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2. MipZ caps the plus-end of FtsZ polymers to promote their rapid disassembly
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Corrales-Guerrero, Laura, primary, Steinchen, Wieland, additional, Ramm, Beatrice, additional, Mücksch, Jonas, additional, Rosum, Julia, additional, Refes, Yacine, additional, Heimerl, Thomas, additional, Bange, Gert, additional, Schwille, Petra, additional, and Thanbichler, Martin, additional
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- 2022
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3. The MinDE system is a generic spatial cue for membrane protein distribution in vitro
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Ramm, Beatrice, Glock, Philipp, Mücksch, Jonas, Blumhardt, Philipp, García-Soriano, Daniela A., Heymann, Michael, and Schwille, Petra
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- 2018
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4. MipZ caps the plus-end of FtsZ polymers to promote their rapid disassembly
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Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Bioquímica Vegetal y Biología Molecular, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft / German Research Foundation (DFG), Corrales Guerrero, Laura, Steinchen, Wieland, Ramm, Beatrice, Mücksch, Jonas, Rosum, Julia, Refes, Yacine, Heimerl, Thomas, Bange, Gert, Schwille, Petra, Thanbichler, Martin, Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Bioquímica Vegetal y Biología Molecular, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft / German Research Foundation (DFG), Corrales Guerrero, Laura, Steinchen, Wieland, Ramm, Beatrice, Mücksch, Jonas, Rosum, Julia, Refes, Yacine, Heimerl, Thomas, Bange, Gert, Schwille, Petra, and Thanbichler, Martin
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The spatiotemporal regulation of cell division is a fundamental issue in cell biology. Bacteria have evolved a variety of different systems to achieve proper division site placement. In many cases, the underlying molecular mechanisms are still incompletely understood. In this study, we investigate the function of the cell division regulator MipZ from Caulobacter crescentus, a P-loop ATPase that inhibits the polymerization of the treadmilling tubulin homolog FtsZ near the cell poles, thereby limiting the assembly of the cytokinetic Z ring to the midcell region. We show that MipZ interacts with FtsZ in both its monomeric and polymeric forms and induces the disassembly of FtsZ polymers in a manner that is not dependent but enhanced by the FtsZ GTPase activity. Using a combination of biochemical and genetic approaches, we then map the MipZ–FtsZ interaction interface. Our results reveal that MipZ employs a patch of surface-exposed hydrophobic residues to interact with the C-terminal region of the FtsZ core domain. In doing so, it sequesters FtsZ monomers and caps the (+)-end of FtsZ polymers, thereby promoting their rapid disassembly. We further show that MipZ influences the conformational dynamics of interacting FtsZ molecules, which could potentially contribute to modulating their assembly kinetics. Together, our findings show that MipZ uses a combination of mechanisms to control FtsZ polymerization, which may be required to robustly regulate the spatiotemporal dynamics of Z ring assembly within the cell.
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- 2022
5. Treadmilling analysis reveals new insights into dynamic FtsZ ring architecture
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Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Germany), Max Planck Society, German-Israeli Foundation for Scientific Research and Development, Human Frontier Science Program, Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España), Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Mücksch, Jonas [0000-0002-1469-6956], Feingold, Mario [0000-0001-9316-5856 ], Rivas, Germán [0000-0003-3450-7478], Schwille, Petra [0000-0002-6106-4847], Ramirez-Diaz, Diego A., García-Soriano, Daniela A., Raso, A., Mücksch, Jonas, Feingold, Mario, Rivas, Germán, Schwille, Petra, Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Germany), Max Planck Society, German-Israeli Foundation for Scientific Research and Development, Human Frontier Science Program, Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España), Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Mücksch, Jonas [0000-0002-1469-6956], Feingold, Mario [0000-0001-9316-5856 ], Rivas, Germán [0000-0003-3450-7478], Schwille, Petra [0000-0002-6106-4847], Ramirez-Diaz, Diego A., García-Soriano, Daniela A., Raso, A., Mücksch, Jonas, Feingold, Mario, Rivas, Germán, and Schwille, Petra
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FtsZ, the primary protein of the bacterial Z ring guiding cell division, has been recently shown to engage in intriguing treadmilling dynamics along the circumference of the division plane. When coreconstituted in vitro with FtsA, one of its natural membrane anchors, on flat supported membranes, these proteins assemble into dynamic chiral vortices compatible with treadmilling of curved polar filaments. Replacing FtsA by a membrane-targeting sequence (mts) to FtsZ, we have discovered conditions for the formation of dynamic rings, showing that the phenomenon is intrinsic to FtsZ. Ring formation is only observed for a narrow range of protein concentrations at the bilayer, which is highly modulated by free Mg2+ and depends upon guanosine triphosphate (GTP) hydrolysis. Interestingly, the direction of rotation can be reversed by switching the mts from the C-terminus to the N-terminus of the protein, implying that the filament attachment must have a perpendicular component to both curvature and polarity. Remarkably, this chirality switch concurs with previously shown inward or outward membrane deformations by the respective FtsZ mutants. Our results lead us to suggest an intrinsic helicity of FtsZ filaments with more than one direction of curvature, supporting earlier hypotheses and experimental evidence.
