MotionCor2

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Correction of electron beam-induced sample motion is one of the major factors contributing to the recent resolution breakthroughs in cryo-electron microscopy. Based on observations that the electron beam induces doming of the thin vitreous ice layer, we developed an algorithm to correct anisotropic image motion at the single pixel level across the whole frame, suitable for both single particle and tomographic images. Iterative, patch-based motion detection is combined with spatial and temporal constraints and dose weighting. The multi-GPU accelerated the program, MotionCor2, is sufficiently fast to keep up with automated data collection. The result is an exceptionally robust strategy that can work on a wide range of datasets, including those very close to focus or with very short integration times, obviating the need for particle polishing. Application significantly improves Thon ring quality and 3D reconstruction resolution.

NOTE: This software may only be downloaded and used for free by academic and/or non-profit users. All others are required to contact David Agard for licensing information prior to download.

Cite publication: Shawn Q. Zheng, Eugene Palovcak, Jean-Paul Armache, Yifan Cheng and David A. Agard (2016) Anisotropic Correction of Beam-induced Motion for Improved Single-particle Electron Cryo-microscopy, Nature Methods, submitted. BioArxiv: http://biorxiv.org/content/early/2016/07/04/061960

More details please refer to UCSF Macromolecular Structure Group - Software

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