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Observation and analysis of muscle tissue by high-speed AFM

Research Project

Project/Area Number 17K15149
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Morphology/Structure
Research InstitutionNagoya University

Principal Investigator

Usukura Eiji  名古屋大学, 未来材料システム研究所, 研究員 (00643727)

Research Collaborator Usukura Jiro  
Narita Akihiro  
Project Period (FY) 2017-04-01 – 2019-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2018)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,420,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,020,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥2,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥600,000)
Keywords高速AFM / 徳安法 / 組織 / 細胞 / 蛍光顕微鏡 / 原子間力顕微鏡 / 組織観察 / 細胞・組織 / 走査プローブ顕微鏡 / 生物物理 / 病理学
Outline of Final Research Achievements

We succeeded the observation of the sarcomere and the photoreceptor cell by the combination high speed AFM and Tokuyasu method improved for AFM. Moreover, the correlation observation between high speed AFM and fluorescence microscope was established by using immunocytochemistry.
In case of observation of sarcomere, M line and Z disk were confirmed clearly. Additionally, we thought that there were myosin head in the myosin filament and myomesin in the M line. On the other hand, specific structures of outer and inner segment were confirmed in case of photoreceptor cell. Furthermore, we tried to observe the rhodopsin with antibody staining for correlation between high speed AFM and fluorescence microscope. Interestingly, we detected many complexes by coupling a primary antibody and a secondary antibody on the outer segment.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究で行った徳安法と高速AFMを用いたサルコメアと視細胞の観察では、これまでに電子顕顕微鏡でしか踏み込めなかった組織切片の高分解能観察を実現できた。しかも、金属蒸着や高真空環境は必要とせず、生体分子本来の水環境条件下で観察を行えたことは重要である。そして、この観察手法は他の組織にも応用することができる。さらに、免疫細胞化学と組み合わせることで、高速AFMと蛍光顕微鏡の相関観察の可能性もしめすことができた。

Report

(3 results)
  • 2018 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (5 results)

All 2019 2018 2017

All Journal Article (1 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 1 results,  Open Access: 1 results) Presentation (4 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results,  Invited: 2 results)

  • [Journal Article] A Cryosectioning Technique for the Observation of Intracellular Structures and Immunocytochemistry of Tissues in Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM)2017

    • Author(s)
      Usukura Eiji、Narita Akihiro、Yagi Akira、Sakai Nobuaki、Uekusa Yoshitsugu、Imaoka Yuka、Ito Shuichi、Usukura Jiro
    • Journal Title

      Scientific Reports

      Volume: 7 Issue: 1

    • DOI

      10.1038/s41598-017-06942-1

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] AFM細胞生物学の最先端、live cell imagingから免疫細胞化学まで2019

    • Author(s)
      臼倉英治
    • Organizer
      第124回日本解剖学会
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Cutting Edge of Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) of the Cell: Live Cell imaging and Structure Analysis of Cytoskeletal Actin Filaments at High Resolution2018

    • Author(s)
      臼倉英治
    • Organizer
      19th International Microscopy Congress
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Anew approach for the direct visualization of the membrane cytoskeleton in cryo-electron microscopy: a comparative study with freeze-etching electron microscopy2018

    • Author(s)
      臼倉英治
    • Organizer
      2018年日本顕微鏡学会
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] A Cryosectioning Technique for the Observation of Intracellular Structures and Immunocytochemistry of Tissues in Atomic Force Microscopy.2017

    • Author(s)
      臼倉英治
    • Organizer
      American Society for Cell Biology
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research

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Published: 2017-04-28   Modified: 2020-03-30  

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