ONE Microscopy

Optimized Nanoscale Expansion microscopy
Super-resolution imaging has been applied to biological specimens for more than two decades. Nevertheless, it still falls short of describing the morphology of single molecules and the organization of molecular complexes, since most super-resolution microscopy implementations become error-prone below 25nm. Here we provide a simple and effective solution to this problem, one nanometer expansion (ONE) microscopy, generated by combining large-scale expansion microscopy with a detailed fluorescence fluctuation analysis. This approach was readily applied to molecular complexes, including synaptic vesicles, synaptic receptors, postsynaptic densities, microtubules, viral particles and alpha-synuclein aggregates, and to single molecules, as antibodies or the small calcium sensor calmodulin. ONE microscopy described molecular shapes and sizes, solved long-standing questions and revealed novel structures, implying that this is a promising approach for future applications. Its application should be especially facile, since ONE microscopy is compatible with conventional and even antiquated microscopes, and accommodates multiple expansion microscopy chemistries.
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Involved Scientists
Ali H. Shaib, Universitätsmedizin Göttingen – follow @AliHShaib on Twitter for updates
Silvio O. Rizzoli, Universitaetsmedizin Goettingen – Georg-August Universitaet Goettingen – Stiftung Oeffentlichen Rechts, Germany
Group members
Name | Function | Phone | |
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Dr. Ali Sahib | Group leader | +49 (0) 551 39 12456 | ali.shaib(at)med.uni-goettingen.de |
Dr. Rajdeep Chowdhury | Senior Associated Researcher, Nanoscale Specialist | +49 (0) 551 39 7097 | rajdeep.chowdhur(at)med.uni-goettingen.de |
Megi Pergjegjaj | Med, PhD Student, Diagnostics Analytics | ||
Maryam Baghai | Med Dent, PhD Student, Nanoscale Analytics | ||
Donatus Krah | Master’s Student, Diagnostic Specialist | +49 (0) 551 39 7097 | donatus.krah(at)med.uni-goettingen.de |
Jonas Altendorf | Bachelor Student, Artificial Intelligence Specialist | +49 (0) 551 39 5892 | j.altendorf(at)stud.uni-goettingen.de |

This project receives funding from the European’s Union Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 951257(ERC Synergy Call 2019, ULTRARESOLUTION project).