Genetically encoded fluorescent biosensors illuminate the spatiotemporal regulation of signaling networks

EC Greenwald, S Mehta, J Zhang - Chemical reviews, 2018 - ACS Publications
Cellular signaling networks are the foundation which determines the fate and function of
cells as they respond to various cues and stimuli. The discovery of fluorescent proteins over …

Physicochemical properties of cells and their effects on intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs)

FX Theillet, A Binolfi, T Frembgen-Kesner… - Chemical …, 2014 - ACS Publications
It has long been axiomatic that a protein's structure determines its function. Intrinsically
disordered proteins (IDPs) and disordered protein regions (IDRs) defy this structure …

[HTML][HTML] Advanced fluorescence microscopy techniques—Frap, Flip, Flap, Fret and flim

HC Ishikawa-Ankerhold, R Ankerhold, GPC Drummen - Molecules, 2012 - mdpi.com
Fluorescence microscopy provides an efficient and unique approach to study fixed and
living cells because of its versatility, specificity, and high sensitivity. Fluorescence …

C-type lectin receptors Dectin-3 and Dectin-2 form a heterodimeric pattern-recognition receptor for host defense against fungal infection

LL Zhu, XQ Zhao, C Jiang, Y You, XP Chen, YY Jiang… - Immunity, 2013 - cell.com
C-type lectin receptors (CLRs) play critical roles as pattern-recognition receptors (PRRs) for
sensing Candida albicans infection, which can be life-threatening for immunocompromised …

Bimolecular fluorescence complementation (BiFC) analysis: advances and recent applications for genome-wide interaction studies

KE Miller, Y Kim, WK Huh, HO Park - Journal of molecular biology, 2015 - Elsevier
Complex protein networks are involved in nearly all cellular processes. To uncover these
vast networks of protein interactions, various high-throughput screening technologies have …

Herpes virus fusion and entry: a story with many characters

RJ Eisenberg, D Atanasiu, TM Cairns, JR Gallagher… - Viruses, 2012 - mdpi.com
Herpesviridae comprise a large family of enveloped DNA viruses all of whom employ
orthologs of the same three glycoproteins, gB, gH and gL. Additionally, herpesviruses often …

Diversity in Genetic In Vivo Methods for Protein-Protein Interaction Studies: from the Yeast Two-Hybrid System to the Mammalian Split-Luciferase System

B Stynen, H Tournu, J Tavernier… - … and molecular biology …, 2012 - Am Soc Microbiol
The yeast two-hybrid system pioneered the field of in vivo protein-protein interaction
methods and undisputedly gave rise to a palette of ingenious techniques that are constantly …

The survival of motor neuron (SMN) protein interacts with the mRNA-binding protein HuD and regulates localization of poly (A) mRNA in primary motor neuron axons

C Fallini, H Zhang, Y Su, V Silani… - Journal of …, 2011 - Soc Neuroscience
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) results from reduced levels of the survival of motor neuron
(SMN) protein, which has a well characterized function in spliceosomal small nuclear …

Split green fluorescent proteins: scope, limitations, and outlook

MG Romei, SG Boxer - Annual review of biophysics, 2019 - annualreviews.org
Many proteins can be split into fragments that spontaneously reassemble, without covalent
linkage, into a functional protein. For split green fluorescent proteins (GFPs), fragment …

Visualizing ubiquitination in mammalian cells

SJL van Wijk, S Fulda, I Dikic, M Heilemann - EMBO reports, 2019 - embopress.org
Covalent modification of proteins with ubiquitin is essential for the majority of biological
processes in mammalian cells. Numerous proteins are conjugated with single or multiple …