Measurement of membrane potential inSaccharomyces cerevisiœ by the electrochromic probe di-4-ANEPPS: Effect of intracellular probe distribution |
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Authors: | R Chaloupka J Plášek J Slavík V Siglerová K Sigler |
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Institution: | (1) Institute of Physics, Charles University, 121 16 Prague, Czech Republic;(2) Institute of Physiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, 142 20 Prague, Czech Republic;(3) Isotope Laboratory, Institute of Experimental Botany, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, 142 20 Prague, Czech Republic;(4) Institute of Microbiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, 142 20 Prague, Czech Republic |
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Abstract: | Changes in the membrane potential ofSaccharomyces cerevisiœ were monitored by the electrochromic probe 3-(4-(2-(6-(dibutylamino)-2-naphthyl)-trans-ethenyl)pyridinium) propanesulfonate (di-4-ANEPPS) that should incorporate into the plasma membrane. The probe had suitable
spectral characteristics and exhibited an electrochromic shift upon a change in membrane potential but the magnitude of the
response increased with time. The presence and properties of the cell wall affected the extent of cell staining. The time
dependence of the fluorescent response indicated that the probe was not incorporated solely into the plasma membrane but spread
gradually into the whole cell; this was confirmed by confocal microscopy. The probe is therefore suitable for assessing membrane
potential changes only over time intervals up to 30 min. Longer monitoring will require either a modified staining protocol
or a derivatization of the probe molecule. As found by using the dioctyl derivative di-8-ANEPPS, extending the aliphatic chains
of the di-4-ANEPPS molecule does not prevent the dye from penetrating into the cell or liposome interior and, in addition,
impairs staining. |
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