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Mierke CT. Magnetic tweezers in cell mechanics. Methods Enzymol 2024; 694:321-354. [PMID: 38492957 DOI: 10.1016/bs.mie.2023.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/18/2024]
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The chapter provides an overview of the applications of magnetic tweezers in living cells. It discusses the advantages and disadvantages of magnetic tweezers technology with a focus on individual magnetic tweezers configurations, such as electromagnetic tweezers. Solutions to the disadvantages identified are also outlined. The specific role of magnetic tweezers in the field of mechanobiology, such as mechanosensitivity, mechano-allostery and mechanotransduction are also emphasized. The specific usage of magnetic tweezers in mechanically probing cells via specific cell surface receptors, such as mechanosensitive channels is discussed and why mechanical probing has revealed the opening and closing of the channels. Finally, the future direction of magnetic tweezers is presented.
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- Claudia Tanja Mierke
- Faculty of Physics and Earth System Sciences, Peter Debye Institute for Soft Matter Physics, Biological Physics Division, Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany.
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Astafiev AA, Shakhov AM, Osychenko AA, Martirosyan DY, Tochilo WA, Zalessky AD, Syrchina MS, Karmenyan AV, Cheng CL, Nadtochenko VA. Femtosecond Laser Microsurgery of Mouse Oocytes: Formation and Dynamics of Cavitation Bubbles Under the Action of Sharply Focused Laser Radiation on Various Oocyte Zones. RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B 2023. [DOI: 10.1134/s1990793123010189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/07/2023]
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Cangalaya C, Stoyanov S, Fischer KD, Dityatev A. Light-induced engagement of microglia to focally remodel synapses in the adult brain. eLife 2020; 9:e58435. [PMID: 32808923 PMCID: PMC7470825 DOI: 10.7554/elife.58435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2020] [Accepted: 08/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Microglia continuously monitor synapses, but active synaptic remodeling by microglia in mature healthy brains is rarely directly observed. We performed targeted photoablation of single synapses in mature transgenic mice expressing fluorescent labels in neurons and microglia. The photodamage focally increased the duration of microglia-neuron contacts, and dramatically exacerbated both the turnover of dendritic spines and presynaptic boutons as well as the generation of new filopodia originating from spine heads or boutons. The results of microglia depletion confirmed that elevated spine turnover and the generation of presynaptic filopodia are microglia-dependent processes.
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- Carla Cangalaya
- ESF International Graduate School on Analysis, Imaging and Modelling of Neuronal and Inflammatory ProcessesMagdeburgGermany
- Institut für Biochemie und Zellbiologie, Otto-von-Guericke-University, Medical FacultyMagdeburgGermany
- Molecular Neuroplasticity, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE)MagdeburgGermany
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- Molecular Neuroplasticity, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE)MagdeburgGermany
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- Institut für Biochemie und Zellbiologie, Otto-von-Guericke-University, Medical FacultyMagdeburgGermany
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- Molecular Neuroplasticity, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE)MagdeburgGermany
- Medical Faculty, Otto-von-Guericke UniversityMagdeburgGermany
- Center for Behavioral Brain Sciences (CBBS)MagdeburgGermany
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Bahadori A, Moreno-Pescador G, Oddershede LB, Bendix PM. Remotely controlled fusion of selected vesicles and living cells: a key issue review. REPORTS ON PROGRESS IN PHYSICS. PHYSICAL SOCIETY (GREAT BRITAIN) 2018; 81:032602. [PMID: 29369822 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6633/aa9966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Remote control over fusion of single cells and vesicles has a great potential in biological and chemical research allowing both transfer of genetic material between cells and transfer of molecular content between vesicles. Membrane fusion is a critical process in biology that facilitates molecular transport and mixing of cellular cytoplasms with potential formation of hybrid cells. Cells precisely regulate internal membrane fusions with the aid of specialized fusion complexes that physically provide the energy necessary for mediating fusion. Physical factors like membrane curvature, tension and temperature, affect biological membrane fusion by lowering the associated energy barrier. This has inspired the development of physical approaches to harness the fusion process at a single cell level by using remotely controlled electromagnetic fields to trigger membrane fusion. Here, we critically review various approaches, based on lasers or electric pulses, to control fusion between individual cells or between individual lipid vesicles and discuss their potential and limitations for present and future applications within biochemistry, biology and soft matter.
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- Azra Bahadori
- Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 17, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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Milas A, Jagrić M, Martinčić J, Tolić IM. Optogenetic reversible knocksideways, laser ablation, and photoactivation on the mitotic spindle in human cells. Methods Cell Biol 2018; 145:191-215. [DOI: 10.1016/bs.mcb.2018.03.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Kosheleva NV, Ilina IV, Kozhina KV, Zurina IM, Roskova AE, Gorkun AA, Ovchinnikov AV, Agranat MB, Morozov SG, Saburina IN. Cellular model based on laser microsurgery of cell spheroids to study the repair process. Russ J Dev Biol 2017. [DOI: 10.1134/s1062360417010076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Zhao Z, Chen S, Luo Y, Li J, Badea S, Ren C, Wu W. Time-lapse changes of in vivo injured neuronal substructures in the central nervous system after low energy two-photon nanosurgery. Neural Regen Res 2017; 12:751-756. [PMID: 28616030 PMCID: PMC5461611 DOI: 10.4103/1673-5374.206644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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There is currently very little research regarding the dynamics of the subcellular degenerative events that occur in the central nervous system in response to injury. To date, multi-photon excitation has been primarily used for imaging applications; however, it has been recently used to selectively disrupt neural structures in living animals. However, understanding the complicated processes and the essential underlying molecular pathways involved in these dynamic events is necessary for studying the underlying process that promotes neuronal regeneration. In this study, we introduced a novel method allowing in vivo use of low energy (less than 30 mW) two-photon nanosurgery to selectively disrupt individual dendrites, axons, and dendritic spines in the murine brain and spinal cord to accurately monitor the time-lapse changes in the injured neuronal structures. Individual axons, dendrites, and dendritic spines in the brain and spinal cord were successfully ablated and in vivo imaging revealed the time-lapse alterations in these structures in response to the two-photon nanosurgery induced lesion. The energy (less than 30 mW) used in this study was very low and caused no observable additional damage in the neuronal sub-structures that occur frequently, especially in dendritic spines, with current commonly used methods using high energy levels. In addition, our approach includes the option of monitoring the time-varying dynamics to control the degree of lesion. The method presented here may be used to provide new insight into the growth of axons and dendrites in response to acute injury.
