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ArticleBiophysical journal2007

Investigation of the dimerization of proteins from the epidermal growth factor receptor family by single wavelength fluorescence cross-correlation spectroscopy.

Ping Liu, Thankiah Sudhaharan, Rosita M L Koh, Ling C Hwang, Sohail Ahmed, Ichiro N Maruyama, Thorsten Wohland

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Article in Biophysical journal, 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 85 papers.

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Ping LiuDepartment of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
Thankiah Sudhaharan
Rosita M L Koh
Ling C Hwang
Sohail Ahmed
Ichiro N Maruyama
Thorsten Wohland
National University of Singapore · SGGenome Institute of Singapore · SGOkinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Single wavelength fluorescence cross-correlation spectroscopy (SW-FCCS), introduced to study biomolecular interactions, has recently been reported to monitor enzyme activity by using a newly developed fluorescent protein variant together with cyan fluorescent protein. Here, for the first time to our knowledge, SW-FCCS is applied to detect interactions between membrane receptors in vivo by using the widely used enhanced green fluorescent protein and monomeric red fluorescent protein. The biological system studied here is the epidermal growth factor/ErbB receptor family, which plays pivotal roles in the development of organisms ranging from worms to humans. It is widely thought that a ligand binds to the monomeric form of the receptor and induces its dimeric form for activation. By using SW-FCCS and Förster resonance energy transfer, we show that the epidermal growth factor receptor and ErbB2 have preformed homo- and heterodimeric structures on the cell surface and quantitation of dimer fractions is performed by SW-FCCS. These receptors are major targets of anti-cancer drug development, and the receptors' homo- and heterodimeric structures are relevant for such developments.

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AnimalsBase SequenceBiophysical PhenomenaBiophysicsDimerizationDNA PrimersErb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine KinasesErbB ReceptorsFluorescence Resonance Energy TransferGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHumansIn Vitro TechniquesModels, MolecularMolecular StructureProtein Structure, QuaternaryRecombinant Fusion ProteinsDNA PrimersErb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine KinasesErbB ReceptorsGreen Fluorescent ProteinsRecombinant Fusion Proteins

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PMID17468161
PMCPMC1896234
OpenAlexW1994421815

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