| Literature DB >> 17369835 |
Maximilian H Ulbrich1, Ehud Y Isacoff.
Abstract
The subunit number and stoichiometry of membrane-bound proteins are difficult to determine without disrupting their membrane environment. Here we describe a single-molecule technique for counting subunits of proteins in live cell membranes by observing bleaching steps of GFP fused to a protein of interest. After testing the method with proteins of known stoichiometry expressed in Xenopus laevis oocytes, we resolved the composition of NMDA receptors composed of NR1 and NR3 subunits.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17369835 PMCID: PMC2744285 DOI: 10.1038/nmeth1024
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Methods ISSN: 1548-7091 Impact factor: 28.547