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Area of Science:

  • Biophysics
  • Chemical Biology
  • Cell Biology

Background:

  • Super-resolution microscopy requires stable fluorophores for detailed cellular imaging.
  • Fluorophore blinking limitations obscure dynamic protein arrangements within cells.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a strategy for prolonging fluorophore blinking events in super-resolution imaging.
  • To engineer novel rhodamine derivatives with enhanced stability for live-cell imaging.

Main Methods:

  • Engineered sulfonamide rhodamines via atom-radii expansion (O-C-Si) to create steric repulsion.
  • Investigated geometric electron effects from bridging atom substitution.
  • Analyzed single-molecule kinetics, including recruiting rates and survival lifetimes.

Main Results:

  • Developed silicon-substituted rhodamines exhibiting decreased self-blinking kinetics.
  • Demonstrated prolonged single-molecule survival lifetimes and reduced recruiting rates.
  • Achieved persistent molecular localization imaging of suborganelle proteins for up to 0.5 hours in living cells.

Conclusions:

  • The hybrid crowding strategy effectively prolongs imaging time in super-resolution microscopy.
  • Silicon-substituted rhodamines offer versatile capabilities for 3D and dual-color live-cell imaging.
  • Structural engineering of fluorophores is a promising approach to overcome blinking limitations in imaging.