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ArticleJournal of cell science2022

Imaging nanoscale nuclear structures with expansion microscopy.

Emma L Faulkner, Jeremy A Pike, Ruth M Densham, Evelyn Garlick, Steven G Thomas, Robert K Neely, Joanna R Morris

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Article in Journal of cell science, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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10 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Combining ultrastructure expansion microscopy with immunofluorescence and Oligopaint DNA FISH.Chromosome research : an international journal on the molecular, supramolecular and evolutionary aspects of chromosome biology · 2026
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  7. Toward a comprehensive view of gene architecture during transcription.Current opinion in genetics & development · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Emma L FaulknerSchool of Chemistry , University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-2728-7617
Jeremy A PikeInstitute of Cardiovascular Sciences , College of Medical and Dental Sciences , University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-4163-0335
Ruth M DenshamBirmingham Centre for Genome Biology , University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-4490-2842
Evelyn GarlickInstitute of Cardiovascular Sciences , College of Medical and Dental Sciences , University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-9292-1354
Steven G ThomasInstitute of Cardiovascular Sciences , College of Medical and Dental Sciences , University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-8733-7842
Robert K NeelySchool of Chemistry , University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-5023-8960
Joanna R MorrisBirmingham Centre for Genome Biology , University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-9762-8133

Funding

British Heart Foundation NH/18/3/33913COMPAREEngineering and Physical Sciences Research CouncilEngineering and Physical Sciences Research Council EP/L016346/1UK Research and Innovation EP/L016346/1University of Birmingham
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Commonly applied super-resolution light microscopies have provided insight into subcellular processes at the nanoscale. However, imaging depth, speed, throughput and cost remain significant challenges, limiting the numbers of three-dimensional (3D) nanoscale processes that can be investigated and the number of laboratories able to undertake such analysis. Expansion microscopy (ExM) solves many of these limitations, but its application to imaging nuclear processes has been constrained by concerns of unequal nuclear expansion. Here, we demonstrate the conditions for isotropic expansion of the nucleus at a resolution equal to or better than 120-130 nm (pre-expansion). Using the DNA damage response proteins BRCA1, 53BP1 (also known as TP53BP1) and RAD51 as exemplars, we quantitatively describe the 3D nanoscale organisation of over 50,000 DNA damage response structures. We demonstrate the ability to assess chromatin-regulated events and show the simultaneous assessment of four elements. This study thus demonstrates how ExM can contribute to the investigation of nanoscale nuclear processes.

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ChromatinMicroscopyCell NucleusChromatin53BP1BRCA1DNA damageExpansion microscopyNanoscaleRAD51

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PMID35748225
PMCPMC9450888

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