Three-dimensional ATUM-SEM reconstruction and analysis of hepatic endoplasmic reticulum-organelle interactions

• 作者: Yi Jiang Linlin Li Xi Chen Jiazheng Liu Jingbin Yuan Qiwei Xie Hua Han
• 来源期刊: 分子细胞生物学报（英文版）
• 年，卷（期）: 2021,（9）
• 所属期刊栏目: Articles
• 页码范围: 636-645
• 页数: 10页
• 语种: 英文
• DOI: 10.1093/jmcb/mjab032

摘要

The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is a contiguous and complicated membrane network in eukaryotic cells,and membrane con-tact sites (MCSs) between the ER and other organelles perform vital cellular functions,including lipid homeostasis,metabo-lite exchange,calcium level regulation,and organelle division.Here,we establish a whole pipeline to reconstruct all ER,mi-tochondrla,lipid droplets,lysosomes,peroxisomes,and nuclei by automated tape-collecting ultramicrotome scanning electron microscopy and deep learning techniques,which generates an unprecedented 3D model for mapping liver samples.Furthermore,the morphology of various organelles and the MCSs between the ER and other organelles are systematically an-alyzed.We found that the ER presents with predominantly fiat cisternae and is knitted tightly all throughout the intracellular space and around other orgnelles.In addition,the ER has a smaller volume-to-membrane surface area ratio than other organelles,which suggests that the ER could be more suited for functions that require a large membrane surface area.Our data also indicate that ER-mitochondria contacts are particularly abundant,especially for branched mitochondrla.Our study provides 3D reconstructions of various organelles in liver samples together with important fundamental information for bio-chemical and functional studies in the liver.