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- 2018
6. Quantification of biomolecular binding dynamics by Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy
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Mücksch, Jonas Peter
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Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy (FCS), binding kinetics, lipid monolayers, filamenting temperature-sensitive mutant Z (FtsZ), refractive index mismatch ,FOS: Physical sciences ,lipids (amino acids, peptides, and proteins) - Abstract
Diffusion and molecular binding processes are indispensable for biological systems. A vital step towards the understanding of such dynamics and their interplay is a thorough quantification of all parameters involved. This work addresses the characterization of biomolecular diffusion and binding dynamics using fluorescence correlation spectroscopy (FCS). To quantify the reversible surface attachment of fluorescently labeled molecules, a novel method termed surface-integrated FCS (SI-FCS) is developed. Using this technique, the association and dissociation rates of receptor-ligand pairs can be determined over a wide range of time scales, ranging from hundreds of milliseconds to tens of seconds. The surface of interest is exposed to a widefield illumination and a highly sensitive electron-multiplying charge-coupled device (EMCCD) camera is used for detection, not only providing single-molecule sensitivity, but also enabling a parallel detection of the signal, which facilitates multiplexed SI-FCS measurements across the field of view. To validate this approach, we quantify the reversible hybridization of single-stranded deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) using a standard total internal reflection fluorescence (TIRF) microscope. The nucleotide overlap was systematically varied to demonstrate the sensitivity of SI-FCS. Furthermore, this work extensively employs FCS in its more conventional form using a confocal microscope. The effect of refractive index mismatches on single-focus FCS measurements is thoroughly characterized and a regime in which unbiased experiments are possible is identified. Confocal FCS is used to monitor the filament formation of FtsZ proteins (filamenting temperature-sensitive mutant Z) and their breakage by the protein MipZ in vitro. Potential artifacts are identified and a novel model to analyze diffusing filaments in FCS experiments is derived, applied, and validated. These findings not only demonstrate that filament formation can be efficiently studied using confocal FCS, but also indicate that FtsZ from Caulobacter crescentus may intrinsically form small oligomers. Finally, this work characterizes the diffusion of biomolecules in lipid monolayers at the air-water interface using confocal FCS. A miniaturized fixed area-chamber, which requires only minute amounts of protein, is presented and validated. Using this design, monolayer experiments become accessible to studies where biomolecules can only be purified in small amounts. Moreover, the quantification of diffusion in monolayers using FCS is a major step towards the routine characterization of binding of biomolecules to lipid monolayers., Diffusion und molekulare Bindungsreaktionen sind elementare Prozesse in biologischen Systemen. Für das Verständnis solcher Dynamiken und deren