Nanometric three-dimensional tracking of individual quantum dots in cells

Wide-field single-molecule fluorescence microscopy has become an established tool for the study of dynamic biological processes which occur in the plane of a cellular membrane. In the current study we have extended this technique to the three-dimensional analysis of molecular mobility. Introduction of a cylindrical lens into the emission path of a microscope produced some astigmatism which was used to obtain the full three-dimensional position information. The localization accuracy of fluorescent objects was calculated theoretically and subsequently confirmed by simulations and by experiments. For further validation individual quantum dots were followed when passively diffusing and actively transported within life cells.

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