FRET-Capture: A Sensitive Method for the Detection of Dynamic Protein Interactions

The FRET-Capture approach exploits a bound solvatochromic fluorophore, 4-N,N-dimethylamino-1,8-naphthalimide, as a FRET donor in both inter- and intramolecular energy transfer. A unique feature of this method is the additional level of signal selectivity as the FRET signal is only turned on when the...

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Main Authors: Imperiali, Barbara, Socher, Elke Ricarda
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biology
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: Wiley Blackwell 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/84588
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5749-7869
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Summary:The FRET-Capture approach exploits a bound solvatochromic fluorophore, 4-N,N-dimethylamino-1,8-naphthalimide, as a FRET donor in both inter- and intramolecular energy transfer. A unique feature of this method is the additional level of signal selectivity as the FRET signal is only turned on when the donor is specifically bound to the protein of interest, eliminating high background and false positive signals.