Sledování permeabilizace membrány na jednotlivých lipidových vezikulech - vývoj metody.

Gücklhorn, David

Protein complexes are challenging systems to study, especially when these complexes form on lipid membranes only for a short period of time. This is also the case of fibroblast growth factor 2 (FGF2), a protein that has many physiological and pathological functions in the human organism. It plays major role in the development of cancer as it promotes cell survival and angiogenesis. It also serves as a basis for development of novel treatments of nerve injuries. Despite being heavily studied for many years, it remains unclear how the protein is translocated into the extracellular space where it performs its function. To study complex systems such as FGF2 that self-assembles on the membrane into membrane penetrating pores we decided to develop a simple and efficient fluorescent microscopy method. This method is called double leakage single GUV assay (DLSGA). It utilizes giant unilamellar vesicles (GUVs) mimicking native cellular membranes. In a single experiment, up to 300 individual GUVs are imaged for the content of a leakage dye that reports on the presence of FGF2 pores. During three measurements and under different conditions, detailed information about pore-opening dynamics is gained for each GUV. Results of these measurements are then used to divide GUVs into six groups based on formation and...

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