Wechselwirkungen ist es letztlich unabdingbar die beteiligten Parameter exakt zu quantifizieren. Diesem Ziel folgend setzt sich diese Arbeit mit der Quantifizierung von Diffusions- und Bindungsdynamiken unter Nutzung der Fluoreszenzkorrelationsspektroskopie (FCS) auseinander. Um die Assoziations- und Dissoziationsraten von reversiblen Bindungsreaktionen an Oberflächen zu messen, wurde im Rahmen dieser Arbeit eine neuartige Methode namens "surface-integrated FCS" (SI-FCS) entwickelt. Mittels dieser Methode können Bindungsraten zwischen Rezeptoren und fluoreszierenden Liganden in Zeitbereichen von Millisekunden bis über einer Minute gemessen werden. Die zu untersuchende Oberfläche, an der die Bindungsreaktionen stattfinden, wird mit einer Weitfeldausleuchtung beschienen und die daraufhin emittierte Fluoreszenz von den Liganden wird mit einer sehr empfindlichen Kamera (electron-multiplying charge-coupled device) detektiert. Diese Flächendetektion verfügt nicht nur über ausreichende Empfindlichkeit um einzelne Moleküle zu detektieren, sondern ermöglicht auch die parallele Messung mehrerer Autokorrelationskurven im Sichtfeld. Zur Validierung dieses neuartigen Ansatzes wird die reversible Hybridisierung von Desoxyribonukleinsäuren (DNS) mit einem im Rahmen dieser Arbeit konstruierten totalreflexionsbasiertem Fluoreszenzmikroskop (TIRF Mikroskop) quantifiziert. Die Anzahl der hybridisierenden Basenpaare wird in dieser Studie systematisch variiert und drückt sich in klaren Änderungen der gemessenen Bindungsraten aus. Damit wird die Sensitivität der Methode unterstrichen. Darüber hinaus bedient sich diese Arbeit der konventionellen konfokalen FCS. Das Problem von Proben, die einen anderen Brechungsindex als den von Wasser aufweisen, wird intensiv im Kontext von FCS Messungen beleuchtet. Abschließend werden Messbedingungen aufgezeigt unter denen systematische Messfehler und Artefakte, die auf den Brechungsindex zurückzuführen sind, vermieden werden können. In einem Teil dieser Arbeit wird die konfokale FCS genutzt um die Polymerisation von FtsZ Proteinen (Filamenting Temperature-Sensitive Z), sowie deren Zerlegung durch das Protein MipZ, zu untersuchen. Potentielle Fehlerquellen solcher Messungen werden beleuchtet und ein neues Modell für die Analyse von konfokalen FCS Messungen an Filamenten wird hergeleitet. Die präsentierten Ergebnisse zeigen nicht nur, dass FCS eine geeignete Methode ist umWachstum und Zerfall von Filamenten im Allgemeinen zu charakterisieren, sondern liefern auch deutliche Hinweise, dass FtsZ aus dem Bakterium Caulobacter crescentus auch in Abwesenheit von Guanosintriphosphat (GTP) kurze Oligomere bildet. Letzteres ist insbesondere interessant, da typischerweise angenommen wird, dass FtsZ als monomeres Protein vorliegt und erst in Anwesenheit von GTP zu Filamenten polymerisiert. Abschließend quantifiziert diese Arbeit die Diffusion von Biomolekülen in Lipidmonoschichten an der Grenzfläche zwischen Luft und Wasser. Unter Verwendung der konfokalen FCS werden Messungen in Miniaturkammern durchgeführt und validiert. Mithilfe dieser Methode werden Messungen an Biomolekülen ermöglicht, die nur in sehr geringen Mengen aufgereinigt werden können. Die hier präsentierten Diffusionsmessungen stellen einen wichtigen Schritt hin zur FCS basierten Charakterisierung der Bindungskinetiken von Biomolekülen zu Lipidmonoschichten dar.
