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Pilar Lörzing¹, Philipp Schake^1,2, Michael Schlierf^1,3,4

¹B CUBE Center for Molecular Bioengineering, TU Dresden, Tatzberg 41, Dresden 01307, Germany.

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Single-molecule localization microscopy (SMLM) can be improved by using an anisotropic DBSCAN search volume. This method enhances the identification of anisotropic cellular structures, overcoming limitations in axial localization precision.

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Area of Science:

Biophysics
Cell Biology
Microscopy

Background:

Single-molecule localization microscopy (SMLM) enables super-resolution imaging, reconstructing 3D cellular structures.
Axial localization precision in SMLM is often limited by anisotropic point spread functions, potentially distorting cellular structures.
Current structure identification methods like DBSCAN typically assume isotropic search volumes.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop and validate an anisotropic DBSCAN algorithm for improved structure identification in SMLM data.
To address the challenge of anisotropic localization precision inherent in 3D SMLM techniques.
To enhance the accuracy of cellular structure analysis by accounting for imaging anisotropies.

Main Methods:

Simulated ground truth datasets were used to compare anisotropic and isotropic DBSCAN.
Experimental localization precisions were incorporated to optimize search parameters via computational grid search.
Anisotropic DBSCAN performance was evaluated under varying localization precision conditions.

Main Results:

Anisotropic DBSCAN demonstrated more reliable identification of anisotropic clusters compared to standard DBSCAN.
Optimized search parameters were proposed based on experimental localization precisions.
The algorithm showed enhanced performance and robustness across different localization precision levels.

Conclusions:

Anisotropic DBSCAN offers a more rigorous approach to identifying cellular clusters, especially with astigmatism-based 3D SMLM.
The method accounts for the inherent anisotropic localization precision in SMLM, leading to more accurate structural analysis.
This advancement is expected to improve the identification of cellular structures in super-resolution microscopy.