scholarly journals Characterization of the Physiological State of SecA and SecYEG: Key Components of Bacterial Protein Transport Across the Plasma Membrane

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tithi Banerjee
Keyword(s):  
Plasma Membrane ◽  
Protein Transport ◽  
Physiological State ◽  
Bacterial Protein

scholarly journals Fluorescence Fluctuation Spectroscopy enables quantification of potassium channel subunit dynamics and stoichiometry

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Giulia Tedeschi ◽  
Lorenzo Scipioni ◽  
Maria Papanikolaou ◽  
Geoffrey W. Abbott ◽  
Michelle A. Digman
Keyword(s):  
Plasma Membrane ◽  
Protein Diffusion ◽  
Ion Diffusion ◽  
Fluorescence Fluctuation Spectroscopy ◽  
Biophysical Characterization ◽  
Kv Channels ◽  
Subunit Stoichiometry ◽  
Spatio Temporal ◽  
Voltage Sensing Domain

AbstractVoltage-gated potassium (Kv) channels are a family of membrane proteins that facilitate K+ ion diffusion across the plasma membrane, regulating both resting and action potentials. Kv channels comprise four pore-forming α subunits, each with a voltage sensing domain, and they are regulated by interaction with β subunits such as those belonging to the KCNE family. Here we conducted a comprehensive biophysical characterization of stoichiometry and protein diffusion across the plasma membrane of the epithelial KCNQ1-KCNE2 complex, combining total internal reflection fluorescence (TIRF) microscopy and a series of complementary Fluorescence Fluctuation Spectroscopy (FFS) techniques. Using this approach, we found that KCNQ1-KCNE2 has a predominant 4:4 stoichiometry, while non-bound KCNE2 subunits are mostly present as dimers in the plasma membrane. At the same time, we identified unique spatio-temporal diffusion modalities and nano-environment organization for each channel subunit. These findings improve our understanding of KCNQ1-KCNE2 channel function and suggest strategies for elucidating the subunit stoichiometry and forces directing localization and diffusion of ion channel complexes in general.

Functional mosaicism of the lymphocyte plasma membrane. II. Characterization of membrane subtractions of activated thymocytes

1979 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 402-408 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harold N. Rode ◽  
Bernd Mähler ◽  
Alois Loracher ◽  
Klaus Resch
Keyword(s):  
Plasma Membrane
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