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- 2018
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7. Toward Absolute Molecular Numbers in DNA-PAINT
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Stein, Johannes, primary, Stehr, Florian, additional, Schueler, Patrick, additional, Blumhardt, Philipp, additional, Schueder, Florian, additional, Mücksch, Jonas, additional, Jungmann, Ralf, additional, and Schwille, Petra, additional
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- 2019
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8. Stationary Patterns in a Two-Protein Reaction-Diffusion System
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Glock, Philipp, primary, Ramm, Beatrice, additional, Heermann, Tamara, additional, Kretschmer, Simon, additional, Schweizer, Jakob, additional, Mücksch, Jonas, additional, Alagöz, Gökberk, additional, and Schwille, Petra, additional
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- 2018
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9. Photo-Induced Depletion of Binding Sites in DNA-PAINT Microscopy
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Blumhardt, Philipp, primary, Stein, Johannes, additional, Mücksch, Jonas, additional, Stehr, Florian, additional, Bauer, Julian, additional, Jungmann, Ralf, additional, and Schwille, Petra, additional
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- 2018
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10. Control of Membrane Binding and Diffusion of Cholesteryl-Modified DNA Origami Nanostructures by DNA Spacers
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Khmelinskaia, Alena, primary, Mücksch, Jonas, additional, Petrov, Eugene P., additional, Franquelim, Henri G., additional, and Schwille, Petra, additional
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- 2018
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11. Direct characterization of the evanescent field in objective-type total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy
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Niederauer, Christian, primary, Blumhardt, Philipp, additional, Mücksch, Jonas, additional, Heymann, Michael, additional, Lambacher, Armin, additional, and Schwille, Petra, additional
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- 2018
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12. Treadmilling analysis reveals new insights into dynamic FtsZ ring architecture
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Ramirez-Diaz, Diego A., primary, García-Soriano, Daniela A., additional, Raso, Ana, additional, Mücksch, Jonas, additional, Feingold, Mario, additional, Rivas, Germán, additional, and Schwille, Petra, additional
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- 2018
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13. FCS Analysis of Protein Mobility on Lipid Monolayers
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Khmelinskaia, Alena, primary, Mücksch, Jonas, additional, Conci, Franco, additional, Chwastek, Grzegorz, additional, and Schwille, Petra, additional
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- 2018
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14. Quantifying Reversible Surface Binding via Surface-Integrated Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy
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Mücksch, Jonas, primary, Blumhardt, Philipp, additional, Strauss, Maximilian T., additional, Petrov, Eugene P., additional, Jungmann, Ralf, additional, and Schwille, Petra, additional
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- 2018
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15. Optical Control of a Biological Reaction-Diffusion System
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Glock, Philipp, primary, Broichhagen, Johannes, additional, Kretschmer, Simon, additional, Blumhardt, Philipp, additional, Mücksch, Jonas, additional, Trauner, Dirk, additional, and Schwille, Petra, additional
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- 2018
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16. Transient state imaging of live cells using single plane illumination and arbitrary duty cycle excitation pulse trains
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Mücksch, Jonas, Spielmann, Thiemo, Sisamakis, Evangelos, and Widengren, Jerker
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live cell imaging ,single plane illumination microscopy ,redox state ,Biophysics ,triplet state ,fluorescence ,transient state imaging ,Biofysik - Abstract
We demonstrate the applicability of Single Plane Illumination Microscopy to Transient State Imaging (TRAST), offering sensitive microenvironmental information together with optical sectioning and reduced overall excitation light exposure of the specimen. The concept is verified by showing that transition rates can be determined accurately for free dye in solution and that fluorophore transition rates can be resolved pixel-wise in live cells. Furthermore, we derive a new theoretical framework for analyzing TRAST data acquired with arbitrary duty cycle pulse trains. By this analysis it is possible to reduce the overall measurement time and thereby enhance the frame rates in TRAST imaging. QC 20150707
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- 2015
17. Myosin-II activity generates a dynamic steady state with continuous actin turnover in a minimal actin cortex.
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Sonal, Kristina A. Ganzinger, Vogel, Sven K., Mücksch, Jonas, Blumhardt, Philipp, and Schwille, Petra
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ACTOMYOSIN ,CELL membranes ,SYNTHETIC biology - Abstract
Dynamic reorganization of the actomyosin cytoskeleton allows fast modulation of the cell surface, which is vital for many cellular functions. Myosin-II motors generate the forces required for this remodeling by imparting contractility to actin networks. However, myosin-II activity might also have a more indirect contribution to cytoskeletal dynamics; it has been proposed that myosin activity increases actin turnover in various cellular contexts, presumably by enhancing disassembly. In vitro reconstitution of actomyosin networks has confirmed the role of myosin in actin network disassembly, but the reassembly of actin in these assays was limited by factors such as diffusional constraints and the use of stabilized actin filaments. Here, we present the reconstitution of a minimal dynamic actin cortex, where actin polymerization is catalyzed on the membrane in the presence of myosin-II activity. We demonstrate that myosin activity leads to disassembly and redistribution in this simplified cortex. Consequently, a new dynamic steady state emerges in which the actin network undergoes constant turnover. Our findings suggest a multifaceted role of myosin-II in the dynamics of the eukaryotic actin cortex. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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18. Stationary Patterns in a Two-Protein Reaction-Diffusion System.
