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Robust 3D DNA FISH Using Directly Labeled Probes

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Molecular mapping in DNA-PAINT via modified Gaussian Mixture Modeling.

Rafal Kowalewski^1,2, Susanne C M Reinhardt^1,2, Isabelle Pachmayr^1,3

¹Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Planegg, Germany.

Nature Communications

|March 10, 2026

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G5M, a new algorithm for DNA-PAINT super-resolution microscopy, accurately maps single biomolecules. This method significantly improves molecular position inference, achieving higher recovery rates and fewer errors than existing techniques.

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Area of Science:

Biophysics
Molecular Imaging
Computational Biology

Background:

Super-resolution microscopy, particularly DNA-PAINT, offers nanoscale precision for imaging biomolecules.
Accurate molecular mapping requires precise inference of single-molecule positions from localization data.
Existing clustering methods do not fully leverage the capabilities of DNA-PAINT.

Purpose of the Study:

To introduce G5M, a novel algorithm for enhanced molecular mapping using DNA-PAINT data.
To improve the accuracy and efficiency of inferring true molecular positions from localization data.
To overcome limitations of current methods in analyzing super-resolution microscopy data.

Main Methods:

Developed G5M, a modified Gaussian Mixture Modeling algorithm specifically for DNA-PAINT.
Integrated prior knowledge of localization precision, spatial constraints, and DNA hybridization kinetics into G5M.
Validated G5M through realistic simulations and experimental datasets.

Main Results:

G5M accurately infers molecular positions, avoiding overfitting by incorporating experimental priors.
In simulations, G5M achieved a 27-fold higher recovery rate for molecular dimers compared to current methods, with <0.1% false positives.
Applied to experimental data, G5M successfully reconstructed nuclear pore complexes and detected CD20 oligomers, outperforming conventional analysis.

Conclusions:

G5M provides a significant advancement in molecular mapping accuracy and resolution for DNA-PAINT microscopy.
The algorithm offers an accessible solution through its implementation in the open-source Picasso platform.
G5M enables high-accuracy molecular mapping, pushing the boundaries of super-resolution imaging analysis.