Efficient Single-Molecule Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer Analysis by Site-Specific Dual-Labeling of Protein Using an Unnatural Amino Acid

2011 ◽  
Vol 83 (23) ◽  
pp. 8849-8854 ◽  
Author(s):  
Moon-Hyeong Seo ◽  
Tae-Sun Lee ◽  
Eunkyung Kim ◽  
Young Lag Cho ◽  
Hee-Sung Park ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Transfer ◽  
Amino Acid ◽  
Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer ◽  
Single Molecule ◽  
Resonance Energy Transfer ◽  
Resonance Energy ◽  
Unnatural Amino Acid ◽  
Single Molecule Fluorescence ◽  
Site Specific ◽  
Fluorescence Resonance

Single molecule fluorescence resonance energy transfer scanning near-field optical microscopy: potentials and challenges

2015 ◽  
Vol 184 ◽  
pp. 51-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. K. Sekatskii ◽  
K. Dukenbayev ◽  
M. Mensi ◽  
A. G. Mikhaylov ◽  
E. Rostova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Transfer ◽  
Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer ◽  
Single Molecule ◽  
Near Field ◽  
Resonance Energy Transfer ◽  
Resonance Energy ◽  
Nitrogen Vacancy ◽  
Single Molecule Fluorescence ◽  
Single Molecule Fret ◽  
Fluorescence Resonance

A few years ago, single molecule Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer Scanning Near-Field Optical Microscope (FRET SNOM) images were demonstrated using CdSe semiconductor nanocrystal–dye molecules as donor–acceptor pairs. Corresponding experiments reveal the necessity to exploit much more photostable fluorescent centers for such an imaging technique to become a practically used tool. Here we report the results of our experiments attempting to use nitrogen vacancy (NV) color centers in nanodiamond (ND) crystals, which are claimed to be extremely photostable, for FRET SNOM. All attempts were unsuccessful, and as a plausible explanation we propose the absence (instability) of NV centers lying close enough to the ND border. We also report improvements in SNOM construction that are necessary for single molecule FRET SNOM imaging. In particular, we present the first topographical images of single strand DNA molecules obtained with fiber-based SNOM. The prospects of using rare earth ions in crystals, which are known to be extremely photostable, for single molecule FRET SNOM at room temperature and quantum informatics at liquid helium temperatures, where FRET is a coherent process, are also discussed.

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