Two-colour live-cell nanoscale imaging of intracellular targets

Nat Commun. 2016 Mar 4:7:10778. doi: 10.1038/ncomms10778.

Abstract

Stimulated emission depletion (STED) nanoscopy allows observations of subcellular dynamics at the nanoscale. Applications have, however, been severely limited by the lack of a versatile STED-compatible two-colour labelling strategy for intracellular targets in living cells. Here we demonstrate a universal labelling method based on the organic, membrane-permeable dyes SiR and ATTO590 as Halo and SNAP substrates. SiR and ATTO590 constitute the first suitable dye pair for two-colour STED imaging in living cells below 50 nm resolution. We show applications with mitochondria, endoplasmic reticulum, plasma membrane and Golgi-localized proteins, and demonstrate continuous acquisition for up to 3 min at 2-s time resolution.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • COS Cells
  • Chlorocebus aethiops
  • HeLa Cells
  • Heterocyclic Compounds, 4 or More Rings / chemistry*
  • Humans
  • Luminescent Proteins*
  • Microscopy, Fluorescence / methods*
  • Nanotechnology / methods*
  • Rhodamines / chemistry*

Substances

  • Atto590
  • Heterocyclic Compounds, 4 or More Rings
  • Luminescent Proteins
  • Rhodamines