Featured Publications
Chromatin expansion microscopy reveals nanoscale organization of transcription and chromatin
Pownall M, Miao L, Vejnar C, M'Saad O, Sherrard A, Frederick M, Benitez M, Boswell C, Zaret K, Bewersdorf J, Giraldez A. Chromatin expansion microscopy reveals nanoscale organization of transcription and chromatin. Science 2023, 381: 92-100. PMID: 37410825, PMCID: PMC10372697, DOI: 10.1126/science.ade5308.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsChromatinEmbryo, NonmammalianMicroscopy, FluorescenceNanog Homeobox ProteinNucleosomesRNA Polymerase IITranscription, GeneticZebrafishZygoteConceptsZygotic genome activationTranscriptional elongationExpansion microscopyRNA polymerase IIChromatin regulatory factorsEnhancer-promoter contactsGenome activationChromatin organizationNuclear organizationPolymerase IIPol IIFactor NanogTranscription factorsGene expressionRegulatory factorsChromatinNanoscale organizationNanogTranscriptionElongationNucleosomesUniversal processPromoterEmbryosEnhancerFluorogenic DNA-PAINT for faster, low-background super-resolution imaging
Chung KKH, Zhang Z, Kidd P, Zhang Y, Williams ND, Rollins B, Yang Y, Lin C, Baddeley D, Bewersdorf J. Fluorogenic DNA-PAINT for faster, low-background super-resolution imaging. Nature Methods 2022, 19: 554-559. PMID: 35501386, PMCID: PMC9133131, DOI: 10.1038/s41592-022-01464-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSlow imaging speedSuper-resolution imagingSuper-resolution microscopy methodsDNA-PAINTOptical sectioningImaging speedFast imagingNanometer resolutionDNA-based points accumulationHigh-fidelity imagesUnbound fluorophoresMicroscopy methodsDocking strandsHigh backgroundPoint accumulationNanoscale topographyProbeThree-dimensional adaptive optical nanoscopy for thick specimen imaging at sub-50-nm resolution
Hao X, Allgeyer ES, Lee DR, Antonello J, Watters K, Gerdes JA, Schroeder LK, Bottanelli F, Zhao J, Kidd P, Lessard MD, Rothman JE, Cooley L, Biederer T, Booth MJ, Bewersdorf J. Three-dimensional adaptive optical nanoscopy for thick specimen imaging at sub-50-nm resolution. Nature Methods 2021, 18: 688-693. PMID: 34059828, PMCID: PMC7610943, DOI: 10.1038/s41592-021-01149-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsImaging, Three-DimensionalMicroscopy, FluorescenceNanotechnologyOptics and PhotonicsSignal-To-Noise RatioConceptsAdaptive optics schemeBest possible spatial resolutionPossible spatial resolutionOptical nanoscopyOptics schemeDiffraction limitDark stateOptical aberrationsNanoscopy methodsThin samplesThick specimenFluorescent moleculesSpatial resolutionThick specimensNanoscopeIsotropic resolutionResolutionNanoscopyPath geometryFluorescence microscopyMicroscopeMicroscopyImplementation of a 4Pi-SMS super-resolution microscope
Wang J, Allgeyer ES, Sirinakis G, Zhang Y, Hu K, Lessard MD, Li Y, Diekmann R, Phillips MA, Dobbie IM, Ries J, Booth MJ, Bewersdorf J. Implementation of a 4Pi-SMS super-resolution microscope. Nature Protocols 2020, 16: 677-727. PMID: 33328610, PMCID: PMC9118368, DOI: 10.1038/s41596-020-00428-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLight microscopy of proteins in their ultrastructural context
M’Saad O, Bewersdorf J. Light microscopy of proteins in their ultrastructural context. Nature Communications 2020, 11: 3850. PMID: 32737322, PMCID: PMC7395138, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-17523-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUltrastructural contextLocal protein densityConventional confocal microscopeCellular nanoarchitectureOptical contrastSpecific proteinsElectron microscopyFluorescence microscopyLight microscopyProteinBulk labelingProtein densityConfocal microscopeStandard light microscopyIntracellular spaceMicroscopyProteomeCellsNanoscaleMicroscopeNew principleDiscoveryLabelingPhysical expansionDensityAn integrated platform for high-throughput nanoscopy
