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), pp. 1206-1214. ISSN 1542-0086,
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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.
Item Type: | Article |
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Erschienen: | 2009 |
Creators: | Schaaf, Marcel J. M. ; Koopmans, Wiepke J. A. ; Meckel, Tobias ; Noort, John van ; Snaar-Jagalska, B. Ewa ; Schmidt, Thomas S. ; Spaink, Herman P. |
Title: | Single-molecule microscopy reveals membrane microdomain organization of cells in a living vertebrate |
Language: | English |
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. |
Journal or Publication Title: | Biophysical journal |
Volume of the journal: | 97 |
Issue Number: | 4 |
Divisions: | 10 Department of Biology ?? fb10_botanik ?? 10 Department of Biology > Plant Membrane Biophysics 10 Department of Biology > Membrane Dynamics |
Date Deposited: | 06 Jun 2011 13:30 |
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