Three-Dimensional Localization of an Individual Fluorescent Molecule with Angstrom Precision

  • Taku Furubayashi
  • , Kazuya Motohashi
  • , Keisuke Wakao
  • , Tsuyoshi Matsuda
  • , Isao Kii
  • , Takamitsu Hosoya
  • , Nobuhiro Hayashi
  • , Mahito Sadaie
  • , Fuyuki Ishikawa
  • , Michio Matsushita
  • , Satoru Fujiyoshi

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Abstract

Among imaging techniques, fluorescence microscopy is a unique method to noninvasively image individual molecules in whole cells. If the three-dimensional spatial precision is improved to the angstrom level, various molecular arrangements in the cell can be visualized on an individual basis. We have developed a cryogenic reflecting microscope with a numerical aperture of 0.99 and an imaging stability of 0.05 nm in standard deviation at a temperature of 1.8 K. The key optics to realize the cryogenic performances is the reflecting objective developed by our laboratory. With this cryogenic microscope, an individual fluorescent molecule (ATTO647N) at 1.8 K was localized with standard errors of 0.53 nm (x), 0.31 nm (y), and 0.90 nm (z) when 106 fluorescence photons from the molecule were accumulated in 5 min.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)8990-8994
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of the American Chemical Society
Volume139
Issue number26
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 05-07-2017
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Catalysis
  • General Chemistry
  • Biochemistry
  • Colloid and Surface Chemistry

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