Confocal fluorescence anisotropy and FRAP imaging of α-synuclein amyloid aggregates in living cells

We assessed the intracellular association states of the Parkinson's disease related protein α-synuclein (AS) in living cells by transfection with a functional recombinant mutant protein (AS-C4) bearing a tetracysteine tag binding the fluorogenic biarsenical ligands FlAsH and ReAsH, The aggregat...

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Autores principales: Roberti, M.J., Jovin, T.M., Jares-Erijman, E.
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spelling paperaa:paper_19326203_v6_n8_p_Roberti2023-06-12T16:51:31Z Confocal fluorescence anisotropy and FRAP imaging of α-synuclein amyloid aggregates in living cells PLoS ONE 2011;6(8) Roberti, M.J. Jovin, T.M. Jares-Erijman, E. alpha synuclein amyloid cysteine FIAsH ligand ligand membrane protein monomer REAsH ligand recombinant mutant protein recombinant protein tetracysteine unclassified drug alpha synuclein amyloid cysteine fluorescent dye hybrid protein anisotropy article brightness chemical structure confocal fluorescence anisotropy controlled study diffusion coefficient fluorescence microscopy fluorescence recovery after photobleaching genetic transfection human human cell human tissue in situ hybridization molecular density molecular dynamics Parkinson disease protein aggregation protein structure quantitative analysis translation regulation algorithm chemistry confocal microscopy fluorescence fluorescence polarization genetics kinetics metabolism methodology mutation single cell analysis tumor cell line Algorithms alpha-Synuclein Amyloid Cell Line, Tumor Cysteine Fluorescence Fluorescence Polarization Fluorescence Recovery After Photobleaching Fluorescent Dyes Humans Kinetics Microscopy, Confocal Mutation Recombinant Fusion Proteins Single-Cell Analysis Transfection We assessed the intracellular association states of the Parkinson's disease related protein α-synuclein (AS) in living cells by transfection with a functional recombinant mutant protein (AS-C4) bearing a tetracysteine tag binding the fluorogenic biarsenical ligands FlAsH and ReAsH, The aggregation states of AS-C4 were assessed by in situ microscopy of molecular translational mobility with FRAP (fluorescence recovery after photobleaching) and of local molecular density with confocal fluorescence anisotropy (CFA). FRAP recovery was quantitative and rapid in regions of free protein, whereas AS in larger aggregates was>80% immobile. A small 16% recovery characterized by an apparent diffusion constant of 0.03-0.04 μm 2/s was attributed to the dynamics of smaller, associated forms of AS-C4 and the exchange of mobile species with the larger immobile aggregates. By CFA, the larger aggregates exhibited high brightness and very low anisotropy, consistent with homoFRET between closely packed AS, for which a Förster distance (R o) of 5.3 nm was calculated. Other bright regions had high anisotropy values, close to that of monomeric AS, and indicative of membrane-associated protein with both low mobility and low degree of association. The anisotropy-fluorescence intensity correlations also revealed regions of free protein or of small aggregates, undetectable by conventional fluorescence imaging alone. The combined strategy (FRAP+CFA) provides a highly sensitive means for elucidating both the dynamics and structural features of protein aggregates and other intracellular complexes in living cells, and can be extended to other amyloid systems and to drug screening protocols. © 2011 Roberti et al. Fil:Roberti, M.J. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Jares-Erijman, E. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. 2011 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf eng info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_19326203_v6_n8_p_Roberti
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topic alpha synuclein
amyloid
cysteine
FIAsH ligand
ligand
membrane protein
monomer
REAsH ligand
recombinant mutant protein
recombinant protein
tetracysteine
unclassified drug
alpha synuclein
amyloid
cysteine
fluorescent dye
hybrid protein
anisotropy
article
brightness
chemical structure
confocal fluorescence anisotropy
controlled study
diffusion coefficient
fluorescence microscopy
fluorescence recovery after photobleaching
genetic transfection
human
human cell
human tissue
in situ hybridization
molecular density
molecular dynamics
Parkinson disease
protein aggregation
protein structure
quantitative analysis
translation regulation
algorithm
chemistry
confocal microscopy
fluorescence
fluorescence polarization
genetics
kinetics
metabolism
methodology
mutation
single cell analysis
tumor cell line
Algorithms
alpha-Synuclein
Amyloid
Cell Line, Tumor
Cysteine
Fluorescence
Fluorescence Polarization
Fluorescence Recovery After Photobleaching
Fluorescent Dyes
Humans
Kinetics
Microscopy, Confocal
Mutation
Recombinant Fusion Proteins
Single-Cell Analysis
Transfection
spellingShingle alpha synuclein
amyloid
cysteine
FIAsH ligand
ligand
membrane protein
monomer
REAsH ligand
recombinant mutant protein
recombinant protein
tetracysteine
unclassified drug
alpha synuclein
amyloid
cysteine
fluorescent dye
hybrid protein
anisotropy
article
brightness
chemical structure
confocal fluorescence anisotropy
controlled study
diffusion coefficient
fluorescence microscopy
fluorescence recovery after photobleaching
genetic transfection
human
human cell
human tissue
in situ hybridization
molecular density
molecular dynamics
Parkinson disease
protein aggregation
protein structure
quantitative analysis
translation regulation
algorithm
chemistry
confocal microscopy
fluorescence
fluorescence polarization
genetics
kinetics
metabolism
methodology
mutation
single cell analysis
tumor cell line
Algorithms
alpha-Synuclein
Amyloid
Cell Line, Tumor
Cysteine
Fluorescence
Fluorescence Polarization
Fluorescence Recovery After Photobleaching
Fluorescent Dyes
Humans
Kinetics
Microscopy, Confocal
Mutation
Recombinant Fusion Proteins
Single-Cell Analysis
Transfection
Roberti, M.J.
