm

11 Holey carbon film 3 mm 2 µm 60x 660x 6660x

12 Ice thickness holey C film z = 100 nm

13 Ice thickness holey C film z = 100 nm

14 Ice thickness holey C film z = 2 nm Thin ice squeezes out particles

15 Ice thickness holey C film z = 30 nm

16 Ice thickness holey C film z = 30 nm f = 22.5 nm

17 Ice thickness holey C film z = 30 nm f = 22.5 nm Amphipols may help to achieve optimal ice thickness with membrane proteins

18 A cryo-specimen imaged in the EM electrons camera

19 Cryo-EM film image of Frh complex Janet Vonck, Deryck Mills

20 Fourier transforms for image processing

21 Any physical object can be thought of as the sum of a Fourier series of cosine waves

22 Any physical object can be thought of as the sum of a Fourier series of cosine waves in one dimension spectra, sounds, signals of any kind

23 Any physical object can be thought of as the sum of a Fourier series of cosine waves in one dimension spectra, sounds, signals of any kind in two dimensions electron micrographs, any image

24 Any physical object can be thought of as the sum of a Fourier series of cosine waves in one dimension spectra, sounds, signals of any kind in two dimensions electron micrographs, any image in three dimensions! crystal structures, any 3D object

25 The 3D volume of any object can be reconstructed from its 2D projections

26 The 3D volume of any object can be reconstructed from its 2D projections in Fourier space! 2D crystals, single particles

27 The 3D volume of any object can be reconstructed from its 2D projections in Fourier space! 2D crystals, single particles in real space e.g. electron tomography

28 Why Fourier transforms?

29 Why Fourier transforms? Developed by French mathematician Joseph Fourier ( ) as a method for transforming mathematical functions

30 Why Fourier transforms? Developed by French mathematician Joseph Fourier ( ) as a method for transforming mathematical functions The FT transforms real space into reciprocal space and vice versa

31 Why Fourier transforms? Developed by French mathematician Joseph Fourier ( ) as a method for transforming mathematical functions The FT transforms real space into reciprocal space and vice versa FTs are perfect tools for crystallography and image processing (diffraction, resolution, signal/noise analysis, alignment etc.)

32 Why Fourier transforms? Developed by French mathematician Joseph Fourier ( ) as a method for transforming mathematical functions The FT transforms real space into reciprocal space and vice versa FTs are perfect tools for crystallography and image processing (diffraction, resolution, signal/noise analysis, alignment etc.) The FT of a crystal is its diffraction pattern

33 Why Fourier transforms? Developed by French mathematician Joseph Fourier ( ) as a method for transforming mathematical functions The FT transforms real space into reciprocal space and vice versa FTs are perfect tools for crystallography and image processing (diffraction, resolution, signal/noise analysis, alignment etc.) The FT of a crystal is its diffraction pattern The focal plane of a lens contains the FT of the imaged object

34 Why Fourier transforms? Developed by French mathematician Joseph Fourier ( ) as a method for transforming mathematical functions The FT transforms real space into reciprocal space and vice versa FTs are perfect tools for crystallography and image processing (diffraction, resolution, signal/noise analysis, alignment etc.) The FT of a crystal is its diffraction pattern The focal plane of a lens contains the FT of the imaged object Computers are very good at calculating FTs

35 Why Fourier transforms? Developed by French mathematician Joseph Fourier ( ) as a method for transforming mathematical functions The FT transforms real space into reciprocal space and vice versa FTs are perfect tools for crystallography and image processing (diffraction, resolution, signal/noise analysis, alignment etc.) The FT of a crystal is its diffraction pattern The focal plane of a lens contains the FT of the imaged object Computers are very good at calculating FTs The calculated FT of an object contains all amplitudes and phases of its structure factors

36 Simple one-dimensional Fourier transform periodic structure unit cell x Fourier transform h

37 Simple one-dimensional Fourier transform periodic structure unit cell x Fourier transform h

38 Simple one-dimensional Fourier transform periodic structure unit cell x Fourier transform h

39 Simple one-dimensional Fourier transform periodic structure unit cell x Fourier transform h

40 Simple one-dimensional Fourier transform periodic structure unit cell F 1 α 1 = 0 h = 1 x Fourier transform h

41 Simple one-dimensional Fourier transform periodic structure unit cell F 2 α 2 h = 2 F 1 α 1 = 0 h = 1 x Fourier transform h

