High-Speed Magnetic Tweezers for Nanomechanical Measurements on Force-Sensitive Elements

Summary

Here, we describe a high-speed magnetic tweezer setup that performs nanomechanical measurements on force-sensitive biomolecules at the maximum rate of 1.2 kHz. We introduce its application to DNA hairpins and SNARE complexes as model systems, but it will be also applicable to other molecules involved in mechanobiological events.

Abstract

Single-molecule magnetic tweezers (MTs) have served as powerful tools to forcefully interrogate biomolecules, such as nucleic acids and proteins, and are therefore poised to be useful in the field of mechanobiology. Since the method commonly relies on image-based tracking of magnetic beads, the speed limit in recording and analyzing images, as well as the thermal fluctuations of the beads, has long hampered its application in observing small and fast structural changes in target molecules. This article describes detailed methods for the construction and operation of a high-resolution MT setup that can resolve nanoscale, millisecond dynamics of biomolecules and their complexes. As application examples, experiments with DNA hairpins and SNARE complexes (membrane-fusion machinery) are demonstrated, focusing on how their transient states and transitions can be detected in the presence of piconewton-scale forces. We expect that high-speed MTs will continue to enable high-precision nanomechanical measurements on molecules that sense, transmit, and generate forces in cells, and thereby deepen our molecular-level understanding of mechanobiology.

Introduction

Cells actively sense and respond to mechanical stimuli. In doing so, many biomolecules display force-dependent properties that enable dynamic structural changes. Well-appreciated examples include mechanosensitive ion channels and cytoskeletal elements that provide the cells with key mechanical information from their surrounding environment.

In addition, molecules that show a unique force-bearing nature can also be considered mechanosensitive in a broader sense. For example, local formation and melting of nucleic acid duplexes, as well as higher-order structures such as G-quadruplexes, play crucial roles in replication, transcription, recomb....

Protocol

All materials and equipment described in this protocol are listed in the Table of Materials. LabVIEW software to operate the high-speed MT setup described below, as well as the MATLAB scripts to analyze sample data, are deposited on GitHub (https://github.com/ShonLab/Magnetic-Tweezers) and publicly available.

1. Construction of apparatus

NOTE: The general principle of the high-speed MT construction is similar to standard, conventional.......

Discussion

In this work, we introduced a single-molecule force spectroscopy setup that can observe structural changes of biomolecules at high spatiotemporal precision. The high-speed CMOS camera used acquires 1,200 frames s⁻¹ at 1,280 x 1,024 resolution, enabling 1.2 kHz bead tracking. However, the speed of measurements is currently limited by the bead tracking software, so the ROI is typically reduced to smaller areas in high-speed measurements. The high power of the SLD provides a bright illumination that is crit.......

