Dual-objective STORM reveals three-dimensional filament organization in the actin cytoskeleton

By combining astigmatism imaging with a dual-objective scheme, we improved the image resolution of stochastic optical reconstruction microscopy (STORM) and obtained <10 nm lateral resolution and <20 nm axial resolution when imaging biological specimens. Using this approach, we resolved individ...

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Autores principales: Xu, Ke, Babcock, Hazen P., Zhuang, Xiaowei
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3304438/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22231642
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nmeth.1841
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Sumario:By combining astigmatism imaging with a dual-objective scheme, we improved the image resolution of stochastic optical reconstruction microscopy (STORM) and obtained <10 nm lateral resolution and <20 nm axial resolution when imaging biological specimens. Using this approach, we resolved individual actin filaments in cells and revealed three-dimensional ultrastructure of the actin cytoskeleton. We observed two vertically separated layers of actin networks with distinct structural organizations in sheet-like cell protrusions.

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