固定細胞および生細胞における標的タンパク質の超解像度イメージングは,光活性化有機フッ素光体を用いて行われます

Hsiao-lu D Lee1, Samuel J Lord, Shigeki Iwanaga

  • 1Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA.

まとめ

研究者らは,超解像度顕微鏡のための新しい光活性化フッ素素を開発した. これらの明るい有機フッ素光は,特定の細胞標的に結合すると,生体細胞および固定細胞における高度な単分子イメージングを可能にします.

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