NYU Dataset

3D Reconstructions of Parasite Development and the Intracellular Niche of Encephalitozoon intestinalis

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Description

Microsporidia are obligate intracellular pathogens that infect a wide range of invertebrate and vertebrate hosts, including humans. In humans, microsporidia most often infect the gastrointestinal tract and cause diarrheal diseases, but in immunocompromised patients, infections can be fatal. Previous knowledge of microsporidian intracellular development was based on 2D transmission electron microscopy images and light microscopy. This study used serial block-face scanning electron microscopy (SBF-SEM) to capture 3D snapshots of the human-infecting species, Encephalitozoon intestinalis, within host cells. The dataset includes SBF-SEM, live-cell imaging, and light microscopy data. SBF-SEM analysis shows changes in mitochondrial morphology in infected cells, and live-cell imaging provides insights into mitochondrial dynamics during infection.

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The SBF-SEM data are publicly available in the EMPIAR database and live-cell imaging and light microscopy data are available in Zenodo.
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SBF-SEM data
Accession #: EMPIAR-11683

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Live-cell imaging and light microscopy data
Accession #: 10009391

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Equipment Used
Gatan 3View
Gatan OnPoint BSE Detector
iXon Ultra 888 EMCCD
Nikon CSU-W1
Zeiss Axio Observer
Zeiss Gemini 300 FESEM
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Adobe Illustrator
DigitalMicrograph v3.31
Dragonfly v2022.1.0.1259
Fiji
GraphPad Prism v9.4.1
NIS-Elements
Grant Support
Searle Scholars Program/Kinship Foundation
Irma T. Hirschl Career Scientist Award/Irma T. Hirschl and Monique Weill-Caulier Trust
Pew Scholarship in the Biomedical Sciences/Pew Charitable Trusts