Abstract
The investigation of cellular processes on the molecular level is important to understand the functional network within plant cells. self-assembling GFP has evolved to be a versatile tool for (membrane) protein analyses. Based on the autocatalytical reassembling property of the nonfluorescent strands 1–10 and 11, protein distribution and membrane protein topology can be analyzed in vivo. Here, we provide basic protocols to determine membrane protein topology in Arabidopsis thaliana protoplasts.
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We thank Geoffrey S. Waldo (Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM) for providing templates for the self-assembling GFP. This work was supported by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (SFB807 P17).
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Wiesemann, K., Groß, L.E., Sommer, M., Schleiff, E., Sommer, M.S. (2013). self-assembling GFP: A Versatile Tool for Plant (Membrane) Protein Analyses. In: Rapaport, D., Herrmann, J. (eds) Membrane Biogenesis. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 1033. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-62703-487-6_9
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