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- Zhikai Zhao
- Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Institute of CNS Regeneration, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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- Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Institute of CNS Regeneration, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Division of Anatomy, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
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- Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Institute of CNS Regeneration, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Division of Anatomy, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
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- Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Institute of CNS Regeneration, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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- Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Institute of CNS Regeneration, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.,School of Biomedical Sciences, Division of Anatomy, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China.,Guangdong Engineering Research Center of Stem Cell Storage and Clinical Application, Saliai Stem Cell Science and Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.,State Key Laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
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Gayathri Vegesna NV, Ronchi P, Durdu S, Terjung S, Pepperkok R. Targeted Ablation Using Laser Nanosurgery. Methods Mol Biol 2017; 1563:107-125. [PMID: 28324605 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-6810-7_8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Laser-mediated dissection methods have been used for many years to micro-irradiate biological samples, but recent technological progress has rendered this technique more precise, powerful, and easy to use. Today pulsed lasers can be operated with diffraction limited, sub-micrometer precision to ablate intracellular structures. Here, we discuss laser nanosurgery setups and the instrumentation in our laboratory. We describe how to use this technique to ablate cytoskeletal elements in living cells. We also show how this technique can be used in multicellular organisms, to micropuncture and/or ablate cells of interest and finally how to monitor a successful laser nanosurgery.
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- Cell Biology and Cell Biophysics Unit, EMBL Heidelberg, Meyerhofstrasse 1, 69117, Heidelberg, Germany.,Electron Microscopy Core Facility, EMBL Heidelberg, Meyerhofstrasse 1, 69117, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Cell Biology and Cell Biophysics Unit, EMBL Heidelberg, Meyerhofstrasse 1, 69117, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Advanced Light Microscopy Facility, EMBL Heidelberg, Meyerhofstrasse 1, 69117, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Cell Biology and Cell Biophysics Unit, EMBL Heidelberg, Meyerhofstrasse 1, 69117, Heidelberg, Germany. .,Advanced Light Microscopy Facility, EMBL Heidelberg, Meyerhofstrasse 1, 69117, Heidelberg, Germany.
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Kosheleva NV, Ilina IV, Zurina IM, Roskova AE, Gorkun AA, Ovchinnikov AV, Agranat MB, Saburina IN. Laser-based technique for controlled damage of mesenchymal cell spheroids: a first step in studying reparation in vitro. Biol Open 2016; 5:993-1000. [PMID: 27334698 PMCID: PMC4958270 DOI: 10.1242/bio.017145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Modern techniques of laser microsurgery of cell spheroids were used to develop a new simple reproducible model for studying repair and regeneration in vitro. Nanosecond laser pulses (wavelength 355 nm, frequency 100 Hz, pulse duration 2 ns) were applied to perform a microdissection of the outer and the inner zones of human bone marrow multipotent mesenchymal stromal cells (BM MMSC) spheroids. To achieve effective dissection and preservation of spheroid viability, the energy of laser pulses was optimized and adjusted in the range 7-9 μJ. After microdissection, the edges of the wound surface opened and the angular opening reached a value of more than 180°. The destruction of the initial spheroid structure was observed in the wound area, with surviving cells changing their shape into a round one. Partial restoration of a spheroid form took place in the first six hours. The complete structure restoration accompanying the reparative processes occurred gradually over seven days due to remodelling of surviving cells. Summary: The technique of precise nanosecond laser microsurgery of mesenchymal cell spheroids was used to develop a new simple reproducible model for studying repair and regeneration in vitro.
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- N V Kosheleva
- FSBSI Institute of General Pathology and Pathophysiology, 8 Baltiyskaya St, Moscow 125315, Russian Federation Faculty of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 12-1 Leninskie Gory, Moscow 119234, Russian Federation
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- Joint Institute for High Temperatures of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 13 Bld 2, Izhorskaya St., Moscow 125412, Russian Federation
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- FSBSI Institute of General Pathology and Pathophysiology, 8 Baltiyskaya St, Moscow 125315, Russian Federation
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- Faculty of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 12-1 Leninskie Gory, Moscow 119234, Russian Federation
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- FSBSI Institute of General Pathology and Pathophysiology, 8 Baltiyskaya St, Moscow 125315, Russian Federation
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- Joint Institute for High Temperatures of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 13 Bld 2, Izhorskaya St., Moscow 125412, Russian Federation
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- Joint Institute for High Temperatures of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 13 Bld 2, Izhorskaya St., Moscow 125412, Russian Federation
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- FSBSI Institute of General Pathology and Pathophysiology, 8 Baltiyskaya St, Moscow 125315, Russian Federation Russian Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education, 2/1 Barrikadnaya St., Moscow 123995, Russian Federation
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Guarino E, Cojoc G, García-Ulloa A, Tolić IM, Kearsey SE. Real-time imaging of DNA damage in yeast cells using ultra-short near-infrared pulsed laser irradiation. PLoS One 2014; 9:e113325. [PMID: 25409521 PMCID: PMC4237433 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0113325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2014] [Accepted: 10/22/2014] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Analysis of accumulation of repair and checkpoint proteins at repair sites in yeast nuclei has conventionally used chemical agents, ionizing radiation or induction of endonucleases to inflict localized damage. In addition to these methods, similar studies in mammalian cells have used laser irradiation, which has the advantage that damage is inflicted at a specific nuclear region and at a precise time, and this allows accurate kinetic analysis of protein accumulation at DNA damage sites. We show here that it is feasible to use short pulses of near-infrared laser irradiation to inflict DNA damage in subnuclear regions of yeast nuclei by multiphoton absorption. In conjunction with use of fluorescently-tagged proteins, this allows quantitative analysis of protein accumulation at damage sites within seconds of damage induction. PCNA accumulated at damage sites rapidly, such that maximum accumulation was seen approximately 50 s after damage, then levels declined linearly over 200-1000 s after irradiation. RPA accumulated with slower kinetics such that hardly any accumulation was detected within 60 s of irradiation, and levels subsequently increased linearly over the next 900 s, after which levels were approximately constant (up to ca. 2700 s) at the damage site. This approach complements existing methodologies to allow analysis of key damage sensors and chromatin modification changes occurring within seconds of damage inception.
