• Journal of Innovative Optical Health Sciences
  • Vol. 14, Issue 6, 2150017 (2021)
Hefei Ruan1, Jianqiang Yu1, Yayun Wu1, Xiaojun Tang1, Jinghe Yuan1、*, and Xiaohong Fang1、2
Author Affiliations
  • 1Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences Key Laboratory of Molecular Nanostructure and Nanotechnology, Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190, P. R. China
  • 2University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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    DOI: 10.1142/s1793545821500176 Cite this Article
    Hefei Ruan, Jianqiang Yu, Yayun Wu, Xiaojun Tang, Jinghe Yuan, Xiaohong Fang. Fusion of clathrin and caveolae endocytic vesicles revealed by line-switching dual-color STED microscopy[J]. Journal of Innovative Optical Health Sciences, 2021, 14(6): 2150017 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    Clathrin- and caveolae-mediated endocytosis are the most commonly used pathways for the internalization of cell membrane receptors. However, due to their dimensions are within the diffraction limit, traditional fluorescence microscopy cannot distinguish them and little is known about their interactions underneath cell membrane. In this study, we proposed the line-switching scanning imaging mode for dual-color triplet-state relaxation (T-Rex) stimulated emission depletion (STED) super-resolution microscopy. With this line-switching mode, the cross-talk between the two channels, the side effects from pulse picker and image drift in frame scanning mode can be effectively eliminated. The dual-color super-resolution imaging results in mixed fluorescent beads validated the excellent performance. With this super-resolution microscope, not only the ring-shaped structure of clathrin and caveolae endocytic vesicles, but also their semifused structures underneath the cell membrane were distinguished clearly. The resultant information will greatly facilitate the study of clathrin- and caveolae-mediated receptor endocytosis and signaling process and also our home-built dual-color T-Rex STED microscope with this lineswitching imaging mode provides a precise and convenient way to study subcellular-scale protein interactions.
    Hefei Ruan, Jianqiang Yu, Yayun Wu, Xiaojun Tang, Jinghe Yuan, Xiaohong Fang. Fusion of clathrin and caveolae endocytic vesicles revealed by line-switching dual-color STED microscopy[J]. Journal of Innovative Optical Health Sciences, 2021, 14(6): 2150017
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