Young-Gyun Park, Chang Ho Sohn, Ritchie Chen, Margaret McCue, Dae Hee Yun, Gabrielle T Drummond, Taeyun Ku, Nicholas B Evans, Hayeon Caitlyn Oak, Wendy Trieu, Heejin Choi, Xin Jin, Varoth Lilascharoen, Ji Wang, Matthias C Truttmann, Helena W Qi, Hidde L Ploegh, Todd R Golub, Shih-Chi Chen, Matthew P Frosch, Heather J Kulik, Byung Kook Lim, Kwanghun Chung
Understanding complex biological systems requires the system-wide characterization of both molecular and cellular features. Existing methods for spatial mapping of biomolecules in intact tissues suffer from information loss caused by degradation and tissue damage. We report a tissue transformation strategy named stabilization under harsh conditions via intramolecular epoxide linkages to prevent degradation (SHIELD), which uses a flexible polyepoxide to form controlled intra- and intermolecular cross-link with biomolecules...
December 17, 2018: Nature Biotechnology