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Combining Single-molecule Manipulation and Imaging for the Study of Protein-DNA Interactions
Published on: August 27, 2014
Molecular recognition of DNA-protein complexes: a straightforward method combining scanning force and fluorescence
Humberto Sanchez1, Roland Kanaar, Claire Wyman
1Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, Cancer Genomics Center, Erasmus MC, PO Box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Abstract:
Combining scanning force and fluorescent microscopy allows simultaneous identification of labeled biomolecules and analysis of their nanometer level architectural arrangement. Fluorescent polystyrene nano-spheres were used as reliable objects for alignment of optical and topographic images. This allowed the precise localization of different fluorescence particles within complex molecular assemblies whose structure was mapped in nanometer detail topography. Our experiments reveal the versatility of this method for analysis of proteins and protein-DNA complexes.

