Evaluation of the Role of Bacterial Amyloid on Nucleoid Structure Using Cryo-Soft X-Ray Tomography

Antoine Cossa, Frank Wien, Florian Turbant, Tadeusz Kaczorowski, Grzegorz Węgrzyn, Véronique Arluison, Ana J. Pérez-Berná, Sylvain Trépout, Eva Pereiro

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Abstract

Bacterial chromosomal DNA is packed within a non-membranous structure, the nucleoid, thanks to nucleoid associated proteins (NAPs). The role of bacterial amyloid has recently emerged among these NAPs, particularly with the nucleoid-associated protein Hfq that plays a direct role in DNA compaction. In this chapter, we present a 3D imaging technique, cryo-soft X-ray tomography (cryo-SXT) to obtain a detailed 3D visualization of subcellular bacterial structures, especially the nucleoid. Cryo-SXT imaging of native unlabeled cells enables observation of the nucleoid in 3D with a high resolution, allowing to evidence in vivo the role of amyloids on DNA compaction. The precise experimental methods to obtain 3D tomograms will be presented.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationBacterial Amyloids
Subtitle of host publicationMethods and Protocols
EditorsVéronique Arluison, Frank Wien, Andrés Marcoleta
Place of PublicationNew York NY USA
PublisherHumana Press
Chapter21
Pages319-333
Number of pages15
Edition1st
ISBN (Electronic)9781071625293
ISBN (Print)9781071625286, 9781071625316
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022

Publication series

NameMethods in Molecular Biology
PublisherSpringer
Volume2538
ISSN (Print)1064-3745
ISSN (Electronic)1940-6029

Keywords

  • Bacterial amyloid
  • Cryo-tomography
  • Nucleoid
  • X-ray imaging

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