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ArticleJournal of fluorescence2021

The Mean Single Molecule Rate (mSMR) in the Analysis of Fluorescence Fluctuations: Measurements on DNA Mixtures of Defined Composition.

Lorenz T Sparrenberg, Benjamin Greiner, Harald P Mathis

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Lorenz T SparrenbergInstitute of Biotechnology, RWTH Aachen University, Worringerweg 3, 52074, Aachen, Germany. lorenz.sparrenberg@fit.fraunhofer.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9450-7387
Benjamin GreinerFraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology FIT, Schloss Birlinghoven 1, 53757, Sankt Augustin, Germany.
Harald P MathisFraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology FIT, Schloss Birlinghoven 1, 53757, Sankt Augustin, Germany.

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We present a method for the evaluation of fluorescence fluctuations on the basis of Mandel's Q parameter, using sampling time-dependent factorial cumulants. By relating the Q parameter to the sampling time, we obtain the mean single molecule rate (mSMR), an easy to interpret expression that provides both brightness and diffusion information. The model is suitable for the widely used confocal setups with single photon excitation and a single detection channel. We present a way to correct the mSMR for afterpulsing, dead time and background noise. To account for photokinetic effects at short sampling times, we expand the model by a simple on/off isomerization term, which is similar to the well-known triplet model. The functionality of the mSMR is shown using Monte Carlo simulations. The correction mechanisms and the experimental applicability of the model are then demonstrated by DNA measurements of defined composition. By systematically analyzing DNA mixtures, we can show that at large sampling times, the mSMR correctly describes the single molecule brightness rates and the diffusive properties of DNA molecules. At short sampling times, the photokinetic effects of isomerization are accurately described by the mSMR model. Since additionally the mSMR can easily be corrected for measurement artefacts such as detector dead time, afterpulsing and background noise, this is a valuable advantage over the standard method of fluorescence correlation spectroscopy.

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FluorescenceDiffusionDNAFluorescent DyesMonte Carlo MethodPhotonsSpectrometry, FluorescenceDNAFluorescent DyesCumulant analysisDiffusionFluorescence fluctuation spectroscopyNucleic acidsSingle molecule brightness

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