The high-resolution technique transmission electron microscopy (TEM), with OsO as the traditional fixative, is an essential tool for cell biology and medicine. Although OsO has been extensively used, it is far from perfect because of its high volatility and toxicity. Os(II) polypyridyl complexes like [Os(phen)(dppz)] (phen = 1,10-phenanthroline; dppz = dipyridophenazine) are not only the well-known molecular DNA "light-switches" but also the potential ideal candidates for TEM studies. Here, we report that the cell-impermeable cationic [Os(phen)(dppz)] can be preferentially delivered into the live-cell nucleus through ion-pairing with chlorophenolate counter-anions, where it functions as an unparalleled enantioselective nuclear DNA imaging reagent especially suitable for correlative light and electron microscopy (CLEM) studies in both living and fixed cells, which can clearly visualize chromosome aggregation and decondensation during mitosis simultaneously. We propose that the chiral Os(II) polypyridyl complexes can be used as a distinctive group of enantioselective high-resolution CLEM imaging probes for live-cell nuclear DNA studies.
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