Semisynthetic fluorescent pH sensors for imaging exocytosis and endocytosis

Autor: Magalie Martineau, Agila Somasundaram, Jonathan B. Grimm, Todd D. Gruber, Daniel Choquet, Justin W. Taraska, Luke D. Lavis, David Perrais
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-01752-5
Popis: Existing pH-sensitive red fluorescent protein probes don’t perform well in monitoring exocytosis and endocytosis. Here, the authors combine organic dyes with self-labeling tags or antibodies to develop semisynthetic protein conjugates that can image synaptic vesicle fusion events in living cells.
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