HAK-actin, a U-ExM-compatible probe to image the actin cytoskeleton
Olivier Mercey, Luc Reymond, Florent Lemaître, Isabelle Mean, Marine H Laporte, Marine Olivetta, Karin Sadoul, Omaya Dudin, Virginie Hamel, Paul Guichard · 2026
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Description
Olivier Mercey and nine co-authors present a new probe that makes the actin web inside cells easy to see under a swelling microscope trick. That trick blows samples up for sharp views, and it works well for one cell web but poorly for actin, the web that shapes and moves cells.
Their built probe stains actin in a strong, even way across many sample kinds. Human cells, small microbes, and mouse eye tissue all lit up well. The tool is simple and repeats well across labs. It fills a clear gap for cell shape studies at fine scale.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Olivier Mercey, Luc Reymond, Florent Lemaître, Isabelle Mean, Marine H Laporte, Marine Olivetta, Karin Sadoul, Omaya Dudin, Virginie Hamel, Paul Guichard |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 68 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |