🏆 Foundational Paper

Nano-imaging with Storm.

Zhuang Xiaowei

📰 Nature photonics 📅 2009 📊 174 citations

Abstract

Multicolour, three-dimensional stochastic optical reconstruction microscopy now makes it possible to image cellular structures with near molecular-scale resolution.

🔬 Techniques

✨ Fluorophores

🧪 Sample Preparation

💾 Data Repositories

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📊 Figures

Fig. 1

The principle of STORM

For a densely labeled cellular structure shown in a , only a sparse set of fluorescent labels are activated at any given time such that their images (green circles) do not overlap ( b ). b , The posit...

Fig. 2

STORM imaging of cells with photo-switchable dyes and fluorescent proteins

a , STORM image of microtubules in a BS-C-1 cell. The microtubules are immunostained with antibodies that are labeled with photo-switchable Alexa Fluor 647. b and c , Conventional (b) and STORM (c) im...

Fig. 3

Multicolour STORM

The microtubules and clathrin-coated pits in a BS-C-1 cell are immunostained with Cy2-Alexa 647-labeled and Cy3-Alexa 647-labeled antibodies, respectively. a , Conventional fluorescence image. b , STO...

Figure 4

Three-dimensional STORM

a , Conventional image of clathrin-coated pits in a BS-C-1 cell. Clathrin is immuno-stained with Cy3-Alexa 647-labeled antibodies. b , x-y cross-section of the corresponding 3D STORM image. c , Serial...

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