Remodeling of the Z-Ring Nanostructure during the Streptococcus Pneumoniae Cell Cycle Revealed by Photoactivated Localization Microscopy (CAT#: STEM-MIT-0397-LJX)

Introduction

Ovococci form a morphological group that includes several human pathogens (enterococci and streptococci). Their shape results from two modes of cell wall insertion, one allowing division and one allowing elongation. Both cell wall synthesis modes rely on a single cytoskeletal protein, FtsZ. Despite the central role of FtsZ in ovococci, a detailed view of the in vivo nanostructure of ovococcal Z-rings has been lacking thus far, limiting our understanding of their assembly and architecture. The service developes the use of photoactivated localization microscopy (PALM) in the ovococcus human pathogen Streptococcus pneumoniae by engineering spDendra2, a photoconvertible fluorescent protein optimized for this bacterium.

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Principle

Principles of photoactivated localization microscopy: By fitting the two-dimensional Gaussian function to determine the centroid of microscope-formed light spots, a single fluorescent source (such as a fluorescent group) can be located with high precision. The accuracy of the calculation to determine the centroid depends only on the number of photons collected, and the resolution scale can be tens of nanometers or smaller. To achieve this accuracy, the density of the fluorescent molecules being tested is required to be low enough that the spots of the two fluorescent groups are unlikely to overlap.

Applications

Applied in many areas of the life sciences

Procedure

1. Sampling
2. Preparation of slices
3. Staining (Select according to the specific experimental situation)
4. Observation

Materials

• Sample Type:
Streptococcus pneumoniae cell

Notes

Operate in strict accordance with the operating procedures, and shall not arbitrarily change the operating procedures

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