Direct visualization of the dynamics of membrane-anchor proteins in living cells

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 229, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 67-77

  Wang, C ^a   Fu, G ^a   Wang, J ^a   Wang, G ^a   Cheng, Y ^a   Xu, Z Z ^a  

^a SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF OPTICS AND FINE MECHANICS   (China)

Author keywords

Green fluorescence protein; Living cells; Oblique illumination; Single molecule; Single particle; Total internal reflection illumination; Tracking

Indexed keywords

CELL MEMBRANES; CYTOLOGY; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; DYNAMICS; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; MOLECULES; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

DIRECT VISUALIZATION; GREEN FLUORESCENCE PROTEINS; LIVING CELL; MEMBRANE ANCHORS; OBLIQUE ILLUMINATION; SINGLE MOLECULE; SINGLE-PARTICLE; TOTAL INTERNAL REFLECTION ILLUMINATION; TOTAL INTERNAL REFLECTIONS; TRACKING;

PROTEINS;

CELL MEMBRANE PROTEIN; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CYTOPLASM; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; ILLUMINATION; INTRACELLULAR TRANSPORT; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

EID: 37349052856     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: 13652818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2818.2007.01865.x     Document Type: Article

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