Materials

Name	Company	Catalog Number	Comments
Materials for construct synthesis
Agarose gel electrophoresis system	Advance	Mupid-2plus
DNA ladder	Bioneer	D-1037
nTaq polymerase	Enzynomics	P050A
PCR purification kit	LaboPass	CMR0112
PEGylated SMCC crosslinker / SM(PEG)2	ThermoFisher Scientific	22102	For SNARE–DNA coupling
Primer B	Bioneer	5'-Biotin/TCGCCACCATCATTTCCA-3'	For 5-kbp force calibration construct and DNA handles
Primer B_hp	IDT	5'-Biotin/TTTTTTTTTTGTTCTCTATTT TTTTAGAGAAC /AP site/ /AP site/ TCGCCACCATCATTTCCA-3'	For hairpin construct
Primer N	Bioneer	5'-C6Amine/CATGTGGGTGACGCGAAA-3'	For DNA handles
Primer Z	Bioneer	5'-Azide/TCGCCACCATCATTTCCA-3'	For DNA handles
Primer Z_5k	Bioneer	5'-Azide/TTAGAGAGTATGGGTATATGACA TCG-3'	For 5-kbp force calibration construct
Primer Z_hp	Bioneer	5'-Azide/GTGGCAGCATGACACC-3'	For hairpin construct
SYBR Safe DNA Gel Stain	ThermoFisher Scientific	S33102
λ-DNA	Bioneer	D-2510	Template strand for PCR
DNA sequences for SNARE proteins
6×His-tagged SNAP-25b (2-206; capitalized) in pET28a	homemade	tggcgaatgggacgcgccctgtagcggcgca ttaagcgcggcgggtgtggtggttacgcgca gcgtgaccgctacacttgccagcgccctagc gcccgctcctttcgctttcttcccttccttt ctcgccacgttcgccggctttccccgtcaag ctctaaatcgggggctccctttagggttccg atttagtgctttacggcacctcgaccccaaa aaacttgattagggtgatggttcacgtagtg ggccatcgccctgatagacggtttttcgccc tttgacgttggagtccacgttctttaatagt ggactcttgttccaaactggaacaacactca accctatctcggtctattcttttgatttata agggattttgccgatttcggcctattggtta aaaaatgagctgatttaacaaaaatttaacg cgaattttaacaaaatattaacgtttacaat ttcaggtggcacttttcggggaaatgtgcgc ggaacccctatttgtttatttttctaaatac attcaaatatgtatccgctcatgaattaatt cttagaaaaactcatcgagcatcaaatgaaa ctgcaatttattcatatcaggattatcaata ccatatttttgaaaaagccgtttctgtaatg aaggagaaaactcaccgaggcagttccatag gatggcaagatcctggtatcggtctgcgatt ccgactcgtccaacatcaatacaacctatta atttcccctcgtcaaaaataaggttatcaag tgagaaatcaccatgagtgacgactgaatcc ggtgagaatggcaaaagtttatgcatttctt tccagacttgttcaacaggccagccattacg ctcgtcatcaaaatcactcgcatcaaccaaa ccgttattcattcgtgattgcgcctgagcga gacgaaatacgcgatcgctgttaaaaggaca attacaaacaggaatcgaatgcaaccggcgc aggaacactgccagcgcatcaacaatatttt cacctgaatcaggatattcttctaatacctg gaatgctgttttcccggggatcgcagtggtg agtaaccatgcatcatcaggagtacggataa aatgcttgatggtcggaagaggcataaattc cgtcagccagtttagtctgaccatctcatct gtaacatcattggcaacgctacctttgccat gtttcagaaacaactctggcgcatcgggctt cccatacaatcgatagattgtcgcacctgat tgcccgacattatcgcgagcccatttatacc catataaatcagcatccatgttggaatttaa tcgcggcctagagcaagacgtttcccgttga atatggctcataacaccccttgtattactgt ttatgtaagcagacagttttattgttcatga ccaaaatcccttaacgtgagttttcgttcca ctgagcgtcagaccccgtagaaaagatcaaa ggatcttcttgagatcctttttttctgcgcg taatctgctgcttgcaaacaaaaaaaccacc gctaccagcggtggtttgtttgccggatcaa gagctaccaactctttttccgaaggtaactg gcttcagcagagcgcagataccaaatactgt ccttctagtgtagccgtagttaggccaccac ttcaagaactctgtagcaccgcctacatacc tcgctctgctaatcctgttaccagtggctgc tgccagtggcgataagtcgtgtcttaccggg ttggactcaagacgatagttaccggataagg cgcagcggtcgggctgaacggggggttcgtg cacacagcccagcttggagcgaacgacctac accgaactgagatacctacagcgtgagctat gagaaagcgccacgcttcccgaagggagaaa ggcggacaggtatccggtaagcggcagggtc ggaacaggagagcgcacgagggagcttcca gggggaaacgcctggtatctttatagtcctgt cgggtttcgccacctctgacttgagcgtcga tttttgtgatgctcgtcaggggggcggagcc tatggaaaaacgccagcaacgcggccttttt acggttcctggccttttgctggccttttgct cacatgttctttcctgcgttatcccctgatt ctgtggataaccgtattaccgcctttgagtg agctgataccgctcgccgcagccgaacgacc gagcgcagcgagtcagtgagcgaggaagcgg aagagcgcctgatgcggtattttctccttac gcatctgtgcggtatttcacaccgcatatat ggtgcactctcagtacaatctgctctgatgc cgcatagttaagccagtatacactccgctat cgctacgtgactgggtcatggctgcgccccg acacccgccaacacccgctgacgcgccctga cgggcttgtctgctcccggcatccgcttaca gacaagctgtgaccgtctccgggagctgcat gtgtcagaggttttcaccgtcatcaccgaaa cgcgcgaggcagctgcggtaaagctcatcag cgtggtcgtgaagcgattcacagatgtctgc ctgttcatccgcgtccagctcgttgagtttc tccagaagcgttaatgtctggcttctgataa agcgggccatgttaagggcggttttttcctg tttggtcactgatgcctccgtgtaaggggga tttctgttcatgggggtaatgataccgatga aacgagagaggatgctcacgatacgggttac tgatgatgaacatgcccggttactggaacgt tgtgagggtaaacaactggcggtatggatgc ggcgggaccagagaaaaatcactcagggtc aatgccagcgcttcgttaatacagatgtaggt