Single molecule protein folding kinetics in a co-axial microfluidic mixer

Kambiz M. Hamadani; Shimon Weiss

doi:10.1117/12.762327

21 February 2008 Single molecule protein folding kinetics in a co-axial microfluidic mixer

Kambiz M. Hamadani, Shimon Weiss

Proceedings Volume 6862, Single Molecule Spectroscopy and Imaging; 68620A (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.762327
Event: SPIE BiOS, 2008, San Jose, California, United States

Abstract

This paper details the making, characterization, and use of a simple and versatile capillary-based co-axial single-molecule mixing device which has a response time of 5-10 milliseconds and which can be used to monitor bioconformational reactions and/or transient conformational states under non-equilibrium reactions conditions with single molecule resolution. The device's co-axial geometry allows three-dimensional hydrodynamic focusing of sample fluids to diffraction-limited dimensions where diffusional mixing is rapid and efficient. Its capillary-based design enables rapid in-lab construction of mixers without the need for expensive lithography-based microfabrication facilities. In-line filtering of sample fluids using granulated silica particles virtually eliminates clogging and extends the lifetime of each device to many months. A major technical challenge dealt with here is the translation of spatial distances from the mixing region into time-points for kinetic analyses. In order to obtain the required distance-to-time transfer and instrument response functions for the device we characterize its fluid flow and mixing properties using both Fluorescence Cross-Correlation Spectroscopy (FCCS) velocimetry and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations. We then apply the mixer to single molecule FRET protein folding studies of Chymotrypsin Inhibitor protein 2. By transiently populating the unfolded state of CI2 under non-equilibrium in-vitro re-folding conditions, we spatially and temporally resolve the denaturant-dependent non-specific collapse of the unfolded state from the barrier-limited folding transition of CI2.

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Kambiz M. Hamadani and Shimon Weiss "Single molecule protein folding kinetics in a co-axial microfluidic mixer", Proc. SPIE 6862, Single Molecule Spectroscopy and Imaging, 68620A (21 February 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.762327

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