High-throughput examination of fluorescence resonance energy transfer-detected metal-ion response in Mammalian cells.
Summary of "High-throughput examination of fluorescence resonance energy transfer-detected metal-ion response in Mammalian cells."
Fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET)-based genetically encoded metal-ion sensors are important tools for studying metal-ion dynamics in live cells. We present a time-resolved microfluidic flow cytometer capable of characterizing the FRET-based dynamic response of metal-ion sensors in mammalian cells at a throughput of 15 cells/s with a time window encompassing a few milliseconds to a few seconds after mixing of cells with exogenous ligands. We have used the instrument to examine the cellular heterogeneity of Zn(2+) and Ca(2+) sensor FRET response amplitudes and demonstrated that the cluster maps of the Zn(2+) sensor FRET changes resolve multiple subpopulations. We have also measured the in vivo sensor response kinetics induced by changes in Zn(2+) and Ca(2+) concentrations. We observed an ∼30 fold difference between the extracellular and intracellular sensors.
Affiliation
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Colorado , Boulder, Colorado 80309, United States.
Journal Details
This article was published in the following journal.
Name: Journal of the American Chemical Society
ISSN: 1520-5126
Pages: 2488-91
Links
- PubMed Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22260720
- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ja2101592
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