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NATURE METHODS
Volume 18, Issue 10, Pages 1239-+Publisher
NATURE PORTFOLIO
DOI: 10.1038/s41592-021-01260-x
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An iSCAT image processing and analysis strategy enables mass-sensitive particle tracking (MSPT) of single unlabeled biomolecules on a supported lipid bilayer, allowing real-time observation of membrane complexes. This approach was applied to study the reaction cycles of MinDE protein self-organization, revealing the potential of MSPT to enhance quantitative understanding of membrane-associated biological systems.
An iSCAT image processing and analysis strategy enables mass-sensitive particle tracking (MSPT) of single unlabeled biomolecules on a supported lipid bilayer. MSPT was used to observe the (dis-)assembly of membrane complexes in real-time. In spite of their great importance in biology, methods providing access to spontaneous molecular interactions with and on biological membranes have been sparse. The recent advent of mass photometry to quantify mass distributions of unlabeled biomolecules landing on surfaces raised hopes that this approach could be transferred to membranes. Here, by introducing a new interferometric scattering (iSCAT) image processing and analysis strategy adapted to diffusing particles, we enable mass-sensitive particle tracking (MSPT) of single unlabeled biomolecules on a supported lipid bilayer. We applied this approach to the highly nonlinear reaction cycles underlying MinDE protein self-organization. MSPT allowed us to determine the stoichiometry and turnover of individual membrane-bound MinD/MinDE protein complexes and to quantify their size-dependent diffusion. This study demonstrates the potential of MSPT to enhance our quantitative understanding of membrane-associated biological systems.
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