TY - INPR A1 - Spahn, Christoph Klaus A1 - Grimm, Jonathan B. A1 - Lavis, Luke D. A1 - Lampe, Marko A1 - Heilemann, Mike T1 - Bleaching-independent, whole-cell, 3D and multi-color STED imaging with exchangeable fluorophores T2 - bioRxiv N2 - We demonstrate bleaching-independent STED microscopy using fluorogenic labels that reversibly bind to their target structure. A constant exchange of labels guarantees the removal of photobleached fluorophores and their replacement by intact fluorophores, thereby circumventing bleaching-related limitations of STED super-resolution imaging in fixed and living cells. Foremost, we achieve a constant labeling density and demonstrate a fluorescence signal for long and theoretically unlimited acquisition times. Using this concept, we demonstrate whole-cell, 3D, multi-color and live cell STED microscopy with up to 100 min acquisition time. Y1 - 2018 UR - http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/72500 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-725009 IS - 420638 ER -