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  • Title: Recruiting Rate Determines the Blinking Propensity of Rhodamine Fluorophores for Super-Resolution Imaging.
    Author: Zheng Y, Ye Z, Zhang X, Xiao Y.
    Journal: J Am Chem Soc; 2023 Mar 08; 145(9):5125-5133. PubMed ID: 36815733.
    Abstract:
    Live-cell single-molecule localization microscopy has advanced with the development of self-blinking rhodamines. A pKcycling of <6 is recognized as the criterion for self-blinking, yet a few rhodamines matching the standard fail for super-resolution reconstruction. To resolve this controversy, we constructed two classic rhodamines (pKcycling < 6) and four sulfonamide rhodamines with three exhibited exceptional larger pKcycling characteristics (6.91-7.34). A kinetic study uncovered slow equilibrium rates, and limited switch numbers resulted in the reconstruction failure of some rhodamines. From the kinetic disparity, a recruiting rate was first abstracted to reveal the natural switching frequency of spirocycling equilibrium. The new parameter independent from applying a laser satisfactorily explained the imaging failure, efficacious for determining the propensity of self-blinking from a kinetic perspective. Following the prediction from this parameter, the sulfonamide rhodamines enabled live-cell super-resolution imaging of various organelles through Halo-tag technology. It is determined that the recruiting rate would be a practical indicator of self-blinking and imaging performance.
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