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Single-Molecule Measurement of Protein Interaction Dynamics Within Biomolecular Condensates
Published on: January 5, 2024
Detecting the conformation of individual proteins in live cells
John J Sakon1, Keith R Weninger
1Department of Physics, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.
Abstract:
We combined single-molecule fluorescence resonance energy transfer (smFRET) with single-particle tracking in live cells to detect the in vivo conformation of individual proteins. We site-specifically labeled recombinant SNARE proteins with a FRET donor and acceptor before microinjecting them into cultured cells. Individual proteins rapidly incorporated into folded complexes at the cell membrane, demonstrating the potential of this method to reveal dynamic interactions within cells.

