Probing concentration-dependent behavior of DNA-binding proteins on a single-molecule level illustrated by Rad51
(2013) In Analytical Biochemistry 443(2). p.261-268- Abstract
- Low throughput is an inherent problem associated with most single-molecule biophysical techniques. We have developed a versatile tool for high-throughput analysis of DNA and DNA-binding molecules by combining microfluidic and dense DNA arrays. We use an easy-to-process microfluidic flow channel system in which dense DNA arrays are prepared for simultaneous imaging of large amounts of DNA molecules with single-molecule resolution. The Y-shaped microfluidic design, where the two inlet channels can be controlled separately and precisely, enables the creation of a concentration gradient across the microfluidic channel as well as rapid and repeated addition and removal of substances from the measurement region. A DNA array stained with the... (More)
- Low throughput is an inherent problem associated with most single-molecule biophysical techniques. We have developed a versatile tool for high-throughput analysis of DNA and DNA-binding molecules by combining microfluidic and dense DNA arrays. We use an easy-to-process microfluidic flow channel system in which dense DNA arrays are prepared for simultaneous imaging of large amounts of DNA molecules with single-molecule resolution. The Y-shaped microfluidic design, where the two inlet channels can be controlled separately and precisely, enables the creation of a concentration gradient across the microfluidic channel as well as rapid and repeated addition and removal of substances from the measurement region. A DNA array stained with the fluorescent DNA-binding dye YOYO-1 in a gradient manner illustrates the method and serves as a proof of concept. We have applied the method to studies of the repair protein Rad51 and could directly probe the concentration-dependent DNA-binding behavior of human Rad51 (HsRad51). In the low-concentration regime used (100 nM HsRad51 and below), we detected binding to double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) without positive cooperativity. (C) 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. (Less)
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- Frykholm, Karolin ; Freitag, Camilla ; Persson, Fredrik ; Tegenfeldt, Jonas LU and Graneli, Annette
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- 2013
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- Contribution to journal
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- published
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- Single molecule, DNA, Rad51, Microfluidics, Supported lipid bilayer, Fluorescence microscopy
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- Analytical Biochemistry
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- 443
- issue
- 2
- pages
- 261 - 268
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- Elsevier
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- wos:000327279700023
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- ISSN
- 1096-0309
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.ab.2013.08.023
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- English
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