Fluorescence photoconversion of biarsenical-labeled cells for correlated electron microscopy (EM)

GM Gaietta, TJ Deerinck… - Cold Spring Harbor …, 2011 - cshprotocols.cshlp.org
GM Gaietta, TJ Deerinck, MH Ellisman
Cold Spring Harbor Protocols, 2011cshprotocols.cshlp.org
Correlated light microscopy (LM)/electron microscopy (EM) analysis can be achieved by
using biarsenical dyes to fluorescently label tetracysteine-tagged proteins. Once live cell
imaging using LM is complete, cellular activity can be halted promptly using a
glutaraldehyde-based fixative. Rapid fixation preserves cellular ultrastructure and limits
diffusion of reaction products. This protocol provides details on rapid fixation of cells,
followed by fluorescence photoconversion of 3, 3-diaminobenzidine tetrahydrochloride …
Correlated light microscopy (LM)/electron microscopy (EM) analysis can be achieved by using biarsenical dyes to fluorescently label tetracysteine-tagged proteins. Once live cell imaging using LM is complete, cellular activity can be halted promptly using a glutaraldehyde-based fixative. Rapid fixation preserves cellular ultrastructure and limits diffusion of reaction products. This protocol provides details on rapid fixation of cells, followed by fluorescence photoconversion of 3, 3-diaminobenzidine tetrahydrochloride (DAB) and sample processing for EM that can be correlated with the live cell LM images.
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