Challenges of Using Expansion Microscopy for Super‐resolved Imaging of Cellular Organelles
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DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202000571
Abstract: Expansion microscopy (ExM) has been successfully used to improve the spatial resolution when imaging tissues by optical microscopy. In ExM, proteins of a fixed sample are crosslinked to a swellable acrylamide gel, which expands when… read more here.
Keywords: expansion; microscopy; expansion factors; using expansion ... See more keywords
Derivative Technologies of Expansion Microscopy and Applications in Biomedicine
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DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202400795
Abstract: Expansion microscopy (ExM) is an innovative super‐resolution imaging technique that utilizes physical expansion to magnify biological samples, facilitating the visualization of cellular structures that are challenging to observe using traditional optical microscopes. The fundamental principle… read more here.
Keywords: expansion microscopy; applications biomedicine; expansion; derivative technologies ... See more keywords
Expansion Microscopy of Larval Zebrafish Brains and Zebrafish Embryos.
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-2051-9_13
Abstract: Since its introduction in 2015, expansion microscopy (ExM) allowed imaging a broad variety of biological structures in many models, at nanoscale resolution. Here, we describe in detail a protocol for application of ExM in whole-brains… read more here.
Keywords: brains zebrafish; microscopy; microscopy larval; larval zebrafish ... See more keywords
Nanoscale imaging using differential expansion microscopy
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DOI: 10.1007/s00418-020-01869-7
Abstract: Expensive and time-consuming approaches of immunoelectron microscopy of biopsy tissues continues to serve as the gold-standard for diagnostic pathology. The recent development of the new approach of expansion microscopy (ExM) capable of fourfold lateral expansion… read more here.
Keywords: differential expansion; expansion; microscopy; imaging using ... See more keywords
Enhanced expansion microscopy to measure nanoscale structural and biochemical remodeling in single cells.
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DOI: 10.1016/bs.mcb.2020.04.019
Abstract: Resolution is a key feature in microscopy which allows the visualization of the fine structure of cells. Much of the life processes within these cells depend on the three-dimensional (3D) complexity of these structures. Optical… read more here.
Keywords: resolution; microscopy; super resolution; expansion microscopy ... See more keywords
Protein-retention expansion microscopy for visualizing subcellular organelles in fixed brain tissue
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2021.109285
Abstract: BACKGROUND Protein expansion microscopy (proExM) is a powerful technique that crosslinks proteins to a swellable hydrogel to physically expand and optically clear biological samples. The resulting increased resolution (~70nm) and physical separation of labeled proteins… read more here.
Keywords: microscopy; visualizing subcellular; brain; expansion microscopy ... See more keywords
Current Progress in Expansion Microscopy: Chemical Strategies and Applications.
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.2c00711
Abstract: Expansion microscopy (ExM) is a newly developed super-resolution technique, allowing visualization of biological targets at nanoscale resolution on conventional fluorescence microscopes. Since its introduction in 2015, many efforts have been dedicated to broaden its application… read more here.
Keywords: expansion microscopy; current progress; microscopy; resolution ... See more keywords
Meeting Zn Needs during Medaka Eye Development: Nanoscale Visualization of Retina by Expansion Microscopy.
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c06479
Abstract: Fish eyes require high Zn levels to support their early development. Although numerous studies have been conducted on the nutritional and toxic effects of Zn on the eye, the Zn requirement for retinal cell development… read more here.
Keywords: expansion microscopy; cell; development; microscopy ... See more keywords
Expansion Microscopy for Imaging the Cell-Material Interface.
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DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c11015
Abstract: Surface topography on the scale of tens of nanometers to several micrometers substantially affects cell adhesion, migration, and differentiation. Recent studies using electron microscopy and super-resolution microscopy provide insight into how cells interact with surface… read more here.
Keywords: expansion microscopy; cell; microscopy; cell material ... See more keywords
Nanoscale Resolution Imaging of Whole Mouse Embryos Using Expansion Microscopy.
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DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.4c14791
Abstract: Nanoscale imaging of whole vertebrates is essential for the systematic understanding of human diseases, yet this goal has not yet been achieved. Expansion microscopy (ExM) is an attractive option for accomplishing this aim; however, the… read more here.
Keywords: expansion microscopy; imaging whole; expansion; mouse embryos ... See more keywords
Lipid Expansion Microscopy.
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DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c03743
Abstract: Strategies to visualize cellular membranes with light microscopy are restricted by the diffraction limit of light, which far exceeds the dimensions of lipid bilayers. Here, we describe a method for super-resolution imaging of metabolically labeled… read more here.
Keywords: expansion microscopy; cellular membranes; microscopy; super resolution ... See more keywords