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NATURE PROTOCOLS
Volume 9, Issue 5, Pages 1113-1130Publisher
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/nprot.2014.070
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- Swiss National Science Foundation
- European Union Marie Curie Actions program through the ACRITAS Initial Training Network [FP7-PEOPLE-2012-ITN]
- European Molecular Biology Organization [506-2012]
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A current challenge in the life sciences is to understand how the properties of individual molecular machines adjust in order to meet the functional requirements of the cell. Recent developments in force-distance (FD) curve-based atomic force microscopy (FD-based AFM) enable researchers to combine sub-nanometer imaging with quantitative mapping of physical, chemical and biological properties. Here we present a protocol to apply FD-based AFM to the multiparametric imaging of native proteins under physiological conditions. We describe procedures for experimental FD-based AFM setup, high-resolution imaging of proteins in the native unperturbed state with simultaneous quantitative mapping of multiple parameters, and data interpretation and analysis. The protocol, which can be completed in 1-3 d, enables researchers to image proteins and protein complexes in the native unperturbed state and to simultaneously map their biophysical and biochemical properties at sub-nanometer resolution.
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