Fluorescence resonance energy transfer analysis of subunit assembly of the ASIC channel |
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Authors: | Gao Ying Liu Shuang-Shuang Qiu Shuang Cheng Wei Zheng Jie Luo Jian-Hong |
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Affiliation: | Department of Neurobiology, Institute for Neuroscience, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, China. |
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Abstract: | Acid-sensing ion channels (ASICs) are believed to be homo- or heteromeric complexes, which have been verified by classical methods such as co-immunoprecipitation or electrophysiological assays. However, the exact subunit combinations of ASICs in living cells have not been established yet. Here, we apply assays based on fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) between GFP color mutants CFP and YFP to investigate ASIC assembly directly in living cells. Homomerization as well as heteromerization of different combinations of ASIC subunits were found. In addition, our results suggest the formation of heteromeric 1a/2a channels of stoichiometry consisting of at least two 1a subunits and two 2a subunits. Similar stoichiometry was observed from heteromeric 1a/2b and 2a/2b channels. Our results imply that these heteromeric ASIC channels contain at least four subunits. |
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Keywords: | FRET ASIC Assembly Homomer Heteromer Stoichiometry CHO |
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