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Repeat DNA-PAINT suppresses background and non-specific signals in optical nanoscopy.

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Peer-reviewed

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Authors

Clowsley, Alexander H  ORCID logo  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9318-1557
Kaufhold, William T 
Lutz, Tobias 
Di Michele, Lorenzo  ORCID logo  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1458-9747

Abstract

DNA-PAINT is a versatile optical super-resolution technique relying on the transient binding of fluorescent DNA 'imagers' to target epitopes. Its performance in biological samples is often constrained by strong background signals and non-specific binding events, both exacerbated by high imager concentrations. Here we describe Repeat DNA-PAINT, a method that enables a substantial reduction in imager concentration, thus suppressing spurious signals. Additionally, Repeat DNA-PAINT reduces photoinduced target-site loss and can accelerate sampling, all without affecting spatial resolution.

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Funder: ODNI | Intelligence Community Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program (IC Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program); doi: https://doi.org/10.13039/100011040

Keywords

Animals, DNA, Microscopy, Fluorescence, Nanostructures, Nanotechnology, Nucleic Acids, Oligonucleotides, Reproducibility of Results

Journal Title

Nat Commun

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Journal ISSN

2041-1723
2041-1723

Volume Title

12

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Sponsorship
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/P020259/1)