gttccacagggtagccagcagcatcctgcga tgcagatccggaacataatggtgcagggcgc tgacttccgcgtttccagactttacgaaaca cggaaaccgaagaccattcatgttgttgctc aggtcgcagacgttttgcagcagcagtcgct tcacgttcgctcgcgtatcggtgattcattc tgctaaccagtaaggcaaccccgccagccta gccgggtcctcaacgacaggagcacgatcat gcgcacccgtggggccgccatgccggcgata atggcctgcttctcgccgaaacgtttggtgg cgggaccagtgacgaaggcttgagcgagggc gtgcaagattccgaataccgcaagcgacagg ccgatcatcgtcgcgctccagcgaaagcggt cctcgccgaaaatgacccagagcgctgccgg cacctgtcctacgagttgcatgataaagaag acagtcataagtgcggcgacgatagtcatgc cccgcgcccaccggaaggagctgactgggtt gaaggctctcaagggcatcggtcgagatccc ggtgcctaatgagtgagctaacttacattaa ttgcgttgcgctcactgcccgctttccagtc gggaaacctgtcgtgccagctgcattaatga atcggccaacgcgcggggagaggcggtttgc gtattgggcgccagggtggtttttcttttca ccagtgagacgggcaacagctgattgccctt caccgcctggccctgagagagttgcagcaag cggtccacgctggtttgccccagcaggcgaa aatcctgtttgatggtggttaacggcgggat ataacatgagctgtcttcggtatcgtcgtat cccactaccgagatatccgcaccaacgcgca gcccggactcggtaatggcgcgcattgcgcc cagcgccatctgatcgttggcaaccagcatc gcagtgggaacgatgccctcattcagcattt gcatggtttgttgaaaaccggacatggcact ccagtcgccttcccgttccgctatcggctga atttgattgcgagtgagatatttatgccagc cagccagacgcagacgcgccgagacagaa cttaatgggcccgctaacagcgcgatttgctgg tgacccaatgcgaccagatgctccacgccca gtcgcgtaccgtcttcatgggagaaaataat actgttgatgggtgtctggtcagagacatca agaaataacgccggaacattagtgcaggcag cttccacagcaatggcatcctggtcatccag cggatagttaatgatcagcccactgacgcgt tgcgcgagaagattgtgcaccgccgctttac aggcttcgacgccgcttcgttctaccatcga caccaccacgctggcacccagttgatcggcg cgagatttaatcgccgcgacaatttgcgacg gcgcgtgcagggccagactggaggtggcaac gccaatcagcaacgactgtttgcccgccagt tgttgtgccacgcggttgggaatgtaattca gctccgccatcgccgcttccactttttcccg cgttttcgcagaaacgtggctggcctggttc accacgcgggaaacggtctgataagagacac cggcatactctgcgacatcgtataacgttac tggtttcacattcaccaccctgaattgactc tcttccgggcgctatcatgccataccgcgaa aggttttgcgccattcgatggtgtccgggat ctcgacgctctcccttatgcgactcctgcat taggaagcagcccagtagtaggttgaggccg ttgagcaccgccgccgcaaggaatggtgcat gcaaggagatggcgcccaacagtcccccggc cacggggcctgccaccatacccacgccgaaa caagcgctcatgagcccgaagtggcgagccc gatcttccccatcggtgatgtcggcgatata ggcgccagcaaccgcacctgtggcgccggtg atgccggccacgatgcgtccggcgtagagga tcgagatctcgatcccgcgaaattaatacga ctcactataggggaattgtgagcggataaca attcccctctagaaataattttgtttaactt taagaaggagatataccATGGGCAGC AGCCATCATCATCATCATCACA GCAGCGGCCTGGTGCCGCGC GGCAGCCATACTAGCGGAGAT ATCGCCGAGGACGCAGACAT GCGCAATGAGCTGGAGGAGA TGCAGAGGAGGGCTGACCAG CTGGCTGATGAGTCCCTGGA AAGCACCCGTCGCATGCTGC AGCTGGTTGAAGAGAGTAAA GATGCTGGCATCAGGACTTT GGTTATGTTGGATGAGCAAG GCGAACAACTGGAACGCATT GAGGAAGGGATGGACCAAAT CAATAAGGACATGAAAGAAG CAGAAAAGAATTTGACGGAC CTAGGAAAATTCGCCGGCCT TGCCGTGGCCCCCGCCAAC AAGCTTAAATCCAGTGATGC TTACAAAAAAGCCTGGGGC AATAATCAGGATGGAGTAGT GGCCAGCCAGCCTGCCCG TGTGGTGGATGAACGGGAG CAGATGGCCATCAGTGGTG GCTTCATCCGCAGGGTAAC AAATGATGCCCGGGAAAAT GAGATGGATGAGAACCTG GAGCAGGTGAGCGGCATC ATCGGAAACCTCCGCCAC ATGGCTCTAGACATGGGCA ATGAGATTGACACCCAGA ATCGCCAGATCGACAGGA TCATGGAGAAGGCTGATT CCAACAAAACCAGAATTG ATGAAGCCAACCAACGTG CAACAAAGATGCTGGGAA GTGGTTAAggatccgaattcgag ctccgtcgacaagcttgcggccgcactc gagcaccaccaccaccaccactgagat ccggctgctaacaaagcccgaaagga agctgagttggctgctgccaccgctgag caataactagcataaccccttggggcct ctaaacgggtcttgaggggttttttgctga aaggaggaactatatccggat
6×His-tagged VAMP2 (2-97, L32C/I97C; capitalized) in pET28a	homemade	tggcgaatgggacgcgccctgtagcggcgca ttaagcgcggcgggtgtggtggttacgcgca gcgtgaccgctacacttgccagcgccctagc gcccgctcctttcgctttcttcccttccttt ctcgccacgttcgccggctttccccgtcaag ctctaaatcgggggctccctttagggttccg atttagtgctttacggcacctcgaccccaaa aaacttgattagggtgatggttcacgtagtg ggccatcgccctgatagacggtttttcgccc tttgacgttggagtccacgttctttaatagt ggactcttgttccaaactggaacaacactca accctatctcggtctattcttttgatttata agggattttgccgatttcggcctattggtta aaaaatgagctgatttaacaaaaatttaacg cgaattttaacaaaatattaacgtttacaat ttcaggtggcacttttcggggaaatgtgcgc ggaacccctatttgtttatttttctaaatac attcaaatatgtatccgctcatgaattaatt cttagaaaaactcatcgagcatcaaatgaaa ctgcaatttattcatatcaggattatcaata ccatatttttgaaaaagccgtttctgtaatg aaggagaaaactcaccgaggcagttccatag gatggcaagatcctggtatcggtctgcgatt ccgactcgtccaacatcaatacaacctatta atttcccctcgtcaaaaataaggttatcaag