6533b86cfe1ef96bd12c8031
RESEARCH PRODUCT
A FRAP-Based Method for Monitoring Molecular Transport in Ciliary Photoreceptor Cells In Vivo
Uwe WolfrumKirsten A. Wunderlichsubject
0301 basic medicineRetinagenetic structuresbiologyChemistryCiliumFluorescence recovery after photobleachingRetinalRod Cell Outer SegmentPhotoreceptor cellTransport protein03 medical and health scienceschemistry.chemical_compound030104 developmental biologymedicine.anatomical_structureRhodopsinmedicineBiophysicsbiology.proteinsense organsdescription
The outer segment of rod and cone photoreceptor cells represents a highly modified primary sensory cilium. It renews on a daily basis throughout lifetime and effective vectorial transport to the cilium is essential for the maintenance of the photoreceptor cell function. Defects in molecules of transport modules lead to severe retinal ciliopathies. We have recently established a fluorescence recovery after photobleaching (FRAP)-based method to monitor molecular trafficking in living rodent photoreceptor cells. We irreversibly bleach the fluorescence of tagged molecules (e.g. eGFP-Rhodopsin) in photoreceptor cells of native vibratome sections through the retina by high laser intensity. In the laser scanning microscope, the recovery of the fluorescent signal is monitored over time and the kinetics of movements of molecules can be quantitatively ascertained.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-01-01 |