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- Estrella Guarino
- Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden, Germany
- Division of Molecular Biology, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Tserevelakis GJ, Psycharakis S, Resan B, Brunner F, Gavgiotaki E, Weingarten K, Filippidis G. Femtosecond laser nanosurgery of sub-cellular structures in HeLa cells by employing Third Harmonic Generation imaging modality as diagnostic tool. JOURNAL OF BIOPHOTONICS 2012; 5:200-207. [PMID: 22259045 DOI: 10.1002/jbio.201100055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2011] [Revised: 07/28/2011] [Accepted: 07/28/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Femtosecond laser assisted nanosurgery of microscopic biological specimens is a relatively new technique which allows the selective disruption of sub-cellular structures without causing any undesirable damage to the surrounding regions. The targeted structures have to be stained in order to be clearly visualized for the nanosurgery procedure. However, the validation of the final nanosurgery result is difficult, since the targeted structure could be simply photobleached rather than selectively destroyed. This fact comprises a main drawback of this technique. In our study we employed a multimodal system which integrates non-linear imaging modalities with nanosurgery capabilities, for the selective disruption of sub-cellular structures in HeLa cancer cells. Third Harmonic Generation (THG) imaging modality was used as a tool for the identification of structures that were subjected to nanosurgery experiments. No staining of the biological samples was required, since THG is an intrinsic property of matter. Furthermore, cells' viability after nanosurgery processing was verified via Two Photon Excitation Fluorescence (TPEF) measurements.
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- George J Tserevelakis
- Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, Foundation of Research and Technology-Hellas, P.O. Box 1385, 71110, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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Kuetemeyer K, Lucas-Hahn A, Petersen B, Niemann H, Heisterkamp A. Femtosecond laser-induced fusion of nonadherent cells and two-cell porcine embryos. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 2011; 16:088001. [PMID: 21895341 DOI: 10.1117/1.3609818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Cell fusion is a fundamental biological process that can be artificially induced by different methods. Although femtosecond (fs) lasers have been successfully employed for cell fusion over the past few years, the underlying mechanisms are still unknown. In our experimental study, we investigated the correlation between fs laser-induced cell fusion and membrane perforation, and the influence of laser parameters on the fusion efficiency of nonadherent HL-60 cells. We found that shorter exposure times resulted in higher fusion efficiencies with a maximum of 21% at 10 ms and 100 mJ/cm(2) (190 mW). Successful cell fusion was indicated by the formation of a long-lasting vapor bubble in the irradiated area with an average diameter much larger than in cell perforation experiments. With this knowledge, we demonstrated, for the first time, the fusion of very large parthenogenetic two-cell porcine embryos with high efficiencies of 55% at 20 ms and 360 mJ/cm(2) (670 mW). Long-term viability of fused embryos was proven by successful development up to the blastocyst stage in 70% of cases with no significant difference to controls. In contrast to previous studies, our results indicate that fs laser-induced cell fusion occurs when the membrane pore size exceeds a critical value, preventing immediate membrane resealing.
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- Kai Kuetemeyer
- Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V., Hollerithallee 8, 30419 Hannover, Germany.
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Pospiech M, Emons M, Kuetemeyer K, Heisterkamp A, Morgner U. Superresolved femtosecond laser nanosurgery of cells. BIOMEDICAL OPTICS EXPRESS 2011; 2:264-71. [PMID: 21339872 PMCID: PMC3038442 DOI: 10.1364/boe.1.000264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2010] [Revised: 12/21/2010] [Accepted: 12/22/2010] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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We report on femtosecond nanosurgery of fluorescently labeled structures in cells with a spatially superresolved laser beam. The focal spot width is reduced using phase filtering applied with a programmable phase modulator. A comprehensive statistical analysis of the resulting cuts demonstrates an achievable average resolution enhancement of 30 %.
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- Matthias Pospiech
- Institute of Quantum Optics, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Welfengarten 1, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Quantum Optics, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Welfengarten 1, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V., Hollerithallee 8, D-30419 Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Quantum Optics, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Welfengarten 1, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
- Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V., Hollerithallee 8, D-30419 Hannover, Germany
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Maghelli N, Tolić-Nørrelykke IM. Laser ablation of the microtubule cytoskeleton: setting up and working with an ablation system. Methods Mol Biol 2011; 777:261-71. [PMID: 21773935 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-252-6_19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Laser ablation is a powerful tool that can be used to study a variety of biological mechanisms. Microscopes with high optical performances are nowadays available, and lasers that could be used to perform ablations have become accessible to every laboratory. Setting up a laser ablation system is a relatively straightforward task; however, it requires some basic knowledge of optics. We illustrate the fundamental components of the experimental setup and describe the most common pitfalls and difficulties encountered when designing, setting up, and working with a laser ablation system.
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- Nicola Maghelli
- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden, Germany.
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Rumpf C, Cipak L, Schleiffer A, Pidoux A, Mechtler K, Tolić-Nørrelykke IM, Gregan J. Laser microsurgery provides evidence for merotelic kinetochore attachments in fission yeast cells lacking Pcs1 or Clr4. Cell Cycle 2010; 9:3997-4004. [PMID: 20935472 DOI: 10.4161/cc.9.19.13233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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In order to segregate chromosomes properly, the cell must prevent merotelic kinetochore attachment, an error that occurs when a single kinetochore is attached to microtubules emanating from both spindle poles. Merotelic kinetochore orientation represents a major mechanism of aneuploidy in mitotic mammalian cells and it is the primary mechanism of chromosome instability in cancer cells. Fission yeast mutants defective in putative microtubule-site clamp Pcs1/Mde4 or Clr4/Swi6-dependent centromeric heterochromatin display high frequencies of lagging chromosomes during anaphase. Here, we developed an assay based on laser microsurgery to show that the stretched morphology of lagging kinetochores in pcs1Δ and clr4Δ mutant cells is due to merotelic attachment. We further show that Mde4 is regulated by Cdc2 and that Cdc2 activity prevents precocious localization of Mde4 to the metaphase spindle. Finally, we show that Pcs1/Mde4 complex shares similar features with the conserved kinetochore complex Spc24/Spc25 suggesting that these two complexes may occupy a similar functional niche.
