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Henrik D Pinholt^1,2, Søren S-R Bohr^1,2, Josephine F Iversen^1,2

¹Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark.

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This study introduces diffusional fingerprinting, a new method for analyzing single-particle tracking (SPT) data. It accurately identifies particle types and reveals diffusion mechanisms without prior system knowledge.

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fingerprinting fluorescence microscopy machine learning single-particle tracking stochastic processes

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Biophysics
Quantitative Biology
Biotechnology

Background:

Single-particle tracking (SPT) is crucial for studying dynamic biological processes.
Analyzing complex, time-varying diffusion in biological systems presents significant challenges.
Existing methods often require a priori knowledge of the system.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a novel, universal method for analyzing and classifying SPT data.
To dissect underlying diffusional behaviors and establish molecular identity.
To overcome limitations of current SPT analysis techniques.

Main Methods:

Introduced "diffusional fingerprinting" for SPT data analysis, processing, and classification.
Isolated 17 descriptive features per trajectory to create a diffusional map.
Employed logistic regression for precise particle classification and linear discriminant analysis for feature ranking.

Main Results:

Demonstrated successful application across diverse simulated and experimental systems.
Showcased utility in tracking lipases, transcription factors, and nanoparticles in various environments.
Validated the method's ability to work with experimental data without pretraining on simulations.

Conclusions:

Diffusional fingerprinting provides a universal paradigm for SPT data analysis and prediction.
The method enables dissecting diffusional features and establishing molecular identity.
This approach offers key mechanistic insights into complex biological diffusion.