FRET-enhanced photostability allows improved single-molecule tracking of proteins and protein complexes in live mammalian cells

Single molecule tracking of fluorescent proteins in live cells is temporally limited by fluorophore photobleaching. Here the authors show using fluorophore pairs that FRET competes with photobleaching to improve photostability and allow longer-term tracking of both single proteins and complexes.

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Main Authors: Srinjan Basu, Lisa-Maria Needham, David Lando, Edward J. R. Taylor, Kai J. Wohlfahrt, Devina Shah, Wayne Boucher, Yi Lei Tan, Lawrence E. Bates, Olga Tkachenko, Julie Cramard, B. Christoffer Lagerholm, Christian Eggeling, Brian Hendrich, Dave Klenerman, Steven F. Lee, Ernest D. Laue
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-06-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04486-0
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spelling doaj-4ba0bd5ae2024d44b50386dc802df3dc2021-05-11T09:43:05ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232018-06-019111410.1038/s41467-018-04486-0FRET-enhanced photostability allows improved single-molecule tracking of proteins and protein complexes in live mammalian cellsSrinjan Basu0Lisa-Maria Needham1David Lando2Edward J. R. Taylor3Kai J. Wohlfahrt4Devina Shah5Wayne Boucher6Yi Lei Tan7Lawrence E. Bates8Olga Tkachenko9Julie Cramard10B. Christoffer Lagerholm11Christian Eggeling12Brian Hendrich13Dave Klenerman14Steven F. Lee15Ernest D. Laue16Department of Biochemistry, University of CambridgeDepartment of Chemistry, University of CambridgeDepartment of Biochemistry, University of CambridgeDepartment of Biochemistry, University of CambridgeDepartment of Biochemistry, University of CambridgeDepartment of Biochemistry, University of CambridgeDepartment of Biochemistry, University of CambridgeDepartment of Biochemistry, University of CambridgeDepartment of Biochemistry, University of CambridgeDepartment of Biochemistry, University of CambridgeWellcome Trust – MRC Stem Cell Institute, University of CambridgeMedical Research Council Human Immunology Unit and Wolfson Imaging Centre, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of OxfordMedical Research Council Human Immunology Unit and Wolfson Imaging Centre, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of OxfordDepartment of Biochemistry, University of CambridgeDepartment of Chemistry, University of CambridgeDepartment of Chemistry, University of CambridgeDepartment of Biochemistry, University of CambridgeSingle molecule tracking of fluorescent proteins in live cells is temporally limited by fluorophore photobleaching. Here the authors show using fluorophore pairs that FRET competes with photobleaching to improve photostability and allow longer-term tracking of both single proteins and complexes.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04486-0
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author Srinjan Basu
Lisa-Maria Needham
David Lando
Edward J. R. Taylor
Kai J. Wohlfahrt
Devina Shah
Wayne Boucher
Yi Lei Tan
Lawrence E. Bates
Olga Tkachenko
Julie Cramard
B. Christoffer Lagerholm
Christian Eggeling
Brian Hendrich
Dave Klenerman
Steven F. Lee
Ernest D. Laue
spellingShingle Srinjan Basu
Lisa-Maria Needham
David Lando
Edward J. R. Taylor
Kai J. Wohlfahrt
Devina Shah
Wayne Boucher
Yi Lei Tan
Lawrence E. Bates
Olga Tkachenko
Julie Cramard
B. Christoffer Lagerholm
Christian Eggeling
Brian Hendrich
Dave Klenerman
Steven F. Lee
Ernest D. Laue
FRET-enhanced photostability allows improved single-molecule tracking of proteins and protein complexes in live mammalian cells
Nature Communications
author_facet Srinjan Basu
Lisa-Maria Needham
David Lando
Edward J. R. Taylor
Kai J. Wohlfahrt
Devina Shah
Wayne Boucher
Yi Lei Tan
Lawrence E. Bates
Olga Tkachenko
Julie Cramard
B. Christoffer Lagerholm
Christian Eggeling
Brian Hendrich
Dave Klenerman
Steven F. Lee
Ernest D. Laue
author_sort Srinjan Basu
title FRET-enhanced photostability allows improved single-molecule tracking of proteins and protein complexes in live mammalian cells
title_short FRET-enhanced photostability allows improved single-molecule tracking of proteins and protein complexes in live mammalian cells
title_full FRET-enhanced photostability allows improved single-molecule tracking of proteins and protein complexes in live mammalian cells
title_fullStr FRET-enhanced photostability allows improved single-molecule tracking of proteins and protein complexes in live mammalian cells
title_full_unstemmed FRET-enhanced photostability allows improved single-molecule tracking of proteins and protein complexes in live mammalian cells
title_sort fret-enhanced photostability allows improved single-molecule tracking of proteins and protein complexes in live mammalian cells
publisher Nature Publishing Group
series Nature Communications
issn 2041-1723
publishDate 2018-06-01
description Single molecule tracking of fluorescent proteins in live cells is temporally limited by fluorophore photobleaching. Here the authors show using fluorophore pairs that FRET competes with photobleaching to improve photostability and allow longer-term tracking of both single proteins and complexes.
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04486-0
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