Template-free 2D particle fusion in localization microscopy

Nat Methods. 2018 Oct;15(10):781-784. doi: 10.1038/s41592-018-0136-6. Epub 2018 Sep 17.

Abstract

Methods that fuse multiple localization microscopy images of a single structure can improve signal-to-noise ratio and resolution, but they generally suffer from template bias or sensitivity to registration errors. We present a template-free particle-fusion approach based on an all-to-all registration that provides robustness against individual misregistrations and underlabeling. We achieved 3.3-nm Fourier ring correlation (FRC) image resolution by fusing 383 DNA origami nanostructures with 80% labeling density, and 5.0-nm resolution for structures with 30% labeling density.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • DNA / ultrastructure*
  • Humans
  • Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / methods*
  • Microscopy, Fluorescence / methods*
  • Nanostructures / chemistry*
  • Signal-To-Noise Ratio
  • Single Molecule Imaging / methods*

Substances

  • DNA