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NATURE METHODS
Volume 12, Issue 8, Pages 773-U129Publisher
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/NMETH.3475
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- Swiss National Science Foundation
- European Research Council
- Human Frontier Science Program
- Forschungskredit of the University of Zurich [FK-13-034]
- Chemiefonds fellowship of the German Chemical Industry Fund
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Single-molecule methods have become widely used for quantifying the conformational heterogeneity and structural dynamics of biomolecules in vitro. Their application in vivo, however, has remained challenging owing to shortcomings in the design and reproducible delivery of labeled molecules, the range of applicable analysis methods, and suboptimal cell culture conditions. By addressing these limitations in an integrated approach, we demonstrate the feasibility of probing protein dynamics from milliseconds down to the nanosecond regime in live eukaryotic cells with confocal single-molecule Forster resonance energy transfer (FRET) spectroscopy. We illustrate the versatility of the approach by determining the dimensions and submicrosecond chain dynamics of an intrinsically disordered protein; by detecting even subtle changes in the temperature dependence of protein stability, including in-cell cold denaturation; and by quantifying the folding dynamics of a small protein. The methodology opens possibilities for assessing the effect of the cellular environment on biomolecular conformation, dynamics and function.
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