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Unraveling cellular complexity with transient adapters in highly multiplexed super-resolution imaging

Schueder, Florian; Rivera-Molina, Felix; Su, Maohan; Marin, Zach; Kidd, Phylicia; Rothman, James E; Toomre, Derek; (2024) Unraveling cellular complexity with transient adapters in highly multiplexed super-resolution imaging. Cell , 187 (7) 1769-1784.e18. 10.1016/j.cell.2024.02.033.

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Abstract

Mapping the intricate spatial relationships between the many different molecules inside a cell is essential to understanding cellular functions in all their complexity. Super-resolution fluorescence microscopy offers the required spatial resolution but struggles to reveal more than four different targets simultaneously. Exchanging labels in subsequent imaging rounds for multiplexed imaging extends this number but is limited by its low throughput. Here, we present a method for rapid multiplexed super-resolution microscopy that can, in principle, be applied to a nearly unlimited number of molecular targets by leveraging fluorogenic labeling in conjunction with transient adapter-mediated switching for high-throughput DNA-PAINT (FLASH-PAINT). We demonstrate the versatility of FLASH-PAINT with four applications: mapping nine proteins in a single mammalian cell, elucidating the functional organization of primary cilia by nine-target imaging, revealing the changes in proximity of thirteen different targets in unperturbed and dissociated Golgi stacks, and investigating and quantifying inter-organelle contacts at 3D super-resolution.

Type: Article
Title: Unraveling cellular complexity with transient adapters in highly multiplexed super-resolution imaging
Location: United States
DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2024.02.033
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2024.02.033
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author-accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: DNA-PAINT, FLASH-PAINT, multiplexing, super-resolution, nanoscopy, spatial omics
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology > Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy
URI: https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10193043
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