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Identification of Plasmodesmal Localization Sequences in Proteins In Planta
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Cited by 6 •
2017
Plant intercellular connections, the plasmodesmata (Pd), play central roles in plant physiology and plant-virus interactions. Critical to Pd transport are sorting signals that direct proteins to Pd. However, our knowledge about these sequences is still in its infancy. We describe a strategy to identify Pd localization signals in Pd-targeted proteins.
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Nano-fEM: Protein Localization Using Photo-activated Localization Microscopy and Electron Microscopy
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2012
We describe a method to localize fluorescently tagged proteins in electron micrographs. Fluorescence is first localized using photo-activated localization microscopy on ultrathin sections. These images are then aligned to electron micrographs of the same section.
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An Immunofluorescence Technique for Viral Protein Localization in Infected Cells
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2025
This video demonstrates a method for monitoring infected cell protein 0, ICP0 trafficking in herpes simplex virus-1 infection. Post-de novo synthesis, ICP0 translocates to the nucleus, later moving to the cytoplasm during infection progression. Immunofluorescence microscopy reveals and analyzes the protein's subcellular localization, offering insights into its trafficking across infection phases.
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An Immunolabeling Technique to Visualize the Subcellular Localization of Proteins
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2025
This video demonstrates a technique for the immunolabeling of sigma-1 receptors in a murine heart tissue section using quantum dots. The heart tissue is fixed, osmicated, stained, dehydrated, embedded in resin, and then sectioned. The sections are then treated with antibodies and labeled with quantum dots to demarcate the subcellular localization of Sigma-1 receptors using electron microscopy.
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Chloroplast Research Methods: Probing The Targeting, Localization And Interactions Of Chloroplast Proteins
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2019
Chloroplasts are the organelles that define plants1. Along with many other metabolic, developmental and signaling functions, chloroplasts are responsible ...
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Targeting signals are amino acid sequences that direct a protein toward an organelle, across a membrane, or to a particular cellular region. Their destination-specific information helps connect protein production with subsequent transport and positioning. Studying these signals allows researchers to ask how cells route proteins accurately and how altered targeting could change where a protein acts.
Localization can shift when cellular conditions change, allowing protein placement to reflect the cell’s current state. This flexibility matters because a protein’s effect depends not only on its presence but also on its position. Comparing locations under different conditions can therefore reveal regulation and help link abnormal distribution with altered cell behavior.
Mislocalization matters because a protein can be present in a cell yet fail to act where it is needed. The overview links abnormal distribution with changes in cell behavior, making location an important variable in functional studies. Measuring where proteins accumulate can therefore connect altered positioning with cellular consequences.
Protein localization analysis uses complementary approaches to identify destinations. Fluorescence microscopy provides a way to examine where proteins appear in cells, while tagged proteins help make particular proteins trackable. Cell fractionation offers another strategy for separating cellular components. Together, these approaches help researchers compare protein distribution across organelles, membranes, and cellular regions.
Researchers can compare the distribution of a protein across cellular conditions, focusing on whether its position changes among organelles, membranes, or specific regions. Tagged proteins and fluorescence microscopy can document these differences, while cell fractionation can support destination mapping. Such comparisons help distinguish stable positioning from condition-responsive redistribution and identify changes associated with cell behavior.
Protein localization supports questions about how cellular organization relates to function and how abnormal distribution contributes to disease mechanisms. The same analysis can inform drug development by revealing location-dependent effects and can guide the design of engineered proteins with intended destinations. These applications make localization relevant across cell biology, biomedical research, and protein engineering.