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Revealing the behavior of biofunctional molecules (i.e., nucleic acids, nucleic acid binding reagents, enzymatic proteins, etc.) by monitoring them in solution is important for understanding the nanoscale dynamism of their interactions. Atomic force microscope (AFM) imaging with a dynamic force mode (DFM, i.e., tapping mode) in aqueous solution, has many advantages for the imaging of DNA morphological change at a single molecule scale. Hoechst 33258 (H33258) induces DNA condensation in the presence of its excess concentration. To have a better understanding of the condensation process of DNA with excess H33258, we tried to find the optimum conditions for carrying out time-lapse AFM imaging in aqueous solution. To immobilize DNA on the substrate surface, the mica was modified with the various concentrations of 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTES) solution. We observed that DNA was minimally immobilized on 0.002% APTES-modified mica surface. Then, we determined that the movement of DNA on the mica surface could be observed in the presence of 500 mM NaCl in 10 mM PBS (pH 7.0). Moreover, after the injection of 5 µM H33258, the partial condensation of DNA was observed.
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Saito, M., Takamura, Y. & Tamiya, E. Nanoscale time-lapse AFM imaging in solution for DNA aggregation. Nanobiotechnol 1, 361–368 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1385/NBT:1:4:361
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