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Measuring TCR-pMHC Binding In Situ using a FRET-based Microscopy Assay
Markus Axmann 1, Gerhard J. Schütz 1, Johannes B. Huppa 2
1Institute for Applied Physics - Biophysics, Vienna University of Technology, 2Institute for Hygiene and Applied Immunology, Medical University of Vienna

This manuscript describes how to conduct (single molecule) Förster Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET)- based assays to measure the binding dynamics between T-cell antigen receptor (TCR) and antigenic peptide-loaded MHC molecules as they occur within the immunological synapse of a T-cell in contact with a functionalized planar supported lipid bilayer.

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Bioengineering

Single Molecule Fluorescence Microscopy on Planar Supported Bilayers
Markus Axmann 1, Gerhard J. Schütz 1, Johannes B. Huppa 2
1Institute of Applied Physics - Biophysics, Vienna University of Technology, 2Institute for Hygiene and Applied Immunology, Immune Recognition Unit, Medical University of Vienna

Preparation of protein-functionalized planar glass-supported lipid bilayers, determination of protein mobility within and measurement of protein densities is shown here. A roadmap to building a noise-reduced Total Internal Reflection microscope is outlined, which allows visualizing single bilayer-resident fluorochromes with high spatiotemporal resolution.

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Bioengineering

Automated Two-dimensional Spatiotemporal Analysis of Mobile Single-molecule FRET Probes
Lukas Schrangl 1, Janett Göhring 2, Florian Kellner 2, Johannes B. Huppa 2, Gerhard J. Schütz 1
1Institute of Applied Physics, TU Wien, 2Institute for Hygiene and Applied Immunology, Center for Pathophysiology, Infectiology and Immunology, Medical University of Vienna

This article presents a method for spatiotemporal analysis of mobile, single-molecule Förster resonance energy transfer (smFRET)-based probes using widefield fluorescence microscopy. The newly developed software toolkit allows the determination of smFRET time traces of moving probes, including the correct FRET efficiency and the molecular positions, as functions of time.

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