Multiplexed whole-animal imaging with reversibly switchable optoacoustic proteins.

Mishra, Kanuj; Stankevych, Mariia; Fuenzalida-Werner, Juan Pablo; Grassmann, Simon; Gujrati, Vipul; Huang, Yuanhui; Klemm, Uwe; Buchholz, Veit R et al. · Sci Adv · 2020

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

We introduce two photochromic proteins for cell-specific in vivo optoacoustic (OA) imaging with signal unmixing in the temporal domain. We show highly sensitive, multiplexed visualization of T lymphocytes, bacteria, and tumors in the mouse body and brain. We developed machine learning-based software for commercial imaging systems for temporal unmixed OA imaging, enabling its routine use in life sciences.

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