Dita Strachotová, Aleš Holoubek, Barbora Brodská, Petr Herman
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Abstract
Enhanced green fluorescence protein (EGFP) is a fluorescent tag commonly used in cellular and biomedical applications. Surprisingly, some interesting photochemical properties of EGFP have remained unexplored. Here we report on two-photon-induced photoconversion of EGFP, which can be permanently converted by intense IR irradiation to a form with a short fluorescence lifetime and spectrally conserved emission. Photoconverted EGFP thus can be distinguished from the unconverted tag by the time-resolved detection. Nonlinear dependence of the two-photon photoconversion efficiency on the light intensity allows for an accurate 3D localization of the photoconverted volume within cellular structures, which is especially useful for kinetic FLIM applications. For illustration, we used the two photon photoconversion of EGFP for measurements of redistribution kinetics of nucleophosmin and histone H2B in nuclei of live cells. Measurements revealed high mobility of fluorescently tagged histone H2B in the nucleoplasm and their redistribution between spatially separated nucleoli.
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Methods and Applications in Fluorescence focuses on new developments in fluorescence spectroscopy, imaging, microscopy, fluorescent probes, labels and (nano)materials. It will feature both methods and advanced (bio)applications and accepts original research articles, reviews and technical notes.