Correlative Multimodal Microscopy
Correlative microscopy is the combination between different microscopy techniques, for example the combination of light with electron microscopy.
GFP Recognition After Bleaching (GRAB )
We have developed a simple correlative photo-oxidation method that allows for the direct ultrastructural visualization of the green fluorescence protein (GFP) upon illumination.
The method, termed GRAB for "GFP Recognition After Bleaching", uses oxygen radicals generated during the GFP bleaching process to photooxidize diaminobenzidine (DAB) into an electron dense precipitate that can be readily visualized by routine electron microscopy. The DAB product produced by the GRAB method appears linear to the initial fluorescence and is of sufficient quality to reveal detailed spatial information. This is exemplified by the observed intra-Golgi stack and intra-cisternal distribution of a Golgi resident glycosylation enzyme, N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase–2 fused to EGFP.
