Analyzing complex single-molecule emission patterns with deep learning.

Zhang, Peiyi; Liu, Sheng; Chaurasia, Abhishek; Ma, Donghan; Mlodzianoski, Michael J; Culurciello, Eugenio; Huang, Fang · Nat Methods · 2018

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

A fluorescent emitter simultaneously transmits its identity, location, and cellular context through its emission pattern. We developed smNet, a deep neural network for multiplexed single-molecule analysis to retrieve such information with high accuracy. We demonstrate that smNet can extract three-dimensional molecule location, orientation, and wavefront distortion with precision approaching the theoretical limit, and therefore will allow multiplexed measurements through the emission pattern of a single molecule.

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