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- Cornelia Rumpf
- Max F. Perutz Laboratories, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Kuetemeyer K, Rezgui R, Lubatschowski H, Heisterkamp A. Influence of laser parameters and staining on femtosecond laser-based intracellular nanosurgery. BIOMEDICAL OPTICS EXPRESS 2010; 1:587-597. [PMID: 21258492 PMCID: PMC3017989 DOI: 10.1364/boe.1.000587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2010] [Revised: 08/05/2010] [Accepted: 08/05/2010] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Femtosecond (fs) laser-based intracellular nanosurgery has become an important tool in cell biology, albeit the mechanisms in the so-called low-density plasma regime are largely unknown. Previous calculations of free-electron densities for intracellular surgery used water as a model substance for biological media and neglected the presence of dye and biomolecules. In addition, it is still unclear on which time scales free-electron and free-radical induced chemical effects take place in a cellular environment. Here, we present our experimental study on the influence of laser parameters and staining on the intracellular ablation threshold in the low-density plasma regime. We found that the ablation effect of fs laser pulse trains resulted from the accumulation of single-shot multiphoton-induced photochemical effects finished within a few nanoseconds. At the threshold, the number of applied pulses was inversely proportional to a higher order of the irradiance, depending on the laser repetition rate and wavelength. Furthermore, fluorescence staining of subcellular structures before surgery significantly decreased the ablation threshold. Based on our findings, we propose that dye molecules are the major source for providing seed electrons for the ionization cascade. Consequently, future calculations of free-electron densities for intracellular nanosurgery have to take them into account, especially in the calculations of multiphoton ionization rates.
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- Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V., Hollerithallee 8, 30419
Hannover, Germany
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- Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V., Hollerithallee 8, 30419
Hannover, Germany
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- Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V., Hollerithallee 8, 30419
Hannover, Germany
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Allegra Mascaro AL, Sacconi L, Pavone FS. Multi-photon nanosurgery in live brain. FRONTIERS IN NEUROENERGETICS 2010; 2. [PMID: 20725602 PMCID: PMC2922942 DOI: 10.3389/fnene.2010.00021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2010] [Accepted: 07/05/2010] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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In the last few years two-photon microscopy has been used to perform in vivo high spatial resolution imaging of neurons, glial cells and vascular structures in the intact neocortex. Recently, in parallel to its applications in imaging, multi-photon absorption has been used as a tool for the selective disruption of neural processes and blood vessels in living animals. In this review we present some basic features of multi-photon nanosurgery and we illustrate the advantages offered by this novel methodology in neuroscience research. We show how the spatial localization of multi-photon excitation can be exploited to perform selective lesions on cortical neurons in living mice expressing fluorescent proteins. This methodology is applied to disrupt a single neuron without causing any visible collateral damage to the surrounding structures. The spatial precision of this method allows to dissect single processes as well as individual dendritic spines, preserving the structural integrity of the main neuronal arbor. The same approach can be used to breach the blood-brain barrier through a targeted photo-disruption of blood vessels walls. We show how the vascular system can be perturbed through laser ablation leading toward two different models of stroke: intravascular clot and extravasation. Following the temporal evolution of the injured system (either a neuron or a blood vessel) through time lapse in vivo imaging, the physiological response of the target structure and the rearrangement of the surrounding area can be characterized. Multi-photon nanosurgery in live brain represents a useful tool to produce different models of neurodegenerative disease.
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Kohli V, Elezzabi AY. Prospects and developments in cell and embryo laser nanosurgery. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-NANOMEDICINE AND NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY 2010; 1:11-25. [PMID: 20049775 DOI: 10.1002/wnan.29] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Recently, there has been increasing interest in the application of femtosecond (fs) laser pulses to the study of cells, tissues and embryos. This review explores the developments that have occurred within the last several years in the fields of cell and embryo nanosurgery. Each of the individual studies presented in this review clearly demonstrates the nondestructiveness of fs laser pulses, which are used to alter both cellular and subcellular sites within simple cells and more complicated multicompartmental embryos. The ability to manipulate these model systems noninvasively makes applied fs laser pulses an invaluable tool for developmental biologists, geneticists, cryobiologists, and zoologists. We are beginning to see the integration of this tool into life sciences, establishing its status among molecular and genetic cell manipulation methods. More importantly, several studies demonstrating the versatility of applied fs laser pulses have established new collaborations among physicists, engineers, and biologists with the common intent of solving biological problems.
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- Vikram Kohli
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Maghelli N, Tolić-Nørrelykke IM. Optical trapping and laser ablation of microtubules in fission yeast. Methods Cell Biol 2010; 97:173-83. [PMID: 20719271 DOI: 10.1016/s0091-679x(10)97010-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Manipulation has been used as a powerful investigation technique since the early history of biology. Every technical advance resulted in more refined instruments that led to the discovery of new phenomena and to the solution of old problems. The invention of laser in 1960 gave birth to what is now called optical manipulation: the use of light to interact with matter. Since then, the tremendous progress of laser technology made optical manipulation not only an affordable, reliable alternative to traditional manipulation techniques but disclosed also new, intriguing applications that were previously impossible, such as contact-free manipulation. Currently, optical manipulation is used in many fields, yet has the potential of becoming an everyday technique in a broader variety of contexts. Here, we focus on two main optical manipulation techniques: optical trapping and laser ablation. We illustrate with selected applications in fission yeast how in vivo optical manipulation can be used to study organelle positioning and the force balance in the microtubule cytoskeleton.
