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Maxim M Perfilov¹, Alexey S Gavrikov¹, Konstantin A Lukyanov¹

¹Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 117997 Moscow, Russia.

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Summary

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Transiently interacting fluorescent labels overcome photobleaching in super-resolution microscopy. These low-affinity labels offer advantages for visualizing cellular dynamics in both fixed and living cells.

Keywords:

PAINT exchangeable labels fluorescent labeling super-resolution microscopy

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Area of Science:

Cellular and Molecular Imaging
Biophotonics

Background:

Fluorescent labeling is crucial for visualizing cellular structures and dynamics.
Super-resolution microscopy has overcome the diffraction limit but requires labels with high photostability.
Transiently interacting labels offer a solution to photobleaching by continuous replenishment.

Purpose of the Study:

To review the advantages and disadvantages of transiently interacting fluorescent labels.
To discuss the current state and future directions of low-affinity labeling in microscopy.

Main Methods:

Review of existing literature on transiently interacting labels and super-resolution microscopy.
Analysis of label properties such as photostability and affinity.
Discussion of labeling and imaging protocol design.

Main Results:

Transient labels, by replenishing signal lost to photobleaching, enhance photostability.
Exchangeable tags minimize interference with cellular dynamics and functions.
Low-affinity labels are versatile for both fixed and living cell applications across nanoscopy modalities.

Conclusions:

Transiently interacting labels are a promising approach for advanced cellular imaging.
Optimizing labeling and imaging protocols for these novel tags is essential.
Further development in low-affinity labeling methods holds significant potential for future research.