tgagaaatcaccatgagtgacgactgaatcc ggtgagaatggcaaaagtttatgcatttctt tccagacttgttcaacaggccagccattacg ctcgtcatcaaaatcactcgcatcaaccaaa ccgttattcattcgtgattgcgcctgagcga gacgaaatacgcgatcgctgttaaaaggaca attacaaacaggaatcgaatgcaaccggcgc aggaacactgccagcgcatcaacaatatttt cacctgaatcaggatattcttctaatacctg gaatgctgttttcccggggatcgcagtggtg agtaaccatgcatcatcaggagtacggataa aatgcttgatggtcggaagaggcataaattc cgtcagccagtttagtctgaccatctcatct gtaacatcattggcaacgctacctttgccat gtttcagaaacaactctggcgcatcgggctt cccatacaatcgatagattgtcgcacctgat tgcccgacattatcgcgagcccatttatacc catataaatcagcatccatgttggaatttaa tcgcggcctagagcaagacgtttcccgttga atatggctcataacaccccttgtattactgt ttatgtaagcagacagttttattgttcatga ccaaaatcccttaacgtgagttttcgttcca ctgagcgtcagaccccgtagaaaagatcaaa ggatcttcttgagatcctttttttctgcgcg taatctgctgcttgcaaacaaaaaaaccacc gctaccagcggtggtttgtttgccggatcaa gagctaccaactctttttccgaaggtaactg gcttcagcagagcgcagataccaaatactgt ccttctagtgtagccgtagttaggccaccac ttcaagaactctgtagcaccgcctacatacc tcgctctgctaatcctgttaccagtggctgc tgccagtggcgataagtcgtgtcttaccggg ttggactcaagacgatagttaccggataagg cgcagcggtcgggctgaacggggggttcgtg cacacagcccagcttggagcgaacgacctac accgaactgagatacctacagcgtgagctatg agaaagcgccacgcttcccgaagggagaaa ggcggacaggtatccggtaagcggcagggtc ggaacaggagagcgcacgagggagcttcca gggggaaacgcctggtatctttatagtcctgt cgggtttcgccacctctgacttgagcgtcga tttttgtgatgctcgtcaggggggcggagcc tatggaaaaacgccagcaacgcggccttttt acggttcctggccttttgctggccttttgct cacatgttctttcctgcgttatcccctgatt ctgtggataaccgtattaccgcctttgagtg agctgataccgctcgccgcagccgaacgacc gagcgcagcgagtcagtgagcgaggaagc ggaagagcgcctgatgcggtattttctccttac gcatctgtgcggtatttcacaccgcatatat ggtgcactctcagtacaatctgctctgatgc cgcatagttaagccagtatacactccgctat cgctacgtgactgggtcatggctgcgccccg acacccgccaacacccgctgacgcgccctga cgggcttgtctgctcccggcatccgcttaca gacaagctgtgaccgtctccgggagctgcat gtgtcagaggttttcaccgtcatcaccgaaa cgcgcgaggcagctgcggtaaagctcatcag cgtggtcgtgaagcgattcacagatgtctgc ctgttcatccgcgtccagctcgttgagtttc tccagaagcgttaatgtctggcttctgataa agcgggccatgttaagggcggttttttcctg tttggtcactgatgcctccgtgtaaggggga tttctgttcatgggggtaatgataccgatga aacgagagaggatgctcacgatacgggttac tgatgatgaacatgcccggttactggaacgt tgtgagggtaaacaactggcggtatggatgc ggcgggaccagagaaaaatcactcagggtc aatgccagcgcttcgttaatacagatgtaggt gttccacagggtagccagcagcatcctgcga tgcagatccggaacataatggtgcagggcgc tgacttccgcgtttccagactttacgaaaca cggaaaccgaagaccattcatgttgttgctc aggtcgcagacgttttgcagcagcagtcgct tcacgttcgctcgcgtatcggtgattcattc tgctaaccagtaaggcaaccccgccagccta gccgggtcctcaacgacaggagcacgatcat gcgcacccgtggggccgccatgccggcgata atggcctgcttctcgccgaaacgtttggtgg cgggaccagtgacgaaggcttgagcgagggc gtgcaagattccgaataccgcaagcgacagg ccgatcatcgtcgcgctccagcgaaagcggt cctcgccgaaaatgacccagagcgctgccgg cacctgtcctacgagttgcatgataaagaag acagtcataagtgcggcgacgatagtcatgc cccgcgcccaccggaaggagctgactgggtt gaaggctctcaagggcatcggtcgagatccc ggtgcctaatgagtgagctaacttacattaa ttgcgttgcgctcactgcccgctttccagtc gggaaacctgtcgtgccagctgcattaatga atcggccaacgcgcggggagaggcggtttgc gtattgggcgccagggtggtttttcttttca ccagtgagacgggcaacagctgattgccctt caccgcctggccctgagagagttgcagcaag cggtccacgctggtttgccccagcaggcgaa aatcctgtttgatggtggttaacggcgggat ataacatgagctgtcttcggtatcgtcgtat cccactaccgagatatccgcaccaacgcgca gcccggactcggtaatggcgcgcattgcgcc cagcgccatctgatcgttggcaaccagcatc gcagtgggaacgatgccctcattcagcattt gcatggtttgttgaaaaccggacatggcact ccagtcgccttcccgttccgctatcggctga atttgattgcgagtgagatatttatgccagc cagccagacgcagacgcgccgagacagaa cttaatgggcccgctaacagcgcgatttgctgg tgacccaatgcgaccagatgctccacgccca gtcgcgtaccgtcttcatgggagaaaataat actgttgatgggtgtctggtcagagacatca agaaataacgccggaacattagtgcaggcag cttccacagcaatggcatcctggtcatccag cggatagttaatgatcagcccactgacgcgt tgcgcgagaagattgtgcaccgccgctttac aggcttcgacgccgcttcgttctaccatcga caccaccacgctggcacccagttgatcggcg cgagatttaatcgccgcgacaatttgcgacg gcgcgtgcagggccagactggaggtggcaac gccaatcagcaacgactgtttgcccgccagt tgttgtgccacgcggttgggaatgtaattca gctccgccatcgccgcttccactttttcccg cgttttcgcagaaacgtggctggcctggttc accacgcgggaaacggtctgataagagacac cggcatactctgcgacatcgtataacgttac tggtttcacattcaccaccctgaattgactc tcttccgggcgctatcatgccataccgcgaa aggttttgcgccattcgatggtgtccgggat ctcgacgctctcccttatgcgactcctgcat