2017
Directed Evolution of Key Residues in Fluorescent Protein Inverses the Polarity of Voltage Sensitivity in the Genetically Encoded Indicator ArcLight
Platisa J, Vasan G, Yang A, Pieribone VA. Directed Evolution of Key Residues in Fluorescent Protein Inverses the Polarity of Voltage Sensitivity in the Genetically Encoded Indicator ArcLight. ACS Chemical Neuroscience 2017, 8: 513-523. PMID: 28045247, PMCID: PMC5355904, DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.6b00234.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCells, CulturedCerebral CortexElectric StimulationEmbryo, MammalianGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHEK293 CellsHumansLuminescent ProteinsMiceModels, MolecularMolecular BiologyMutagenesis, Site-DirectedMutationNeuronsPatch-Clamp TechniquesRecombinant Fusion ProteinsTransfectionVoltage-Sensitive Dye Imaging
2011
Random insertion of split-cans of the fluorescent protein venus into Shaker channels yields voltage sensitive probes with improved membrane localization in mammalian cells
Jin L, Baker B, Mealer R, Cohen L, Pieribone V, Pralle A, Hughes T. Random insertion of split-cans of the fluorescent protein venus into Shaker channels yields voltage sensitive probes with improved membrane localization in mammalian cells. Journal Of Neuroscience Methods 2011, 199: 1-9. PMID: 21497167, PMCID: PMC3281265, DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2011.03.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBacterial ProteinsCell LineCell Line, TumorCell MembraneCytosolDNA Transposable ElementsFluorescent DyesHumansKidneyLuminescent ProteinsMembrane PotentialsMembrane ProteinsMicroscopy, ConfocalMicroscopy, FluorescenceModels, MolecularMutation, MissenseNeuroblastomaPatch-Clamp TechniquesPeptide FragmentsProtein FoldingProtein MultimerizationProtein Structure, SecondaryProtein Structure, TertiaryRecombinant Fusion ProteinsShaker Superfamily of Potassium ChannelsTransfectionConceptsShaker subunitsYellow fluorescent proteinEndoplasmic reticulumMammalian cellsNon-fluorescent halvesMisfolded monomersPlasma membrane expressionFluorescent protein VenusShaker potassium channelFluorescent protein (FP) voltage sensorsMembrane localizationPlasma membraneFluorescent proteinRandom insertionMembrane expressionSubunitsMembrane potentialIntracellular fluorescencePotassium channelsCellsFluorescent probeΔF/FVoltage sensorTetramerizationProtein
2006
Three fluorescent protein voltage sensors exhibit low plasma membrane expression in mammalian cells
Baker BJ, Lee H, Pieribone VA, Cohen LB, Isacoff EY, Knopfel T, Kosmidis EK. Three fluorescent protein voltage sensors exhibit low plasma membrane expression in mammalian cells. Journal Of Neuroscience Methods 2006, 161: 32-38. PMID: 17126911, DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2006.10.005.Peer-Reviewed Original Research