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text: Cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) of cellular specimens provides insights
into biological processes and structures within a native context. However, a major
challenge still lies in the efficient and reproducible preparation of adherent
cells for subsequent cryo-EM analysis. This is due to the sensitivity of many
cellular specimens to the varying seeding and culturing conditions required for
EM experiments, the often limited amount of cellular material and also the fragility
of EM grids and their substrate. Here, we present low-cost and reusable 3D printed
grid holders, designed to improve specimen preparation when culturing challenging
cellular samples directly on grids. The described grid holders increase cell culture
reproducibility and throughput, and reduce the resources required for cell culturing.
We show that grid holders can be integrated into various cryo-EM workflows, including
micro-patterning approaches to control cell seeding on grids, and for generating
samples for cryo-focused ion beam milling and cryo-electron tomography experiments.
Their adaptable design allows for the generation of specialized grid holders customized
to a large variety of applications.
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acknowledgement: This work was supported by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF, P33367)
to FKMS. BZ acknowledges support by the Niederösterreich Fond. This research was
also supported by the Scientific Service Units (SSU) of IST Austria through resources
provided by Scientific Computing (SciComp), the Life Science Facility (LSF), the
BioImaging Facility (BIF) and the Electron Microscopy Facility (EMF). We thank Georgi
Dimchev (IST Austria) and Sonja Jacob (Vienna Biocenter Core Facilities) for testing
our grid holders in different experimental setups and Daniel Gütl and the Kondrashov
group (IST Austria) for granting us repeated access to their 3D printers. We also
thank Jonna Alanko and the Sixt lab (IST Austria) for providing us HeLa cells, primary
BL6 mouse tail fibroblasts, NIH 3T3 fibroblasts and human telomerase immortalised
foreskin fibroblasts for our experiments. We are thankful to Ori Avinoam and William
Wan for helpful comments on the manuscript and also thank Dorotea Fracchiolla (Art&Science)
for illustrating the graphical abstract.
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last_name: Schur
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ama: Fäßler F, Zens B, Hauschild R, Schur FK. 3D printed cell culture grid holders
for improved cellular specimen preparation in cryo-electron microscopy. Journal
of Structural Biology. 2020;212(3). doi:10.1016/j.jsb.2020.107633
apa: Fäßler, F., Zens, B., Hauschild, R., & Schur, F. K. (2020). 3D printed
cell culture grid holders for improved cellular specimen preparation in cryo-electron
microscopy. Journal of Structural Biology. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsb.2020.107633
chicago: Fäßler, Florian, Bettina Zens, Robert Hauschild, and Florian KM Schur.
“3D Printed Cell Culture Grid Holders for Improved Cellular Specimen Preparation
in Cryo-Electron Microscopy.” Journal of Structural Biology. Elsevier,
2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsb.2020.107633.
ieee: F. Fäßler, B. Zens, R. Hauschild, and F. K. Schur, “3D printed cell culture
grid holders for improved cellular specimen preparation in cryo-electron microscopy,”
Journal of Structural Biology, vol. 212, no. 3. Elsevier, 2020.
ista: Fäßler F, Zens B, Hauschild R, Schur FK. 2020. 3D printed cell culture grid
holders for improved cellular specimen preparation in cryo-electron microscopy.
Journal of Structural Biology. 212(3), 107633.
mla: Fäßler, Florian, et al. “3D Printed Cell Culture Grid Holders for Improved
Cellular Specimen Preparation in Cryo-Electron Microscopy.” Journal of Structural
Biology, vol. 212, no. 3, 107633, Elsevier, 2020, doi:10.1016/j.jsb.2020.107633.
short: F. Fäßler, B. Zens, R. Hauschild, F.K. Schur, Journal of Structural Biology
212 (2020).