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- Nicola Maghelli
- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics (MPI-CBG), 01307 Dresden, Germany
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Femtosecond laser ablation permits non-invasive surgeries in the bulk of a sample with submicrometer resolution. We briefly review the history of optical surgery techniques and the experimental background of femtosecond laser ablation. Next, we present several clinical applications, including dental surgery and eye surgery. We then summarize research applications, encompassing cell and tissue studies, research on C. elegans, and studies in zebrafish. We conclude by discussing future trends of femtosecond laser systems and some possible application directions.
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- Samuel H Chung
- School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, 9 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
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Vogel SK, Pavin N, Maghelli N, Jülicher F, Tolić-Nørrelykke IM. Self-organization of dynein motors generates meiotic nuclear oscillations. PLoS Biol 2009; 7:e1000087. [PMID: 19385717 PMCID: PMC2671556 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1000087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2008] [Accepted: 03/04/2009] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Meiotic nuclear oscillations in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe are crucial for proper chromosome pairing and recombination. We report a mechanism of these oscillations on the basis of collective behavior of dynein motors linking the cell cortex and dynamic microtubules that extend from the spindle pole body in opposite directions. By combining quantitative live cell imaging and laser ablation with a theoretical description, we show that dynein dynamically redistributes in the cell in response to load forces, resulting in more dynein attached to the leading than to the trailing microtubules. The redistribution of motors introduces an asymmetry of motor forces pulling in opposite directions, leading to the generation of oscillations. Our work provides the first direct in vivo observation of self-organized dynamic dynein distributions, which, owing to the intrinsic motor properties, generate regular large-scale movements in the cell.
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- Sven K Vogel
- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems, Dresden, Germany
- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems, Dresden, Germany
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RAABE I, VOGEL S, PEYCHL J, TOLIĆ-NØRRELYKKE I. Intracellular nanosurgery and cell enucleation using a picosecond laser. J Microsc 2009; 234:1-8. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2818.2009.03142.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Ando J, Smith NI, Fujita K, Kawata S. Photogeneration of membrane potential hyperpolarization and depolarization in non-excitable cells. EUROPEAN BIOPHYSICS JOURNAL: EBJ 2009; 38:255-62. [PMID: 19137284 DOI: 10.1007/s00249-008-0397-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2008] [Revised: 12/02/2008] [Accepted: 12/14/2008] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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We monitored femtosecond laser induced membrane potential changes in non-excitable cells using patchclamp analysis. Membrane potential hyperpolarization of HeLa cells was evoked by 780 nm, 80 fs laser pulses focused in the cellular cytoplasm at average powers of 30-60 mW. Simultaneous detection of intracellular Ca2+ concentration and membrane potential revealed coincident photogeneration of Ca2+ waves and membrane potential hyperpolarization. By using non-excitable cells, the cell dynamics are slow enough that we can calculate the membrane potential using the steady-state approximation for ion gradients and permeabilities, as formulated in the GHK equations. The calculations predict hyperpolarization that matches the experimental measurements and indicates that the cellular response to laser irradiation is biological, and occurs via laser triggered Ca2+ which acts on Ca2+ activated K+ channels, causing hyperpolarization. Furthermore, by irradiating the cellular plasma membrane, we observed membrane potential depolarization in combination with a drop in membrane resistance that was consistent with a transient laser-induced membrane perforation. These results entail the first quantitative analysis of location-dependent laser-induced membrane potential modification and will help to clarify cellular biological responses under exposure to high intensity ultrashort laser pulses.
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- Jun Ando
- Department of Applied Physics, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.
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Thayil AKN, Pereira A, Mathew M, Artigas D, Blanco EM, Loza-Alvarez P. Decrease in laser ablation threshold for epithelial tissue microsurgery in a living Drosophila embryo during dorsal closure. J Microsc 2008; 232:362-8. [PMID: 19017235 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2818.2008.02107.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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In this work, we use a two-photon fluorescence microscope for combined imaging and laser tissue ablation of a living Drosophila Melanogaster embryo. By using tightly focused near-infrared femtosecond pulses at MHz repetition rate and of sub-nanojoule energy we are able to produce microsurgery on the epithelial tissue within a Drosophila embryo at the final stages of its embryonic development. Ablation was performed on labelled and unlabelled embryos during and after dorsal closure. We observed that ablation of GFP-labelled tissue required lower energy deposition than unlabelled tissue ensuring that the tissue ablation is mediated by multiphoton absorption of Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP). In addition, the energy deposition to produce ablation is further decreased during dorsal closure. These results show the presence of additional tensile forces on the tissue during dorsal closure. Furthermore, an increased activity of actin near the laser wounds was observed as the tissue heals.
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- A K N Thayil
- ICFO - Institut de Ciències Fotòniques, Mediterranean Technology Park, 08860 Castelldefels, Barcelona, Spain
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Uchugonova A, Isemann A, Gorjup E, Tempea G, Bückle R, Watanabe W, König K. Optical knock out of stem cells with extremely ultrashort femtosecond laser pulses. JOURNAL OF BIOPHOTONICS 2008; 1:463-469. [PMID: 19343672 DOI: 10.1002/jbio.200810047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Novel ultracompact multiphoton sub-20 femtosecond near infrared 85 MHz laser scanning microscopes and conventional 250 fs laser microscopes have been used to perform high spatial resolution two-photon imaging of stem cell clusters as well as selective intracellular nanoprocessing and knock out of living single stem cells within an 3D microenvironment without any collateral damage. Also lethal cell exposure of large parts of cell clusters was successfully probed while maintaining single cells of interest alive. The mean power could be kept in the milliwatt range for 3D nanoprocessing and even in the microwatt range for two-photon imaging. Ultracompact low power sub-20 fs laser systems may become interesting tools for optical nanobiotechnology such as optical cleaning of stem cell clusters as well as optical transfection.