42 Simple one-dimensional Fourier transform periodic structure unit cell F 6 α 6 h = 6 F 2 α 2 h = 2 F 1 α 1 = 0 h = 1 x Fourier transform h

43 Simple one-dimensional Fourier transform periodic structure unit cell F 6 α 6 h = 6 F 2 α 2 h = 2 F 1 α 1 = 0 h = 1 x Fourier transform h

44 Simple one-dimensional Fourier transform periodic structure unit cell F 6 α 6 h = 6 F 2 α 2 h = 2 F 1 α 1 = 0 h = 1 x Fourier transform h

45 Simple one-dimensional Fourier transform periodic structure unit cell F 6 α 6 h = 6 F 2 α 2 h = 2 F 1 α 1 = 0 h = 1 x Fourier transform h

46 2D lattice transforms The Fourier transform of a lattice is another lattice with reciprocal dimensions FFT real lattice reciprocal lattice

47 Fourier transforms of lattices and molecules lattice molecule molecular crystal real space convolution reciprocal space FFT lattice transform x FFT molecular transform multiplication FFT molecular transform seen through holes of lattice transform

48 Fourier transforms of lattices and molecules (convolution of two objects is equivalent to multiplication of their Fourier transform) lattice molecule molecular crystal real space convolution reciprocal space FFT lattice transform x FFT molecular transform multiplication FFT molecular transform seen through holes of lattice transform

49 Same molecule on different lattices no lattice real lattice FFT FFT FFT FFT FFT molecular transform reciprocal lattice

50 Same molecule on different lattices no lattice real lattice FFT FFT FFT FFT FFT molecular transform reciprocal lattice

51 Resolution I: crystals real space FFT FFT -1 FFT -1 reciprocal space cutoff cutoff

52 Resolution II: single particles real space FFT FFT -1 FFT -1 reciprocal space cutoff cutoff molecular transform

53 Amplitudes and phases I Helen Saibil, Birkbeck College London

54 real space Amplitudes and phases II

55 Amplitudes and phases II real space FFT

56 Amplitudes and phases II real space FFT reciprocal space (amplitudes and phases)

57 Amplitudes and phases II real space FFT reciprocal space (amplitudes and phases)

58 Amplitudes and phases II real space FFT FFT reciprocal space (amplitudes and phases)

59 cat phases duck amplitudes Amplitudes and phases III

60 Amplitudes and phases III cat phases duck amplitudes duck phases cat amplitudes

61 Amplitudes and phases III cat phases duck amplitudes FFT -1 duck phases cat amplitudes

62 Amplitudes and phases III cat phases duck amplitudes FFT -1 duck phases cat amplitudes FFT -1

63 Amplitudes and phases III cat phases duck amplitudes FFT -1 duck phases cat amplitudes FFT -1 Phases are more important than amplitudes!

64 Single-particle image processing

65 Noise-free field of single particles Helen Saibil, Birkbeck College London

66 1:1 signal to noise Helen Saibil, Birkbeck College London

67 1:1 signal to noise Helen Saibil, Birkbeck College London

68 3D maps from images Helen Saibil, Birkbeck College London

69 3D maps from images next round Helen Saibil, Birkbeck College London

70 Starting model from conical tilt reconstruction

71 3D reconstruction from 2D projections Helen Saibil, Birkbeck College London

72 Particle selection

73 Particle selection

74 Alignment, classification, class averages raw images aligned images class averages

75 3D reconstruction from class averages

76 3D reconstruction from class averages

77 Reference bias 10,000 images of random noise Janet Vonck

78 Reference bias 10,000 images of random noise noise images aligned to a reference image Janet Vonck

79 Reference bias 10,000 images of random noise Janet Vonck aligned noise images averaged

80 Reference bias 10,000 images of random noise Janet Vonck aligned noise images averaged

81 Reference bias 10,000 images of random noise Janet Vonck aligned noise images averaged

82 Reference bias 10,000 images of random noise Janet Vonck aligned noise images averaged

83 Reference bias 10,000 images of random noise Janet Vonck aligned noise images averaged

84 Gold standard Fourier shell correlation avoids reference bias compare Fourier transforms in resolution shells particle set 1 model 1 3D FT of model 1 Fourier shell correlation (FSC) independent particle set 2 model 2 3D FT of model 2

