Detecting nanoscale distribution of protein pairs by proximity dependent super-resolution microscopy
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Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Interactions between biomolecules such as proteins underlie most cellular processes. It is crucial to visualize these molecular-interaction complexes directly within the cell, to show precisely where these interactions occur and thus improve our understanding of cellular regulation. Currently available proximity-sensitive assays for in situ imaging of such interactions produce diffraction-limited signals and therefore preclude information on the nanometer-scale distribution of interaction complexes. By contrast, optical super-resolution imaging provides information about molecular distributions with nanometer resolution, which has greatly advanced our understanding of cell biology. However, current co-localization analysis of super-resolution fluorescence imaging is prone to false positive signals as the detection of protein proximity is directly dependent on the local optical resolution. Here we present proximity-dependent PAINT (PD-PAINT), a method for subdiffraction imaging of protein pairs, in which proximity detection is decoupled from optical resolution. Proximity is detected via the highly distance-dependent interaction of two DNA constructs anchored to the target species. Labeled protein pairs are then imaged with high-contrast and nanoscale resolution using the super-resolution approach of DNA-PAINT. The mechanisms underlying the new technique are analyzed by means of coarse-grained molecular simulations and experimentally demonstrated by imaging DNA-origami tiles and epitopes of cardiac proteins in isolated cardiomyocytes. We show that PD-PAINT can be straightforwardly integrated in a multiplexed super-resolution imaging protocol and benefits from advantages of DNA-based super-resolution localization microscopy, such as high specificity, high resolution, and the ability to image quantitatively.
Date Issued
2020-07-15
Date Acceptance
2020-06-18
Citation
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2020, 142 (28), pp.12069-12078
ISSN
0002-7863
Publisher
American Chemical Society
Start Page
12069
End Page
12078
Journal / Book Title
Journal of the American Chemical Society
Volume
142
Issue
28
Copyright Statement
© 2020 American Chemical Society. This document is the Accepted Manuscript version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in the Journal of the American Chemical Society , after peer review and technical editing by the publisher. To access the final edited and published work see https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.9b03418
Sponsor
Commission of the European Communities
The Royal Society
Identifier
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jacs.9b03418
Grant Number
851667
UF160152
Subjects
General Chemistry
03 Chemical Sciences
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2020-07-15