Thermoplasmonic induced vesicle fusion for investigating membrane protein phase affinity
Pescador, G. M.; Arastoo, M. R.; Chiantia, S.; Daniels, R.; Bendix, P. M.
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Many cellular processes involve the lateral organization of integral and peripheral membrane proteins into nanoscale domains. Despite the biological significance the mechanisms that facilitate membrane protein clustering into nanoscale lipid domains remain enigmatic. In cells the analysis of membrane protein phase affinity is complicated by the size and temporal nature of ordered and disordered lipid domains. To overcome these limitations we developed a method for delivering membrane proteins from transfected cells into phase-separated model membranes that combines optical trapping with thermoplasmonic-mediated membrane fusion and confocal imaging. Using this approach we observed clear phase partitioning following the transfer of GFP-tagged influenza hemagglutinin and neuraminidase from transfected cell membranes to giant unilamellar vesicles. The generic platform presented here allows investigation of the phase affinity of any plasma membrane protein which can be labeled or tagged with a fluorescent marker.
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