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- Aisada Uchugonova
- Fraunhofer Institute for Biomedical Technology IBMT, Ensheimer Strasse 48, 66386 St. Ingbert, Germany
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Ando J, Bautista G, Smith N, Fujita K, Daria VR. Optical trapping and surgery of living yeast cells using a single laser. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2008; 79:103705. [PMID: 19044717 DOI: 10.1063/1.2999542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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We present optical trapping and surgery of living yeast cells using two operational modes of a single laser. We used a focused laser beam operating in continuous-wave mode for noninvasive optical trapping and manipulation of single yeast cell. We verified that such operational mode of the laser does not cause any destructive effect on yeast cell wall. By changing the operation of the laser to femtosecond-pulsed mode, we show that a tightly focused beam dissects the yeast cell walls via nonlinear absorption. Lastly, using the combined technique of optical microsurgery and trapping, we demonstrate intracellular organelle extraction and manipulation from a yeast cell. The technique established here will be useful as an efficient method for both surgery and manipulation of living cells using a single laser beam.
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- Jun Ando
- National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines, Quezon City, 1101 Philippines
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Maghelli N, Tolić-Nørrelykke IM. Versatile laser-based cell manipulator. JOURNAL OF BIOPHOTONICS 2008; 1:299-309. [PMID: 19343653 DOI: 10.1002/jbio.200810026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Here we describe a two-photon microscope and laser ablation setup combined with optical tweezers. We tested the setup on the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe, a commonly used model organism. We show that long-term imaging can be achieved without significant photo-bleaching or damage of the sample. The setup can precisely ablate sub-micrometer structures, such as microtubules and mitotic spindles, inside living cells, which remain viable after the manipulation. Longer exposure times lead to ablation, while shorter exposures lead to photo-bleaching of the target structure. We used optical tweezers to trap intracellular particles and to displace the cell nucleus. Two-photon fluorescence imaging of the manipulated cell can be performed simultaneously with trapping. The combination of techniques described here may help to solve a variety of problems in cell biology, such as positioning of organelles and the forces exerted by the cytoskeleton.
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- Nicola Maghelli
- Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, 01307 Dresden, Germany.
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Uchugonova A, König K, Bueckle R, Isemann A, Tempea G. Targeted transfection of stem cells with sub-20 femtosecond laser pulses. OPTICS EXPRESS 2008; 16:9357-64. [PMID: 18575499 DOI: 10.1364/oe.16.009357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Multiphoton microscopes have become important tools for non-contact sub-wavelength three-dimensional nanoprocessing of living biological specimens based on multiphoton ionization and plasma formation. Ultrashort laser pulses are required, however, dispersive effects limit the shortest pulse duration achievable at the focal plane. We report on a compact nonlinear laser scanning microscope with sub-20 femtosecond 75 MHz near infrared laser pulses for nanosurgery of human stem cells and two-photon high-resolution imaging. Single point illumination of the cell membrane was performed to induce a transient nanopore for the delivery of extracellular green fluorescent protein plasmids. Mean powers of less than 7 mW (<93 pJ) and low millisecond exposure times were found to be sufficient to transfect human pancreatic and salivary gland stem cells in these preliminary studies. Ultracompact sub-20 femtosecond laser microscopes may become optical tools for nanobiotechnology and nanomedicine including optical stem cell manipulation.
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- Aisada Uchugonova
- Fraunhofer Institute for Biomedical Technology (IBMT), Ensheimer Strasse 48, D-66386 St. Ingbert, Germany
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Watanabe W, Matsunaga S, Higashi T, Fukui K, Itoh K. In vivo manipulation of fluorescently labeled organelles in living cells by multiphoton excitation. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 2008; 13:031213. [PMID: 18601537 DOI: 10.1117/1.2939401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Femtosecond laser pulses in the near-infrared region have potential applications in the imaging and manipulation of intracellular organelles. We report on the manipulation of intracellular organelles by two-photon excitation. The dynamics of green fluorescent protein (GFP)-histone are investigated by two-photon fluorescence recovery after photobleaching (FRAP). Intracellular ablation of fluorescently labeled organelles in living cells is performed by focusing femtosecond laser pulses. We report on the selective marking of individual organelles by using two-photon conversion of a photoconvertible fluorescent protein.
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- Wataru Watanabe
- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Photonics Research Institute, 1-8-31, Midorigaoka, Ikeda, Osaka 563-8577, Japan.
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Ichikawa M, Kubo K, Yoshikawa K, Kimura Y. Tilt control in optical tweezers. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 2008; 13:010503. [PMID: 18315348 DOI: 10.1117/1.2870123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Laser trapping of micrometer-sized objects floating in water is investigated through the use of a tilted laser beam. With a change in the tilt direction, the orientation of the trapped object can be easily controlled when the object has an asymmetric body or nonuniform refractive index, such as nanowires, living cells, and so on. The method enables efficient orientation control under laser trapping through a simple setup. This method for tilt control may be useful for high-performance laser trapping in bioengineering and microsurgery in single living cells.
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- Masatoshi Ichikawa
- Kyushu University, School of Sciences, Department of Physics, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan.
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Jain KK. Nanomedicine: application of nanobiotechnology in medical practice. Med Princ Pract 2008; 17:89-101. [PMID: 18287791 DOI: 10.1159/000112961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 155] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2007] [Accepted: 09/16/2007] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Nanomedicine is the application of nanobiotechnologies to medicine. This article starts with the basics of nanobiotechnology, followed by its applications in molecular diagnostics, nanodiagnostics, and improvements in the discovery, design and delivery of drugs, including nanopharmaceuticals. It will improve biological therapies such as vaccination, cell therapy and gene therapy. Nanobiotechnology forms the basis of many new devices being developed for medicine and surgery such as nanorobots. It has applications in practically every branch of medicine and examples are presented of those concerning cancer (nanooncology), neurological disorders (nanoneurology), cardiovascular disorders (nanocardiology), diseases of bones and joints (nanoorthopedics), diseases of the eye (nanoophthalmology), and infectious diseases. Safety issues of in vivo use of nanomaterials are also discussed. Nanobiotechnology will facilitate the integration of diagnostics with therapeutics and facilitate the development of personalized medicine, i.e. prescription of specific therapeutics best suited for an individual. Many of the developments have already started and within a decade a definite impact will be felt in the practice of medicine.
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- K K Jain
- PharmaBiotech, Basel, Switzerland.
