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  • 1Department of Physiology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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|March 30, 2017
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Camera framing in single-molecule experiments limits time resolution. Incorporating discrete sampling effects into kinetic models accurately estimates fast rate processes near the camera frame rate.

Area of Science:

  • Single-molecule biophysics
  • Biophysical techniques
  • Fluorescence spectroscopy

Background:

  • Single-molecule experiments generate temporal fluorescence data from image stacks.
  • Dwell times of macromolecular states are extracted to form dwell time distributions.
  • These distributions are fitted using kinetic functions to determine rate constants.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To address the limitation of camera frame rates on time resolution in single-molecule fluorescence experiments.
  • To develop a method for accurately quantifying fast rate processes affected by discrete sampling.
  • To integrate the influence of discrete sampling into kinetic fitting models.

Main Methods:

  • Analyzing temporal sequences of fluorescence intensities from camera image stacks.

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  • Extracting dwell times for different macromolecular states.
  • Fitting dwell time distributions with kinetic functions that include discrete sampling effects.
  • Comparing this approach to instrument response functions in other techniques.

    • Main Results:

    • The camera frame rate inherently limits the detectable time resolution.
    • Including discrete sampling effects in the fitting model allows reliable estimation of rate processes near the frame rate.
    • This method is analogous to incorporating instrument response functions.

    Conclusions:

    • Discrete sampling, like camera framing, significantly impacts time resolution in fluorescence experiments.
    • Accounting for discrete sampling in kinetic models enhances the accuracy of rate constant determination.
    • This approach improves the analysis of fast kinetic processes in single-molecule studies.