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text: "Synthesis of proteins – translation – is a fundamental process of life. Quantitative
studies anchor translation into the context of bacterial physiology and reveal
several mathematical relationships, called “growth laws,” which capture physiological
feedbacks between protein synthesis and cell growth. Growth laws describe the
dependency of the ribosome abundance as a function of growth rate, which can change
depending on the growth conditions. Perturbations of translation reveal that bacteria
employ a compensatory strategy in which the reduced translation capability results
in increased expression of the translation machinery.\r\nPerturbations of translation
are achieved in various ways; clinically interesting is the application of translation-targeting
antibiotics – translation inhibitors. The antibiotic effects on bacterial physiology
are often poorly understood. Bacterial responses to two or more simultaneously
applied antibiotics are even more puzzling. The combined antibiotic effect determines
the type of drug interaction, which ranges from synergy (the effect is stronger
than expected) to antagonism (the effect is weaker) and suppression (one of the
drugs loses its potency).\r\nIn the first part of this work, we systematically
measure the pairwise interaction network for translation inhibitors that interfere
with different steps in translation. We find that the interactions are surprisingly
diverse and tend to be more antagonistic. To explore the underlying mechanisms,
we begin with a minimal biophysical model of combined antibiotic action. We base
this model on the kinetics of antibiotic uptake and binding together with the
physiological response described by the growth laws. The biophysical model explains
some drug interactions, but not all; it specifically fails to predict suppression.\r\nIn
the second part of this work, we hypothesize that elusive suppressive drug interactions
result from the interplay between ribosomes halted in different stages of translation.
To elucidate this putative mechanism of drug interactions between translation
inhibitors, we generate translation bottlenecks genetically using in- ducible
control of translation factors that regulate well-defined translation cycle steps.
These perturbations accurately mimic antibiotic action and drug interactions,
supporting that the interplay of different translation bottlenecks partially causes
these interactions.\r\nWe extend this approach by varying two translation bottlenecks
simultaneously. This approach reveals the suppression of translocation inhibition
by inhibited translation. We rationalize this effect by modeling dense traffic
of ribosomes that move on transcripts in a translation factor-mediated manner.
This model predicts a dissolution of traffic jams caused by inhibited translocation
when the density of ribosome traffic is reduced by lowered initiation. We base
this model on the growth laws and quantitative relationships between different
translation and growth parameters.\r\nIn the final part of this work, we describe
a set of tools aimed at quantification of physiological and translation parameters.
We further develop a simple model that directly connects the abundance of a translation
factor with the growth rate, which allows us to extract physiological parameters
describing initiation. We demonstrate the development of tools for measuring translation
rate.\r\nThis thesis showcases how a combination of high-throughput growth rate
mea- surements, genetics, and modeling can reveal mechanisms of drug interactions.
Furthermore, by a gradual transition from combinations of antibiotics to precise
genetic interventions, we demonstrated the equivalency between genetic and chemi-
cal perturbations of translation. These findings tile the path for quantitative
studies of antibiotic combinations and illustrate future approaches towards the
quantitative description of translation."
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acknowledgement: I thank Life Science Facilities for their continuous support with
providing top-notch laboratory materials, keeping the devices humming, and coordinating
the repairs and building of custom-designed laboratory equipment with the MIBA Machine
shop.
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Genetics and Physiology.” Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2020. https://doi.org/10.15479/AT:ISTA:8657.'
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and physiology,” Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2020.'
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and physiology. Institute of Science and Technology Austria.'
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and Physiology, Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2020.'
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text: How structural and functional properties of synapses relate to each other
is a fundamental question in neuroscience. Electrophysiology has elucidated mechanisms
of synaptic transmission, and electron microscopy (EM) has provided insight into
morphological properties of synapses. Here we describe an enhanced method for
functional EM (“flash and freeze”), combining optogenetic stimulation with high-pressure
freezing. We demonstrate that the improved method can be applied to intact networks
in acute brain slices and organotypic slice cultures from mice. As a proof of
concept, we probed vesicle pool changes during synaptic transmission at the hippocampal
mossy fiber-CA3 pyramidal neuron synapse. Our findings show overlap of the docked
vesicle pool and the functionally defined readily releasable pool and provide
evidence of fast endocytosis at this synapse. Functional EM with acute slices
and slice cultures has the potential to reveal the structural and functional mechanisms
of transmission in intact, genetically perturbed, and disease-affected synapses.
acknowledgement: This project has received funding from the European Research Council
(ERC) and European Commission (EC), under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research
and innovation programme (ERC grant agreement No. 692692 and Marie Sklodowska-Curie
708497) and from Fonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung (Z 312-B27
Wittgenstein award and DK W1205-B09). We thank Johann Danzl and Ryuichi Shigemoto
for critically reading the manuscript; Walter Kaufmann, Daniel Gutl, and Vanessa
Zheden for extensive EM training, advice, and experimental assistance; Benjamin
Suter for substantial help with light stimulation, ImageJ plugins for analysis,
and manuscript editing; Florian Marr and Christina Altmutter for technical support;
Eleftheria Kralli-Beller for manuscript editing; Julia König and Paul Wurzinger
(Leica Microsystems) for helpful technical discussions; and Taija Makinen for providing
the Prox1-CreERT2 mouse line.
