GENETICALLY CONTROLLED NANOSCOPY CONTRAST-GENERATING UNITS, GENETICALLY CONTROLLED STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS, GENETICALLY CONTROLLED SCAFFOLDS, NANOBIOMATERIAL BASED THEREON, AND USE THEREOF IN NANOSOCOPY METHODS

The present invention relates to a genetically controlled nanoscopy contrast-generating unit comprising a metal interactor, wherein the metal interactor is compatible with nanoscopy fixation protocols, nanoscopy post-fixation protocols, and nanoscopy metal staining protocols and wherein the metal interactor is a molecule to which metal ions can bind to or react with. The metal interactor is not a ferroxidase and is not an enzymatic product from an exogenous substrate. The present invention also relates to a genetically controlled structural element, wherein said genetically controlled structural element organizes the genetically controlled nanoscopy contrast-generating unit. The present invention also relates to a genetically controlled scaffold, wherein said genetically controlled scaffold spatially organizes the genetically controlled structural elements. The present invention also relates to the use of such genetically controlled nanoscopy contrast-generating unit, such genetically controlled structural element, and/or such genetically controlled scaffold for nanoscopy detection methods. The present invention also relates to a nanobiomaterial consisting of the isolated genetically controlled structural elements, and/or genetically controlled scaffolds. The present invention also relates to vectors comprising a nucleic acid encoding a genetically controlled nanoscopy contrast-generating unit, a genetically controlled structural element, and/or a genetically controlled scaffold.