Schaaf, Marcel J. M. ; Koopmans, Wiepke J. A. ; Meckel, Tobias ; Noort, John van ; Snaar-Jagalska, B. Ewa ; Schmidt, Thomas S. ; Spaink, Herman P. (2009)
Single-molecule microscopy reveals membrane microdomain organization of cells in a living vertebrate.
In: Biophysical journal, 97 (4)
Artikel, Bibliographie
Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract)
It has been possible for several years to study the dynamics of fluorescently labeled proteins by single-molecule microscopy, but until now this technology has been applied only to individual cells in culture. In this study, it was extended to stem cells and living vertebrate organisms. As a molecule of interest we used yellow fluorescent protein fused to the human H-Ras membrane anchor, which has been shown to serve as a model for proteins anchored in the plasma membrane. We used a wide-field fluorescence microscopy setup to visualize individual molecules in a zebrafish cell line (ZF4) and in primary embryonic stem cells. A total-internal-reflection microscopy setup was used for imaging in living organisms, in particular in epidermal cells in the skin of 2-day-old zebrafish embryos. Our results demonstrate the occurrence of membrane microdomains in which the diffusion of membrane proteins in a living organism is confined. This membrane organization differed significantly from that observed in cultured cells, illustrating the relevance of performing single-molecule microscopy in living organisms.
| Typ des Eintrags: | Artikel |
|---|---|
| Erschienen: | 2009 |
| Autor(en): | Schaaf, Marcel J. M. ; Koopmans, Wiepke J. A. ; Meckel, Tobias ; Noort, John van ; Snaar-Jagalska, B. Ewa ; Schmidt, Thomas S. ; Spaink, Herman P. |
| Art des Eintrags: | Bibliographie |
| Titel: | Single-molecule microscopy reveals membrane microdomain organization of cells in a living vertebrate |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Publikationsjahr: | 2009 |
| Titel der Zeitschrift, Zeitung oder Schriftenreihe: | Biophysical journal |
| Jahrgang/Volume einer Zeitschrift: | 97 |
| (Heft-)Nummer: | 4 |
| Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract): | It has been possible for several years to study the dynamics of fluorescently labeled proteins by single-molecule microscopy, but until now this technology has been applied only to individual cells in culture. In this study, it was extended to stem cells and living vertebrate organisms. As a molecule of interest we used yellow fluorescent protein fused to the human H-Ras membrane anchor, which has been shown to serve as a model for proteins anchored in the plasma membrane. We used a wide-field fluorescence microscopy setup to visualize individual molecules in a zebrafish cell line (ZF4) and in primary embryonic stem cells. A total-internal-reflection microscopy setup was used for imaging in living organisms, in particular in epidermal cells in the skin of 2-day-old zebrafish embryos. Our results demonstrate the occurrence of membrane microdomains in which the diffusion of membrane proteins in a living organism is confined. This membrane organization differed significantly from that observed in cultured cells, illustrating the relevance of performing single-molecule microscopy in living organisms. |
| Fachbereich(e)/-gebiet(e): | 10 Fachbereich Biologie ?? fb10_botanik ?? 10 Fachbereich Biologie > Plant Membrane Biophyscis (am 20.12.23 umbenannt in Biologie der Algen und Protozoen) 10 Fachbereich Biologie > Membrane Dynamics |
| Hinterlegungsdatum: | 06 Jun 2011 13:30 |
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