A photoactivatable Znsalen complex for super-resolution imaging of mitochondria in living cells

Chem Commun (Camb). 2016 Oct 4;52(77):11583-6. doi: 10.1039/c6cc06531g. Epub 2016 Sep 7.

Abstract

We herein report the first example that uses a first-row transition metal complex, Znsalen J-S-Alk, as a photoactivatable probe for super-resolution imaging of mitochondria with a localization precision of ca. 12 nm in living cells.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • COS Cells
  • Chlorocebus aethiops
  • Fluorescent Dyes / analysis*
  • Fluorescent Dyes / chemistry*
  • HeLa Cells
  • Humans
  • Microscopy, Fluorescence
  • Mitochondria / chemistry*
  • Molecular Imaging / methods*
  • Molecular Structure
  • Organometallic Compounds / analysis*
  • Organometallic Compounds / chemistry*
  • Photochemical Processes

Substances

  • Fluorescent Dyes
  • Organometallic Compounds