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Long-Term, Single-Molecule Imaging of Proteins in Live Cells with Photoregulated Fluxional Fluorophores

Eordogh, Adam  
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Martin, Annabell  
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Rivera-Fuentes, Pablo  
October 27, 2022
Chemistry-A European Journal

Single-molecule localization microscopy (SMLM) can reveal nanometric details of biological samples, but its high phototoxicity hampers long-term imaging in live specimens. A significant part of this phototoxicity stems from repeated irradiations that are necessary for controlled switching of fluorophores to maintain the sparse labeling of the sample. Lower phototoxicity can be obtained using fluorophores that blink spontaneously, but controlling the density of single-molecule emitters is challenging. We recently developed photoregulated fluxional fluorophores (PFFs) that combine the benefits of spontaneously blinking dyes with photocontrol of emitter density. These dyes, however, were limited to imaging acidic organelles in live cells. Herein, we report a systematic study of PFFs that culminates in probes that are functional at physiological pH and operate at longer wavelengths than their predecessors. Moreover, these probes are compatible with HaloTag labeling, thus enabling timelapse, single-molecule imaging of specific protein targets for exceptionally long times.

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research article
DOI
10.1002/chem.202202832
Web of Science ID

WOS:000873869800001

Author(s)
Eordogh, Adam  
Martin, Annabell  
Rivera-Fuentes, Pablo  
Date Issued

2022-10-27

Publisher

WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH

Published in
Chemistry-A European Journal
Subjects

Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

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Chemistry

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fluorescent probes

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halotag

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live-cell imaging

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photophysics

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super-resolution microscopy

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superresolution

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probes

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November 21, 2022
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https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/192387
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