Abstract
Bz-423 is a promising new drug for treatment of autoimmune diseases. This small molecule binds to subunit OSCP of the mitochondrial enzyme FoF1-ATP synthase and modulates its catalytic activities. We investigate the binding of Bz-423 to mitochondria in living cells and how subunit rotation in FoF1-ATP synthase, i.e. the mechanochemical mechanism of this enzyme, is affected by Bz-423. Therefore, the enzyme was marked selectively by genetic fusion with the fluorescent protein EGFP to the C terminus of subunit γ. Imaging the threedimensional arrangement of mitochondria in living yeast cells was possible at superresolution using structured illumination microscopy, SIM. We measured uptake and binding of a Cy5-labeled Bz-423 derivative to mitochondrial FoF1-ATP synthase in living yeast cells using FRET acceptor photobleaching microscopy. Our data confirmed the binding of Cy5-labeled Bz-423 to the top of the F1 domain of the enzyme in mitochondria of living Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Multiphoton Microscopy in the Biomedical Sciences XVI |
Publisher | SPIE - International Society for Optical Engineering |
Number of pages | 11 |
Volume | 9712 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781628419467 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2016 |
Event | Multiphoton Microscopy in the Biomedical Sciences XVI - The Moscone Center, San Francisco, United States of America Duration: 14 Feb 2016 → 16 Feb 2016 Conference number: 17th https://spie.org/PW16B/conferencedetails/multiphoton-microscopy |
Conference
Conference | Multiphoton Microscopy in the Biomedical Sciences XVI |
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Abbreviated title | SPIE BIOS 2016 |
Country/Territory | United States of America |
City | San Francisco |
Period | 14/02/16 → 16/02/16 |
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Keywords
- acceptor photobleaching
- Bz-423
- FF-ATP synthase
- FRET
- live cell imaging
- structured illumination microscopy