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ArticleNature communications2025

Super-resolution imaging in whole cells and tissues via DNA-PAINT on a spinning disk confocal with optical photon reassignment.

Cecilia Zaza, Megan D Joseph, Olivia P L Dalby, Rhian F Walther, Karol Kołątaj, Germán Chiarelli, Franck Pichaud, Guillermo P Acuna, Sabrina Simoncelli

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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9 authors.

Cecilia ZazaLondon Centre for Nanotechnology, University College London, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8206-0178
Megan D JosephLondon Centre for Nanotechnology, University College London, London, UK.
Olivia P L DalbyLondon Centre for Nanotechnology, University College London, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0545-2092
Rhian F WaltherLaboratory for Molecular Cell Biology, University College London, London, UK.
Karol KołątajDepartment of Physics, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9167-0672
Germán ChiarelliDepartment of Physics, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland.
Franck PichaudLaboratory for Molecular Cell Biology, University College London, London, UK.
Guillermo P AcunaDepartment of Physics, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8066-2677
Sabrina SimoncelliLondon Centre for Nanotechnology, University College London, London, UK. s.simoncelli@ucl.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7089-7667

Funding

Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) LT0025/2023-CRCUK | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) BB/T008709/1, BB/Y002075/1 and BB/Y513064/1RCUK | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) EP/R513143/1 and EP/T517793/1RCUK | MRC | Medical Research Foundation MR/V001256/1 and M/Y012089/1Royal Society DHF\R1\191019Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung (Swiss National Science Foundation) 200021_184687
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Single-Molecule Localization Microscopy (SMLM) has traditionally faced challenges to optimize signal-to-noise ratio, penetration depth, field-of-view (FOV), and spatial resolution simultaneously. Here, we show that DNA-PAINT imaging on a Spinning Disk Confocal with Optical Photon Reassignment (SDC-OPR) system overcomes these trade-offs, enabling high-resolution imaging across multiple cellular layers and large FOVs. We demonstrate the system's capability with DNA origami constructs and biological samples, including nuclear pore complexes, mitochondria, and microtubules, achieving a spatial resolution of 6 nm in the basal plane and sub-10 nm localization precision at depths of 9 µm within a 53 × 53 µm² FOV. Additionally, imaging of the developing Drosophila eye epithelium at depths up to 9 µm with sub-13 nm average localization precision, reveals distinct E-cadherin populations in adherens junctions. Quantitative analysis of Collagen IV deposition in this epithelium indicated an average of 46 ± 27 molecules per secretory vesicle. These results underscore the versatility of DNA-PAINT on an SDC-OPR for advancing super-resolution imaging in complex biological systems.

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DNASingle Molecule ImagingAnimalsCadherinsDrosophilaDrosophila melanogasterEpitheliumEyeMicroscopy, ConfocalMicrotubulesMitochondriaNuclear PorePhotonsCadherinsDNA

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