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ReviewBiophysical journal2014

Time-resolved fluorescence in lipid bilayers: selected applications and advantages over steady state.

Mariana Amaro, Radek Šachl, Piotr Jurkiewicz, Ana Coutinho, Manuel Prieto, Martin Hof

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Review in Biophysical journal, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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26citing papers in PubMed
3.4field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

26 citing papers in PubMed, 82 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Mariana AmaroDepartment of Biophysical Chemistry, J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, v.v.i., Prague, Czech Republic.
Radek ŠachlDepartment of Biophysical Chemistry, J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, v.v.i., Prague, Czech Republic.
Piotr JurkiewiczDepartment of Biophysical Chemistry, J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, v.v.i., Prague, Czech Republic.
Ana CoutinhoCentre for Molecular Chemistry and Physics and Instituto de Nanociência e Nanotecnologia, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal; Departamento Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.
Manuel PrietoCentre for Molecular Chemistry and Physics and Instituto de Nanociência e Nanotecnologia, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.
Martin HofDepartment of Biophysical Chemistry, J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, v.v.i., Prague, Czech Republic. Electronic address: martin.hof@jh-inst.cas.cz.
Czech Academy of Sciences, J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry · CZUniversity of Lisbon · PT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fluorescence methods are versatile tools for obtaining dynamic and topological information about biomembranes because the molecular interactions taking place in lipid membranes frequently occur on the same timescale as fluorescence emission. The fluorescence intensity decay, in particular, is a powerful reporter of the molecular environment of a fluorophore. The fluorescence lifetime can be sensitive to the local polarity, hydration, viscosity, and/or presence of fluorescence quenchers/energy acceptors within several nanometers of the vicinity of a fluorophore. Illustrative examples of how time-resolved fluorescence measurements can provide more valuable and detailed information about a system than the time-integrated (steady-state) approach will be presented in this review: 1), determination of membrane polarity and mobility using time-dependent spectral shifts; 2), identification of submicroscopic domains by fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy; 3), elucidation of membrane leakage mechanisms from dye self-quenching assays; and 4), evaluation of nanodomain sizes by time-resolved Förster resonance energy transfer measurements.

Indexed as

Fluorescence Resonance Energy TransferFluorescent DyesKineticsLipid BilayersMicroscopy, FluorescenceFluorescent DyesLipid Bilayers

Identifiers

PMID25517142
PMCPMC4269770
OpenAlexW2031382568

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