Chemically induced photoswitching of fluorescent probes - a general concept for super-resolution microscopy
We review fluorescent probes that can be photoswitched or photoactivated and are suited for single-molecule localization based super-resolution microscopy. We exploit the underlying photochemical mechanisms that allow photoswitching of many synthetic organic fluorophores in the presence of reducing...
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| Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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13 April 2011
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Molecules
Year: 2011, Volume: 16, Issue: 4, Pages: 3106-3118 |
| ISSN: | 1420-3049 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/molecules16043106 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules16043106 Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/16/4/3106 
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| Author Notes: | Ulrike Endesfelder, Sebastian Malkusch, Benjamin Flottmann, Justine Mondry, Piotr Liguzinski, Peter J. Verveer, Mike Heilemann |
| Summary: | We review fluorescent probes that can be photoswitched or photoactivated and are suited for single-molecule localization based super-resolution microscopy. We exploit the underlying photochemical mechanisms that allow photoswitching of many synthetic organic fluorophores in the presence of reducing agents, and study the impact of these on the photoswitching properties of various photoactivatable or photoconvertible fluorescent proteins. We have identified mEos2 as a fluorescent protein that exhibits reversible photoswitching under various imaging buffer conditions and present strategies to characterize reversible photoswitching. Finally, we discuss opportunities to combine fluorescent proteins with organic fluorophores for dual-color photoswitching microscopy. |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 29.04.2022 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1420-3049 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/molecules16043106 |