Simultaneous diffusion and brightness measurements and brightness profile visualization from single fluorescence fluctuation traces of GFP in living cells. 2012

Victor V Skakun, and Ruchira Engel, and Jan Willem Borst, and Vladimir V Apanasovich, and Antonie J W G Visser
Department of Systems Analysis and Computer Simulation, Belarusian State University, 220030 Minsk, Belarus. skakun@bsu.by

Fluorescence correlation spectroscopy (FCS) and photon-counting histogram (PCH) analysis use the same experimental fluorescence intensity fluctuations, but each analytical method focuses on a different property of the signal. The time-dependent decay of the correlation of fluorescence fluctuations is measured in FCS yielding, for instance, molecular diffusion coefficients. The amplitude distribution of these fluctuations is calculated by PCH analysis yielding information about the molecular brightness of fluorescent species. Analysis of both FCS and PCH results in the molecular concentration of the sample. Using a previously described global analysis procedure we report here precise, simultaneous measurements of diffusion constants and brightness values from single fluorescence fluctuation traces of green-fluorescent protein (GFP, S65T) in the cytoplasm of Dictyostelium cells. The use of a polynomial profile in PCH analysis, describing the detected three-dimensional shape of the confocal volume, enabled us to obtain well fitting results for GFP in cells. We could visualize the polynomial profile and show its deviation from a Gaussian profile.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D004023 Dictyostelium A genus of protozoa, formerly also considered a fungus. Its natural habitat is decaying forest leaves, where it feeds on bacteria. D. discoideum is the best-known species and is widely used in biomedical research. Dictyostelium discoideum,Dictyostelium discoideums,Dictyosteliums,discoideum, Dictyostelium
D004058 Diffusion The tendency of a gas or solute to pass from a point of higher pressure or concentration to a point of lower pressure or concentration and to distribute itself throughout the available space. Diffusion, especially FACILITATED DIFFUSION, is a major mechanism of BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT. Diffusions
D005453 Fluorescence The property of emitting radiation while being irradiated. The radiation emitted is usually of longer wavelength than that incident or absorbed, e.g., a substance can be irradiated with invisible radiation and emit visible light. X-ray fluorescence is used in diagnosis.
D013050 Spectrometry, Fluorescence Measurement of the intensity and quality of fluorescence. Fluorescence Spectrophotometry,Fluorescence Spectroscopy,Spectrofluorometry,Fluorescence Spectrometry,Spectrophotometry, Fluorescence,Spectroscopy, Fluorescence
D016008 Statistical Distributions The complete summaries of the frequencies of the values or categories of a measurement made on a group of items, a population, or other collection of data. The distribution tells either how many or what proportion of the group was found to have each value (or each range of values) out of all the possible values that the quantitative measure can have. Distribution, Statistical,Distributions, Statistical,Statistical Distribution
D017785 Photons Discrete concentrations of energy, apparently massless elementary particles, that move at the speed of light. They are the unit or quantum of electromagnetic radiation. Photons are emitted when electrons move from one energy state to another. (From Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, 11th ed)
D049408 Luminescent Agents Compound such as LUMINESCENT PROTEINS that cause or emit light (PHYSICAL LUMINESCENCE). Phosphorescent Agents,Agents, Luminescent,Agents, Phosphorescent
D049452 Green Fluorescent Proteins Protein analogs and derivatives of the Aequorea victoria green fluorescent protein that emit light (FLUORESCENCE) when excited with ULTRAVIOLET RAYS. They are used in REPORTER GENES in doing GENETIC TECHNIQUES. Numerous mutants have been made to emit other colors or be sensitive to pH. Green Fluorescent Protein,Green-Fluorescent Protein,Green-Fluorescent Proteins,Fluorescent Protein, Green,Fluorescent Proteins, Green,Protein, Green Fluorescent,Protein, Green-Fluorescent,Proteins, Green Fluorescent,Proteins, Green-Fluorescent

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