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Single fluorescent protein-based Ca2+ sensors with increased dynamic range.

ABSTRACT: Genetically encoded sensors developed on the basis of green fluorescent protein (GFP)-like proteins are becoming more and more popular instruments for monitoring cellular analytes and enzyme activities in living cells and transgenic organisms. In particular, a number of Ca2+ sensors have been developed, either based on FRET (Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer) changes between two GFP-mutants or on the change in fluorescence intensity of a single circularly permuted fluorescent protein (cpFP).Here we report significant progress on the development of the latter type of Ca2+ sensors. Derived from the knowledge of previously reported cpFP-based sensors, we generated a set of cpFP-based indicators with different spectral properties and fluorescent responses to changes in Ca2+ concentration. Two variants, named Case12 and Case16, were characterized by particular high brightness and superior dynamic range, up to 12-fold and 16.5-fold increase in green fluorescence between Ca2+-free and Ca2+-saturated forms. We demonstrated the high potential of these sensors on various examples, including monitoring of Ca2+ response to a prolonged glutamate treatment in cortical neurons.We believe that expanded dynamic range, high brightness and relatively high pH-stability should make Case12 and Case16 popular research tools both in scientific studies and high throughput screening assays.

SUBMITTER: Souslova EA

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1931437 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Single fluorescent protein-based Ca2+ sensors with increased dynamic range.

Souslova Ekaterina A EA Belousov Vsevolod V VV Lock John G JG Strömblad Staffan S Kasparov Sergey S Bolshakov Alexey P AP Pinelis Vsevolod G VG Labas Yulii A YA Lukyanov Sergey S Mayr Lorenz M LM Chudakov Dmitriy M DM

BMC biotechnology 20070629

<h4>Background</h4>Genetically encoded sensors developed on the basis of green fluorescent protein (GFP)-like proteins are becoming more and more popular instruments for monitoring cellular analytes and enzyme activities in living cells and transgenic organisms. In particular, a number of Ca2+ sensors have been developed, either based on FRET (Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer) changes between two GFP-mutants or on the change in fluorescence intensity of a single circularly permuted fluores ...[more]

PMID: 17603870

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