Jovin, T.M.
Jares-Erijman, E.
Confocal fluorescence anisotropy and FRAP imaging of α-synuclein amyloid aggregates in living cells
topic_facet alpha synuclein
amyloid
cysteine
FIAsH ligand
ligand
membrane protein
monomer
REAsH ligand
recombinant mutant protein
recombinant protein
tetracysteine
unclassified drug
alpha synuclein
amyloid
cysteine
fluorescent dye
hybrid protein
anisotropy
article
brightness
chemical structure
confocal fluorescence anisotropy
controlled study
diffusion coefficient
fluorescence microscopy
fluorescence recovery after photobleaching
genetic transfection
human
human cell
human tissue
in situ hybridization
molecular density
molecular dynamics
Parkinson disease
protein aggregation
protein structure
quantitative analysis
translation regulation
algorithm
chemistry
confocal microscopy
fluorescence
fluorescence polarization
genetics
kinetics
metabolism
methodology
mutation
single cell analysis
tumor cell line
Algorithms
alpha-Synuclein
Amyloid
Cell Line, Tumor
Cysteine
Fluorescence
Fluorescence Polarization
Fluorescence Recovery After Photobleaching
Fluorescent Dyes
Humans
Kinetics
Microscopy, Confocal
Mutation
Recombinant Fusion Proteins
Single-Cell Analysis
Transfection
description We assessed the intracellular association states of the Parkinson's disease related protein α-synuclein (AS) in living cells by transfection with a functional recombinant mutant protein (AS-C4) bearing a tetracysteine tag binding the fluorogenic biarsenical ligands FlAsH and ReAsH, The aggregation states of AS-C4 were assessed by in situ microscopy of molecular translational mobility with FRAP (fluorescence recovery after photobleaching) and of local molecular density with confocal fluorescence anisotropy (CFA). FRAP recovery was quantitative and rapid in regions of free protein, whereas AS in larger aggregates was>80% immobile. A small 16% recovery characterized by an apparent diffusion constant of 0.03-0.04 μm 2/s was attributed to the dynamics of smaller, associated forms of AS-C4 and the exchange of mobile species with the larger immobile aggregates. By CFA, the larger aggregates exhibited high brightness and very low anisotropy, consistent with homoFRET between closely packed AS, for which a Förster distance (R o) of 5.3 nm was calculated. Other bright regions had high anisotropy values, close to that of monomeric AS, and indicative of membrane-associated protein with both low mobility and low degree of association. The anisotropy-fluorescence intensity correlations also revealed regions of free protein or of small aggregates, undetectable by conventional fluorescence imaging alone. The combined strategy (FRAP+CFA) provides a highly sensitive means for elucidating both the dynamics and structural features of protein aggregates and other intracellular complexes in living cells, and can be extended to other amyloid systems and to drug screening protocols. © 2011 Roberti et al.
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author Roberti, M.J.
Jovin, T.M.
Jares-Erijman, E.
author_facet Roberti, M.J.
Jovin, T.M.
Jares-Erijman, E.
author_sort Roberti, M.J.
title Confocal fluorescence anisotropy and FRAP imaging of α-synuclein amyloid aggregates in living cells
title_short Confocal fluorescence anisotropy and FRAP imaging of α-synuclein amyloid aggregates in living cells
title_full Confocal fluorescence anisotropy and FRAP imaging of α-synuclein amyloid aggregates in living cells
title_fullStr Confocal fluorescence anisotropy and FRAP imaging of α-synuclein amyloid aggregates in living cells
title_full_unstemmed Confocal fluorescence anisotropy and FRAP imaging of α-synuclein amyloid aggregates in living cells
title_sort confocal fluorescence anisotropy and frap imaging of α-synuclein amyloid aggregates in living cells
publishDate 2011
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_19326203_v6_n8_p_Roberti
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