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Amber Crabtree1,2, Han Le1,2, Chanel Harris1,2
1Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee.
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Proximity ligation assays (PLAs) use specific antibodies to detect endogenous protein-protein interactions. PLAs are a highly useful biochemical technique that allow two proteins within proximity to be visualized with fluorescent probes amplified by PCR. While this technique has gained prominence, the use of a PLA in mouse skeletal muscle (SkM) is novel. In this article, we discuss how the PLA method can be used in SkM to study the protein-protein interactions within mitochondria-endoplasmic reticulum contact sites (MERCs). © 2025 The Author(s). Current Protocols published by Wiley Periodicals LLC. Basic Protocol: Proximity ligation assay for skeletal muscle tissue and myoblast for MERC proteins.
