Chanasakulniyom, M., Martino, C., Paterson, D., Horsfall, L., Rosser, S. and Cooper, J. (2012) Expression of membrane-associated proteins within single emulsion cell facsimiles. Analyst, 137(13), pp. 2939-2943. (doi: 10.1039/C2AN35047E)
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Abstract
MreB is a structural membrane-associated protein which is one of the key components of the bacterial cytoskeleton. Although it plays an important role in shape maintenance of rod-like bacteria, the understanding of its mechanism of action is still not fully understood. This study shows how segmented flow and microdroplet technology can be used as a new tool for biological in vitro investigation of this protein. In this paper, we demonstrate cell-free expression in a single emulsion system to express red fluorescence protein (RFP) and MreB linked RFP (MreB–RFP). We follow the aggregation and localisation of the fusion protein MreB–RFP in this artificial cell-like environment. The expression of MreB–RFP in single emulsion droplets leads to the formation of micrometer-scale protein patches distributed at the water/oil interface.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Rosser, Professor Susan and Horsfall, Dr Louise and Cooper, Professor Jonathan |
| Authors: | Chanasakulniyom, M., Martino, C., Paterson, D., Horsfall, L., Rosser, S., and Cooper, J. |
| College/School: | College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering > Biomedical Engineering College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Molecular Biosciences |
| Journal Name: | Analyst |
| ISSN: | 0003-2654 |
| Published Online: | 05 March 2012 |
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