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ama: Borges Merjane C, Kim O, Jonas PM. Functional electron microscopy (“Flash and
Freeze”) of identified cortical synapses in acute brain slices. Neuron.
2020;105:992-1006. doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2019.12.022
apa: Borges Merjane, C., Kim, O., & Jonas, P. M. (2020). Functional electron
microscopy (“Flash and Freeze”) of identified cortical synapses in acute brain
slices. Neuron. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2019.12.022
chicago: Borges Merjane, Carolina, Olena Kim, and Peter M Jonas. “Functional Electron
Microscopy (‘Flash and Freeze’) of Identified Cortical Synapses in Acute Brain
Slices.” Neuron. Elsevier, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2019.12.022.
ieee: C. Borges Merjane, O. Kim, and P. M. Jonas, “Functional electron microscopy
(‘Flash and Freeze’) of identified cortical synapses in acute brain slices,” Neuron,
vol. 105. Elsevier, pp. 992–1006, 2020.
ista: Borges Merjane C, Kim O, Jonas PM. 2020. Functional electron microscopy (“Flash
and Freeze”) of identified cortical synapses in acute brain slices. Neuron. 105,
992–1006.
mla: Borges Merjane, Carolina, et al. “Functional Electron Microscopy (‘Flash and
Freeze’) of Identified Cortical Synapses in Acute Brain Slices.” Neuron,
vol. 105, Elsevier, 2020, pp. 992–1006, doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2019.12.022.
short: C. Borges Merjane, O. Kim, P.M. Jonas, Neuron 105 (2020) 992–1006.
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text: 'Antibiotics that interfere with translation, when combined, interact in diverse
and difficult-to-predict ways. Here, we explain these interactions by “translation
bottlenecks”: points in the translation cycle where antibiotics block ribosomal
progression. To elucidate the underlying mechanisms of drug interactions between
translation inhibitors, we generate translation bottlenecks genetically using
inducible control of translation factors that regulate well-defined translation
cycle steps. These perturbations accurately mimic antibiotic action and drug interactions,
supporting that the interplay of different translation bottlenecks causes these
interactions. We further show that growth laws, combined with drug uptake and
binding kinetics, enable the direct prediction of a large fraction of observed
interactions, yet fail to predict suppression. However, varying two translation
bottlenecks simultaneously supports that dense traffic of ribosomes and competition
for translation factors account for the previously unexplained suppression. These
results highlight the importance of “continuous epistasis” in bacterial physiology.'
acknowledgement: "We thank M. Hennessey-Wesen, I. Tomanek, K. Jain, A. Staron, K.
Tomasek, M. Scott,\r\nK.C. Huang, and Z. Gitai for reading the manuscript and constructive
comments. B.K. is\r\nindebted to C. Guet for additional guidance and generous support,
which rendered this\r\nwork possible. B.K. thanks all members of Guet group for
many helpful discussions and\r\nsharing of resources. B.K. additionally acknowledges
the tremendous support from A.\r\nAngermayr and K. Mitosch with experimental work.
We further thank E. Brown for\r\nhelpful comments regarding lamotrigine, and A.
Buskirk for valuable suggestions\r\nregarding the ribosome footprint size. This
work was supported in part by Austrian\r\nScience Fund (FWF) standalone grants P
27201-B22 (to T.B.) and P 28844 (to G.T.),\r\nHFSP program Grant RGP0042/2013 (to
T.B.), German Research Foundation (DFG)\r\nstandalone grant BO 3502/2-1 (to T.B.),
and German Research Foundation (DFG)\r\nCollaborative Research Centre (SFB) 1310
(to T.B.). Open access funding provided by\r\nProjekt DEAL."
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translation-inhibiting antibiotics. Nature Communications. 2020;11. doi:10.1038/s41467-020-17734-z
apa: Kavcic, B., Tkačik, G., & Bollenbach, M. T. (2020). Mechanisms of drug
interactions between translation-inhibiting antibiotics. Nature Communications.
Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17734-z
chicago: Kavcic, Bor, Gašper Tkačik, and Mark Tobias Bollenbach. “Mechanisms of
Drug Interactions between Translation-Inhibiting Antibiotics.” Nature Communications.
