Avoiding the Dark Side of Fluorescent Protein Fusions with mOX FPs
Type
Blog Post
...with the addition of N-glycans [9]. Both of these posttranslational modifications can disrupt FP folding ...fluoresce. A dark population is not readily apparent and can confound quantitative imaging experiments or even...susceptible to these non-native modifications, which can all potentially affect function [5]. We and others...cellular function or possibly viability. FP misfolding can even disrupt fusion protein localization. For example...pathway, a dark pool that is mislocalized to the ER can be detected with immunofluorescence. This population...experiments, please consider the following:
How can one ensure that an FP fusion with a non-cytosolic...inert green, cyan, yellow, and blue variants that can be used in various combinations. For example, with...