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Single-Molecule Imaging of Membrane Proteins on Vascular Endothelial Cells.

ABSTRACT: Transporting substances such as gases, nutrients, waste, and cells is the primary function of blood vessels. Vascular cells use membrane proteins to perform crucial endothelial functions, including molecular transport, immune cell infiltration, and angiogenesis. A thorough understanding of these membrane receptors from a clinical perspective is warranted to gain insights into the pathogenesis of vascular diseases and to develop effective methods for drug delivery through the vascular endothelium. This review summarizes state-of-the-art single-molecule imaging techniques, such as super-resolution microscopy, single-molecule tracking, and protein-protein interaction analysis, for observing and studying membrane proteins. Furthermore, recent single-molecule studies of membrane proteins such as cadherins, integrins, caveolins, transferrin receptors, vesicle-associated protein-1, and vascular endothelial growth factor receptor are discussed.

SUBMITTER: Park J

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9884557 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Single-Molecule Imaging of Membrane Proteins on Vascular Endothelial Cells.

Park Jiseong J Jin Siwoo S Jang Juhee J Seo Daeha D

Journal of lipid and atherosclerosis 20221201 1

Transporting substances such as gases, nutrients, waste, and cells is the primary function of blood vessels. Vascular cells use membrane proteins to perform crucial endothelial functions, including molecular transport, immune cell infiltration, and angiogenesis. A thorough understanding of these membrane receptors from a clinical perspective is warranted to gain insights into the pathogenesis of vascular diseases and to develop effective methods for drug delivery through the vascular endothelium ...[more]

PMID: 36761059

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