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Sacconi L, O'Connor RP, Jasaitis A, Masi A, Buffelli M, Pavone FS. In vivo multiphoton nanosurgery on cortical neurons. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 2007; 12:050502. [PMID: 17994859 DOI: 10.1117/1.2798723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Two-photon microscopy has been used to perform high spatial resolution imaging of spine plasticity in the intact neocortex of living mice. Multiphoton absorption has also been used as a tool for the selective disruption of cellular structures in living cells and simple organisms. In this work, we exploit the spatial localization of multiphoton excitation to perform selective lesions on the neuronal processes of cortical neurons in living mice expressing fluorescent proteins. Neurons are irradiated with a focused, controlled dose of femtosecond laser energy delivered through cranial optical windows. The morphological consequences are then characterized with time lapse 3-D two-photon imaging over a period of minutes to days after the procedure. This methodology is applied to dissect single dendrites with submicrometric precision without causing any visible collateral damage to the surrounding neuronal structures. The spatial precision of this method is demonstrated by ablating individual dendritic spines, while sparing the adjacent spines and the structural integrity of the dendrite. The combination of multiphoton nanosurgery and in vivo imaging in mammals represents a promising tool for neurobiology and neuropharmacology research.
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Magidson V, Loncarek J, Hergert P, Rieder CL, Khodjakov A. Laser microsurgery in the GFP era: a cell biologist's perspective. Methods Cell Biol 2007; 82:239-66. [PMID: 17586259 PMCID: PMC2570757 DOI: 10.1016/s0091-679x(06)82007-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Modern biology is based largely on a reductionistic "dissection" approach-most cell biologists try to determine how complex biological systems work by removing their individual parts and studying the effects of this removal on the system. A variety of enzymatic and mechanical methods have been developed to dissect large cell assemblies like tissues and organs. Further, individual proteins can be inactivated or removed within a cell by genetic manipulations (e.g., RNAi or gene knockouts). However, there is a growing demand for tools that allow intracellular manipulations at the level of individual organelles. Laser microsurgery is ideally suited for this purpose and the popularity of this approach is on the rise among cell biologists. In this chapter, we review some of the applications for laser microsurgery at the subcellular level and describe practical requirements for laser microsurgery instrumentation demanded in the field. We also outline a relatively inexpensive but versatile laser microsurgery workstation that is being used in our laboratory. Our major thesis is that the limitations of the technology are no longer at the level of the laser, microscope, or software, but instead only in defining creative questions and in visualizing the target to be destroyed.
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- Valentin Magidson
- Division of Molecular Medicine, Wadsworth Center, Albany, New York 12201, USA.
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Wakida NM, Lee CS, Botvinick ET, Shi LZ, Dvornikov A, Berns MW. Laser nanosurgery of single microtubules reveals location-dependent depolymerization rates. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 2007; 12:024022. [PMID: 17477737 DOI: 10.1117/1.2718920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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In this study, 532-nm picosecond and 800-nm femtosecond lasers are used in combination with fluorescently labeled tubulin to further elucidate microtubule depolymerization and the effect lasers may have on the resulting depolymerization. Depolymerization rates of targeted single microtubules are dependent on location with respect to the nucleus. Microtubules located near the nucleus exhibit a significantly faster depolymerization rate when compared to microtubule depolymerization rates near the periphery of the cell. Microtubules cut with the femtosecond laser depolymerize at a slower rate than unirradiated controls (p=0.002), whereas those cut with the picosecond laser depolymerize at the same rate as unirradiated controls (p=0.704). Our results demonstrate the ability of both the picosecond and femtosecond lasers to cut individual microtubules. The differences between the two ablation results are discussed.
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- Nicole M Wakida
- University of California at Irvine, Beckman Laser Institute, Irvine, California 92612, USA.
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Stolz M, Aebi U, Stoffler D. Developing scanning probe–based nanodevices—stepping out of the laboratory into the clinic. NANOMEDICINE-NANOTECHNOLOGY BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE 2007; 3:53-62. [PMID: 17379169 DOI: 10.1016/j.nano.2007.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2006] [Accepted: 07/19/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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This report focuses on nanotools based on the scanning force microscope (SFM) for imaging, measuring, and manipulating biological matter at the sub-micron scale. Because pathophysiological processes often occur at the (sub-) cellular scale, the SFM has opened the exciting possibility to spot diseases at a stage before they become symptomatic and cause functional impairments in the affected part of the body. Such presymptomatic detection will be key to developing effective therapies to slow or halt disease progression.
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- Martin Stolz
- M.E. Müller Institute for Structural Biology, Biozentrum, University of Basel, Switzerland
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Colombelli J, Reynaud EG, Stelzer EHK. Investigating Relaxation Processes in Cells and Developing Organisms: From Cell Ablation to Cytoskeleton Nanosurgery. Methods Cell Biol 2007; 82:267-91. [PMID: 17586260 DOI: 10.1016/s0091-679x(06)82008-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Dynamic microscopy of living cells and organisms alone does not reveal the high level of complexity of cellular and subcellular organization. All observable processes rely on the activity of biochemical and biophysical processes and many occur at a physiological equilibrium. Experimentally, it is not trivial to apply a perturbation that targets a specific process without perturbing the overall equilibrium of a cell. Drugs and more recently RNAi certainly have general and undesired effects on cell physiology and metabolism. In particular, they affect the entire cell. Pulsed lasers allow to severe biological tissues with a precision in the range of hundreds of nanometers and to achieve ablation on the level of a single cell or a subcellular compartment. In this chapter, we present an efficient implementation of a picosecond UV-A pulsed laser-based nanosurgery system and review the different mechanisms of ablation that can be achieved at different levels of cellular organization. We discuss the performance of the ablation process in terms of the energy deposited onto the sample and compare our implementation to others recently employed for cellular and subcellular surgery. Above the energy threshold of ionization, we demonstrate how to achieve single-cell ablation through the induction of mechanical perturbation and cavitation in living organisms. Below this threshold, we induce cytoskeleton severing inside live cells. By combining nanosurgery with fast live-imaging fluorescence microscopy, we show how the apparent equilibrium of the cytoskeleton can be perturbed regionally inside a cell.
