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Method for obtaining structural and functional information on proteins, based on polarization fluorescence microscopy

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    0431928 - ÚVGZ 2015 RIV eng P - Patentový dokument
    Lazar, Josef
    Method for obtaining structural and functional information on proteins, based on polarization fluorescence microscopy.
    2014. Vlastník: Centrum výzkumu globální změny AV ČR, v. v. i. Datum udělení patentu: 13.05.2014. Číslo patentu: US8722358
    Institucionální podpora: RVO:67179843
    Klíčová slova: polarization microscopy * linear dichroism * fluorescence microscopy * fluorescent proteins * membrane proteins
    Kód oboru RIV: BO - Biofyzika
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    The invention pertains to a method of obtaining structural and functional information on proteins, based on polarization fluorescence microscopy, which comprises subjecting a protein tagged with a fluorophore to two- or multi-photon fluorescence microscopy, whereas the observed protein is irradiated with a laser beam with light of at least two different polarizations, which excites the fluorescence of the fluorophore, and wherein information on localization, intensities and polarizations of the fluorescence excited by the different polarizations of the excitation laser beam is used to identify, localize and quantify anisotropy of absorption and/or fluorescence, which information is then used to infer structural and functional properties of proteins. An example of a device for obtaining structural and functional information on proteins, based on polarization fluorescence microscopy, comprises a modulator (P) for rapid modulation of the excitation beam (1) for eliciting two- or multi-photon fluorescence, and a control unit (R), wherein the function of the modulator (P) and control unit (R) is synchronized with scanning of the microscope (M) such that information on fluorescence intensity acquired by the microscope (M) is attributable to a particular polarization state of the excitation beam (1) by virtue of knowing the temporal profile of the polarization modulation of the excitation beam (1) effected by the modulator (P). The method and device of the invention allow determining and monitoring structure and function of proteins, such as membrane proteins, and thereby observing physiological processes in living cells.
    Trvalý link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0236452

     
     
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