Compressed sensing for electron cryotomography and high-resolution subtomogram averaging of biological specimens.

ABSTRACT: Cryoelectron tomography (cryo-ET) and subtomogram averaging (STA) allow direct visualization and structural studies of biological macromolecules in their native cellular environment, in situ. Often, low signal-to-noise ratios in tomograms, low particle abundance within the cell, and low throughput in typical cryo-ET workflows severely limit the obtainable structural information. To help mitigate these limitations, here we apply a compressed sensing approach using 3D second-order total variation (CS-TV²) to tomographic reconstruction. We show that CS-TV² increases the signal-to-noise ratio in tomograms, enhancing direct visualization of macromolecules, while preserving high-resolution information up to the secondary structure level. We show that, particularly with smal

SUBMITTER: Bohning J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8919266 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature