Time-resolved multicolor two-photon excitation fluorescence microscopy of cells and tissues

Wei Zheng

doi:10.1117/12.2071655

20 November 2014 Time-resolved multicolor two-photon excitation fluorescence microscopy of cells and tissues

Wei Zheng

Proceedings Volume 9268, Optics in Health Care and Biomedical Optics VI; 926825 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2071655
Event: SPIE/COS Photonics Asia, 2014, Beijing, China

Abstract

Multilabeling which maps the distribution of different targets is an indispensable technique in many biochemical and biophysical studies. Two-photon excitation fluorescence (TPEF) microscopy of endogenous fluorophores combining with conventional fluorescence labeling techniques such as genetically encoded fluorescent protein (FP) and fluorescent dyes staining could be a powerful tool for imaging living cells. However, the challenge is that the excitation and emission wavelength of these endogenous fluorophores and fluorescent labels are very different. A multi-color ultrafast source is required for the excitation of multiple fluorescence molecules. In this study, we developed a two-photon imaging system with excitations from the pump femtosecond laser and the selected supercontinuum generated from a photonic crystal fiber (PCF). Multiple endogenous fluorophores, fluorescent proteins and fluorescent dyes were excited in their optimal wavelengths simultaneously. A time- and spectral-resolved detection system was used to record the TPEF signals. This detection technique separated the TPEF signals from multiple sources in time and wavelength domains. Cellular organelles such as nucleus, mitochondria, microtubule and endoplasmic reticulum, were clearly revealed in the TPEF images. The simultaneous imaging of multiple fluorophores of cells will greatly aid the study of sub-cellular compartments and protein localization.

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Wei Zheng "Time-resolved multicolor two-photon excitation fluorescence microscopy of cells and tissues", Proc. SPIE 9268, Optics in Health Care and Biomedical Optics VI, 926825 (20 November 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2071655

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