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ArticleNature methods2019

SABER amplifies FISH: enhanced multiplexed imaging of RNA and DNA in cells and tissues.

Jocelyn Y Kishi, Sylvain W Lapan, Brian J Beliveau, Emma R West, Allen Zhu, Hiroshi M Sasaki, Sinem K Saka, Yu Wang, Constance L Cepko, Peng Yin

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Article in Nature methods, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 214 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Jocelyn Y Kishi *Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA.
Sylvain W Lapan *Department of Genetics, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Brian J Beliveau *Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA. beliveau@uw.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1314-3118
Emma R West *Department of Genetics, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Allen ZhuWyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA.
Hiroshi M SasakiWyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA.
Sinem K SakaWyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA.
Yu WangWyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA.
Constance L CepkoDepartment of Genetics, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. cepko@genetics.med.harvard.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9945-6387
Peng YinWyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA. py@hms.harvard.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2769-6357

Funding

Super-resolution imaging via programmable autonomous blinkingR01EB018659 · NIBIB · HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL · PI YIN, PENG · 2013 to 2017
$3.3M
Decoding chromosome structure with multiplexed super-resolution microscopyR01GM124401 · NIGMS · HARVARD UNIVERSITY · PI YIN, PENG · 2018 to 2021
$2.5M
Genetics and Genomics PhD Training GrantT32GM096911 · NIGMS · HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL · PI KENNEDY, SCOTT G · 2011 to 2020
$2.5M
Ultra-Multiplexed Nanoscale In Situ Proteomics for Understanding Synapse TypesU01MH106011 · NIMH · MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI BATHE, MARK, BOYDEN, EDWARD S. · 2014 to 2016
$2.2M
High-Throughput, Highly Multiplexed In Situ Proteomic Imaging of Human TissuesUG3HL145600 · NHLBI · HARVARD UNIVERSITY · PI YIN, PENG · 2018 to 2019
$833k
Regulation of Cell Type Identity in Retinal Bipolar Cell PrecursorsK99EY028215 · NEI · HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL · PI LAPAN, SYLVAIN · 2017 to 2018
$194k
NEI NIH HHS K99 EY028215NHLBI NIH HHS UG3 HL145600NIBIB NIH HHS R01 EB018659NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM124401NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM096911NIMH NIH HHS U01 MH106011
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) reveals the abundance and positioning of nucleic acid sequences in fixed samples. Despite recent advances in multiplexed amplification of FISH signals, it remains challenging to achieve high levels of simultaneous amplification and sequential detection with high sampling efficiency and simple workflows. Here we introduce signal amplification by exchange reaction (SABER), which endows oligonucleotide-based FISH probes with long, single-stranded DNA concatemers that aggregate a multitude of short complementary fluorescent imager strands. We show that SABER amplified RNA and DNA FISH signals (5- to 450-fold) in fixed cells and tissues. We also applied 17 orthogonal amplifiers against chromosomal targets simultaneously and detected mRNAs with high efficiency. We then used 10-plex SABER-FISH to identify in vivo introduced enhancers with cell-type-specific activity in the mouse retina. SABER represents a simple and versatile molecular toolkit for rapid and cost-effective multiplexed imaging of nucleic acid targets.

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AnimalsCells, CulturedDNADNA, Single-StrandedFluorescent DyesHumansIn Situ Hybridization, FluorescenceMiceOligonucleotidesOptical ImagingRetinaRNADNADNA, Single-StrandedFluorescent DyesOligonucleotidesRNA

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PMCPMC6544483

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