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Glock, Philipp, Ramm, Beatrice, Heermann, Tamara, Kretschmer, Simon, Schweizer, Jakob, Mücksch, Jonas, Alagöz, Gökberk, and Schwille, Petra
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- 2019
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19. Treadmilling analysis reveals new insights into dynamic FtsZ ring architecture.
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Mücksch, Jonas, Schwille, Petra, Ramirez-Diaz, Diego A., García-Soriano, Daniela A., Raso, Ana, Rivas, Germán, and Feingold, Mario
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CELL division , *FTSZ protein , *GUANOSINE triphosphate , *BACTERIAL genetic engineering , *HYDROLYSIS , *TUBULINS , *IN vivo studies - Abstract
FtsZ, the primary protein of the bacterial Z ring guiding cell division, has been recently shown to engage in intriguing treadmilling dynamics along the circumference of the division plane. When coreconstituted in vitro with FtsA, one of its natural membrane anchors, on flat supported membranes, these proteins assemble into dynamic chiral vortices compatible with treadmilling of curved polar filaments. Replacing FtsA by a membrane-targeting sequence (mts) to FtsZ, we have discovered conditions for the formation of dynamic rings, showing that the phenomenon is intrinsic to FtsZ. Ring formation is only observed for a narrow range of protein concentrations at the bilayer, which is highly modulated by free Mg2+ and depends upon guanosine triphosphate (GTP) hydrolysis. Interestingly, the direction of rotation can be reversed by switching the mts from the C-terminus to the N-terminus of the protein, implying that the filament attachment must have a perpendicular component to both curvature and polarity. Remarkably, this chirality switch concurs with previously shown inward or outward membrane deformations by the respective FtsZ mutants. Our results lead us to suggest an intrinsic helicity of FtsZ filaments with more than one direction of curvature, supporting earlier hypotheses and experimental evidence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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20. Fluorescence fluctuation microscopy: a diversified arsenal of methods to investigate molecular dynamics inside cells
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Weidemann, Thomas, primary, Mücksch, Jonas, additional, and Schwille, Petra, additional
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- 2014
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21. Transient state imaging of live cells using single plane illumination and arbitrary duty cycle excitation pulse trains
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Mücksch, Jonas, primary, Spielmann, Thiemo, additional, Sisamakis, Evangelos, additional, and Widengren, Jerker, additional
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- 2014
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22. Transient State Imaging by Single Plane Illumination Microscopy of MCF-7 cells
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Mücksch, Jonas, Spielmann, Thiemo, Sisamakis, Evangelos, Widengren, Jerker, Mücksch, Jonas, Spielmann, Thiemo, Sisamakis, Evangelos, and Widengren, Jerker
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NQC 2015
23. Treadmilling analysis reveals new insights into dynamic FtsZ ring architecture
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Mario Feingold, Diego A. Ramirez-Diaz, Daniela A. García-Soriano, Ana Raso, Jonas Mücksch, Petra Schwille, Germán Rivas, Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Germany), Max Planck Society, German-Israeli Foundation for Scientific Research and Development, Human Frontier Science Program, Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España), Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Mücksch, Jonas [0000-0002-1469-6956], Feingold, Mario [0000-0001-9316-5856 ], Rivas, Germán [0000-0003-3450-7478], Schwille, Petra [0000-0002-6106-4847], Mücksch, Jonas, Feingold, Mario, Rivas, Germán, and Schwille, Petra
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0301 basic medicine ,Cell division ,Hydrolases ,Polymers ,Glycobiology ,Guanosine triphosphate ,Biochemistry ,Quantitative Biology::Cell Behavior ,Protein filament ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Magnesium ,Biology (General) ,Physics::Biological Physics ,Quantitative Biology::Biomolecules ,Guanosine ,biology ,Physics ,General Neuroscience ,Bilayer ,Classical Mechanics ,Nucleosides ,Condensed Matter Physics ,Glycosylamines ,Deformation ,Enzymes ,Chemistry ,Treadmilling ,Macromolecules ,Physical Sciences ,Nucleation ,Guanosine Triphosphate ,General Agricultural and Biological Sciences ,Research Article ,Yellow Fluorescent Protein ,Materials by Structure ,Imaging Techniques ,QH301-705.5 ,Materials Science ,030106 microbiology ,Geometry ,macromolecular substances ,Research and Analysis Methods ,General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology ,Quantitative Biology::Subcellular Processes ,03 medical and health sciences ,Bacterial Proteins ,Fluorescence Imaging ,Escherichia coli ,FtsZ ,Damage Mechanics ,Curvature ,General Immunology and Microbiology ,Biology and Life Sciences ,Proteins ,Polymer Chemistry ,Cytoskeletal Proteins ,Luminescent Proteins ,Guanosine Triphosphatase ,030104 developmental biology ,chemistry ,Enzymology ,biology.protein ,Biophysics ,FtsA ,Mathematics - Abstract
