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ArticleNature communications2019

Photoactivation of silicon rhodamines via a light-induced protonation.

Michelle S Frei, Philipp Hoess, Marko Lampe, Bianca Nijmeijer, Moritz Kueblbeck, Jan Ellenberg, Hubert Wadepohl, Jonas Ries, Stefan Pitsch, Luc Reymond and 1 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers.

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34citing papers in PubMed
9.0field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

34 citing papers in PubMed, 89 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Michelle S FreiDepartment of Chemical Biology, Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Jahnstrasse 29, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4799-4554
Philipp HoessCell Biology and Biophysics Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Meyerhofstrasse 1, 69117, Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2390-2245
Marko LampeAdvanced Light Microscopy Facility (ALMF), European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Meyerhofstrasse 1, 69117, Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4510-9048
Bianca NijmeijerCell Biology and Biophysics Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Meyerhofstrasse 1, 69117, Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9429-8439
Moritz KueblbeckCell Biology and Biophysics Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Meyerhofstrasse 1, 69117, Heidelberg, Germany.
Jan EllenbergCell Biology and Biophysics Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Meyerhofstrasse 1, 69117, Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5909-701X
Hubert WadepohlAnorganisch-Chemisches Institut, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 270, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.
Jonas RiesCell Biology and Biophysics Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Meyerhofstrasse 1, 69117, Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6640-9250
Stefan PitschSpirochrome AG, Chalberweidstrasse 4, CH-8260, Stein am Rhein, Switzerland.
Luc ReymondBiomolecular Screening Facility, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland. luc.reymond@epfl.ch.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5282-9273
Kai JohnssonDepartment of Chemical Biology, Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Jahnstrasse 29, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany. johnsson@mr.mpg.de.
European Molecular Biology Laboratory · DEHeidelberg University · DEMax Planck Institute for Medical Research · DEEuropean Molecular Biology Laboratory · DENCCR Chemical Biology - Visualisation and Control of Biological Processes Using Chemistry · CH

Funding

Reconstructing the dynamic 3D architecture of the human genome by superresolution microscopy and DNA sequence modelling.U01EB021223 · NIBIB · EUROPEAN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LABORATORY · PI ELLENBERG, JAN · 2015 to 2017
$1.2M
Reconstructing the dynamic 3D architecture of the human genome by superresolution microscopy and DNA sequence modelling.U01DA047728 · NIDA · EUROPEAN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LABORATORY · PI ELLENBERG, JAN · 2018 to 2019
$780k
NIBIB NIH HHS U01 EB021223NIDA NIH HHS U01 DA047728
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Photoactivatable fluorophores are important for single-particle tracking and super-resolution microscopy. Here we present a photoactivatable fluorophore that forms a bright silicon rhodamine derivative through a light-dependent protonation. In contrast to other photoactivatable fluorophores, no caging groups are required, nor are there any undesired side-products released. Using this photoactivatable fluorophore, we create probes for HaloTag and actin for live-cell single-molecule localization microscopy and single-particle tracking experiments. The unusual mechanism of photoactivation and the fluorophore's outstanding spectroscopic properties make it a powerful tool for live-cell super-resolution microscopy.

Indexed as

AnimalsChlorocebus aethiopsCOS CellsFluorescent DyesHeLa CellsHumansIntravital MicroscopyLightMicroscopy, FluorescencePhotochemical ProcessesProtonsRhodaminesSiliconSingle Molecule ImagingFluorescent DyesProtonsRhodaminesSilicon

Identifiers

PMID31594948
PMCPMC6783549
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