Multiplex imaging of Rho family GTPase activities in living cells

Désirée Spiering, Louis Hodgson

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Abstract

Here, we provide procedures for imaging the Rho GTPase biosensors in both single and multiplex acquisition modes. The multiplex approach enables the direct visualization of two biosensor readouts from a single living cell. Here, we take as an example a combination of the RhoA biosensor based on a CFP/YFP FRET modality and the Cdc42 biosensor based on organic dyes that change fluorescence as a function of the local solvent polarity. We list the required optical components as well as cellular manipulation techniques necessary to successfully image these two ratiometric biosensors in a single living cell.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationRho GTPases
Subtitle of host publicationMethods and Protocols
EditorsFrancisco Rivero
Pages215-234
Number of pages20
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012

Publication series

NameMethods in Molecular Biology
Volume827
ISSN (Print)1064-3745

Keywords

  • Biosensors
  • Dynamics
  • FRET
  • Live-cell imaging
  • Multiplex
  • Rho GTPase

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Molecular Biology
  • Genetics

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