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ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2025

Quantitative Super-Resolution Imaging of Molecular Tension.

Seong Ho Kim, Adam B Yasunaga, Hongyuan Zhang, Kevin D Whitley, Isaac T S Li

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Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Traction Force Microscopy with DNA FluoroCubes.Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids · 2026
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  5. Decoy DNA Protects Molecular Tension Probes from DNase Degradation.Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) · 2025
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  6. Quantitative Super-Resolution Imaging of Molecular Tension.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Seong Ho KimDepartment of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, BC, V1V 1V7, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5844-0354
Adam B YasunagaDepartment of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, BC, V1V 1V7, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1984-0443
Hongyuan ZhangDepartment of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, BC, V1V 1V7, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0006-1091-3251
Kevin D WhitleyCentre for Bacterial Cell Biology, Biosciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK.
Isaac T S LiDepartment of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, BC, V1V 1V7, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8450-5326

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

DNA-based molecular tension probes have revolutionized the localization of mechanical events in live cells with super-resolution. However, imaging the magnitude of these forces at super-resolution has been challenging. Here, qtPAINT (quantitative tension points accumulation for imaging in nanoscale topography) is introduced as a strategy to image the magnitude of molecular tension with super-resolution accuracy. By leveraging the force-dependent dissociation kinetics of short DNA oligonucleotides on their complementary strands, tension is encoded on individual molecules through their binding kinetics. This method allowed for a quantitative analysis of these kinetics, providing a detailed reconstruction of the force magnitudes acting on each tension probe. The technique integrates a molecular-beacon PAINT imager with a hairpin molecular tension probe, achieving a force quantification range of 9-30 pN and maintaining a spatial resolution of 30-120 nm in low and high-density regions. Additionally, qtPAINT offers a temporal resolution on the order of a minute, enhancing its applicability for studying dynamic cellular processes.

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DNAMolecular ImagingHumansKineticsMicroscopy, Atomic ForceDNADNA‐PAINTfunctional super‐resolution imagingmolecular beaconmolecular tension sensor

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PMID40245301
PMCPMC12302535

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