Abstract
Proximity ligation assay (PLA) is a well-established method for detecting in situ interactions between two epitopes with high resolution and specificity. Notably, PLA is not only a robust method for studying protein–protein interaction but also an efficient approach to characterize and validate protein posttranslational modifications (PTM) using one antibody against the core protein and one against the PTM residue. Therefore, it could be applied as a powerful approach to detect specific interactions of endogenous phosphoinositides and their binding proteins within cells. Importantly, we have specifically detected the PLA signal between PtdIns(4,5)P2 and its binding effector p53 in the nucleus. This cutting-edge method fully complements other conventional approaches for studying phosphoinositide–protein interactions and provides important localization signals and robust quantitation of the detected interactions. Here, we present the PLA fluorescence protocol for detecting in situ phosphoinositide–protein interactions in cultured cells and is semiquantitative for interactions that are regulated by cellular signaling.
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Chen, M., Horn, H.T., Wen, T., Cryns, V.L., Anderson, R.A. (2021). Assessing In Situ Phosphoinositide–Protein Interactions Through Fluorescence Proximity Ligation Assay in Cultured Cells. In: Botelho, R.J. (eds) Phosphoinositides. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 2251. Humana, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-1142-5_9
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