20 p.-6 fig., FtsZ, the primary protein of the bacterial Z ring guiding cell division, has been recently shown to engage in intriguing treadmilling dynamics along the circumference of the division plane. When coreconstituted in vitro with FtsA, one of its natural membrane anchors, on flat supported membranes, these proteins assemble into dynamic chiral vortices compatible with treadmilling of curved polar filaments. Replacing FtsA by a membrane-targeting sequence (mts) to FtsZ, we have discovered conditions for the formation of dynamic rings, showing that the phenomenon is intrinsic to FtsZ. Ring formation is only observed for a narrow range of protein concentrations at the bilayer, which is highly modulated by free Mg2+ and depends upon guanosine triphosphate (GTP) hydrolysis. Interestingly, the direction of rotation can be reversed by switching the mts from the C-terminus to the N-terminus of the protein, implying that the filament attachment must have a perpendicular component to both curvature and polarity. Remarkably, this chirality switch concurs with previously shown inward or outward membrane deformations by the respective FtsZ mutants. Our results lead us to suggest an intrinsic helicity of FtsZ filaments with more than one direction of curvature, supporting earlier hypotheses and experimental evidence., BMBF/MPG (grant number 031A359A MaxSynBio). The MaxSynBio consortium is jointly funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research of Germany and the Max Planck Society. The funder had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. German-Israeli Foundation (GIF) (grant number 1160-137.14/2011). to MF and PS. AR is funded through the GIF for Scientific Research and Development. The funder had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. Graduate School of Quantitative Biosciences of the Ludwig Maximilians University. DR-D and DG-S are supported by a DFG fellowship through QBM. The funder had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. JM is supported by the Nanosystems Initiative Munich (NIM) excellence cluster and the International Max Planck Research School for Molecular Life Sciences (IMPRS). The funder had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. Human Frontiers Science Program (grant number RGP0050/2010). to GR and PS. The funder had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. Spanish Government (grant number BFU2016-75471-C2-1-P). to GR. The funder had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. Israel Academy of Science and Humanities (grant number 1701/13). to MF.
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- 2018
24. Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy to Examine Protein-Lipid Interactions in Membranes.
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Betaneli V, Mücksch J, and Schwille P
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- Diffusion, Evaluation Studies as Topic, Fluorescent Dyes metabolism, Models, Theoretical, Spectrometry, Fluorescence methods, Membrane Lipids metabolism, Membrane Proteins metabolism, Membranes metabolism
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Fluorescence correlation spectroscopy (FCS) is a versatile technique to study membrane dynamics and protein-lipid interactions. It can provide information about diffusion coefficients, concentrations, and molecular interactions of proteins and lipids in the membrane. These parameters allow for the determination of protein partitioning into different lipid environments, the identification of lipid domains, and the detection of lipid-protein complexes on the membrane. During the last decades, FCS studies were successfully performed on model membrane systems as also on living cells, to characterize protein-lipid interactions. Recent developments of the method described here improved quantitative measurements on membranes and decreased the number of potential artifacts. The aim of this chapter is to provide the reader with the necessary information and some practical guidelines to perform FCS studies on artificial and cellular membranes.
