TY - JOUR
T1 - Lipid-conjugated fluorescent pH sensors for monitoring pH changes in reconstituted membrane systems
AU - Kemmer, Gerdi Christine
AU - Bogh, Sidsel Ammitzbøll
AU - Urban, Michael
AU - Palmgren, Michael Broberg
AU - Vosch, Tom André Jos
AU - Schiller, Jürgen
AU - Günther-Pomorski, Thomas
PY - 2015/9/21
Y1 - 2015/9/21
N2 - Accurate real-time measurements of the dynamics of proton concentration gradients are crucial for detailed molecular studies of proton translocation by membrane-bound enzymes. To reduce complexity, these measurements are often carried out with purified, reconstituted enzyme systems. Yet the most paramount problem to detect pH changes in reconstituted systems is that soluble pH reporters leak out of the vesicle system during the reconstitution procedure. This requires loading of substantial amounts of pH-sensors into the lumen of unilamellar liposomes during reconstitution. Here, we report the synthesis and detailed characterisation of two lipid-linked pH sensors employing amine-reactive forms of seminaphthorhodafluors (SNARF®-1 dye) and rhodamine probes (pHrodo™ Red dye). Lipid-conjugation of both dyes allowed for efficient detergent-based reconstitution of these pH indicators into liposomes. Vesicle-embedded pHrodo™ displayed excellent photostability and an optimal pH-response between 4 and 7. The suitability of the lipid-linked pHrodo™ probe as a pH reporter was demonstrated by assaying the activity of a plant plasma membrane H+-ATPase (proton pump) reconstituted in proteoliposomes.
AB - Accurate real-time measurements of the dynamics of proton concentration gradients are crucial for detailed molecular studies of proton translocation by membrane-bound enzymes. To reduce complexity, these measurements are often carried out with purified, reconstituted enzyme systems. Yet the most paramount problem to detect pH changes in reconstituted systems is that soluble pH reporters leak out of the vesicle system during the reconstitution procedure. This requires loading of substantial amounts of pH-sensors into the lumen of unilamellar liposomes during reconstitution. Here, we report the synthesis and detailed characterisation of two lipid-linked pH sensors employing amine-reactive forms of seminaphthorhodafluors (SNARF®-1 dye) and rhodamine probes (pHrodo™ Red dye). Lipid-conjugation of both dyes allowed for efficient detergent-based reconstitution of these pH indicators into liposomes. Vesicle-embedded pHrodo™ displayed excellent photostability and an optimal pH-response between 4 and 7. The suitability of the lipid-linked pHrodo™ probe as a pH reporter was demonstrated by assaying the activity of a plant plasma membrane H+-ATPase (proton pump) reconstituted in proteoliposomes.
U2 - 10.1039/c5an01180a
DO - 10.1039/c5an01180a
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 26280031
SN - 0003-2654
VL - 140
SP - 6313
EP - 6320
JO - The Analyst
JF - The Analyst
IS - 18
ER -