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A Comprehensive Approach to Sample Preparation for Electron Microscopy and the Assessment of Mitochondrial Morphology in Tissue and Cultured Cells
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A Comprehensive Approach to Sample Preparation for Electron Microscopy and the Assessment of Mitochondrial Morphology in Tissue and Cultured Cells

Antentor Hinton Jr, Prasanna Katti, Trace A. Christensen, Margaret Mungai, Jianqiang Shao, Liang Zhang, Sergey Trushin, Ahmad Alghanem, Adam Jaspersen, Rachel E. Geroux, …
Advanced biology, Vol.7(10), e2200202
10/2023
DOI: 10.1002/adbi.202200202
PMCID: PMC10615857
PMID: 37140138
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https://doi.org/10.1002/adbi.202200202View
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Abstract

Mitochondria respond to metabolic demands of the cell and to incremental damage, in part, through dynamic structural changes that include fission (fragmentation), fusion (merging of distinct mitochondria), autophagic degradation (mitophagy), and biogenic interactions with the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). High resolution study of mitochondrial structural and functional relationships requires rapid preservation of specimens to reduce technical artifacts coupled with quantitative assessment of mitochondrial architecture. A practical approach for assessing mitochondrial fine structure using two dimensional and three dimensional high-resolution electron microscopy is presented, and a systematic approach to measure mitochondrial architecture, including volume, length, hyperbranching, cristae morphology, and the number and extent of interaction with the ER is described. These methods are used to assess mitochondrial architecture in cells and tissue with high energy demand, including skeletal muscle cells, mouse brain tissue, and Drosophila muscles. The accuracy of assessment is validated in cells and tissue with deletion of genes involved in mitochondrial dynamics.
Materials Science Technology Materials Science, Biomaterials Science & Technology

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