scholarly journals Super-Resolution Tracking of Mitochondrial Dynamics with An Iridium(III) Luminophore

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qixin Chen ◽  
Chengzhi Jin ◽  
Xintian Shao ◽  
Ruilin Guan ◽  
Zhiqi Tian ◽  
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AbstractCombining luminescent transition metal complex (LTMC) with super-resolution microscopy is an excellent strategy for the long-term visualization of the dynamics of subcellular structures in living cells. However, it remains unclear whether iridium(III) complexes are applicable for a particular type of super-resolution technique, structured illumination microscopy (SIM), to image subcellular structures.As described herein, we developed an iridium(III) dye, to track mitochondrial dynamics in living cells under SIM. The dye demonstrated excellent specificity and photostability and satisfactory cell permeability. While using SIM to image mitochondria, we achieved an approximately 80-nm resolution that allowed the clear observation of the structure of mitochondrial cristae. We used the dye to monitor and quantify mitochondrial dynamics relative to lysosomes, including fusion involved in mitophagy, and newly discovered mitochondria-lysosome contact (MLC) under different conditions. MLC remained intact and fusion vanished when five receptors, p62, NDP52, OPTN, NBR1, and TAX1BP1, were knocked out, suggesting that these two processes are independence.

2016 ◽  
Vol 09 (03) ◽  
pp. 1630010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianling Chen ◽  
Caimin Qiu ◽  
Minghai You ◽  
Xiaogang Chen ◽  
Hongqin Yang ◽  
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Optical microscopy allows us to observe the biological structures and processes within living cells. However, the spatial resolution of the optical microscopy is limited to about half of the wavelength by the light diffraction. Structured illumination microscopy (SIM), a type of new emerging super-resolution microscopy, doubles the spatial resolution by illuminating the specimen with a patterned light, and the sample and light source requirements of SIM are not as strict as the other super-resolution microscopy. In addition, SIM is easier to combine with the other imaging techniques to improve their imaging resolution, leading to the developments of diverse types of SIM. SIM has great potential to meet the various requirements of living cells imaging. Here, we review the recent developments of SIM and its combination with other imaging techniques.


eLife ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abril Angélica Escamilla-Ayala ◽  
Ragna Sannerud ◽  
Magali Mondin ◽  
Karin Poersch ◽  
Wendy Vermeire ◽  
...  

γ-Secretase is a multi-subunit enzyme whose aberrant activity is associated with Alzheimer’s disease and cancer. While its structure is atomically resolved, γ-secretase localization in the membrane in situ relies mostly on biochemical data. Here, we combined fluorescent tagging of γ-secretase subunits with super-resolution microscopy in fibroblasts. Structured illumination microscopy revealed single γ-secretase complexes with a monodisperse distribution and in a 1:1 stoichiometry of PSEN1 and nicastrin subunits. In living cells, sptPALM revealed PSEN1/γ-secretase mainly with directed motility and frequenting ‘hotspots’ or high track-density areas that are sensitive to γ-secretase inhibitors. We visualized γ-secretase association with substrates like amyloid precursor protein and N-cadherin, but not with its sheddases ADAM10 or BACE1 at the cell surface, arguing against pre-formed megadalton complexes. Nonetheless, in living cells PSEN1/γ-secretase transiently visits ADAM10 hotspots. Our results highlight the power of super-resolution microscopy for the study of γ-secretase distribution and dynamics in the membrane.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Loeschberger ◽  
Yauheni Novikau ◽  
Ralf Netz ◽  
Marie-Christin Spindler ◽  
Ricardo Benavente ◽  
...  

Three-dimensional (3D) multicolor super-resolution imaging in the 50-100 nm range in fixed and living cells remains challenging. We extend the resolution of structured illumination microscopy (SIM) by an improved nonlinear iterative reconstruction algorithm that enables 3D multicolor imaging with improved spatiotemporal resolution at low illumination intensities. We demonstrate the performance of dual iterative SIM (diSIM) imaging cellular structures in fixed cells including synaptonemal complexes, clathrin coated pits and the actin cytoskeleton with lateral resolutions of 60-100 nm with standard fluorophores. Furthermore, we visualize dendritic spines in 70 micrometer thick brain slices with an axial resolution < 200 nm. Finally, we image dynamics of the endoplasmatic reticulum and microtubules in living cells with up to 255 frames/s.


2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tianyu Zhao ◽  
Zhaojun Wang ◽  
Tongsheng Chen ◽  
Ming Lei ◽  
Baoli Yao ◽  
...  

