Whole-cell multi-target single-molecule super-resolution imaging in 3D with microfluidics and a single-objective tilted light sheet

Abstract Multi-target single-molecule super-resolution fluorescence microscopy offers a powerful means of understanding the distributions and interplay between multiple subcellular structures at the nanoscale. However, single-molecule super-resolution imaging of whole mammalian cells is often hamper...

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Main Authors: Nahima Saliba, Gabriella Gagliano, Anna-Karin Gustavsson
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Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-11-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-54609-z
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description Abstract Multi-target single-molecule super-resolution fluorescence microscopy offers a powerful means of understanding the distributions and interplay between multiple subcellular structures at the nanoscale. However, single-molecule super-resolution imaging of whole mammalian cells is often hampered by high fluorescence background and slow acquisition speeds, especially when imaging multiple targets in 3D. In this work, we have mitigated these issues by developing a steerable, dithered, single-objective tilted light sheet for optical sectioning to reduce fluorescence background and a pipeline for 3D nanoprinting microfluidic systems for reflection of the light sheet into the sample. This easily adaptable microfluidic fabrication pipeline allows for the incorporation of reflective optics into microfluidic channels without disrupting efficient and automated solution exchange. We combine these innovations with point spread function engineering for nanoscale localization of individual molecules in 3D, deep learning for analysis of overlapping emitters, active 3D stabilization for drift correction and long-term imaging, and Exchange-PAINT for sequential multi-target imaging without chromatic offsets. We then demonstrate that this platform, termed soTILT3D, enables whole-cell multi-target 3D single-molecule super-resolution imaging with improved precision and imaging speed.
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spelling doaj-art-aef8cfd0c2db405fb17a1cb93c7dfb452024-11-24T12:35:21ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232024-11-0115111710.1038/s41467-024-54609-zWhole-cell multi-target single-molecule super-resolution imaging in 3D with microfluidics and a single-objective tilted light sheetNahima Saliba0Gabriella Gagliano1Anna-Karin Gustavsson2Department of Chemistry, Rice UniversityDepartment of Chemistry, Rice UniversityDepartment of Chemistry, Rice UniversityAbstract Multi-target single-molecule super-resolution fluorescence microscopy offers a powerful means of understanding the distributions and interplay between multiple subcellular structures at the nanoscale. However, single-molecule super-resolution imaging of whole mammalian cells is often hampered by high fluorescence background and slow acquisition speeds, especially when imaging multiple targets in 3D. In this work, we have mitigated these issues by developing a steerable, dithered, single-objective tilted light sheet for optical sectioning to reduce fluorescence background and a pipeline for 3D nanoprinting microfluidic systems for reflection of the light sheet into the sample. This easily adaptable microfluidic fabrication pipeline allows for the incorporation of reflective optics into microfluidic channels without disrupting efficient and automated solution exchange. We combine these innovations with point spread function engineering for nanoscale localization of individual molecules in 3D, deep learning for analysis of overlapping emitters, active 3D stabilization for drift correction and long-term imaging, and Exchange-PAINT for sequential multi-target imaging without chromatic offsets. We then demonstrate that this platform, termed soTILT3D, enables whole-cell multi-target 3D single-molecule super-resolution imaging with improved precision and imaging speed.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-54609-z
spellingShingle Nahima Saliba
Gabriella Gagliano
Anna-Karin Gustavsson
Whole-cell multi-target single-molecule super-resolution imaging in 3D with microfluidics and a single-objective tilted light sheet
Nature Communications
title Whole-cell multi-target single-molecule super-resolution imaging in 3D with microfluidics and a single-objective tilted light sheet
title_full Whole-cell multi-target single-molecule super-resolution imaging in 3D with microfluidics and a single-objective tilted light sheet
title_fullStr Whole-cell multi-target single-molecule super-resolution imaging in 3D with microfluidics and a single-objective tilted light sheet
title_full_unstemmed Whole-cell multi-target single-molecule super-resolution imaging in 3D with microfluidics and a single-objective tilted light sheet
title_short Whole-cell multi-target single-molecule super-resolution imaging in 3D with microfluidics and a single-objective tilted light sheet
title_sort whole cell multi target single molecule super resolution imaging in 3d with microfluidics and a single objective tilted light sheet
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-54609-z
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