A PDMS-based biochip with integrated sub-micrometre position control for TIRF microscopy of the apical cell membrane |
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Authors: | Thuenauer Roland Juhasz Kata Mayr Reinhard Frühwirth Thomas Lipp Anna-Maria Balogi Zsolt Sonnleitner Alois |
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Institution: | Center for Advanced Bioanalysis GmbH, Scharitzerstrasse 6-8, 4020, Linz, Austria. roland.thuenauer@cbl.at |
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Abstract: | A poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS)-based biochip with an integrated pressure controlled positioning system with sub-micrometre precision was realized. The biochip was easy and cheap to manufacture and enabled positioning in a wet environment. It allowed the application of total internal reflection fluorescence (TIRF) microscopy at the dorsal cell membrane, which is not adhering to a support. Specifically, the chip enabled TIRF microscopy at the apical membrane of polarized epithelial cells. Thereby, the device allowed us for the first time to monitor individual fusion events of GPI-GFP bearing vesicles at the apical membrane in live Madin-Darby canine kidney II (MDCK II) cells. Moreover, a mapping of fusion sites became feasible and revealed that the whole apical membrane is fusion competent. In total, the biochip offers an all-in-one solution for apical TIRF microscopy and contributes a novel tool to study trafficking processes close to the apical plasma membrane in polarized epithelial cells. |
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