Barentine A, Lin Y, Courvan E, Kidd P, Liu M, Balduf L, Phan T, Rivera-Molina F, Grace M, Marin Z, Lessard M, Rios Chen J, Wang S, Neugebauer K, Bewersdorf J, Baddeley D. An integrated platform for high-throughput nanoscopy. Nature Biotechnology 2023, 41: 1549-1556. PMID: 36914886, PMCID: PMC10497732, DOI: 10.1038/s41587-023-01702-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLarge data volumesUser-defined extensionsPlugin frameworkData compressionData volumeCamera frameFrame rateAnalysis platformAcquisition taskPlatformIntegrated acquisitionThroughputSingle-molecule localization microscopyTypical throughputHundreds of cellsThree-dimensional fluorescenceFrameworkTens of cellsLocalization microscopyWorkflow
2024
Unraveling cellular complexity with transient adapters in highly multiplexed super-resolution imaging
Schueder F, Rivera-Molina F, Su M, Marin Z, Kidd P, Rothman J, Toomre D, Bewersdorf J. Unraveling cellular complexity with transient adapters in highly multiplexed super-resolution imaging. Cell 2024, 187: 1769-1784.e18. PMID: 38552613, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2024.02.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInter-organelle contactsSuper-resolutionMultiplexed super-resolution microscopyIntricate spatial relationshipsGolgi stacksMammalian cellsCellular functionsSuper-resolution microscopyPrimary ciliaSuper-resolution fluorescence microscopyCellular complexityTransient adaptationFluorescence microscopyDNA-PAINTFluorogenic labelingMolecular targetsSpatial relationshipsImagesThroughput
2023
Extracting nanoscale membrane morphology from single-molecule localizations
Marin Z, Fuentes L, Bewersdorf J, Baddeley D. Extracting nanoscale membrane morphology from single-molecule localizations. Biophysical Journal 2023, 122: 3022-3030. PMID: 37355772, PMCID: PMC10432223, DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2023.06.010.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Assessing photodamage in live-cell STED microscopy
Kilian N, Goryaynov A, Lessard MD, Hooker G, Toomre D, Rothman JE, Bewersdorf J. Assessing photodamage in live-cell STED microscopy. Nature Methods 2018, 15: 755-756. PMID: 30275592, PMCID: PMC6915835, DOI: 10.1038/s41592-018-0145-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFluorescenceHeLa CellsHumansMicroscopy, FluorescenceOxidation-ReductionPhotochemical ProcessesPhotolysis
2016
Ultra-High Resolution 3D Imaging of Whole Cells
Huang F, Sirinakis G, Allgeyer ES, Schroeder LK, Duim WC, Kromann EB, Phan T, Rivera-Molina FE, Myers JR, Irnov I, Lessard M, Zhang Y, Handel MA, Jacobs-Wagner C, Lusk CP, Rothman JE, Toomre D, Booth MJ, Bewersdorf J. Ultra-High Resolution 3D Imaging of Whole Cells. Cell 2016, 166: 1028-1040. PMID: 27397506, PMCID: PMC5005454, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2016.06.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBacteriophagesCOP-Coated VesiclesCytological TechniquesGolgi ApparatusMaleMiceMicroscopy, FluorescenceSingle Molecule ImagingSpermatocytesSynaptonemal ComplexConceptsCell biological researchResolution 3D imagingHigh-resolution 3D imagingOptical nanoscopeSuper-resolution microscopyThree-dimensional structureMammalian cellsNuclear poresSynaptonemal complexFluorescence nanoscopyThick samplesThin samplesBiological researchNanoscopyInferior resolutionCellular volumeWhole cellsDepth directionMolecular architecturePractical biological applicationsBiological applicationsComplex molecular architecturesResolutionNanoscopeCellsTwo-colour live-cell nanoscale imaging of intracellular targets
Bottanelli F, Kromann EB, Allgeyer ES, Erdmann RS, Wood Baguley S, Sirinakis G, Schepartz A, Baddeley D, Toomre DK, Rothman JE, Bewersdorf J. Two-colour live-cell nanoscale imaging of intracellular targets. Nature Communications 2016, 7: 10778. PMID: 26940217, PMCID: PMC4785223, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms10778.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2008
Three-dimensional sub–100 nm resolution fluorescence microscopy of thick samples
Juette MF, Gould TJ, Lessard MD, Mlodzianoski MJ, Nagpure BS, Bennett BT, Hess ST, Bewersdorf J. Three-dimensional sub–100 nm resolution fluorescence microscopy of thick samples. Nature Methods 2008, 5: 527-529. PMID: 18469823, DOI: 10.1038/nmeth.1211.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBiophysicsFluoresceinFluorescent DyesImage EnhancementImage Interpretation, Computer-AssistedImaging, Three-DimensionalLasersLightMicroscopyMicroscopy, FluorescenceSoftware