Chapter title |
Studying Structural Dynamics of Potassium Channels by Single-Molecule FRET
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Chapter number | 13 |
Book title |
Potassium Channels
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Published in |
Methods in molecular biology, January 2018
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DOI | 10.1007/978-1-4939-7362-0_13 |
Pubmed ID | |
Book ISBNs |
978-1-4939-7361-3, 978-1-4939-7362-0
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Authors |
Shizhen Wang, Joshua B. Brettmann, Colin G. Nichols |
Abstract |
Single-molecule FRET (smFRET) can visualize conformational dynamics of individual ion channels in lipid bilayers of defined composition. Dynamic and distance measurements from smFRET, combined with single channel recordings, can provide previously unattainable direct mechanistic insights into ion channel function and modulation. smFRET measurements require site-specific fluorophore labeling between two distinct sites, which is a major challenge for multimeric ion channels. This chapter aims to provide a step-by-step protocol: (1) to design concatemeric constructs with only two cysteine residues within a homotetrameric channel; (2) to express, purify, label, and reconstitute channel proteins; (3) to perform smFRET imaging on channel proteins in liposomes with an objective-based Total Internal Reflection (TIRF) microscope; and finally (4) to analyze the FRET distributions and dynamics that reflect the dynamic conformational transitions of ion channels in membranes. |
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