taggaagcagcccagtagtaggttgaggccg ttgagcaccgccgccgcaaggaatggtgcat gcaaggagatggcgcccaacagtcccccggc cacggggcctgccaccatacccacgccgaaa caagcgctcatgagcccgaagtggcgagccc gatcttccccatcggtgatgtcggcgatata ggcgccagcaaccgcacctgtggcgccggtg atgccggccacgatgcgtccggcgtagagga tcgagatctcgatcccgcgaaattaatacga ctcactataggggaattgtgagcggataaca attcccctctagaaataattttgtttaactt taagaaggagatataccATGGGCAGC AGCCATCATCATCATCATCAC AGCAGCGGCCTGGTGCCGC GCGGCAGCCATATGGCAGAT CTCTCGGCTACCGCTGCCAC CGTCCCGCCTGCCGCCCCG GCCGGCGAGGGTGGCCCCC CTGCACCTCCTCCAAATCTTA CCAGTAACAGGAGATGCCAG CAGACCCAGGCCCAGGTGG ATGAGGTGGTGGACATCATG AGGGTGAATGTGGACAAGGT CCTGGAGCGAGACCAGAAG CTATCGGAACTGGATGATCG CGCAGATGCCCTCCAGGCA GGGGCCTCCCAGTTTGAAA CAAGTGCAGCCAAGCTCAA GCGCAAATACTGGTGGAAA AACCTCAAGATGATGTGCTA Aggatccgaattcgagctccgtcg acaagcttgcggccgcactcgagcaccacca ccaccaccactgagatccggctgctaacaaa gcccgaaaggaagctgagttggctgctgcca ccgctgagcaataactagcataaccccttgg ggcctctaaacgggtcttgaggggttttttg ctgaaaggaggaactatatccggat
6×His-tagged ΔN-VAMP2 (49–96; capitalized) and Syntaxin-1A (191–267, I202C/I266C; capitalized) in pETDuet-1	homemade	ggggaattgtgagcggataacaattcccctc tagaaataattttgtttaactttaagaagga gatataccATGGGCAGCAGCCATCA TCATCATCATCACAGCAGCGG CCTGGAAGTTCTGTTCCAGGG GCCCGGTAATGTGGACAAGGT CCTGGAGCGAGACCAGAAGCT ATCGGAACTGGATGATCGCGC AGATGCCCTCCAGGCAGGGGC CTCCCAGTTTGAAACAAGTGC AGCCAAGCTCAAGCGCAAATAC TGGTGGAAAAACCTCAAGATGAT GTAAgcggccgcataatgcttaagtcgaaca gaaagtaatcgtattgtacacggccgcataa tcgaaattaatacgactcactataggggaat tgtgagcggataacaattccccatcttagta tattagttaagtataagaaggagatatacat ATGGCCCTCAGTGAGATCGAGA CCAGGCACAGTGAGTGCATC AAGTTGGAGAACAGCATCCG GGAGCTACACGATATGTTCAT GGACATGGCCATGCTGGTGG AGAGCCAGGGGGAGATGATT GACAGGATCGAGTACAATGTG GAACACGCTGTGGACTACGTG GAGAGGGCCGTGTCTGACACC AAGAAGGCCGTCAAGTACCAG AGCAAGGCACGCAGGAAGAA GTGCATGATCTAActcgagtc tggtaaagaaaccgctgctgcgaaatttgaa cgccagcacatggactcgtctactagcgcag cttaattaacctaggctgctgccaccgctga gcaataactagcataaccccttggggcctct aaacgggtcttgaggggttttttgctgaaag gaggaactatatccggattggcgaatgggac gcgccctgtagcggcgcattaagcgcggcgg gtgtggtggttacgcgcagcgtgaccgctac acttgccagcgccctagcgcccgctcctttc gctttcttcccttcctttctcgccacgttcg ccggctttccccgtcaagctctaaatcgggg gctccctttagggttccgatttagtgcttta cggcacctcgaccccaaaaaacttgattagg gtgatggttcacgtagtgggccatcgccctg atagacggtttttcgccctttgacgttggag tccacgttctttaatagtggactcttgttcc aaactggaacaacactcaaccctatctcggt ctattcttttgatttataagggattttgccg atttcggcctattggttaaaaaatgagctga tttaacaaaaatttaacgcgaattttaacaa aatattaacgtttacaatttctggcggcacg atggcatgagattatcaaaaaggatcttcac ctagatccttttaaattaaaaatgaagtttt aaatcaatctaaagtatatatgagtaaactt ggtctgacagttaccaatgcttaatcagtga ggcacctatctcagcgatctgtctatttcgt tcatccatagttgcctgactccccgtcgtgt agataactacgatacgggagggcttaccatc tggccccagtgctgcaatgataccgcgagac ccacgctcaccggctccagatttatcagcaa taaaccagccagccggaagggccgagcgca gaagtggtcctgcaactttatccgcctccatc cagtctattaattgttgccgggaagctagag taagtagttcgccagttaatagtttgcgcaa cgttgttgccattgctacaggcatcgtggtg tcacgctcgtcgtttggtatggcttcattca gctccggttcccaacgatcaaggcgagttac atgatcccccatgttgtgcaaaaaagcggtt agctccttcggtcctccgatcgttgtcagaa gtaagttggccgcagtgttatcactcatggt tatggcagcactgcataattctcttactgtc atgccatccgtaagatgcttttctgtgactg gtgagtactcaaccaagtcattctgagaata gtgtatgcggcgaccgagttgctcttgcccg gcgtcaatacgggataataccgcgccacata gcagaactttaaaagtgctcatcattggaaa acgttcttcggggcgaaaactctcaaggatc ttaccgctgttgagatccagttcgatgtaac ccactcgtgcacccaactgatcttcagcatc ttttactttcaccagcgtttctgggtgagcaaa aacaggaaggcaaaatgccgcaaaaaagg gaataagggcgacacggaaatgttgaatact catactcttcctttttcaatcatgattgaag catttatcagggttattgtctcatgagcgga tacatatttgaatgtatttagaaaaataaac aaataggtcatgaccaaaatcccttaacgtg agttttcgttccactgagcgtcagaccccgt agaaaagatcaaaggatcttcttgagatcct ttttttctgcgcgtaatctgctgcttgcaaa caaaaaaaccaccgctaccagcggtggtttg tttgccggatcaagagctaccaactcttttt ccgaaggtaactggcttcagcagagcgcaga taccaaatactgtccttctagtgtagccgta gttaggccaccacttcaagaactctgtagca ccgcctacatacctcgctctgctaatcctgt taccagtggctgctgccagtggcgataagtc gtgtcttaccgggttggactcaagacgatag ttaccggataaggcgcagcggtcgggctgaa cggggggttcgtgcacacagcccagcttgga gcgaacgacctacaccgaactgagataccta cagcgtgagctatgagaaagcgccacgcttccc