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ArticleNature communications2025

Supervised multi-frame dual-channel denoising enables long-term single-molecule FRET under extremely low photon budget.

Yu Miao, Yuxiao Cheng, Yushi Xia, Yongzhen Hei, Wenjuan Wang, Qionghai Dai, Jinli Suo, Chunlai Chen

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Yu Miao *State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Beijing Frontier Research Center for Biological Structure, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
Yuxiao Cheng *Department of Automation, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
Yushi XiaState Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Beijing Frontier Research Center for Biological Structure, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
Yongzhen HeiState Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Beijing Frontier Research Center for Biological Structure, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
Wenjuan WangTechnology Center for Protein Sciences, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
Qionghai DaiDepartment of Automation, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. qhdai@mail.tsinghua.edu.cn.
Jinli SuoDepartment of Automation, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. jlsuo@tsinghua.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-3426-1634
Chunlai ChenState Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Beijing Frontier Research Center for Biological Structure, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. chunlai@mail.tsinghua.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-0128-7766

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National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 21922704National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 22061160466National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 22277063
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Abstract

Camera-based single-molecule techniques have emerged as crucial tools in revolutionizing the understanding of biochemical and cellular processes due to their ability to capture dynamic processes with high precision, high-throughput capabilities, and methodological maturity. However, the stringent requirement in photon number per frame and the limited number of photons emitted by each fluorophore before photobleaching pose a challenge to achieving both high temporal resolution and long observation times. In this work, we introduce MUFFLE, a supervised deep-learning denoising method that enables single-molecule FRET with up to 10-fold reduction in photon requirement per frame. In practice, MUFFLE extends the total number of observation frames by a factor of 10 or more, greatly relieving the trade-off between temporal resolution and observation length and allowing for long-term measurements even without the need for oxygen scavenging systems and triplet state quenchers.

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Fluorescence Resonance Energy TransferPhotonsSingle Molecule ImagingDeep LearningFluorescent DyesPhotobleachingFluorescent Dyes

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