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- 2019
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25. Myosin-II activity generates a dynamic steady state with continuous actin turnover in a minimal actin cortex.
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Sonal, Ganzinger KA, Vogel SK, Mücksch J, Blumhardt P, and Schwille P
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- Actomyosin metabolism, Animals, Cell Membrane metabolism, Cytoskeletal Proteins metabolism, Cytoskeleton metabolism, Models, Biological, Muscle Contraction physiology, Actin Cytoskeleton metabolism, Actins metabolism, Myosin Type II metabolism, Myosins metabolism
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Dynamic reorganization of the actomyosin cytoskeleton allows fast modulation of the cell surface, which is vital for many cellular functions. Myosin-II motors generate the forces required for this remodeling by imparting contractility to actin networks. However, myosin-II activity might also have a more indirect contribution to cytoskeletal dynamics; it has been proposed that myosin activity increases actin turnover in various cellular contexts, presumably by enhancing disassembly. In vitro reconstitution of actomyosin networks has confirmed the role of myosin in actin network disassembly, but the reassembly of actin in these assays was limited by factors such as diffusional constraints and the use of stabilized actin filaments. Here, we present the reconstitution of a minimal dynamic actin cortex, where actin polymerization is catalyzed on the membrane in the presence of myosin-II activity. We demonstrate that myosin activity leads to disassembly and redistribution in this simplified cortex. Consequently, a new dynamic steady state emerges in which the actin network undergoes constant turnover. Our findings suggest a multifaceted role of myosin-II in the dynamics of the eukaryotic actin cortex. This article has an associated First Person interview with the first author of the paper., Competing Interests: Competing interestsThe authors declare no competing or financial interests., (© 2018. Published by The Company of Biologists Ltd.)
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- 2018
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26. Optical Control of a Biological Reaction-Diffusion System.
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Glock P, Broichhagen J, Kretschmer S, Blumhardt P, Mücksch J, Trauner D, and Schwille P
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- Diffusion, Escherichia coli Proteins chemistry, Escherichia coli metabolism, Escherichia coli Proteins metabolism, Optical Devices
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Patterns formed by reaction and diffusion are the foundation for many phenomena in biology. However, the experimental study of reaction-diffusion (R-D) systems has so far been dominated by chemical oscillators, for which many tools are available. In this work, we developed a photoswitch for the Min system of Escherichia coli, a versatile biological in vitro R-D system consisting of the antagonistic proteins MinD and MinE. A MinE-derived peptide of 19 amino acids was covalently modified with a photoisomerizable crosslinker based on azobenzene to externally control peptide-mediated depletion of MinD from the membrane. In addition to providing an on-off switch for pattern formation, we achieve frequency-locked resonance with a precise 2D spatial memory, thus allowing new insights into Min protein action on the membrane. Taken together, we provide a tool to study phenomena in pattern formation using biological agents., (© 2018 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.)
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- 2018
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27. Transient state imaging of live cells using single plane illumination and arbitrary duty cycle excitation pulse trains.
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Mücksch J, Spielmann T, Sisamakis E, and Widengren J
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- Cell Survival, Fluorescent Dyes chemistry, Humans, MCF-7 Cells, Time Factors, Microscopy, Fluorescence methods
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We demonstrate the applicability of Single Plane Illumination Microscopy to Transient State Imaging (TRAST), offering sensitive microenvironmental information together with optical sectioning and reduced overall excitation light exposure of the specimen. The concept is verified by showing that transition rates can be determined accurately for free dye in solution and that fluorophore transition rates can be resolved pixel-wise in live cells. Furthermore, we derive a new theoretical framework for analyzing TRAST data acquired with arbitrary duty cycle pulse trains. By this analysis it is possible to reduce the overall measurement time and thereby enhance the frame rates in TRAST imaging., (© 2014 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.)
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- 2015
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