85 Resolution from FSC plot FSC = 0.5 resolution threshold for gold standard comparison FSC = (FOM = 0.5) (Rosenthal & Henderson JMB 2003) 4.1 Å 3.4 Å

86 Film vs. direct detector Fourier Shell Correlation Film, particles: 5.55 Å Falcon-II, particles: 3.95 Å FSC Resolu'on (Å - 1 ) Allegretti et al, elife 2014

87 Frh at 5.5 Å by cryo-em Mills et al, elife 2013

88 3.4 Å map of Frh complex Allegretti et al, elife 2014

89 3.4 Å map of Frh complex Allegretti et al, elife 2014

90 3.4 Å map of Frh complex Allegretti et al, elife 2014

91 3.4 Å map of Frh complex Allegretti et al, elife 2014

92 Science, 28 March 2014

93 Science, 28 March 2014

94 Three flavours of cryo-em Single-particle cryo-em! complexes > 200 kda up to 3 Å resolution Electron crystallography kda membrane proteins up to 3 Å resolution Electron cryo-tomography whole cells, organelles, membranes up to 8 Å resolution (by subtomogram averaging)

95 macromolecular complexes 2D crystals membranes, organelles, cells Frh ChR2 mito- mitochondrion single-particle processing electron crystallography electron tomography

96 macromolecular complexes 2D crystals membranes, organelles, cells Frh ChR2 mito- mitochondrion single-particle processing electron crystallography electron tomography

97 Electron crystallography

98 Purple membrane and bacteriorhodopsin Freeze-fractured H. halobium purple membranes Blaurock & Stoeckenius, Nature 1971 Henderson & Unwin, Nature 1975

99 2D crystals of LHC-II Kühlbrandt, Nature 1984

100 2D crystals of LHC-II Kühlbrandt et al, JCB 1983

101 Large 2D crystal of LHC-II

102 Electron diffraction patter of LHC-II 3.2 Å

103 Cryo image of LHC-II 2D crystal

104 Fourier transform of 2D crystal 3.28 Å

105 Reciprocal lattice of 2D crystal

106 Amplitudes and phases along lattice lines

107 3.4 Å EM structure of LHC-II Kühlbrandt et al, Nature 1994

108 3.4 Å EM structure of LHC-II Kühlbrandt et al, Nature 1994

109 Electron tomography

110 Two steps in electron tomography Achilleas Frangakis, Frankfurt University

111 Two steps in electron tomography 1. Imaging: convert 3D object into a set of 2D projections Achilleas Frangakis, Frankfurt University

112 Two steps in electron tomography 1. Imaging: convert 3D object into a set of 2D projections Achilleas Frangakis, Frankfurt University

113 Two steps in electron tomography 1. Imaging: convert 3D object into a set of 2D projections 2. reconstruction: generate 3D volume from set of 2D projections Achilleas Frangakis, Frankfurt University

114 Two steps in electron tomography 1. Imaging: convert 3D object into a set of 2D projections 2. reconstruction: generate 3D volume from set of 2D projections Achilleas Frangakis, Frankfurt University

115 Tomographic tilt series of mitochondrion 100 nm

116 Tomographic volume of mitochondrion 100 nm

117 Tomogram of a mouse heart mitochondrion outer membrane intermembrane space inner boundary membrane matrix cristae cristae junctions Tobias Brandt

118 Tomogram of a mouse heart mitochondrion outer membrane intermembrane space inner boundary membrane matrix cristae cristae junctions Tobias Brandt

119 Tomogram of a mouse heart mitochondrion outer membrane intermembrane space inner boundary membrane matrix cristae cristae junctions cristae junctions Tobias Brandt

120 Cryo-ET of Podospora mitochondrion ATP synthase dimers inner membrane outer membrane Davies et al, PNAS 2011

121 Sub-tomogram average of ATP synthase dimer Davies et al, PNAS 2012

122 Fitted X-ray structures F1 head peripheral stalk central stalk rotor ring Davies et al, PNAS 2012

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