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Lang G, Grill C, Scheibel T. Site-Specific Functionalization of Recombinant Spider Silk Janus Fibers. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202115232. [PMID: 34986278 PMCID: PMC9303884 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202115232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
Abstract
Biotechnological production is a powerful tool to design materials with customized properties. The aim of this work was to apply designed spider silk proteins to produce Janus fibers with two different functional sides. First, functionalization was established through a cysteine‐modified silk protein, ntagCyseADF4(κ16). After fiber spinning, gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) were coupled via thiol‐ene click chemistry. Significantly reduced electrical resistivity indicated sufficient loading density of AuNPs on such fiber surfaces. Then, Janus fibers were electrospun in a side‐by‐side arrangement, with “non‐functional” eADF4(C16) on the one and “functional” ntagCyseADF4(κ16) on the other side. Post‐treatment was established to render silk fibers insoluble in water. Subsequent AuNP binding was highly selective on the ntagCyseADF4(κ16) side demonstrating the potential of such silk‐based systems to realize complex bifunctional structures with spatial resolutions in the nano scale.
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Affiliation(s)
- Gregor Lang
- Biopolymer Processing Group, University of Bayreuth, Ludwig-Thoma-Straße 36A, 95447, Bayreuth, Germany
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- Chair of Biomaterials, University of Bayreuth, TAO Gebäude, Prof.-Rüdiger-Bormann-Str. 1, 95447, Bayreuth, Germany
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- Chair of Biomaterials, University of Bayreuth, TAO Gebäude, Prof.-Rüdiger-Bormann-Str. 1, 95447, Bayreuth, Germany
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Lang G, Grill C, Scheibel T. Site‐specific functionalization of recombinant spider silk Janus fibers. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202115232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Gregor Lang
- Universität Bayreuth: Universitat Bayreuth Biopolymerprocessing GERMANY
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- Universität Bayreuth: Universitat Bayreuth Biomaterials GERMANY
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- University of Bayreuth Biomaterials Prof. Rüdiger Bormann Str. 1 95447 Bayreuth GERMANY
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Choi H, Jung Y. Valence-controlled protein conjugation on nanoparticles via re-arrangeable multivalent interactions of tandem repeat protein chains. Chem Sci 2022; 13:7552-7559. [PMID: 35872829 PMCID: PMC9241965 DOI: 10.1039/d1sc06993d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2021] [Accepted: 06/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Tandem repeat protein chains were wrapped around nanoparticles via re-arrangeable multivalent interactions for valence controlled protein conjugation.
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- Hyeongjoo Choi
- Department of Chemistry, KAIST, 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34143, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, KAIST, 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34143, Republic of Korea
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Nivedita PS, Joy HH, Torvi AI, Shettar AK. Applications of Polysaccharides in Cancer Treatment. POLYSACCHARIDES 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/9781119711414.ch24] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS)-based immunosystem for ultrasensitive detection of the 90K biomarker. Anal Bioanal Chem 2020; 412:7659-7667. [PMID: 32875368 PMCID: PMC7533257 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-020-02903-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2020] [Revised: 08/07/2020] [Accepted: 08/19/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The research and the individuation of tumour markers in biological fluids are currently one of the main tools to support diagnosis, prognosis, and monitoring of the therapeutic response in oncology. Although the identification of tumour markers in asymptomatic patients is crucial for early diagnosis, its application is still limited by the relatively low sensitivity and the complexity of existing methods (i.e. ELISA, mass spectrometry). We developed an easy, fast, and ultrasensitive surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS)-based system, for the detection and quantitation of the LGALS3BP (90K) biomarker that was used as a model, based on the development of antibody-functionalized nanostructured gold surfaces. The detection system was effective for the ultrasensitive detection and characterization of samples of different biochemical compositions. In conclusion, this work could provide the foundation for the development of a medical diagnostic device with the highest predictive power when compared with the methods currently used in cancer diagnostics.
