Single molecule microscopy of biomembranes (review) - PubMed (original) (raw)

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. 2000 Jan-Mar;17(1):17-29.

doi: 10.1080/096876800294452.

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Single molecule microscopy of biomembranes (review)

G J Schütz et al. Mol Membr Biol. 2000 Jan-Mar.

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Abstract

Recent advances in the development of new microscopy techniques with a sensitivity of a single molecule have gained access to essentially new types of information obtainable from imaging biomolecular samples. These methodologies are analysed here in terms of their applicability to the in vivo visualization of cellular processes on the molecular scale, in particular of processes in cell membranes. First examples of single molecule microscopy on cell membranes revealed new basic insight into the lateral organization of the plasma membrane, providing the captivating perspective of an ultrasensitive methodology as a general tool to study local processes and heterogeneities in living cells.

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