Assay of flippase activity in proteoliposomes using fluorescent lipid derivatives

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Specific membrane proteins, termed lipid flippases, play a central role in facilitating the movement of lipids across cellular membranes. In this protocol, we describe the reconstitution of ATP-driven lipid flippases in liposomes and the analysis of their in vitro flippase activity based on the use of fluorescent lipid derivatives. Working with purified and reconstituted systems provides a well-defined experimental setup and allows to directly characterize these membrane proteins at the molecular level.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationP-Type ATPases : methods and protocols
EditorsMaike Bublitz
Number of pages11
Volume2.
PublisherSpringer
Publication date2016
Pages181-191
Chapter18
ISBN (Print)978-1-4939-3178-1
ISBN (Electronic)978-1-4939-3179-8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016
SeriesMethods in Molecular Biology
Volume1377
ISSN1064-3745

    Research areas

  • ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters, Adenosine Triphosphate, Biological Transport, Cell Membrane, Dithionite, Fluorescence, Lipids, Membrane Proteins, Molecular Biology, Proteolipids, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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