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ArticleNature methods2016

Quantitative super-resolution imaging with qPAINT.

Ralf Jungmann, Maier S Avendaño, Mingjie Dai, Johannes B Woehrstein, Sarit S Agasti, Zachary Feiger, Avital Rodal, Peng Yin

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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 202 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

202 citing papers in PubMed.

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  14. Quantitative Mapping of Nanoscale EGFR-Grb2 Assemblies by DNA-PAINT.Chemphyschem : a European journal of chemical physics and physical chemistry · 2026
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  17. The Fantastic Single-Molecule Techniques.Chemical & biomedical imaging · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Ralf JungmannWyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Maier S AvendañoWyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Mingjie DaiWyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8665-4966
Johannes B WoehrsteinWyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Sarit S AgastiWyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Zachary FeigerRosenstiel Basic Medical Sciences Research Center, Department of Biology, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA.
Avital RodalRosenstiel Basic Medical Sciences Research Center, Department of Biology, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2051-8304
Peng YinWyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Funding

Super-resolution imaging via programmable autonomous blinkingR01EB018659 · NIBIB · HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL · PI YIN, PENG · 2013 to 2017
$3.3M
Engineering Bioimaging Probes Based on Triggered Molecular GeometryDP2OD007292 · OD · HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL · PI YIN, PENG · 2010 to 2010
$2.5M
Activity-dependent regulation of membrane traffic and growth signaling in neuronsDP2NS082127 · NINDS · BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY · PI RODAL, AVITAL ADAH · 2012 to 2012
$2.4M
Programmable metafluorophores for quantitative multiplex in situ imaging of mRNAR21HD072481 · NICHD · HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL · PI YIN, PENG · 2012 to 2013
$452k
Howard Hughes Medical InstituteNIBIB NIH HHS R01 EB018659NICHD NIH HHS R21 HD072481NIH HHS DP2 OD007292NINDS NIH HHS DP2 NS082127
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Counting molecules in complexes is challenging, even with super-resolution microscopy. Here, we use the programmable and specific binding of dye-labeled DNA probes to count integer numbers of targets. This method, called quantitative points accumulation in nanoscale topography (qPAINT), works independently of dye photophysics for robust counting with high precision and accuracy over a wide dynamic range. qPAINT was benchmarked on DNA nanostructures and demonstrated for cellular applications by quantifying proteins in situ and the number of single-molecule FISH probes bound to an mRNA target.

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AnimalsDNAFluorescent DyesHumansImage EnhancementIn Situ Hybridization, FluorescenceMicroscopy, ConfocalMicroscopy, FluorescenceMolecular Docking SimulationSequence Analysis, DNASoftwareDNAFluorescent Dyes

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PMID27018580
PMCPMC4941813

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