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ArticleSTAR protocols2026

Protocol to determine oligomerization states of proteins in living cells using photon counting histogram analysis.

Zixiao Li, Tyler Camp, Yushan Li, Kai Zhang

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Zixiao LiDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA; STC-QCB Center, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA. Electronic address: zixiaol2@illinois.edu.
Tyler CampDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA; STC-QCB Center, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.
Yushan LiDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.
Kai ZhangDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA; STC-QCB Center, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA; Cancer Center at Illinois, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA; Center for Biophysics and Quantitative Biology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA; Neuroscience Program, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA; Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA. Electronic address: kaizkaiz@illinois.edu.

Funding

Mechanism of Gp1 mGluR-dependent translation and plasticityR01MH124827 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN · PI TSAI, NIEN-PEI, ZHANG, KAI · 2021 to 2025
$2.3M
Precise regulation of native transcription factor at the single-cell levelR01GM132438 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN · PI ZHANG, KAI · 2019 to 2022
$1.4M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM132438NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH124827
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Determining protein oligomerization states in living cells is essential for understanding cell signaling and disease pathology, but it remains technically challenging. Here, we present a protocol for quantifying the oligomeric states of HaloTag-labeled proteins in living mammalian cells using fluorescence fluctuation spectroscopy (FFS) and photon counting histogram (PCH) analysis. Using the photoactivatable protein cryptochrome 2 as a representative model, we describe steps for cell culture, chemical transfection, cell staining, and FFS data acquisition. We then detail procedures for PCH analysis. For complete information on the generation and use of this protocol, please refer to Camp et al.

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BiophysicsBiotechnology and bioengineeringCell cultureMicroscopyProtein BiochemistrySingle Cell

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PMID42560811
PMCPMC13471191

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