Fluorescence Leakage Assay to Study Cell-Penetrating Peptide Interaction with Membrane
Published: April 30, 2023
Abstract
Source: Konate, K. et al. Fluorescent Leakage Assay to Investigate Membrane Destabilization by Cell-Penetrating Peptide. J. Vis. Exp. (2020)
This video discusses the fluorescence leakage assay to study the interactions of cell-penetrating peptides with cell membranes using cell membrane mimics — large unilamellar vesicles, or LUVs, encapsulated with a fluorescent dye and a quencher.
Protocol
1. Preparation of Large Unilamellar Vesicles (LUVs) Prepare LUVs for their use as cell membrane mimics for fluorescence leakage assay. Mix with a Hamilton glass syringe phosphatidylcholine (DOPC, 786.11 g/mol), sphingomyelin (SM, 760.22 g/mol) and Cholesterol (Chol, 386.65 g/mol) at the molar ratio 4:4:2. The lipid solution is obtained from a stock solution of each lipid solubilized in a methanol/chloroform (3/1; volume/volume) solvent at 25 mg/mL in a 25 mL glass round-bottom flask. Based on 4 …
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Materials
| 25 mL glass round-bottom flask | Pyrex | ||
| 8-aminonaphthalene-1, 3, 6-trisulfonic acid, disodium salt (ANTS) | Invitrogen | A350 | Protect from light |
| Chloroform | Sigma-Aldrich | 288306 | |
| Cholesterol | Sigma-Aldrich | C8667 | |
| DOPC (dioleoylphosphatidylcholine) | Avanti Polar | 850375P | Protect from air |
| Extruder | Avanti Polar | 610000 | |
| Fluorimeter | PTI Serlabo | ||
| 50 µL glass syringe | Hamilton | 705N | |
| HEPES | Sigma-Aldrich | H3375 | |
| LabAssay Phospholipid | WAKO | 296-63801 | |
| liquid chromatography column | Sigma-Aldrich | ||
| Methanol | Carlo Erba | 414902 | |
| Nuclepore polycarbonate membrane (0.1 µm pore size, 25 mm diameter) | Whatman | 800309 | |
| polystyrene cuvette, 10 x 10 x 45 mm | Grener Bio-One | 614101 | |
| polystyrene semi-micro cuvette, DLS | Fisher Scientific | FB55924 | |
| p-xylene-bispyridinium bromide (DPX) | Invitrogen | X1525 | Protect from light |
| quartz fluorescence cuvette | Hellma | 109.004F-QS | |
| rotavapor system | Heidolph | Z334898 | |
| Sephadex G-50 resin | Amersham | 17-0042-01 | |
| Sodium azide (NaN3) | Sigma-Aldrich | S2002 | |
| Sodium chlorid (NaCl) | Sigma-Aldrich | S5886 | |
| Sonicator bath USC300T | VWR | 142-6001 | |
| Sphingomyelin | Avanti Polar | 860062P | Protect from air |
| Triton X-100 | Eromedex | 2000-B | |
| Zetaziser NanoZS | Malvern | ZEN3500 |
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Cite This Article
Fluorescence Leakage Assay to Study Cell-Penetrating Peptide Interaction with Membrane. J. Vis. Exp. (Pending Publication), e21272, doi: (2023).