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Cryo-light microscopy with angstrom precision deciphers structural conformations of PIEZO1 in its native state.
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- State-dependent binding of the wedge domain controls inactivation of the mechanosensitive ion channel PIEZO1.Nature communications · 2026Article
- An inherited hypomorphic variant in PIEZO2 reveals structural features of mechanotransduction.Neuron · 2026Article
- Piezo1 channel: structure, mechanogating mechanism, functions, diseases and therapeutic strategy.Molecular biomedicine · 2026Review
- A two-step clockwork mechanism opens a proteo-lipidic pore in PIEZO2.Nature chemical biology · 2026Article
- Challenges and limitations for live cell imaging in extreme cold.Methods and applications in fluorescence · 2026Article
- Piezo channels in tumors.Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology · 2026Review
- 3D-MINFLUX nanoscopy reveals distinct allosteric mechanisms for activation and modulation of PIEZO1 by Yoda1.Nature communications · 2025Article
- Cryogenic light microscopy of vitrified samples with angstrom precision.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025Article
- Cluster nanoarchitecture and structural diversity of PIEZO1 at rest and during activation in intact cells.Science advances · 2025Article
- Mechanosensitive channel Piezo1 in calcium dynamics: structure, function, and emerging therapeutic strategies.Frontiers in molecular biosciences · 2025Review
- Insights into protein structure using cryogenic light microscopy.Biochemical Society transactions · 2023Review
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Abstract
Investigations based on cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM), atomic force microscopy, and super-resolution microscopy reveal a symmetric trimer with propeller-like blades for the mechanosensitive ion channel PIEZO. However, a conclusive understanding of its conformations in the cell membrane is lacking. Here, we implement a high-vacuum cryogenic shuttle to transfer shock-frozen cell membranes in and out of a cryostat designed for single-particle cryo-light microscopy (spCryo-LM). By localizing fluorescent labels placed at the extremities of the blades of the mouse PIEZO1 protein in unroofed cell membranes, we ascertain three configurations with radii of 6, 12, and 20 nanometers as projected onto the membrane plane. We elaborate on the correspondence of these data with previous reports in the literature. The combination of spCryo-LM with cryo-EM promises to provide quantitative insights into the structure and function of biomolecular complexes in their native environments without the need for chemical fixation or protein isolation, ushering in a new regime of correlative studies in structural biology.
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