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Systematic Assessment of the Accuracy of Subunit Counting in Biomolecular Complexes Using Automated Single-Molecule Brightness Analysis.

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Authors

Danial, John SH 
Quintana, Yuri 
Ros, Uris 
Shalaby, Raed 
Margheritis, Eleonora G 

Abstract

Analysis of single-molecule brightness allows subunit counting of high-order oligomeric biomolecular complexes. Although the theory behind the method has been extensively assessed, systematic analysis of the experimental conditions required to accurately quantify the stoichiometry of biological complexes remains challenging. In this work, we develop a high-throughput, automated computational pipeline for single-molecule brightness analysis that requires minimal human input. We use this strategy to systematically quantify the accuracy of counting under a wide range of experimental conditions in simulated ground-truth data and then validate its use on experimentally obtained data. Our approach defines a set of conditions under which subunit counting by brightness analysis is designed to work optimally and helps in establishing the experimental limits in quantifying the number of subunits in a complex of interest. Finally, we combine these features into a powerful, yet simple, software that can be easily used for the analysis of the stoichiometry of such complexes.

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Single Molecule Imaging

Journal Title

J Phys Chem Lett

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Journal ISSN

1948-7185
1948-7185

Volume Title

13

Publisher

American Chemical Society (ACS)
Sponsorship
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (309966, INST 190/194-1, UN111/13-1)
European Research Council (309966)