Practical and reliable FRET/FLIM pair of fluorescent proteins.

Abstract:

BACKGROUND:In spite of a great number of monomeric fluorescent proteins developed in the recent years, the reported fluorescent protein-based FRET pairs are still characterized by a number of disadvantageous features, complicating their use as reporters in cell biology and for high-throughput cell-based screenings. RESULTS:Here we screened some of the recently developed monomeric protein pairs to find the optimal combination, which would provide high dynamic range FRET changes, along with high pH- and photo-stability, fast maturation and bright fluorescence, and reliable detection in any fluorescent imaging system. Among generated FRET pairs, we have selected TagGFP-TagRFP, combining all the mentioned desirable characteristics. On the basis of this highly efficient FRET pair, we have generated a bright, high contrast, pH- and photo-stable apoptosis reporter, named CaspeR3 (Caspase 3 Reporter). CONCLUSION:The combined advantages suggest that the TagGFP-TagRFP is one of the most efficient green/red couples available to date for FRET/FLIM analyses to monitor interaction of proteins of interest in living cells and to generate FRET-based sensors for various applications. CaspeR3 provides reliable detection of apoptosis, and should become a popular tool both for cell biology studies and high throughput screening assays.

journal_name

BMC Biotechnol

journal_title

BMC biotechnology

authors

Shcherbo D,Souslova EA,Goedhart J,Chepurnykh TV,Gaintzeva A,Shemiakina II,Gadella TW,Lukyanov S,Chudakov DM

doi

10.1186/1472-6750-9-24

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2009-03-25 00:00:00

pages

24

issn

1472-6750

pii

1472-6750-9-24

journal_volume

9

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