Next-generation orange-to-far-red photoconvertible fluorescent protein for single-molecule microscopy and protein dynamic tracking
Abstract
The PSmOrange and PSmOrange2 fluorescent proteins undergo irreversible photoconversion from the orange to far-red form under blue light, which makes them probes of choice for protein tracking and single-molecule super-resolution imaging. However, both proteins exhibit noticeable photoconversion under 550-570 nm light used for excitation of their orange form, which complicates applications of these photoconvertible FPs in cell imaging experiments. Here, we report the next-generation PSmOrange variant, called PSmOrange3, which is characterized by minimal photoconversion under 550-570 nm light and high photoconversion contrast. PSmOrange3 undergoes efficient photoconversion from the orange (Ex/Em at 550 nm/564 nm) to far-red form (Ex/Em at 614 nm/655 nm) with 430-470 nm violet-blue light of moderate power density (3-180 mW/mm2) in a native cellular environment. The molecular brightness of orange and far-red forms of PSmOrange3 was 1.2- and 1.4-fold brighter than that of PSmOrange2. In addition, PSmOrange3 had a substantially higher photostability of the orange form but a little less photostability of the far-red form. We solved the crystal structure of PSmOrange3 at a 2.8 Å resolution, which confirmed its monomeric state and revealed the role of the introduced mutations in the properties of PSmOrange3. Using mass spectrometry we revealed the chemical structure of the PSmOrange3 chromophore before and after photoconversion. PSmOrange3 was properly localized with different…
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