Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, and Field of Biophysics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.
Biophys J. 2013 Nov 19;105(10):2343-54. doi: 10.1016/j.bpj.2013.09.049.
Recent advances in fluorescence localization microscopy have made it possible to image chemically fixed and living cells at 20 nm lateral resolution. We apply this methodology to simultaneously record receptor organization and dynamics on the ventral surface of live RBL-2H3 mast cells undergoing antigen-mediated signaling. Cross-linking of IgE bound to FcεRI by multivalent antigen initiates mast cell activation, which leads to inflammatory responses physiologically. We quantify receptor organization and dynamics as cells are stimulated at room temperature (22°C). Within 2 min of antigen addition, receptor diffusion coefficients decrease by an order of magnitude, and single-particle trajectories are confined. Within 5 min of antigen addition, receptors organize into clusters containing ∼100 receptors with average radii of ∼70 nm. By comparing simultaneous measurements of clustering and mobility, we determine that there are two distinct stages of receptor clustering. In the first stage, which precedes stimulated Ca(2+) mobilization, receptors slow dramatically but are not tightly clustered. In the second stage, receptors are tightly packed and confined. We find that stimulation-dependent changes in both receptor clustering and mobility can be reversed by displacing multivalent antigen with monovalent ligands, and that these changes can be modulated through enrichment or reduction in cellular cholesterol levels.
荧光定位显微镜的最新进展使得在 20nm 的侧向分辨率下对化学固定和活细胞进行成像成为可能。我们将这种方法应用于同时记录活 RBL-2H3 肥大细胞在抗原介导的信号转导过程中腹侧表面上的受体组织和动力学。通过多价抗原交联与 FcεRI 结合的 IgE,引发肥大细胞激活,从而在生理上引发炎症反应。我们在室温(22°C)下刺激细胞时对受体组织和动力学进行定量。在抗原添加后 2 分钟内,受体扩散系数降低了一个数量级,并且单粒子轨迹受到限制。在抗原添加后 5 分钟内,受体组织成含有约 100 个受体的簇,平均半径约为 70nm。通过比较聚类和流动性的同时测量,我们确定受体聚类有两个不同的阶段。在第一阶段,在刺激 Ca(2+)动员之前,受体显著减慢但没有紧密聚集。在第二阶段,受体被紧密包装和限制。我们发现,通过用单价配体置换多价抗原,可以逆转刺激依赖性的受体聚类和流动性变化,并且这些变化可以通过细胞胆固醇水平的富集或减少来调节。