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Single-molecule detection and super-resolution imaging with a portable and adaptable 3D-printed microscopy platform (Brick-MIC).

Gabriel G Moya Muñoz, Oliver Brix, Philipp Klocke, Paul D Harris, Jorge R Luna Piedra, Nicolas D Wendler, Eitan Lerner, Niels Zijlstra, Thorben Cordes

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Gabriel G Moya MuñozPhysical and Synthetic Biology, Faculty of Biology, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Planegg-Martinsried, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-2797-2005
Oliver BrixPhysical and Synthetic Biology, Faculty of Biology, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Planegg-Martinsried, Germany.ORCID 0009-0005-9057-2057
Philipp KlockePhysical and Synthetic Biology, Faculty of Biology, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Planegg-Martinsried, Germany.
Paul D HarrisDepartment of Biological Chemistry, The Alexander Silberman Institute of Life Sciences, Faculty of Mathematics & Science, The Edmond J. Safra Campus, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel.ORCID 0000-0002-5307-3217
Jorge R Luna PiedraPhysical and Synthetic Biology, Faculty of Biology, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Planegg-Martinsried, Germany.ORCID 0009-0009-3414-8787
Nicolas D WendlerPhysical and Synthetic Biology, Faculty of Biology, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Planegg-Martinsried, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-5436-3929
Eitan LernerDepartment of Biological Chemistry, The Alexander Silberman Institute of Life Sciences, Faculty of Mathematics & Science, The Edmond J. Safra Campus, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel.ORCID 0000-0002-3791-5277
Niels ZijlstraPhysical and Synthetic Biology, Faculty of Biology, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Planegg-Martinsried, Germany.
Thorben CordesPhysical and Synthetic Biology, Faculty of Biology, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Planegg-Martinsried, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-8598-5499

Funding

Structural dynamics of RNAP-promoter complex in late transcription initiationR01GM130942 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI WEISS, SHIMON · 2019 to 2022
$2.2M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM130942
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Over the past decades, single-molecule and super-resolution microscopy have advanced and represent essential tools for life science research. There is, however, a growing gap between the state of the art and what is accessible to biologists, biochemists, medical researchers, or labs with financial constraints. To bridge this gap, we introduce Brick-MIC, a versatile and affordable open-source 3D-printed microspectroscopy and imaging platform. Brick-MIC enables the integration of various fluorescence imaging techniques with single-molecule resolution within a single platform and exchange between different modalities within minutes. We here present variants of Brick-MIC that facilitate single-molecule fluorescence detection, fluorescence correlation spectroscopy, time-correlated single-photon counting and super-resolution imaging (STORM and PAINT). Detailed descriptions of the hardware and software components, as well as data analysis routines, are provided, to allow non-optics specialists to operate their own Brick-MIC with minimal effort and investments. We foresee that our affordable, flexible, and open-source Brick-MIC platform will be a valuable tool for many laboratories worldwide.

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Printing, Three-DimensionalSingle Molecule ImagingHumansMicroscopy, FluorescenceSoftware

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PMID39321299
PMCPMC11423890

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