Journal of Innovative Optical Health Sciences, Volume. 14, Issue 6, 2150017(2021)
Fusion of clathrin and caveolae endocytic vesicles revealed by line-switching dual-color STED microscopy
Clathrin- and caveolae-mediated endocytosis are the most commonly used pathways for the internalization of cell membrane receptors. However, due to their dimensions are within the diffraction limit, traditional fluorescence microscopy cannot distinguish them and little is known about their interactions underneath cell membrane. In this study, we proposed the line-switching scanning imaging mode for dual-color triplet-state relaxation (T-Rex) stimulated emission depletion (STED) super-resolution microscopy. With this line-switching mode, the cross-talk between the two channels, the side effects from pulse picker and image drift in frame scanning mode can be effectively eliminated. The dual-color super-resolution imaging results in mixed fluorescent beads validated the excellent performance. With this super-resolution microscope, not only the ring-shaped structure of clathrin and caveolae endocytic vesicles, but also their semifused structures underneath the cell membrane were distinguished clearly. The resultant information will greatly facilitate the study of clathrin- and caveolae-mediated receptor endocytosis and signaling process and also our home-built dual-color T-Rex STED microscope with this lineswitching imaging mode provides a precise and convenient way to study subcellular-scale protein interactions.
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Hefei Ruan, Jianqiang Yu, Yayun Wu, Xiaojun Tang, Jinghe Yuan, Xiaohong Fang. Fusion of clathrin and caveolae endocytic vesicles revealed by line-switching dual-color STED microscopy[J]. Journal of Innovative Optical Health Sciences, 2021, 14(6): 2150017
Received: Apr. 26, 2021
Accepted: May. 28, 2021
Published Online: Dec. 6, 2021
The Author Email: Yuan Jinghe (jhyuan@iccas.ac.cn)