Semisynthetic fluorescent pH sensors for imaging exocytosis and endocytosis

Existing pH-sensitive red fluorescent protein probes don’t perform well in monitoring exocytosis and endocytosis. Here, the authors combine organic dyes with self-labeling tags or antibodies to develop semisynthetic protein conjugates that can image synaptic vesicle fusion events in living cells.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Magalie Martineau, Agila Somasundaram, Jonathan B. Grimm, Todd D. Gruber, Daniel Choquet, Justin W. Taraska, Luke D. Lavis, David Perrais
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017-11-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-01752-5