Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Curr Protoc. 2022 Mar;2(3):e384. doi: 10.1002/cpz1.384.
Fluorescence fluctuation spectroscopy (FFS) encompasses a bevy of techniques that involve analyzing fluorescence intensity fluctuations occurring due to fluorescently labeled molecules diffusing in and out of a microscope's focal region. Statistical analysis of these fluctuations may reveal the oligomerization (i.e., association) state of said molecules. We have recently developed a new FFS-based method, termed Two-Dimensional Fluorescence Intensity Fluctuation (2D FIF) spectrometry, which provides quantitative information on the size and stability of protein oligomers as a function of receptor concentration. This article describes protocols for employing FIF spectrometry to quantify the oligomerization of a membrane protein of interest, with specific instructions regarding cell preparation, image acquisition, and analysis of images given in detail. Application of the FIF Spectrometry Suite, a software package designed for applying FIF analysis on fluorescence images, is emphasized in the protocol. Also discussed in detail is the identification, removal, and/or analysis of inhomogeneous regions of the membrane that appear as bright spots. The 2D FIF approach is particularly suited to assess the effects of agonists and antagonists on the oligomeric size of membrane receptors of interest. © 2022 Wiley Periodicals LLC. Basic Protocol 1: Preparation of live cells expressing protein constructs Basic Protocol 2: Image acquisition and noise correction Basic Protocol 3: Drawing and segmenting regions of interest Basic Protocol 4: Calculating the molecular brightness and concentration of individual image segments Basic Protocol 5: Combining data subsets using a manual procedure (Optional) Alternate Protocol 1: Combining data subsets using the advanced FIF spectrometry suite (Optional; alternative to Basic Protocol 5) Basic Protocol 6: Performing meta-analysis of brightness spectrograms Alternate Protocol 2: Performing meta-analysis of brightness spectrograms (alternative to Basic Protocol 6) Basic Protocol 7: Spot extraction and analysis using a manual procedure or by writing a program (Optional) Alternate Protocol 3: Automated spot extraction and analysis (Optional; alternative to Protocol 7) Support Protocol: Monomeric brightness determination.
荧光波动光谱学(FFS)涵盖了一系列技术,这些技术涉及分析由于荧光标记分子在显微镜的焦域内扩散而产生的荧光强度波动。对这些波动的统计分析可以揭示这些分子的寡聚化(即缔合)状态。我们最近开发了一种新的基于 FFS 的方法,称为二维荧光强度波动(2D FIF)光谱法,它可以提供与受体浓度相关的蛋白质寡聚物的大小和稳定性的定量信息。本文描述了使用 FIF 光谱法来量化感兴趣的膜蛋白寡聚化的方案,其中详细说明了细胞准备、图像采集和图像分析的具体说明。本文强调了 FIF 光谱法套件的应用,这是一个专门用于对荧光图像进行 FIF 分析的软件包。还详细讨论了作为亮点出现的膜不均匀区域的识别、去除和/或分析。2D FIF 方法特别适合评估激动剂和拮抗剂对感兴趣的膜受体寡聚大小的影响。© 2022 威立出版社。基本方案 1:表达蛋白质构建体的活细胞的制备基本方案 2:图像采集和噪声校正基本方案 3:绘制和分割感兴趣的区域基本方案 4:计算单个图像段的分子亮度和浓度基本方案 5:使用手动程序组合数据子集(可选)备选方案 1:使用高级 FIF 光谱法套件组合数据子集(可选;替代基本方案 5)基本方案 6:执行亮度光谱图的荟萃分析备选方案 2:执行亮度光谱图的荟萃分析(替代基本方案 6)基本方案 7:使用手动程序或编写程序进行斑点提取和分析(可选)备选方案 3:自动斑点提取和分析(可选;替代方案 7)支持方案:单体亮度的测定。