Transcription factor binding kinetics and transcriptional bursting: What do we really know?

M Mazzocca, E Colombo, A Callegari… - Current Opinion in …, 2021 - Elsevier
In eukaryotes, transcription is a discontinuous process with mRNA being generated in
bursts, after the binding of transcription factors (TFs) to regulatory elements on the genome …

When Weak Is Strong: A Plea for Low‐Affinity Binders for Optical Microscopy

L Albertazzi, M Heilemann - Angewandte Chemie International …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The exploitation of low‐affinity molecular interactions in protein labeling is an emerging topic
in optical microscopy. Such non‐covalent and low‐affinity interactions can be realized with …

[HTML][HTML] Combining pMINFLUX, graphene energy transfer and DNA-PAINT for nanometer precise 3D super-resolution microscopy

J Zähringer, F Cole, J Bohlen, F Steiner… - Light: Science & …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract 3D super-resolution microscopy with nanometric resolution is a key to fully
complement ultrastructural techniques with fluorescence imaging. Here, we achieve 3D …

[HTML][HTML] Unravelling the mystery inside cells by using single-molecule fluorescence imaging

J Zalejski, J Sun, A Sharma - Journal of Imaging, 2023 - mdpi.com
Live-cell imaging is a powerful technique to study the dynamics and mechanics of various
biological molecules like proteins, organelles, DNA, and RNA. With the rapid evolution of …

[HTML][HTML] Can DyeCycling break the photobleaching limit in single-molecule FRET?

B Vermeer, S Schmid - Nano Research, 2022 - Springer
Biomolecular systems, such as proteins, crucially rely on dynamic processes at the
nanoscale. Detecting biomolecular nanodynamics is therefore key to obtaining a …

[HTML][HTML] Dual-color DNA-PAINT single-particle tracking enables extended studies of membrane protein interactions

C Niederauer, C Nguyen, M Wang-Henderson… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
DNA-PAINT based single-particle tracking (DNA-PAINT-SPT) has recently significantly
enhanced observation times in in vitro SPT experiments by overcoming the constraints of …

Electrochemiluminescence-Based Single-Particle Tracking of the Biomolecules Moving along Intercellular Membrane Nanotubes between Live Cells

ZG Wang, Y Hu, HY Liu, HY Wen, BP Qi… - Analytical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Electrochemiluminescence (ECL) imaging, a rapidly evolving technology, has attracted
significant attention in the field of cellular imaging. However, its primary limitation lies in its …

Bleaching‐resistant, Near‐continuous Single‐molecule Fluorescence and FRET Based on Fluorogenic and Transient DNA Binding

M Kümmerlin, A Mazumder, AN Kapanidis - ChemPhysChem, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Photobleaching of fluorescent probes limits the observation span of typical single‐molecule
fluorescence measurements and hinders observation of dynamics at long timescales. Here …

In vitro reconstitution of small GTPase regulation

M Loose, A Auer, G Brognara, HR Budiman… - FEBS …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Small GTPases play essential roles in the organization of eukaryotic cells. In recent years, it
has become clear that their intracellular functions result from intricate biochemical networks …

[HTML][HTML] Calibration-free counting of low molecular copy numbers in single DNA-PAINT localization clusters

J Stein, F Stehr, R Jungmann, P Schwille - Biophysical Reports, 2021 - cell.com
Single-molecule localization microscopy (SMLM) has revolutionized light microscopy by
enabling optical resolution down to a few nanometer. Yet, localization precision commonly …