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ArticleNature methods2016

High-density three-dimensional localization microscopy across large volumes.

Wesley R Legant, Lin Shao, Jonathan B Grimm, Timothy A Brown, Daniel E Milkie, Brian B Avants, Luke D Lavis, Eric Betzig

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Article in Nature methods, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 155 papers.

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155citing papers in PubMed
70.5field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

155 citing papers in PubMed, 310 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Wesley R LegantJanelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, Virginia, USA.
Lin ShaoJanelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, Virginia, USA.
Jonathan B GrimmJanelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, Virginia, USA.
Timothy A BrownJanelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, Virginia, USA.
Daniel E MilkieJanelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, Virginia, USA.
Brian B AvantsPenn Image Computing and Science Laboratory (PICSL), University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Luke D LavisJanelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, Virginia, USA.
Eric BetzigJanelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, Virginia, USA.
Janelia Research Campus · USHoward Hughes Medical Institute · USUniversity of Pennsylvania · US

Funding

Imaging genomics bases of pediatric executive functioningK01ES025432 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI AVANTS, BRIAN · 2014 to 2015
$319k
Howard Hughes Medical InstituteNIEHS NIH HHS K01 ES025432NIEHS NIH HHS K01ES025432-01
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Extending three-dimensional (3D) single-molecule localization microscopy away from the coverslip and into thicker specimens will greatly broaden its biological utility. However, because of the limitations of both conventional imaging modalities and conventional labeling techniques, it is a challenge to localize molecules in three dimensions with high precision in such samples while simultaneously achieving the labeling densities required for high resolution of densely crowded structures. Here we combined lattice light-sheet microscopy with newly developed, freely diffusing, cell-permeable chemical probes with targeted affinity for DNA, intracellular membranes or the plasma membrane. We used this combination to perform high-localization precision, ultrahigh-labeling density, multicolor localization microscopy in samples up to 20 μm thick, including dividing cells and the neuromast organ of a zebrafish embryo. We also demonstrate super-resolution correlative imaging with protein-specific photoactivable fluorophores, providing a mutually compatible, single-platform alternative to correlative light-electron microscopy over large volumes.

Indexed as

AnimalsCell MembraneChlorocebus aethiopsCOS CellsEmbryo, NonmammalianFluorescent DyesImage Processing, Computer-AssistedImaging, Three-DimensionalLLC-PK1 CellsMicroscopy, ElectronMicroscopy, FluorescenceMitochondriaSwineZebrafishFluorescent Dyes

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PMID26950745
PMCPMC4889433
OpenAlexW2296699504

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