Single-Molecule Imaging of Integral Membrane Protein Dynamics and Function

A Modak, Z Kilic, K Chattrakun, DS Terry… - Annual Review of …, 2024 - annualreviews.org
Integral membrane proteins (IMPs) play central roles in cellular physiology and represent
the majority of known drug targets. Single-molecule fluorescence and fluorescence …

Zero-Mode waveguide nanowells for single-molecule detection in living cells

S Yang, N Klughammer, A Barth, ME Tanenbaum… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Single-molecule fluorescence imaging experiments generally require sub-nanomolar
protein concentrations to isolate single protein molecules, which makes such experiments …

Ultraviolet Resonant Nanogap Antennas with Rhodium Nanocube Dimers for Enhancing Protein Intrinsic Autofluorescence

P Roy, S Zhu, JB Claude, J Liu, J Wenger - ACS nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
Plasmonic optical nanoantennas offer compelling solutions for enhancing light–matter
interactions at the nanoscale. However, until now, their focus has been mainly limited to the …

Unveiling the photoluminescence dynamics of gold nanoclusters with fluorescence correlation spectroscopy

MK Veedu, J Osmólska, A Hajda… - Nanoscale …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Gold nanoclusters (AuNCs) have captured significant interest for their photoluminescent
properties; however, their rapid photodynamics remain elusive while probed by ensemble …

Savitzky–Golay processing and bidimensional plotting of current–time signals from stochastic blocking electrochemistry to analyze mixtures of rod-shaped bacteria

A Tubbs, JU Ahmed, J Christopher, JC Alvarez - Analytical Methods, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
In stochastic blocking electrochemistry, adsorptive collisions of nano and micro-particles
with an ultramicroelectrode (UME) generate steps of decreasing current overlaid on the …

Direct observation of small molecule activator binding to single PR65 protein

A Yang-Schulz, M Zacharopoulou, SZ Yilmaz… - npj Biosensing, 2025 - nature.com
The reactivation of heterotrimeric protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) through small molecule
activators is of interest to therapeutic intervention due to its dysregulation, which is linked to …

Bringing Attomolar Detection to the Point-of-Care with Nanopatterned DNA Origami Nanoantennas

R Yaadav, K Trofymchuk, M Dass, V Behrendt, B Hauer… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Creating increasingly sensitive and cost-effective nucleic acid detection methods is critical
for enhancing point-of-care (POC) applications. This involves capturing all desired …

Tunable fluorogenic DNA probes drive fast and high-resolution single-molecule fluorescence imaging

M Kummerlin, Q Zhao, J Hazra, C Hepp, A Farrar… - bioRxiv, 2025 - biorxiv.org
A main limitation of single-molecule fluorescence (SMF) measurements is the" high
concentration barrier", describing the maximum concentration of fluorescent species …

Lipid bilayers determine the allostery but not intrinsic affinity of cAMP binding to pacemaker channels

V Idikuda, S Roy Chowdhury, Y Chang, Q Ren, H Bao… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
In the human heart, the binding of cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP), a second
messenger, to hyperpolarization and cyclic nucleotide-gated (HCN) regulates the …

Innovative Strategies for Enhancing Signal-to-Noise Ratio in Single-molecule Imaging: The Influence of Molecular Motion

G Bu, G Kang, S Park, JH Jeon, JB Lee - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Single-molecule fluorescence imaging has extensively revealed the dynamic and structural
characteristics of biomolecules. However, its application is limited by the upper …