Abstract / Description of output
We investigate the reversible disassembly of VOV1-ATPase in life yeast cells by time resolved confocal FRET imaging. VOV1-ATPase in the vacuolar membrane pumps protons from the cytosol into the vacuole. VOV1-ATPase is a rotary biological nanomotor driven by ATP hydrolysis. The emerging proton gradient is used for secondary transport processes as well as for pH and Ca2+ homoeostasis in the cell. The activity of the VOV1-ATPase is regulated through assembly / disassembly processes. During starvation the two parts of VOV1-ATPase start to disassemble. This process is reversed after addition of glucose. The exact mechanisms are unknown. To follow the disassembly / reassembly in vivo we tagged two subunits C and E with different fluorescent proteins. Cellular distributions of C and E were monitored using a duty cycle-optimized alternating laser excitation scheme (DCO-ALEX) for time resolved confocal FRET-FLIM measurements.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | MULTIPHOTON MICROSCOPY IN THE BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES X |
Editors | A Periasamy, PTC So, K Konig |
Place of Publication | BELLINGHAM |
Publisher | SPIE |
Pages | - |
Number of pages | 8 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-0-8194-7965-5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2010 |
Event | Conference on Multiphoton Microscopy in the Biomedical Sciences X - San Francisco Duration: 24 Jan 2010 → 26 Jan 2010 |
Conference
Conference | Conference on Multiphoton Microscopy in the Biomedical Sciences X |
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City | San Francisco |
Period | 24/01/10 → 26/01/10 |