Springer Nature, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17734-z.
ieee: B. Kavcic, G. Tkačik, and M. T. Bollenbach, “Mechanisms of drug interactions
between translation-inhibiting antibiotics,” Nature Communications, vol.
11. Springer Nature, 2020.
ista: Kavcic B, Tkačik G, Bollenbach MT. 2020. Mechanisms of drug interactions between
translation-inhibiting antibiotics. Nature Communications. 11, 4013.
mla: Kavcic, Bor, et al. “Mechanisms of Drug Interactions between Translation-Inhibiting
Antibiotics.” Nature Communications, vol. 11, 4013, Springer Nature, 2020,
doi:10.1038/s41467-020-17734-z.
short: B. Kavcic, G. Tkačik, M.T. Bollenbach, Nature Communications 11 (2020).
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publication: Nature Communications
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issn:
- 2041-1723
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title: Mechanisms of drug interactions between translation-inhibiting antibiotics
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abstract:
- lang: eng
text: Combining drugs can improve the efficacy of treatments. However, predicting
the effect of drug combinations is still challenging. The combined potency of
drugs determines the drug interaction, which is classified as synergistic, additive,
antagonistic, or suppressive. While probabilistic, non-mechanistic models exist,
there is currently no biophysical model that can predict antibiotic interactions.
Here, we present a physiologically relevant model of the combined action of antibiotics
that inhibit protein synthesis by targeting the ribosome. This model captures
the kinetics of antibiotic binding and transport, and uses bacterial growth laws
to predict growth in the presence of antibiotic combinations. We find that this
biophysical model can produce all drug interaction types except suppression. We
show analytically that antibiotics which cannot bind to the ribosome simultaneously
generally act as substitutes for one another, leading to additive drug interactions.
Previously proposed null expectations for higher-order drug interactions follow
as a limiting case of our model. We further extend the model to include the effects
of direct physical or allosteric interactions between individual drugs on the
ribosome. Notably, such direct interactions profoundly change the combined drug
effect, depending on the kinetic parameters of the drugs used. The model makes
additional predictions for the effects of resistance genes on drug interactions
and for interactions between ribosome-targeting antibiotics and antibiotics with
other targets. These findings enhance our understanding of the interplay between
drug action and cell physiology and are a key step toward a general framework
for predicting drug interactions.
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author:
- first_name: Bor
full_name: Kavcic, Bor
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last_name: Kavcic
orcid: 0000-0001-6041-254X
- first_name: Gašper
full_name: Tkačik, Gašper
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last_name: Tkačik
orcid: 0000-0002-6699-1455
- first_name: Tobias
full_name: Bollenbach, Tobias
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last_name: Bollenbach
orcid: 0000-0003-4398-476X
citation:
ama: Kavcic B, Tkačik G, Bollenbach MT. A minimal biophysical model of combined
antibiotic action. bioRxiv. 2020. doi:10.1101/2020.04.18.047886
apa: Kavcic, B., Tkačik, G., & Bollenbach, M. T. (2020). A minimal biophysical
model of combined antibiotic action. bioRxiv. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.04.18.047886
chicago: Kavcic, Bor, Gašper Tkačik, and Mark Tobias Bollenbach. “A Minimal Biophysical
Model of Combined Antibiotic Action.” BioRxiv. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory,
2020. https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.04.18.047886.
ieee: B. Kavcic, G. Tkačik, and M. T. Bollenbach, “A minimal biophysical model of
combined antibiotic action,” bioRxiv. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, 2020.
ista: Kavcic B, Tkačik G, Bollenbach MT. 2020. A minimal biophysical model of combined
antibiotic action. bioRxiv, 10.1101/2020.04.18.047886.
mla: Kavcic, Bor, et al. “A Minimal Biophysical Model of Combined Antibiotic Action.”
BioRxiv, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, 2020, doi:10.1101/2020.04.18.047886.
short: B. Kavcic, G. Tkačik, M.T. Bollenbach, BioRxiv (2020).
date_created: 2020-04-22T08:27:56Z
date_published: 2020-04-18T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2024-03-27T23:30:08Z
day: '18'
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doi: 10.1101/2020.04.18.047886
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month: '04'
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grant_number: P27201-B22
name: Revealing the mechanisms underlying drug interactions
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call_identifier: FWF
grant_number: P28844-B27
name: Biophysics of information processing in gene regulation
publication: bioRxiv
publication_status: published
publisher: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
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title: A minimal biophysical model of combined antibiotic action
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