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Quantifying 3D live-cell membrane dynamics using dynamic metal-induced energy transfer spectroscopy (dynaMIET).

José Ignacio Gallea, Narain Karedla, Dongxia Wang, Bin Zhao, Lizhen Chen, Jörg Enderlein, Tao Chen

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José Ignacio GalleaThird Institute of Physics-Biophysics, Georg August University of Göttingen, Friedrich-Hund-Platz 1, Göttingen, 37077, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-9762-1203
Narain KaredlaThe Rosalind Franklin Institute, Harwell Campus, Didcot OX11 OFA, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-7891-3825
Dongxia WangThird Institute of Physics-Biophysics, Georg August University of Göttingen, Friedrich-Hund-Platz 1, Göttingen, 37077, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-9316-093X
Bin ZhaoThird Institute of Physics-Biophysics, Georg August University of Göttingen, Friedrich-Hund-Platz 1, Göttingen, 37077, Germany.
Lizhen ChenThird Institute of Physics-Biophysics, Georg August University of Göttingen, Friedrich-Hund-Platz 1, Göttingen, 37077, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-3229-626X
Jörg EnderleinThird Institute of Physics-Biophysics, Georg August University of Göttingen, Friedrich-Hund-Platz 1, Göttingen, 37077, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-5091-7157
Tao ChenThird Institute of Physics-Biophysics, Georg August University of Göttingen, Friedrich-Hund-Platz 1, Göttingen, 37077, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-3906-4429

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Abstract

The dynamic behavior of cellular membranes underpins essential biological processes, including signal transduction, intracellular trafficking, and mechanotransduction. However, simultaneously quantifying lateral molecular diffusion and vertical membrane fluctuations in live cells remains challenging. Here, we present dynamic metal-induced energy transfer spectroscopy (dynaMIET), which integrates metal-induced energy transfer with fluorescence correlation spectroscopy to resolve three-dimensional membrane dynamics with nanometer axial sensitivity and microsecond temporal resolution. dynaMIET enables concurrent measurement of lateral diffusion and vertical undulations within a single acquisition. We validate the method using simulations and model membranes and demonstrate its robustness in living cells, applying it to the plasma membrane, endoplasmic reticulum, and nuclear envelope. By capturing both molecular mobility and membrane fluctuations, dynaMIET provides a powerful, noninvasive tool for probing membrane mechanics and organization. This advance opens avenues for studying membrane-associated phenomena in health and disease, including cancer cell mechanics, protein-membrane interactions, and organelle dynamics.

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Cell MembraneEnergy TransferMetalsDiffusionEndoplasmic ReticulumFluorescence Resonance Energy TransferHumansNuclear EnvelopeSpectrometry, FluorescenceMetals

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