Integrated multi-wavelength microscope combining TIRFM and IRM modalities for imaging cellulases and other processive
Daguan Nong1, Zachary K Haviland1, Kate Vasquez Kuntz2
1Department of Biomedical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA.
Abstract:
We describe a multimodal microscope for visualizing processive enzymes moving on immobilized substrates. The instrument combines interference reflection microscopy (IRM) with multi-wavelength total internal reflectance fluorescence microscopy (TIRFM). The microscope can localize quantum dots with a precision of 2.8 nm at 100 frames/s, and was used to image the dynamics of the cellulase, Cel7a interacting with surface-immobilized cellulose. The instrument, which was built with off-the-shelf components and is controlled by custom software, is suitable for tracking other degradative enzymes such as collagenases, as well as motor proteins moving along immobilized tracks.
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