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- Julien Colombelli
- Light Microscopy Group, Cell Biology and Biophysics Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), D-69117 Heidelberg, Germany
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This introductory chapter reviews the history of microbeams starting with the original UV microbeam work of Tchakhotine in 1912 and covers the progress and application of microbeams through 2006. The main focus of the chapter is on laser "scissors" starting with Marcel Bessis' and colleagues work with the ruby laser microbeam in Paris in 1962. Following this introduction, a section is devoted to describing the different laser microbeam systems and then the rest of the chapter is devoted to applications in cell and developmental biology. The approach is to focus on the organelle/structure and describe how the laser microbeam has been applied to studying its structure and/or function. Since considerable work has been done on chromosomes and the mitotic spindle (Section V.A and C), these topics have been divided in distinct subsections. Other topics discussed are injection of foreign DNA through the cell membrane (optoporation/optoinjection), cell migration, the nucleolus, mitochondria, cytoplasmic filaments, and embryos fate-mapping. A final technology section is devoted to discussing the pros and cons of building/buying your own laser microbeam system and the option of using the Internet-based RoboLase system. Throughout the chapter, reference is made to other chapters in the book that go into more detail on the subjects briefly mentioned.
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- Michael W Berns
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Beckman Laser Institute, University of California, Irvine, California 92612, USA
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Wang BG, Halbhuber KJ. Corneal multiphoton microscopy and intratissue optical nanosurgery by nanojoule femtosecond near-infrared pulsed lasers. Ann Anat 2006; 188:395-409. [PMID: 16999201 DOI: 10.1016/j.aanat.2006.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Multiphoton microscopy including multiphoton autofluorescence imaging (MAI) and second-harmonic generation (SHG) is being used as a novel diagnostic tool to perform tissue nonlinear optical tomography with submicron resolution. The three-dimensional corneal ultrastructure of whole depth has been viewed without any staining or mechanical slicing. Compared with photodisruptive surgical effects occurring at TW/cm2 light intensity, multiphoton imaging can be induced at MW-GW/ cm2 photon intensity. The intratissue surgical effect including nanojoule (nJ) femtosecond laser ablation and flap generation was induced through multiphoton nonlinear absorption at a wavelength of 800 nm and ascertained by the histological outcomes. More interesting, the multiphoton microscopy based on nonlinear absorption of femtosecond laser pulses at the wavelength of 715-930 nm emitted from solid-state Ti:sapphire system is acting as a precise non-invasive monitoring tool to determine the interest of region, to visualize and verify the outcomes in in vivo intrastromal laser nanosurgery. Overall, these data suggest that multiphoton microscopy is a highly sensitive and promising technique for studying the morphometric and biomechanical properties of biological tissues and that the nJ ultrashort Lasers can be used as a ultra-precise nanoscalpel for performing intratissue surgery.
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- Bao-Gui Wang
- Lasermicroscopy Research Group, Institute of Anatomy/Anatomy II, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany
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Supatto W, Débarre D, Farge E, Beaurepaire E. Femtosecond pulse-induced microprocessing of live Drosophila embryos. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mla.2005.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Watanabe W, Matsunaga S, Shimada T, Higashi T, Fukui K, Itoh K. Femtosecond laser disruption of mitochondria in living cells. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mla.2005.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Colombelli J, Reynaud EG, Stelzer EH. Subcellular nanosurgery with a pulsed subnanosecond UV-A laser. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mla.2005.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Tolic-Nørrelykke IM, Sacconi L, Stringari C, Raabe I, Pavone FS. Nuclear and division-plane positioning revealed by optical micromanipulation. Curr Biol 2005; 15:1212-6. [PMID: 16005294 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2005.05.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2005] [Revised: 05/17/2005] [Accepted: 05/18/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The position of the division plane affects cell shape and size, as well as tissue organization. Cells of the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe have a centrally placed nucleus and divide by fission at the cell center. Microtubules (MTs) are required for the central position of the nucleus. Genetic studies lead to the hypothesis that the position of the nucleus may determine the position of the division plane. Alternatively, the division plane may be positioned by the spindle or by morphogen gradients or reaction diffusion mechanisms. Here, we investigate the role of MTs in nuclear positioning and the role of the nucleus in division-plane positioning by displacing the nucleus with optical tweezers. A displaced nucleus returned to the cell center by MT pushing against the cell tips. Nuclear displacement during interphase or early prophase resulted in asymmetric cell division, whereas displacement during prometaphase resulted in symmetric division as in unmanipulated cells. These results suggest that the division plane is specified by the predividing nucleus. Because the yeast nucleus is centered by MTs during interphase but not in mitosis, we hypothesize that the establishment of the division plane at the beginning of mitosis is an optimal mechanism for accurate symmetric division in these cells.
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Affiliation(s)
- Iva M Tolic-Nørrelykke
- European Laboratory for Nonlinear Spectroscopy, Via Nello Carrara 1, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (Florence), Italy.
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Sacconi L, Tolić-Nørrelykke IM, Stringari C, Antolini R, Pavone FS. Optical micromanipulations inside yeast cells. APPLIED OPTICS 2005; 44:2001-2007. [PMID: 15835347 DOI: 10.1364/ao.44.002001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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We present a combination of nonlinear microscopy and optical trapping applied to three-dimensional imaging and manipulation of intracellular structures in living cells. We use Titanium-sapphire laser pulses for nonlinear microscopy of the nuclear envelope and the microtubules marked with green fluorescent protein in fission yeast. The same laser source is also used to trap small lipid granules naturally present in the cell. The trapped granule is used as a handle to exert a pushing force on the cell nucleus. The granule is moved in a raster-scanning fashion to cover the area of the nucleus and hence displace the nucleus away from its normal position in the center of the cell. Such indirect manipulations of an organelle (e.g., nucleus) can be useful when direct trapping of the chosen organelle is disadvantageous or inefficient. We show that nonlinear microscopy and optical manipulation can be performed without substantial damage or heating of the cell. We present this method as an important tool in cell biology for manipulation of specific structures, as an alternative to genetic and biochemical methods. This technique can be applied to several fundamental problems in cell biology, including the mechanism of nuclear positioning and the spatial coordination of nuclear and cell division.
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