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ArticleNature biotechnology2016

Multiplexed and scalable super-resolution imaging of three-dimensional protein localization in size-adjustable tissues.

Taeyun Ku, Justin Swaney, Jeong-Yoon Park, Alexandre Albanese, Evan Murray, Jae Hun Cho, Young-Gyun Park, Vamsi Mangena, Jiapei Chen, Kwanghun Chung

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Article in Nature biotechnology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 253 papers.

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10 authors.

Taeyun KuInstitute for Medical Engineering and Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9447-7579
Justin SwaneyDepartment of Chemical Engineering, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Jeong-Yoon ParkInstitute for Medical Engineering and Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Alexandre AlbaneseInstitute for Medical Engineering and Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Evan MurrayInstitute for Medical Engineering and Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Jae Hun ChoDepartment of Chemical Engineering, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Young-Gyun ParkInstitute for Medical Engineering and Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Vamsi MangenaHarvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Jiapei ChenDepartment of Biological Engineering, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Kwanghun ChungInstitute for Medical Engineering and Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.

Funding

Proteome-Driven Holistic Reconstruction of Organ-Wide Multi-Scale NetworksDP2ES027992 · NIEHS · MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI CHUNG, KWANGHUN · 2016 to 2021
$2.8M
Cortical circuits and information flow during memory-guided perceptual decisionsU01NS090473 · NINDS · MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI SUR, MRIGANKA · 2014 to 2016
$2.4M
NIEHS NIH HHS DP2 ES027992NINDS NIH HHS U01 NS090473
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The biology of multicellular organisms is coordinated across multiple size scales, from the subnanoscale of molecules to the macroscale, tissue-wide interconnectivity of cell populations. Here we introduce a method for super-resolution imaging of the multiscale organization of intact tissues. The method, called magnified analysis of the proteome (MAP), linearly expands entire organs fourfold while preserving their overall architecture and three-dimensional proteome organization. MAP is based on the observation that preventing crosslinking within and between endogenous proteins during hydrogel-tissue hybridization allows for natural expansion upon protein denaturation and dissociation. The expanded tissue preserves its protein content, its fine subcellular details, and its organ-scale intercellular connectivity. We use off-the-shelf antibodies for multiple rounds of immunolabeling and imaging of a tissue's magnified proteome, and our experiments demonstrate a success rate of 82% (100/122 antibodies tested). We show that specimen size can be reversibly modulated to image both inter-regional connections and fine synaptic architectures in the mouse brain.

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AnimalsBrainFemaleGene Expression ProfilingImage EnhancementImage Interpretation, Computer-AssistedImaging, Three-DimensionalImmunoassayMaleMiceMolecular ImagingNerve Tissue ProteinsProteomeSynapsesTissue DistributionNerve Tissue ProteinsProteome

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