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Alghrair ZK, Fernig DG, Ebrahimi B. Enhanced inhibition of influenza virus infection by peptide-noble-metal nanoparticle conjugates. BEILSTEIN JOURNAL OF NANOTECHNOLOGY 2019; 10:1038-1047. [PMID: 31165030 PMCID: PMC6541353 DOI: 10.3762/bjnano.10.104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2018] [Accepted: 04/30/2019] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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The influenza ("flu") type-A virus is a major medical and veterinary health concern and causes global pandemics. The peptide "FluPep" is an established inhibitor of influenza virus infectivity in model systems. We have explored the potential for noble-metal nanoparticle conjugates of FluPep to enhance its antiviral activity and to determine their potential as a delivery platform for FluPep. FluPep ligand is FluPep extended at its N-terminus with the sequence CVVVTAAA, to allow for its incorporation into a mixed-matrix ligand shell of a peptidol and an alkanethiol ethylene glycol consisting of 70% CVVVTol and 30% HS(CH2)11(OC2H4)4OH (mol/mol). Gold and silver nanoparticles (ca. 10 nm diameter) with up to 5% (mol/mol) FluPep ligand remained as stable as the control of mixed-matrix-passivated nanoparticles in a variety of tests, including ligand exchange with dithiothreitol. The free FluPep ligand peptide was found to inhibit viral plaque formation in canine MDCK cells (IC50 = 2.1 nM), but was less potent than FluPep itself (IC50 = 140 pM). Nanoparticles functionalised with FluPep ligand showed enhanced antiviral activity compared to the free peptides. The IC50 value of the FluPep-functionalised nanoparticles decreased as the grafting density of FluPep ligand increased from 0.03% to 5% (both mol/mol), with IC50 values down to about 10% of that of the corresponding free peptide. The data demonstrate that conjugation of FluPep to gold and silver nanoparticles enhances its antiviral potency; the antimicrobial activity of silver ions may enable the design of even more potent antimicrobial inhibitors, capable of targeting both influenza and bacterial co-infections.
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- Zaid K Alghrair
- Department of Biochemistry Institute of Integrative Biology, Biosciences Building, Crown Street, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L69 7ZB, UK
- Department of Functional and Comparative Genomics, Institute of Integrative Biology, Biosciences Building, Crown Street, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L69 7ZB, UK
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- Department of Biochemistry Institute of Integrative Biology, Biosciences Building, Crown Street, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L69 7ZB, UK
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- Department of Functional and Comparative Genomics, Institute of Integrative Biology, Biosciences Building, Crown Street, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L69 7ZB, UK
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Gevrek TN, Kosif I, Sanyal A. Surface-Anchored Thiol-Reactive Soft Interfaces: Engineering Effective Platforms for Biomolecular Immobilization and Sensing. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2017; 9:27946-27954. [PMID: 28745494 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b07779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Fabrication of antibiofouling, specifically reactive polymeric coatings that undergo facile functionalization with thiol-bearing small molecules and ligands, yields effective platforms for biomolecular immobilization and sensing. Poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG)-based copolymers containing alkoxysilyl groups to enable surface-anchoring and furan-protected maleimide groups as latent thiol-reactive moieties as side-chains were synthesized. Reactive interfaces were obtained by coating these copolymers onto Si/SiO2 or glass surfaces and activating the maleimide groups to their thiol-reactive forms via thermal treatment. A series of surfaces modified with copolymers containing varying amounts of maleimide groups were synthesized. Effectiveness of surface modification was probed using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, contact angle goniometry, ellipsometry and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Facile surface modification through thiol-maleimide conjugation was established by attachment of a thiol-containing fluorescent dye, namely BODIPY-SH. It was demonstrated that these surfaces allow spatially localized modification through microcontact printing. Importantly, the extent of surface modification could be tuned by varying the initial composition of the copolymer used for coating. Using fluorescence microscopy, it was observed that increasing amount of fluorescent dye was attached onto surfaces fabricated with copolymers with increasing amount of masked maleimide groups. Thereafter, the thiol-maleimide conjugation was utilized to decorate these surfaces with biotin, a protein-binding ligand. It was observed that though these biotinylated surfaces were able to bind Streptavidin effectively, some nonspecific binding was observed on places that were not in conformal contact with the stamp during microcontact printing. This nonspecific binding was eliminated upon neutralizing the residual maleimide units on the printed surface using thiol-containing PEG. Notably, fluorescence analysis of Streptavidin immobilized onto biotinylated surfaces fabricated using varying amounts of maleimide demonstrated that the amount of immobilized protein could be tuned by varying surface composition. It can be envisioned that facile fabrication of these maleimide-containing polymeric surfaces, their effective functionalization in a tunable manner to engineer interfaces for effective immobilization or sensing of biomolecules in a spatially controlled manner would make them attractive candidates for various biotechnological applications.
