Fluorescence Imaging of Single Kinesin Motors on Immobilized Microtubules

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Beitragende

  • Till Korten - , Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics (Autor:in)
  • Bert Nitzsche - , Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics (Autor:in)
  • Chris Gell - , Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics (Autor:in)
  • Felix Ruhnow - , Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics (Autor:in)
  • Cécile Leduc - , Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics (Autor:in)
  • Stefan Diez - , Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics (Autor:in)

Abstract

Recent developments in optical microscopy and nanometer tracking have greatly improved our understanding of cytoskeletal motor proteins. Using fluorescence microscopy, dynamic interactions are now routinely observed in vitro on the level of single molecules mainly using a geometry, where fluorescently labeled motors move on surface-immobilized filaments. In this chapter, we review recent methods related to single-molecule kinesin motility assays. In particular, we aim to provide practical advice on: how to set up the assays, how to acquire high-precision data from fluorescently labeled kinesin motors and attached quantum dots, and how to analyze data by nanometer tracking.

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
TitelSingle Molecule Analysis
Herausgeber (Verlag)Humana Press
Seiten121-137
Seitenumfang17
ISBN (Print)9781617792816
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 2011
Peer-Review-StatusJa
Extern publiziertJa

Publikationsreihe

ReiheMethods in Molecular Biology
Band783
ISSN1064-3745

Externe IDs

PubMed 21909886
ORCID /0000-0002-0750-8515/work/161407040

Schlagworte

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

Schlagwörter

  • Imaging, Kinesin, Microtubule, Motor protein, Single molecule, TIRF microscopy