gaagggagaaaggcggacaggtatccggta agcggcagggtcggaacaggagagcgcac gagggagcttccagggggaaacgcctggtatc tttatagtcctgtcgggtttcgccacctctg acttgagcgtcgatttttgtgatgctcgtca ggggggcggagcctatggaaaaacgccagc aacgcggcctttttacggttcctggccttttg ctggccttttgctcacatgttctttcctgcg ttatcccctgattctgtggataaccgtatta ccgcctttgagtgagctgataccgctcgccgc agccgaacgaccgagcgcagcgagtcagtg agcgaggaagcggaagagcgcctgatgcgg tattttctccttacgcatctgtgcggtatttc acaccgcatatatggtgcactctcagtacaa tctgctctgatgccgcatagttaagccagta tacactccgctatcgctacgtgactgggtca tggctgcgccccgacacccgccaacacccgc tgacgcgccctgacgggcttgtctgctcccg gcatccgcttacagacaagctgtgaccgtct ccgggagctgcatgtgtcagaggttttcacc gtcatcaccgaaacgcgcgaggcagctgcgg taaagctcatcagcgtggtcgtgaagcgatt cacagatgtctgcctgttcatccgcgtccag ctcgttgagtttctccagaagcgttaatgtc tggcttctgataaagcgggccatgttaaggg cggttttttcctgtttggtcactgatgcctc cgtgtaagggggatttctgttcatgggggta atgataccgatgaaacgagagaggatgctca cgatacgggttactgatgatgaacatgcccg gttactggaacgttgtgagggtaaacaactg gcggtatggatgcggcgggaccagagaaaaa tcactcagggtcaatgccagcgcttcgttaa tacagatgtaggtgttccacagggtagccag cagcatcctgcgatgcagatccggaacataa tggtgcagggcgctgacttccgcgtttccag actttacgaaacacggaaaccgaagaccatt catgttgttgctcaggtcgcagacgttttgc agcagcagtcgcttcacgttcgctcgcgtat cggtgattcattctgctaaccagtaaggcaa ccccgccagcctagccgggtcctcaacgaca ggagcacgatcatgctagtcatgccccgcgc ccaccggaaggagctgactgggttgaaggct ctcaagggcatcggtcgagatcccggtgcct aatgagtgagctaacttacattaattgcgtt gcgctcactgcccgctttccagtcgggaaac ctgtcgtgccagctgcattaatgaatcggcc aacgcgcggggagaggcggtttgcgtattgg gcgccagggtggtttttcttttcaccagtga gacgggcaacagctgattgcccttcaccgcc tggccctgagagagttgcagcaagcggtcca cgctggtttgccccagcaggcgaaaatcctg tttgatggtggttaacggcgggatataacat gagctgtcttcggtatcgtcgtatcccacta ccgagatgtccgcaccaacgcgcagcccgga ctcggtaatggcgcgcattgcgcccagcgcc atctgatcgttggcaaccagcatcgcagtgg gaacgatgccctcattcagcatttgcatggt ttgttgaaaaccggacatggcactccagtcg ccttcccgttccgctatcggctgaatttgat tgcgagtgagatatttatgccagccagccag acgcagacgcgccgagacagaacttaatggg cccgctaacagcgcgatttgctggtgaccca atgcgaccagatgctccacgcccagtcgcgt accgtcttcatgggagaaaataatactgttg atgggtgtctggtcagagacatcaagaaata acgccggaacattagtgcaggcagcttccac agcaatggcatcctggtcatccagcggatag ttaatgatcagcccactgacgcgttgcgcga gaagattgtgcaccgccgctttacaggcttc gacgccgcttcgttctaccatcgacaccacc acgctggcacccagttgatcggcgcgagatt taatcgccgcgacaatttgcgacggcgcgtg cagggccagactggaggtggcaacgccaatc agcaacgactgtttgcccgccagttgttgtg ccacgcggttgggaatgtaattcagctccgc catcgccgcttccactttttcccgcgttttc gcagaaacgtggctggcctggttcaccacgc gggaaacggtctgataagagacaccggcata ctctgcgacatcgtataacgttactggtttc acattcaccaccctgaattgactctcttccg ggcgctatcatgccataccgcgaaaggtttt gcgccattcgatggtgtccgggatctcgacg ctctcccttatgcgactcctgcattaggaag cagcccagtagtaggttgaggccgttgagca ccgccgccgcaaggaatggtgcatgcaagga gatggcgcccaacagtcccccggccacgggg cctgccaccatacccacgccgaaacaagcgc tcatgagcccgaagtggcgagcccgatcttc cccatcggtgatgtcggcgatataggcgcca gcaaccgcacctgtggcgccggtgatgccgg ccacgatgcgtccggcgtagaggatcgagat cgatctcgatcccgcgaaattaatacgactc actata
SNAP-25b (1–206, all C to A; capitalized) in pET28a	homemade	tggcgaatgggacgcgccctgtagcggcgca ttaagcgcggcgggtgtggtggttacgcgca gcgtgaccgctacacttgccagcgccctagc gcccgctcctttcgctttcttcccttccttt ctcgccacgttcgccggctttccccgtcaag ctctaaatcgggggctccctttagggttccg atttagtgctttacggcacctcgaccccaaa aaacttgattagggtgatggttcacgtagtg ggccatcgccctgatagacggtttttcgccc tttgacgttggagtccacgttctttaatagt ggactcttgttccaaactggaacaacactca accctatctcggtctattcttttgatttata agggattttgccgatttcggcctattggtta aaaaatgagctgatttaacaaaaatttaacg cgaattttaacaaaatattaacgtttacaat ttcaggtggcacttttcggggaaatgtgcgc ggaacccctatttgtttatttttctaaatac attcaaatatgtatccgctcatgaattaatt cttagaaaaactcatcgagcatcaaatgaaa ctgcaatttattcatatcaggattatcaata ccatatttttgaaaaagccgtttctgtaatg aaggagaaaactcaccgaggcagttccatag gatggcaagatcctggtatcggtctgcgatt ccgactcgtccaacatcaatacaacctatta atttcccctcgtcaaaaataaggttatcaag tgagaaatcaccatgagtgacgactgaatcc ggtgagaatggcaaaagtttatgcatttctt tccagacttgttcaacaggccagccattacg ctcgtcatcaaaatcactcgcatcaaccaaa ccgttattcattcgtgattgcgcctgagcga gacgaaatacgcgatcgctgttaaaaggaca attacaaacaggaatcgaatgcaaccggcgc