Quantitative FRET (qFRET) Technology for the Determination of Protein–Protein Interaction Affinity in Solution

Protein–protein interactions play pivotal roles in life, and the protein interaction affinity confers specific protein interaction events in physiology or pathology. Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) has been widely used in biological and biomedical research to detect molecular interactions i...

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Autores principales: Jiayu Liao, Vipul Madahar, Runrui Dang, Ling Jiang
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:d4917dd22de74b3ca1b7c224c6857bab2021-11-11T18:22:20ZQuantitative FRET (qFRET) Technology for the Determination of Protein–Protein Interaction Affinity in Solution10.3390/molecules262163391420-3049https://doaj.org/article/d4917dd22de74b3ca1b7c224c6857bab2021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/26/21/6339https://doaj.org/toc/1420-3049Protein–protein interactions play pivotal roles in life, and the protein interaction affinity confers specific protein interaction events in physiology or pathology. Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) has been widely used in biological and biomedical research to detect molecular interactions in vitro and in vivo. The FRET assay provides very high sensitivity and efficiency. Several attempts have been made to develop the FRET assay into a quantitative measurement for protein–protein interaction affinity in the past. However, the progress has been slow due to complicated procedures or because of challenges in differentiating the FRET signal from other direct emission signals from donor and receptor. This review focuses on recent developments of the quantitative FRET analysis and its application in the determination of protein–protein interaction affinity (<i>K<sub>D</sub></i>), either through FRET acceptor emission or donor quenching methods. This paper mainly reviews novel theatrical developments and experimental procedures rather than specific experimental results. The FRET-based approach for protein interaction affinity determination provides several advantages, including high sensitivity, high accuracy, low cost, and high-throughput assay. The FRET-based methodology holds excellent potential for those difficult-to-be expressed proteins and for protein interactions in living cells.Jiayu LiaoVipul MadaharRunrui DangLing JiangMDPI AGarticleprotein interaction affinityquantitative FRET assay<i>K<sub>D</sub></i> determinationFRET excitationFRET quenchingOrganic chemistryQD241-441ENMolecules, Vol 26, Iss 6339, p 6339 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic protein interaction affinity
quantitative FRET assay
<i>K<sub>D</sub></i> determination
FRET excitation
FRET quenching
Organic chemistry
QD241-441
spellingShingle protein interaction affinity
quantitative FRET assay
<i>K<sub>D</sub></i> determination
FRET excitation
FRET quenching
Organic chemistry
QD241-441
Jiayu Liao
Vipul Madahar
Runrui Dang
Ling Jiang
Quantitative FRET (qFRET) Technology for the Determination of Protein–Protein Interaction Affinity in Solution
description Protein–protein interactions play pivotal roles in life, and the protein interaction affinity confers specific protein interaction events in physiology or pathology. Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) has been widely used in biological and biomedical research to detect molecular interactions in vitro and in vivo. The FRET assay provides very high sensitivity and efficiency. Several attempts have been made to develop the FRET assay into a quantitative measurement for protein–protein interaction affinity in the past. However, the progress has been slow due to complicated procedures or because of challenges in differentiating the FRET signal from other direct emission signals from donor and receptor. This review focuses on recent developments of the quantitative FRET analysis and its application in the determination of protein–protein interaction affinity (<i>K<sub>D</sub></i>), either through FRET acceptor emission or donor quenching methods. This paper mainly reviews novel theatrical developments and experimental procedures rather than specific experimental results. The FRET-based approach for protein interaction affinity determination provides several advantages, including high sensitivity, high accuracy, low cost, and high-throughput assay. The FRET-based methodology holds excellent potential for those difficult-to-be expressed proteins and for protein interactions in living cells.
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author Jiayu Liao
Vipul Madahar
Runrui Dang
Ling Jiang
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Vipul Madahar
Runrui Dang
Ling Jiang
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title Quantitative FRET (qFRET) Technology for the Determination of Protein–Protein Interaction Affinity in Solution
title_short Quantitative FRET (qFRET) Technology for the Determination of Protein–Protein Interaction Affinity in Solution
title_full Quantitative FRET (qFRET) Technology for the Determination of Protein–Protein Interaction Affinity in Solution
title_fullStr Quantitative FRET (qFRET) Technology for the Determination of Protein–Protein Interaction Affinity in Solution
title_full_unstemmed Quantitative FRET (qFRET) Technology for the Determination of Protein–Protein Interaction Affinity in Solution
title_sort quantitative fret (qfret) technology for the determination of protein–protein interaction affinity in solution
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/d4917dd22de74b3ca1b7c224c6857bab
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