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ArticleMethods (San Diego, Calif.)2007

Homebuilt single-molecule scanning confocal fluorescence microscope studies of single DNA/protein interactions.

Haocheng Zheng, Lori S Goldner, Sanford H Leuba

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Article in Methods (San Diego, Calif.), 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Expedient placement of two fluorescent dyes for investigating dynamic DNA protein interactions in real time.Chromosome research : an international journal on the molecular, supramolecular and evolutionary aspects of chromosome biology · 2008
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Haocheng ZhengDepartment of Cell Biology and Physiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
Lori S Goldner
Sanford H Leuba
University of Pittsburgh · USNational Institute of Standards and Technology · US

Funding

Development of novel single-molecule approaches for nanoscale study of helicasesR01GM077872 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI LEUBA, SANFORD H · 2006 to 2010
$1.6M
SFM VISUALIZATION OF SINGLE CHROMATIN FIBER DYNAMICSK22CA077871 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI LEUBA, SANFORD H · 2002 to 2003
$300k
NCI NIH HHS K22 CA077871NCI NIH HHS K22CA077871NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM077872NIGMS NIH HHS R01GM077872
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Many technical improvements in fluorescence microscopy over the years have focused on decreasing background and increasing the signal to noise ratio (SNR). The scanning confocal fluorescence microscope (SCFM) represented a major improvement in these efforts. The SCFM acquires signal from a thin layer of a thick sample, rejecting light whose origin is not in the focal plane thereby dramatically decreasing the background signal. A second major innovation was the advent of high quantum-yield, low noise, single-photon counting detectors. The superior background rejection of SCFM combined with low-noise, high-yield detectors makes it possible to detect the fluorescence from single-dye molecules. By labeling a DNA molecule or a DNA/protein complex with a donor/acceptor dye pair, fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) can be used to track conformational changes in the molecule/complex itself, on a single molecule/complex basis. In this methods paper, we describe the core concepts of SCFM in the context of a study that uses FRET to reveal conformational fluctuations in individual Holliday junction DNA molecules and nucleosomal particles. We also discuss data processing methods for SCFM.

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ArtifactsChromatin Assembly and DisassemblyDNA, CruciformEquipment DesignFluorescence Resonance Energy TransferLasersMicroscopy, ConfocalNucleosomesSoftwareDNA, CruciformNucleosomes

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PMID17309845
PMCPMC1853322
OpenAlexW2022013688

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