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- Tugce Nihal Gevrek
- Department of Chemistry, Bogazici University , Bebek, Istanbul 34342, Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Bogazici University , Bebek, Istanbul 34342, Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Bogazici University , Bebek, Istanbul 34342, Turkey
- Center for Life Sciences and Technologies, Bogazici University , Bebek, Istanbul 34342, Turkey
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Hou ZY, Yeniad B, Van Guyse J, Woisel P, Mullen KM, Rutjes FPJT, van Hest JCM, Hoogenboom R. A Dibenzoazacyclooctyne as a Reactive Chain Stopper for [2]Rotaxanes. European J Org Chem 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201700305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Zhan-Yao Hou
- Supramolecular Chemistry Group; Department of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry; Ghent University; Krijgslaan 281 S4 B9000 Ghent Belgium
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- Supramolecular Chemistry Group; Department of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry; Ghent University; Krijgslaan 281 S4 B9000 Ghent Belgium
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- Supramolecular Chemistry Group; Department of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry; Ghent University; Krijgslaan 281 S4 B9000 Ghent Belgium
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- UMET (UMR-CNRS 8207); Université de Lille Nord de France; ENSCL; 59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq Cedex France
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- School of Chemistry; Physics and Mechanical Engineering Queensland University of Technology; 4001 Brisbane Queensland Australia
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- Institute for Molecules and Materials; Radboud University; Heyendaalseweg 135 6525 AJ Nijmegen The Netherlands
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- Institute for Molecules and Materials; Radboud University; Heyendaalseweg 135 6525 AJ Nijmegen The Netherlands
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- Supramolecular Chemistry Group; Department of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry; Ghent University; Krijgslaan 281 S4 B9000 Ghent Belgium
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Colangelo E, Comenge J, Paramelle D, Volk M, Chen Q, Lévy R. Characterizing Self-Assembled Monolayers on Gold Nanoparticles. Bioconjug Chem 2016; 28:11-22. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.6b00587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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- Elena Colangelo
- Institute
of Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool, Crown Street, L69 7ZB Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Institute
of Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool, Crown Street, L69 7ZB Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Institute
of Materials Research and Engineering, A*STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research), 2 Fusionopolis Way, #08-03 Innovis, Singapore 138634
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 7ZD, United Kingdom
- Surface
Science Research Centre, Department of Chemistry, Abercromby Square, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3BX, United Kingdom
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- Institute
of High Performance Computing, A*STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research), 1 Fusionopolis Way, #16-16 Connexis North, Singapore 138632
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- Institute
of Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool, Crown Street, L69 7ZB Liverpool, United Kingdom
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High colloidal stability of gold nanorods coated with a peptide-ethylene glycol: Analysis by cyanide-mediated etching and nanoparticle tracking analysis. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2016; 146:871-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2016.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2016] [Revised: 06/29/2016] [Accepted: 07/03/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Schulz F, Dahl GT, Besztejan S, Schroer MA, Lehmkühler F, Grübel G, Vossmeyer T, Lange H. Ligand Layer Engineering To Control Stability and Interfacial Properties of Nanoparticles. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2016; 32:7897-907. [PMID: 27458652 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b01704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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The use of mixed ligand layers including poly(ethylene glycol)-based ligands for the functionalization of nanoparticles is a very popular strategy in the context of nanomedicine. However, it is challenging to control the composition of the ligand layer and maintain high colloidal and chemical stability of the conjugates. A high level of control and stability are crucial for reproducibility, upscaling, and safe application. In this study, gold nanoparticles with well-defined mixed ligand layers of α-methoxypoly(ethylene glycol)-ω-(11-mercaptoundecanoate) (PEGMUA) and 11-mercaptoundecanoic acid (MUA) were synthesized and characterized by ATR-FTIR spectroscopy and gel electrophoresis. The colloidal and chemical stability of the conjugates was tested by dynamic light scattering (DLS), small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS), and UV/vis spectroscopy based experiments, and their interactions with cells were analyzed by elemental analysis. We demonstrate that the alkylene spacer in PEGMUA is the key feature for the controlled synthesis of mixed layer conjugates with very high colloidal and chemical stability and that a controlled synthesis is not possible using regular PEG ligands without the alkylene spacer. With the results of our stability tests, the molecular structure of the ligands can be clearly linked to the colloidal and chemical stabilization. We expect that the underlying design principle can be generalized to improve the level of control in nanoparticle surface chemistry.
