In vivo imaging of protein-protein and RNA-protein interactions using novel far-red fluorescence complementation systems.

ABSTRACT: Imaging of protein-protein and RNA-protein interactions in vivo, especially in live animals, is still challenging. Here we developed far-red mNeptune-based bimolecular fluorescence complementation (BiFC) and trimolecular fluorescence complementation (TriFC) systems with excitation and emission above 600 nm in the 'tissue optical window' for imaging of protein-protein and RNA-protein interactions in live cells and mice. The far-red mNeptune BiFC was first built by selecting appropriate split mNeptune fragments, and then the mNeptune-TriFC system was built based on the mNeptune-BiFC system. The newly constructed mNeptune BiFC and TriFC systems were verified as useful tools for imaging protein-protein and mRNA-protein interactions, respectively, in live cells and mice. We then used the new mN

SUBMITTER: Han Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4117741 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature