Title
Ultra-High Resolution 3D Imaging of Whole Cells.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
8-11-2016
JAX Source
Cell 2016 Aug 11; 166(4):1028-40
PMID
27397506
Grant
GM99640
Abstract
Fluorescence nanoscopy, or super-resolution microscopy, has become an important tool in cell biological research. However, because of its usually inferior resolution in the depth direction (50-80 nm) and rapidly deteriorating resolution in thick samples, its practical biological application has been effectively limited to two dimensions and thin samples. Here, we present the development of whole-cell 4Pi single-molecule switching nanoscopy (W-4PiSMSN), an optical nanoscope that allows imaging of three-dimensional (3D) structures at 10- to 20-nm resolution throughout entire mammalian cells. We demonstrate the wide applicability of W-4PiSMSN across diverse research fields by imaging complex molecular architectures ranging from bacteriophages to nuclear pores, cilia, and synaptonemal complexes in large 3D cellular volumes. Cell 2016 Aug 11; 166(4):1028-40.
Recommended Citation
Huang, Fang; Sirinakis, George; Allgeyer, Edward S; Schroeder, Lena K; Duim, Whitney C; Kromann, Emil B; Phan, Thomy; Rivera-Molina, Felix E; Myers, Jordan R; Irnov, Irnov; Lessard, Mark; Zhang, Yongdeng; Handel, Mary Ann; Jacobs-Wagner, Christine; Lusk, C Patrick; Rothman, James E; Toomre, Derek; Booth, Martin J; and Bewersdorf, Joerg, "Ultra-High Resolution 3D Imaging of Whole Cells." (2016). Faculty Research 2016. 185.
https://mouseion.jax.org/stfb2016/185