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Abstract

Biology

Assessing Protein Interactions in Live-Cells with FRET-Sensitized Emission

Published: April 22nd, 2021

DOI:

10.3791/62241

1Department of Biophysics and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, 2Gynecologic Oncology Division, Stanford University School of Medicine

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Abstract

Förster Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET) is the radiationless transfer of energy from an excited donor to an acceptor molecule and depends upon the distance and orientation of the molecules as well as the extent of overlap between the donor emission and acceptor absorption spectra. FRET permits to study the interaction of proteins in the living cell over time and in different subcellular compartments. Different intensity-based algorithms to measure FRET using microscopy have been described in the literature. Here, a protocol and an algorithm are provided to quantify FRET efficiency based on measuring both the sensitized emission of the acceptor and quenching of the donor molecule. The quantification of ratiometric FRET in the living cell not only requires the determination of the crosstalk (spectral spill-over, or bleed-through) of the fluorescent proteins but also the detection efficiency of the microscopic setup. The protocol provided here details how to assess these critical parameters.

Erratum

Erratum: Assessing Protein Interactions in Live-Cells with FRET-Sensitized Emission

An erratum was issued for: Assessing Protein Interactions in Live-Cells with FRET-Sensitized Emission. The Authors section was updated from:

György Vámosi1
Sarah Miller2
Molika Sinha2
Gabor Mocsár1
Malte Renz2
1Department of Biophysics and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen
2Gynecologic Oncology Division, Stanford University School of Medicine

to:

György Vámosi1
Sarah Miller2
Molika Sinha2
Maria Kristha Fernandez2
Gabor Mocsár1
Malte Renz2
1Department of Biophysics and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen
2Gynecologic Oncology Division, Stanford University School of Medicine

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