Ternary complex formation of pVHL, elongin B and elongin C visualized in living cells by a fluorescence resonance energy transfer-fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy technique

FEBS Journal

Volumn 274, Issue 21, 2007, Pages 5567-5575

  Kinoshita, Koshi ^a   Goryo, Kenji ^a   Takada, Mamiko ^a   Tomokuni, Yosuke ^a   Aso, Teijiro ^b   Okuda, Heiwa ^b   Shuin, Taro ^b   Fukumura, Hiroshi ^a   Sogawa, Kazuhiro ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KOCHI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Conformation change; FRET FLIM; Live cell imaging; Protein complex; Ubiquitin ligase

Indexed keywords

ELONGIN B; ELONGIN C; VON HIPPEL LINDAU PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; CHO CELLS; CRICETINAE; CRICETULUS; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; TIME FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; VON HIPPEL-LINDAU TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEIN;

EID: 35448967068     PISSN: 1742464X     EISSN: 17424658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2007.06075.x     Document Type: Article

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