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Imaging cellular ultrastructures using expansion microscopy (U-ExM)

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Nature Methods, 16 (1): 71--74 (2019)
DOI: 10.1038/s41592-018-0238-1

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Determining the structure and composition of macromolecular assemblies is a major challenge in biology. Here we describe ultrastructure expansion microscopy (U-ExM), an extension of expansion microscopy that allows the visualization of preserved ultrastructures by optical microscopy. This method allows for near-native expansion of diverse structures in vitro and in cells; when combined with super-resolution microscopy, it unveiled details of ultrastructural organization, such as centriolar chirality, that could otherwise be observed only by electron microscopy.

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