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- Florian Schulz
- Institute for Physical Chemistry, University of Hamburg , Grindelallee 117, 20146 Hamburg, Germany
- The Hamburg Centre for Ultrafast Imaging (CUI), Luruper Chaussee 149, 22761 Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute for Physical Chemistry, University of Hamburg , Grindelallee 117, 20146 Hamburg, Germany
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- The Hamburg Centre for Ultrafast Imaging (CUI), Luruper Chaussee 149, 22761 Hamburg, Germany
- Institute for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Hamburg , Martin-Luther-King Platz 6, 20146 Hamburg, Germany
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- The Hamburg Centre for Ultrafast Imaging (CUI), Luruper Chaussee 149, 22761 Hamburg, Germany
- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestr. 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- The Hamburg Centre for Ultrafast Imaging (CUI), Luruper Chaussee 149, 22761 Hamburg, Germany
- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestr. 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- The Hamburg Centre for Ultrafast Imaging (CUI), Luruper Chaussee 149, 22761 Hamburg, Germany
- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestr. 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute for Physical Chemistry, University of Hamburg , Grindelallee 117, 20146 Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute for Physical Chemistry, University of Hamburg , Grindelallee 117, 20146 Hamburg, Germany
- The Hamburg Centre for Ultrafast Imaging (CUI), Luruper Chaussee 149, 22761 Hamburg, Germany
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Chen MY, Song T, Zheng ZJ, Xu Z, Cui YM, Xu LW. Tao-Phos-controlled desymmetrization of succinimide-based bisalkynes via asymmetric copper-catalyzed Huisgen alkyne–azide click cycloaddition: substrate scope and mechanism. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra13687g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Nieves DJ, Li Y, Fernig DG, Lévy R. Photothermal raster image correlation spectroscopy of gold nanoparticles in solution and on live cells. ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE 2015; 2:140454. [PMID: 26543570 PMCID: PMC4632534 DOI: 10.1098/rsos.140454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2014] [Accepted: 05/19/2015] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Raster image correlation spectroscopy (RICS) measures the diffusion of fluorescently labelled molecules from stacks of confocal microscopy images by analysing correlations within the image. RICS enables the observation of a greater and, thus, more representative area of a biological system as compared to other single molecule approaches. Photothermal microscopy of gold nanoparticles allows long-term imaging of the same labelled molecules without photobleaching. Here, we implement RICS analysis on a photothermal microscope. The imaging of single gold nanoparticles at pixel dwell times short enough for RICS (60 μs) with a piezo-driven photothermal heterodyne microscope is demonstrated (photothermal raster image correlation spectroscopy, PhRICS). As a proof of principle, PhRICS is used to measure the diffusion coefficient of gold nanoparticles in glycerol : water solutions. The diffusion coefficients of the nanoparticles measured by PhRICS are consistent with their size, determined by transmission electron microscopy. PhRICS was then used to probe the diffusion speed of gold nanoparticle-labelled fibroblast growth factor 2 (FGF2) bound to heparan sulfate in the pericellular matrix of live fibroblast cells. The data are consistent with previous single nanoparticle tracking studies of the diffusion of FGF2 on these cells. Importantly, the data reveal faster FGF2 movement, previously inaccessible by photothermal tracking, and suggest that inhomogeneity in the distribution of bound FGF2 is dynamic.
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- D. J. Nieves
- Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool, Biosciences Building, Crown Street, Liverpool L69 7ZB, UK
- EMBL Australia Node in Single Molecule Science, Lowy Cancer Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool, Biosciences Building, Crown Street, Liverpool L69 7ZB, UK
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- Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool, Biosciences Building, Crown Street, Liverpool L69 7ZB, UK
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- Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool, Biosciences Building, Crown Street, Liverpool L69 7ZB, UK
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