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ArticleBMC biophysics2016

Exploring in vivo cholesterol-mediated interactions between activated EGF receptors in plasma membrane with single-molecule optical tracking.

Chien Y Lin, Jung Y Huang, Leu-Wei Lo

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Article in BMC biophysics, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Chien Y LinDepartment of Photonics, Chiao Tung University, 1001 Ta-Hsueh Road, Hsinchu, Taiwan.
Jung Y HuangThe T.K.P. Research Center for Photonics, Chiao Tung University, 1001 Ta-Hsueh Road, Hsinchu, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-4189-3779
Leu-Wei LoInstitute of Biomedical Engineering and Nanomedicine, National Health Research Institutes, 35, Keyan Road, Zhunan, Taiwan.
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University · TWNational Health Research Institutes · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe first step in many cellular signaling processes occurs at various types of receptors in the plasma membrane. Membrane cholesterol can alter these signaling pathways of living cells. However, the process in which the interaction of activated receptors is modulated by cholesterol remains unclear.

methodsIn this study, we measured single-molecule optical trajectories of epidermal growth factor receptors moving in the plasma membranes of two cancerous cell lines and one normal endothelial cell line. A stochastic model was developed and applied to identify critical information from single-molecule trajectories.

resultsWe discovered that unliganded epidermal growth factor receptors may reside nearby cholesterol-riched regions of the plasma membrane and can move into these lipid domains when subjected to ligand binding. The amount of membrane cholesterol considerably affects the stability of correlated motion of activated epidermal growth factor receptors.

conclusionsOur results provide single-molecule evidence of membrane cholesterol in regulating signaling receptors. Because the three cell lines used for this study are quite diverse, our results may be useful to shed light on the mechanism of cholesterol-mediated interaction between activated receptors in live cells.

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DiffusionEpidermal growth factor receptorLive cellPlasma membraneSingle-molecule trajectory

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