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Measuring Membrane Lipid Turnover with the pH-sensitive Fluorescent Lipid Analog ND6
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2021
This protocol presents a fluorescence imaging method that uses a class of pH-sensitive lipid fluorophores to monitor lipid membrane trafficking during cell exocytosis and the endocytosis cycle.
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Tracking Single Proteins in Lipid Bilayers Using Fluorescence Microscopy
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2025
This article provides a detailed description of how to create samples for single-protein tracking in solid-supported lipid bilayers. It also explains a straightforward fluorescence microscope with single-molecule sensitivity and a fast frame rate. Finally, we outline the procedure for extracting single-protein trajectories.
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Determination of Lipid Raft Partitioning of Fluorescently-tagged Probes in Living Cells by Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy (FCS)
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2012
A technique to probe the lipid raft partitioning of fluorescent proteins at the plasma membrane of living cells is described. It takes advantage of the disparity in diffusion times of proteins located inside or outside of lipid rafts. Acquisition can be performed dynamically in control conditions or after drug addition.
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A Simple and Rapid Protocol for Measuring Neutral Lipids in Algal Cells Using Fluorescence
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2014
A simple protocol to determine the neutral lipid content of algal cells using a Nile Red staining procedure is described. This time-saving technique offers an alternative to traditional gravimetric-based lipid quantification protocols. It has been designed for the specific application of monitoring bioprocess performance.
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Lipid Index Determination by Liquid Fluorescence Recovery in the Fungal Pathogen Ustilago Maydis
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2018
Here, we describe a protocol to obtain the lipid droplet index (LD index) to study the dynamics of triacylglycerols in cells cultured in high-throughput experiments. The LD index assay is an easy and reliable method that uses BODIPY 493/503. This assay does not need dispendious lipid extraction or microscopy analysis.
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Detection depends on the fluorophore’s excitation and emission behavior. Illumination at an appropriate excitation wavelength supplies energy, and the fluorophore then emits light at a longer wavelength. That wavelength shift separates emitted signal from the incoming illumination, enabling fluorescence microscopy to localize the labeled lipid within a biological sample.
The lipid portion and fluorophore contribute different functions. The lipid provides the membrane-associated context, whereas the fluorophore supplies the detectable optical signal. Consequently, fluorescence can be used to follow where the labeled molecule appears while examining membrane organization, lipid movement, or interactions involving membranes and proteins.
Living and fixed samples support different biological questions. In living material, signal can be used to examine lipid behavior, transport, and vesicle trafficking as they occur in cells. In fixed samples, fluorescence reveals the spatial distribution of labeled lipids and their relationship to cellular structures at the time represented by the preparation.
A basic observation workflow begins with a fluorescently labeled lipid in the biological sample, followed by illumination at the fluorophore’s appropriate excitation wavelength. Fluorescence microscopy then records the emitted light at a longer wavelength. Researchers can use the resulting signal to assess localization, membrane association, and patterns of lipid distribution.
Fluorescent lipid studies are useful when the question concerns spatial or dynamic membrane biology. Researchers can investigate membrane organization, lipid transport, and vesicle trafficking, while also examining how membranes interact with proteins. These applications connect optical localization of the probe with broader questions about cell structure and signaling.
It can show the spatial distribution of labeled lipids and reveal patterns associated with membrane organization or trafficking. Interpreting those patterns in living or fixed samples helps relate lipid location to cell structure, signaling, and membrane-protein interactions, while keeping the signal tied to the labeled probe.