aggaacactgccagcgcatcaacaatatttt cacctgaatcaggatattcttctaatacctg gaatgctgttttcccggggatcgcagtggtg agtaaccatgcatcatcaggagtacggataa aatgcttgatggtcggaagaggcataaattc cgtcagccagtttagtctgaccatctcatct gtaacatcattggcaacgctacctttgccat gtttcagaaacaactctggcgcatcgggctt cccatacaatcgatagattgtcgcacctgat tgcccgacattatcgcgagcccatttatacc catataaatcagcatccatgttggaatttaa tcgcggcctagagcaagacgtttcccgttga atatggctcataacaccccttgtattactgt ttatgtaagcagacagttttattgttcatga ccaaaatcccttaacgtgagttttcgttcca ctgagcgtcagaccccgtagaaaagatcaaa ggatcttcttgagatcctttttttctgcgcg taatctgctgcttgcaaacaaaaaaaccacc gctaccagcggtggtttgtttgccggatcaa gagctaccaactctttttccgaaggtaactg gcttcagcagagcgcagataccaaatactgt ccttctagtgtagccgtagttaggccaccac ttcaagaactctgtagcaccgcctacatacc tcgctctgctaatcctgttaccagtggctgc tgccagtggcgataagtcgtgtcttaccggg ttggactcaagacgatagttaccggataagg cgcagcggtcgggctgaacggggggttcgtg cacacagcccagcttggagcgaacgacctac accgaactgagatacctacagcgtgagctatg agaaagcgccacgcttcccgaagggagaaa ggcggacaggtatccggtaagcggcagggtc ggaacaggagagcgcacgagggagcttcc agggggaaacgcctggtatctttatagtcctgt cgggtttcgccacctctgacttgagcgtcga tttttgtgatgctcgtcaggggggcggagcc tatggaaaaacgccagcaacgcggccttttt acggttcctggccttttgctggccttttgct cacatgttctttcctgcgttatcccctgatt ctgtggataaccgtattaccgcctttgagtg agctgataccgctcgccgcagccgaacgacc gagcgcagcgagtcagtgagcgaggaagc ggaagagcgcctgatgcggtattttctccttac gcatctgtgcggtatttcacaccgcatatat ggtgcactctcagtacaatctgctctgatgc cgcatagttaagccagtatacactccgctat cgctacgtgactgggtcatggctgcgccccg acacccgccaacacccgctgacgcgccctga cgggcttgtctgctcccggcatccgcttaca gacaagctgtgaccgtctccgggagctgcat gtgtcagaggttttcaccgtcatcaccgaaa cgcgcgaggcagctgcggtaaagctcatcag cgtggtcgtgaagcgattcacagatgtctgc ctgttcatccgcgtccagctcgttgagtttc tccagaagcgttaatgtctggcttctgataa agcgggccatgttaagggcggttttttcctg tttggtcactgatgcctccgtgtaaggggga tttctgttcatgggggtaatgataccgatga aacgagagaggatgctcacgatacgggttac tgatgatgaacatgcccggttactggaacgt tgtgagggtaaacaactggcggtatggatgc ggcgggaccagagaaaaatcactcagggtc aatgccagcgcttcgttaatacagatgtaggt gttccacagggtagccagcagcatcctgcga tgcagatccggaacataatggtgcagggcgc tgacttccgcgtttccagactttacgaaaca cggaaaccgaagaccattcatgttgttgctc aggtcgcagacgttttgcagcagcagtcgct tcacgttcgctcgcgtatcggtgattcattc tgctaaccagtaaggcaaccccgccagccta gccgggtcctcaacgacaggagcacgatcat gcgcacccgtggggccgccatgccggcgata atggcctgcttctcgccgaaacgtttggtgg cgggaccagtgacgaaggcttgagcgagggc gtgcaagattccgaataccgcaagcgacagg ccgatcatcgtcgcgctccagcgaaagcggt cctcgccgaaaatgacccagagcgctgccgg cacctgtcctacgagttgcatgataaagaag acagtcataagtgcggcgacgatagtcatgc cccgcgcccaccggaaggagctgactgggtt gaaggctctcaagggcatcggtcgagatccc ggtgcctaatgagtgagctaacttacattaa ttgcgttgcgctcactgcccgctttccagtc gggaaacctgtcgtgccagctgcattaatga atcggccaacgcgcggggagaggcggtttgc gtattgggcgccagggtggtttttcttttca ccagtgagacgggcaacagctgattgccctt caccgcctggccctgagagagttgcagcaag cggtccacgctggtttgccccagcaggcgaa aatcctgtttgatggtggttaacggcgggat ataacatgagctgtcttcggtatcgtcgtat cccactaccgagatatccgcaccaacgcgca gcccggactcggtaatggcgcgcattgcgcc cagcgccatctgatcgttggcaaccagcatc gcagtgggaacgatgccctcattcagcattt gcatggtttgttgaaaaccggacatggcact ccagtcgccttcccgttccgctatcggctga atttgattgcgagtgagatatttatgccagc cagccagacgcagacgcgccgagacagaa cttaatgggcccgctaacagcgcgatttgctgg tgacccaatgcgaccagatgctccacgccca gtcgcgtaccgtcttcatgggagaaaataat actgttgatgggtgtctggtcagagacatca agaaataacgccggaacattagtgcaggcag cttccacagcaatggcatcctggtcatccag cggatagttaatgatcagcccactgacgcgt tgcgcgagaagattgtgcaccgccgctttac aggcttcgacgccgcttcgttctaccatcga caccaccacgctggcacccagttgatcggcg cgagatttaatcgccgcgacaatttgcgacg gcgcgtgcagggccagactggaggtggcaac gccaatcagcaacgactgtttgcccgccagt tgttgtgccacgcggttgggaatgtaattca gctccgccatcgccgcttccactttttcccg cgttttcgcagaaacgtggctggcctggttc accacgcgggaaacggtctgataagagacac cggcatactctgcgacatcgtataacgttac tggtttcacattcaccaccctgaattgactc tcttccgggcgctatcatgccataccgcgaa aggttttgcgccattcgatggtgtccgggat ctcgacgctctcccttatgcgactcctgcat taggaagcagcccagtagtaggttgaggccg ttgagcaccgccgccgcaaggaatggtgcat gcaaggagatggcgcccaacagtcccccggc cacggggcctgccaccatacccacgccgaaa caagcgctcatgagcccgaagtggcgagccc gatcttccccatcggtgatgtcggcgatata ggcgccagcaaccgcacctgtggcgccggtg