Calibration of fluorescence resonance energy transfer in microscopy
Imaging hardware, software, calibrants, and methods are provided to visualize and quantitate the amount of Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET) occurring between donor and acceptor molecules in epifluorescence microscopy. The MicroFRET system compensates for overlap among donor, acceptor, and FRET spectra using well characterized fluorescent beads as standards in conjunction with radiometrically calibrated image processing techniques. The MicroFRET system also provides precisely machined epifluorescence cubes to maintain proper image registration as the sample is illuminated at the donor and acceptor excitation wavelengths. Algorithms are described that pseudocolor the image to display pixels exhibiting radiometrically-corrected fluorescence emission from the donor (blue), the acceptor (green) and FRET (red). The method is demonstrated on samples exhibiting FRET between genetically engineered derivatives of the Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP) bound to the surface of Ni chelating beads by histidine-tags.
- Research Organization:
- Kairos Scientific, Inc., San Diego, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- Assignee:
- Kairos Scientific, Inc. (San Diego, CA)
- Patent Number(s):
- 6,661,909
- Application Number:
- 09/912,117
- OSTI ID:
- 1174620
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Quantitative Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer Measurements Using Fluorescence Microscopy
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journal | May 1998 |
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