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Quantitative Single-Molecule Analysis of Ryanodine Receptor 2 Subunit Assembly in Cardiac and Neuronal Tissues

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Abstract

We developed a method for ex vivo receptor encapsulation and single-molecule imaging techniques from neuronal and cardiac tissues, illustrating the method’s broad applicability for measuring membrane receptor assembly. Ryanodine receptor 2 (RyR2) is a tetrameric Ca2+ channel governing intracellular Ca2+ dynamics, which is critical for muscle contraction. Employing GFP-RyR2 knock-in mice, we isolated individual receptor proteins in tissue-specific nanovesicles and performed subunit counting analyses to yield quantitative assessment of stoichiometric distributions across different organs. With this method, we explored the potential heterogeneity of brain-derived RyR2, which has been reported to form heteromeric assemblies with other ryanodine receptor isoforms.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)16298-16306
Number of pages9
JournalAnalytical Chemistry
Volume96
Issue number41
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 15 2024

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Funding

The authors acknowledge the UKY Light Microscopy Core and the Bioelectronics and Nanomedicine Center for the use of their facilities. Support for this work was provided by the NIH (GM138837 and GM138882).

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National Institutes of Health (NIH)GM138837, GM138882

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Analytical Chemistry

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