Abstract

Antifreeze proteins were found to lower the freezing point of water on physiological fluid.
The aim of the study is to understand the mechanism of such transition. Binding of proteins on certain lattice positions of ice, a pattern will form. The pattern growth will be observed with the fluorescence microscope. At lower temperatures the antifreeze protein is incorporated inside the ice crystals. It has been suggested that the proteins are highly organized within the ice crystal. Fluorescence polarizafion/anisoscopy measurements should reveal this organization. Proteins will be labeled with a variety of fluorophores, such as fluorescamine, rhodamine, and fluorescein.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
Type
Biotechnology Resource Grants (P41)
Project #
5P41RR003155-13
Application #
6121623
Study Section
Project Start
1998-08-01
Project End
1999-07-31
Budget Start
1997-10-01
Budget End
1998-09-30
Support Year
13
Fiscal Year
1998
Total Cost
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Department
Type
DUNS #
041544081
City
Champaign
State
IL
Country
United States
Zip Code
61820

  Publications

Kim, Seong M; Nguyen, Tricia T; Ravi, Archna et al. (2018) PTEN Deficiency and AMPK Activation Promote Nutrient Scavenging and Anabolism in Prostate Cancer Cells. Cancer Discov 8:866-883
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Chen, Hongtao; Gratton, Enrico; Digman, Michelle A (2016) Self-assisted optothermal trapping of gold nanorods under two-photon excitation. Methods Appl Fluoresc 4:035003
Digiacomo, Luca; Digman, Michelle A; Gratton, Enrico et al. (2016) Development of an image Mean Square Displacement (iMSD)-based method as a novel approach to study the intracellular trafficking of nanoparticles. Acta Biomater 42:189-198
Malacrida, Leonel; Astrada, Soledad; Briva, Arturo et al. (2016) Spectral phasor analysis of LAURDAN fluorescence in live A549 lung cells to study the hydration and time evolution of intracellular lamellar body-like structures. Biochim Biophys Acta 1858:2625-2635
Chen, Hongtao; Gratton, Enrico; Digman, Michelle A (2015) Spectral properties and dynamics of gold nanorods revealed by EMCCD-based spectral phasor method. Microsc Res Tech 78:283-93
Golfetto, Ottavia; Hinde, Elizabeth; Gratton, Enrico (2015) The Laurdan spectral phasor method to explore membrane micro-heterogeneity and lipid domains in live cells. Methods Mol Biol 1232:273-90
Willenberg, Rafer; Steward, Oswald (2015) Nonspecific labeling limits the utility of Cre-Lox bred CST-YFP mice for studies of corticospinal tract regeneration. J Comp Neurol 523:2665-82
Annibale, Paolo; Gratton, Enrico (2014) Advanced fluorescence microscopy methods for the real-time study of transcription and chromatin dynamics. Transcription 5:
Pate, Kira T; Stringari, Chiara; Sprowl-Tanio, Stephanie et al. (2014) Wnt signaling directs a metabolic program of glycolysis and angiogenesis in colon cancer. EMBO J 33:1454-73

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