Super-resolution microscopy surpasses the diffraction limit to enable the observation of the fine details in sub-cellular structures and their dynamics in diverse biological processes within living cells. Structured illumination microscopy (SIM) uses a relatively low illumination light power compared with other super-resolution microscopies and has great potential to meet the demands of live-cell imaging. However, the imaging acquisition and reconstruction speeds limit its further applications. In this article, recent developments all targeted at improving the overall speed of SIM are reviewed. These comprise both hardware and software improvements, which include a reduction in the number of raw images, GPU acceleration, deep learning and the spatial domain reconstruction. We also discuss the application of these developments in live-cell imaging.


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Maria Ranieri ◽  
Kathryn Leslie ◽  
Song Huang ◽  
Stefano Stagni ◽  
Denis Jacquemin ◽  
...  

There is a lack of molecular probes for imaging bacteria, in comparison to the array of such tools available for the imaging of mammalian cells. This is especially so for correlative probes, which are proving to be powerful tools for enhancing the imaging of live cells. In this work a platinum(II)-naphthalimide molecule has been developed to extend small molecule correlative probes to bacterial imaging. The probe was designed to exploit the naphthalimide moiety as a luminescent probe for super-resolution microscopy, with the platinum(II) centre enabling visualisation of the complex with ion nanoscopy. Photophysical characterisation and theoretical studies confirmed that the emission properties of the naphthalimide are not altered by the platinum(II) centre. Structured illumination microscopy (SIM) imaging on live <i>Bacillus cereus</i>revealed that the platinum(II) centre does not change the sub-cellular localisation of the naphthalimide, and confirmed the suitability of the probe for super-resolution microscopy. NanoSIMS analysis of the sample was used to monitor the uptake of the platinum(II) complex within the bacteria and proved the correlative action of the probe. The successful combination of these two probe moieties with no perturbation of their individual detection introduces a platform for a versatile range of new correlative probes for bacteria.


2016 ◽  
Vol 52 (77) ◽  
pp. 11583-11586 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Tang ◽  
Mingshu Zhang ◽  
Hao-Yan Yin ◽  
Jing Jing ◽  
Da Xie ◽  
...  

We report the first transition metal complex, Znsalen J-S-Alk, as a photoactivatable probe for super-resolution imaging of mitochondria.


2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hongbao Fang ◽  
Shanshan Geng ◽  
Mingang Hao ◽  
Qixin Chen ◽  
Minglun Liu ◽  
...  

AbstractZn2+ plays important roles in metabolism and signaling regulation. Subcellular Zn2+ compartmentalization is essential for organelle functions and cell biology, but there is currently no method to determine Zn2+ signaling relationships among more than two different organelles with one probe. Here, we report simultaneous Zn2+ tracking in multiple organelles (Zn-STIMO), a method that uses structured illumination microscopy (SIM) and a single Zn2+ fluorescent probe, allowing super-resolution morphology-correlated organelle identification in living cells. To guarantee SIM imaging quality for organelle identification, we develop a new turn-on Zn2+ fluorescent probe, NapBu-BPEA, by regulating the lipophilicity of naphthalimide-derived Zn2+ probes to make it accumulate in multiple organelles except the nucleus. Zn-STIMO with this probe shows that CCCP-induced mitophagy in HeLa cells is associated with labile Zn2+ enhancement. Therefore, direct organelle identification supported by SIM imaging makes Zn-STIMO a reliable method to determine labile Zn2+ dynamics in various organelles with one probe. Finally, SIM imaging of pluripotent stem cell-derived organoids with NapBu-BPEA demonstrates the potential of super-resolution morphology-correlated organelle identification to track biospecies and events in specific organelles within organoids.


Author(s):  
David P. Hoffman ◽  
Eric Betzig

AbstractStructured illumination microscopy (SIM) is widely used for fast, long-term, live-cell super-resolution imaging. However, SIM images can contain substantial artifacts if the sample does not conform to the underlying assumptions of the reconstruction algorithm. Here we describe a simple, easy to implement, process that can be combined with any reconstruction algorithm to alleviate many common SIM reconstruction artifacts and briefly discuss possible extensions.


Author(s):  
Kirti Prakash

We report that high-density single-molecule super-resolution microscopy can be achieved with a conventional epifluorescence microscope set-up and a mercury arc lamp. The configuration termed as laser-free super-resolution microscopy (LFSM) is an extension of single-molecule localization microscopy (SMLM) techniques and allows single molecules to be switched on and off (a phenomenon termed as ‘blinking’), detected and localized. The use of a short burst of deep blue excitation (350–380 nm) can be further used to reactivate the blinking, once the blinking process has slowed or stopped. A resolution of 90 nm is achieved on test specimens (mouse and amphibian meiotic chromosomes). Finally, we demonstrate that stimulated emission depletion and LFSM can be performed on the same biological sample using a simple commercial mounting medium. It is hoped that this type of correlative imaging will provide a basis for a further enhanced resolution. This article is part of the Theo Murphy meeting issue ‘Super-resolution structured illumination microscopy (part 1)’.


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