Quantitative single particle tracking of NGF-receptor complexes: Transport is bidirectional but biased by longer retrograde run lengths

The retrograde transport of nerve growth factor (NGF) in neurite-like processes of living differentiated PC12 cells was studied using streptavidin-quantum dots (QDs) coupled to monobiotin-NGF. These reagents were active in differentiation, binding, internalization, and transport. Ten-35% of the QD-N...

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Autores principales: Echarte, M.M., Bruno, L., Arndt-Jovin, D.J., Jovin, T.M., Pietrasanta, L.I.
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Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00145793_v581_n16_p2905_Echarte
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Sumario:The retrograde transport of nerve growth factor (NGF) in neurite-like processes of living differentiated PC12 cells was studied using streptavidin-quantum dots (QDs) coupled to monobiotin-NGF. These reagents were active in differentiation, binding, internalization, and transport. Ten-35% of the QD-NGF-receptor complexes were mobile. Quantitative single particle tracking revealed a bidirectional step-like motion, requiring intact microtubules, with a net retrograde velocity of 0.054 ± 0.020 μm/s. Individual runs had a mean velocity of ∼0.15 μm/s at room temperature, and the run times were exponentially distributed. The photostability and brightness of QDs permit extended real-time analysis of individual QDbNGF- receptor complexes trafficking within neurites. © 2007 Federation of European Biochemical Societies.