atgccggccacgatgcgtccggcgtagagga tcgagatctcgatcccgcgaaattaatacga ctcactataggggaattgtgagcggataaca attcccctctagaaataattttgtttaactt taagaaggagatataccATGGCCGA GGACGCAGACATGCGCAATG AGCTGGAGGAGATGCAGAGG AGGGCTGACCAGCTGGCTGA TGAGTCCCTGGAAAGCACCC GTCGCATGCTGCAGCTGGTT GAAGAGAGTAAAGATGCTGG CATCAGGACTTTGGTTATGTT GGATGAGCAAGGCGAACAAC TGGAACGCATTGAGGAAGGG ATGGACCAAATCAATAAGGAC ATGAAAGAAGCAGAAAAGAAT TTGACGGACCTAGGAAAATTC GCCGGCCTTGCCGTGGCCCC CGCCAACAAGCTTAAATCCAG TGATGCTTACAAAAAAGCCTG GGGCAATAATCAGGATGGAGT AGTGGCCAGCCAGCCTGCCC GTGTGGTGGATGAACGGGAG CAGATGGCCATCAGTGGTGGC TTCATCCGCAGGGTAACAAAT GATGCCCGGGAAAATGAGATG GATGAGAACCTGGAGCAGGT GAGCGGCATCATCGGAAACCT CCGCCACATGGCTCTAGACAT GGGCAATGAGATTGACACCCA GAATCGCCAGATCGACAGGAT CATGGAGAAGGCTGATTCCAA CAAAACCAGAATTGATGAAGC CAACCAACGTGCAACAAAGAT GCTGGGAAGTGGTTAA ctcgagcaccaccaccaccaccactgag atccggctgctaacaaagcccgaaagga agctgagttggctgctgccaccgctgagc aataactagcataaccccttggggcctc taaacgggtcttgaggggttttttgctgaa aggaggaactatatccggat
Materials for protein purificaiton
2-Mercaptoethanol	SIGMA	M3148-25ML
Agar	LPS Solution	AGA500
Ampicillin, Sodium salt	PLS	AC1043-005-00
Chloramphenicol	PLS	CR1023-050-00
Competent cells (E. coli)	Novagen	70956	Rosetta(DE3)pLysS
Glycerol	SIGMA	G5516-500ML
HEPES	SIGMA	H4034-100G
Hydrochloric acid / HCl	SIGMA	320331-500ML
Imidazole	SIGMA	I2399-100G
Isopropyl β-D-1-thiogalactopyranoside / IPTG	SIGMA	10724815001
Kanamycin Sulfate	PLS	KC1001-005-02
Luria-Bertani (LB) Broth	LPS Solution	LB-05
Ni-NTA resin	Qiagen	30210
PD MiniTrap G-25 (desalting column)	Cytiva	GE28-9180-07	For instructions, see: https://www.cytivalifesciences.com/en/us/shop/chromatography/prepacked-columns/desalting-and-buffer-exchange/pd-minitrap-desalting-columns-with-sephadex-g-25-resin-p-06174
Phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride / PMSF	ThermoFisher Scientific	36978
Plasmids for SNARE proteins	cloned in house	N/A	Available upon request
Protease inhibitor cocktail	genDEPOT	P3100
Sodium chloride	SIGMA	S5886-500G
Sodium phosphate dibasic / Na2HPO4	SIGMA	S7907-100G
Sodium phosphate monobasic / NaH2PO4	SIGMA	S3139-250G
Tris(2-carboxyethyl)phosphine / TCEP	SIGMA	C4706-2G
Trizma base	SIGMA	T1503-250G
Materials for sample assembly
Biotin-PEG-SVA	LAYSAN BIO	BIO-PEG-SVA-5K-100MG & MPEG-SVA-5K-1g	For PEGylation
Dibenzocyclooctyne-amine / DBCO-NH2	SIGMA	761540-10MG	For bead coating
Double-sided tape	3M	136	For flow cell assembly
Epoxy glue	DEVCON	S-208	For flow cell assembly
Glass coverslip for bottom surface	VWR	48393-251	Rectangular, 60×24 mm, #1.5
Glass coverslip for top surface	VWR	48393-241	Rectangular, 50×24 mm, #1.5
Magnetic bead	ThermoFisher Scientific	14301	Dynabeads M-270 Epoxy, 2.8 μm
mPEG-SVA	LAYSAN BIO	mPEG-SVA 1g	For PEGylation
N,N-Dimethylformamide / DMF	SIGMA	D4551-250ML	For bead coating
N-[3-(trimethoxysilyl)propyl]ethylenediamine	SIGMA	104884-100ML	For PEGylation
Neutravidin	ThermoFisher Scientific	31000	For sample tethering
Phosphate buffered saline / PBS, pH 7.2	PLS	PR2007-100-00
Plastic syringe	Norm-ject	A5	5 ml, luer tip
Polyethylene Tubing	SCI	BB31695-PE/4	PE-60
Reference bead	SPHEROTECH	SVP-30-5	Streptavidin-coated Polystyrene Particles; 3.0-3.4 µm
Syringe needle	Kovax	21G-1 1/4''	21 G
Syringe pump	KD SCIENTIFIC	788210
Equipment for magnetic tweezer instrument
1-axis motorized microtranslation stage	PI	M-126.PD1	For vertical positioning of magnets
2-axis manual translation stage	ST1	LEE400	For alignment of magnets to the optical axis
Acrylic holder for magnets	DaiKwang Precision	custum order	Drawing available upon request
Frame grabber	Active Silicon	AS-FBD-4XCXP6-2PE8
High-speed CMOS camera	Mikrotron	EoSens 3CXP
Inverted microscope	Olympus	IX73P2F-1-2
Neodymium magnets	LG magnet	ND 10x10x12t	Dimension: 10 mm × 10 mm × 12 mm; two needed
Objective lens	Olympus	UPLXAPO100XO	Oil-immersion, NA 1.45
Objective lens nanopositioner	Mad City Labs	Nano-F100S
Rotation stepper motor	AUTONICS	A3K-S545W	For rotating magnets
Superluminescent diode	QPHOTONICS	QSDM-680-2	680 nm
Software
LabVIEW	National Instruments	v20.0f1
MATLAB	MathWorks	v2021a